Help Promote Dgn On Your Website

[Troy Spiral (13)]

Help Us Get The Word Out !

MySpace, LiveJournal, Wherever

If you could place a link to DGN on the "front page" of your website that would be helpful. (people typcially never see a link buried 5 pages deep in a website) But, the more links the better for search engine reasons is great.

Also making an entry in your Journal / Website / Myspace page suggesting that pepeople come check us out would be great!

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://detroitgothic.net/lovers.gif"></a>

The banner above seems to generate the most attention.

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://detroitgothic.net/buttonred.gif"></a>

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://detroitgothic.net/buttonpurp.gif"></a>

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://detroitgothic.net/buttonblack.gif"></a>

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://detroitgothic.net/bnblackwhite.gif"></a>

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://detroitgothic.net/bnblackwhiteb.gif"></a>

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://detroitgothic.net/bannerred.gif"></a>

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://detroitgothic.net/bannerpurp.gif"></a>

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://www.detroitgothic.net/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=2651">

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://www.detroitgothic.net/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=2650">

<a href="http://DetroitGothic.Net"><img src="http://www.detroitgothic.net/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=2649">

If you'd like to edit any of these feel free. Thanks for the help!

In addition to adding an above link image to your website if you have a MYSPACE account:

Please add the DGN myspace account to your friends list!

(click above)

Please put us at the top of the friends list or its virtually pointless. Also if you could make a post in your blog suggesting people come check us out and/or use some of the DGN link to images in your "interests" section that would help us greatly. =)

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

I'll use one of the smaller ones in one of my scroll boxes, that way I don't have to reprogram my coding on my myspace...

[Troy Spiral (13)]

  DeadBurgerKing said:

I'll use one of the smaller ones in one of my scroll boxes, that way I don't have to reprogram my coding on my myspace...

No such thing as bad promotion heh.

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

Awesome!! Now there's THREE links to DGN on my myspace, the banner under 'interests', a link under 'Final Bits of Info' and the last one under 'Other things to do' :D

Edited July 21, 2007 by DeadBurgerKing
typo

[t1m3k1ll3r]

Just made a post about it in LJ under the MIgoth community. http://www.livejournal.com/users/migoth/ Will be adding something to myspace as well.

[SuZQZ]

Troy - Is DGN in the MySpace groups? I put the first link at the top of my MySpace page, but if there is a group as well, I want to join it so it pops up in my list of Groups.

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

This is the only DGN group on myspace. Darque Metallion runs it.

[SuZQZ]

Thanks, DBK! Just checked it out. Not much happening in that group, though, is there....

[Troy Spiral (13)]

I'm not totally sure what a "myspace group" is actually. Well, rather i'm not sure how it would help us. Seems like the kind of thing people should be doing ON DGN not on MySpace right? Its almost taking away traffic from DGN not adding to it.

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

  Troy Spiral said:

I'm not totally sure what a "myspace group" is actually. Well, rather i'm not sure how it would help us. Seems like the kind of thing people should be doing ON DGN not on MySpace right? Its almost taking away traffic from DGN not adding to it.

Right. That's pretty much what it is. A group is a message board that is really similar to a forum. So, Troy you're right, I think it would distract from DGN more than coax people to join.

Though, on the contray, it COULD help. We could make a group, but have something like this for a heading:

"If you are looking for Detroit area oriented Gothic info,events or have a similar interests, come and introduce yourself to the DetroitGothic.Net network!!"

And have that entire header a link to here. Nothing more in the group other than that on the page. It could open up a door to myspace users wondering about michigan area goth. Whatcha think?

Edited July 30, 2007 by DeadBurgerKing
typoes

[Troy Spiral (13)]

*ponders*

[Troy Spiral (13)]

The incomming links from other websites seems like it SHOULD be MySpace that is sending us the most traffic since like 80% of the board is on myspace. Need to get them banners in a visible spot methinks.

[Crazed Vampyress]

allrighty, troy! my Myspace has been DGN-itized! at first i wasnt sure if i was gonna but who could resist sweet talk like 'esp you hotties' LOL!!

