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Become an Affiliate
If you're
expecting to see a list of requirements in order to become an affiliate
to my site, you're not going to find anything. That's because I don't have
ridiculous requirements for affiliation. Let me explain why (rambling alert).
Over the time that my site has existed, I have frequently looked around
for sites that would affiliate with me, so I could start to actually get
some real traffic. To my dismay, the vast majority of Zelda sites out there
had very strict requirements for affiliation. This was quite disenchanting,
because I had no way to get the word out about my site. For the first year
of Kasuto.net's existence, I relied only on my fanfics posted on other
sites and word of mouth. Those are still the major factors in publicizing
my site. I have found many sites out there that have been around half as
long as me, yet they still have three or four times as many hits. I honestly
don't know how they do it, sometimes I think it's some kind of conspiracy.
For most sites I applied to, I admitted that I didn't meet their exact
requirements, but pleaded my case anyways. Sometimes they accepted me,
other times they didn't. But the fact is that I can't change the way those
sites are run, so I decided to make a difference with my own site.
The first
requirement that really irks me is a hits requirement. I was always under
the impression that the purpose of an affiliate was to help a site get
more hits. If a site already gets a decent amount, what does it need an
affiliate for? I've seen lots of numbers: 200, 300, 500, and even 1000.
Those are just numbers to me. When people ask me for affiliation, I don't
care about the numbers. I do it because this was once a tiny site with
only a few visitors. Now I get a lot of visitors. I have faith that the
sites that ask me for affiliation may someday grow to be bigger. Everybody
deserves that chance, and I give it to them. My affiliates aren't only
limited to small or new sites, I'm even beginning to get affiliated with
some of the larger sites. But there are a few more things you need
to consider before you apply for affiliation. First of all, it would be
good if you are seriously dedicated to your site. If you plan on quitting
soon, don't apply. Starting a site is a long-term commitment, and don't
expect to get lots of hits right away. That takes a long time.
The bottom
line is that I don't reject people for number of hits, lack of content,
or other trivial matters. All of that stuff takes time, a good site doesn't
pop up over night. So if you want to be an affiliate with me, all you have
to do is ask.
Please send all affiliation and link requests to kasuto_of_kataan@hotmail.com
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