[Daniel]

I wouldn't discourage links in hard to find, "hidden" places, as they still contribute to Page Rank on Google. Particularly for topic relevant sites (goth resource pages, bands, radio stations, etc). They may not yield many direct hits to this site, but they will boost your Google Page Rank, which will yield direct hits. Really, you should be pushing people to post links to your site on every page they possibly can.

If you want to use Myspace to your advantage, make an "official" DGN account, and use it to post bulletin updates, changes, and so forth, with direct links back here. And then ad the shit out of people from the Detroit area. My experiences with advertising on Myspace have shown that you get almost all traffic from links in Bulletins, but simply not many on any part of the profile. However, I suspect if you had a lot of people posting links on their profiles, you may get a trickle of hits as a result.

[DarkRacer]

Got it on the page Troy.

[pomba gira]

Still terrified of Myspace but I'll put one on my Facebook page next time I'm dicking around with it.

[Troy Spiral (13)]

  Crazed Vampyress said:

allrighty, troy! my Myspace has been DGN-itized! at first i wasnt sure if i was gonna but who could resist sweet talk like 'esp you hotties' LOL!!

Thanks *hugs*

  Daniel said:

I wouldn't discourage links in hard to find, "hidden" places, as they still contribute to Page Rank on Google. Particularly for topic relevant sites (goth resource pages, bands, radio stations, etc). They may not yield many direct hits to this site, but they will boost your Google Page Rank, which will yield direct hits. Really, you should be pushing people to post links to your site on every page they possibly can.

If you want to use Myspace to your advantage, make an "official" DGN account, and use it to post bulletin updates, changes, and so forth, with direct links back here. And then ad the shit out of people from the Detroit area. My experiences with advertising on Myspace have shown that you get almost all traffic from links in Bulletins, but simply not many on any part of the profile. However, I suspect if you had a lot of people posting links on their profiles, you may get a trickle of hits as a result.

Good advice. If i came off as saying "dont link to us unless its a big huge easy to find link" i was in error. I think i should re-word that somehow.

I've been meaning to make it more active and use it in a more promotional way but theres just SO much crap on my plate at any given time this aspect of it hasnt gotten up the priority ladder yet.

There is an offical DGN MySpace page here:

  pomba gira said:

Still terrified of Myspace but I'll put one on my Facebook page next time I'm dicking around with it.

Thanks.

[Lillylu29]

Added to my myspace! oh and my mycult.org page

[spacin]

HeHe.

The skull one.....

I have a stencil of that. (modified with bigger teeth)

I spraypainted it on my RX7 and Subaru.

Kinda been the Team Cat Flap logo for the past year.

[Troy Spiral (13)]

  spacin said:

HeHe.

The skull one.....

I have a stencil of that. (modified with bigger teeth)

I spraypainted it on my RX7 and Subaru.

Kinda been the Team Cat Flap logo for the past year.

:o

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

  Troy Spiral said:

*ponders*

Have you thought about an official DGN myspace group yet? Cause I wouldn't mind taking on that task. It wouldn't be hard to maintain either since all the group is for is to send people here. With a huge

"Come to DetroitGothic.Net that's where the party's at!!" or something similar as a link back here on the main page that could open up a massive traffic detour to here from myspace. I mean it'd be another search option for DGN. Aside from Google. With people typing any combination of words like "goth" "detroit" "detroit goth" "goth in detroit" etc etc in the myspace search, it'd search google AND myspace for it.

Also in reference to what Daniel stated: I actually have 4 links to DGN from my myspace. I forgot the link in my pictures on myspace. I have the DGN group photo from one of the Freak Friday Karaoke nights. and in the caption I have 'DGN' as the link back here. Also, I'm going to put the 'friend us on myspace button' on my myspace right below the DGN buttons. Hehe.

Btw, troy You should put that button up with the other banners and buttons too...but then again you would rather advertise DGN not DGN's myspace, huh?

[Head Wreck]

a while back i made this to put on my sig in other forums

[url=http://www.detroitgothic.net]
[img=http://walt.head-wreck.org/images/gallery/misc/userbars/dgntag.gif]
[/url]

Edited August 16, 2007 by Head Wreck

[DarkRacer]

Added to my fubar page also.

[Troy Spiral (13)]

  Quote

Have you thought about an official DGN myspace group yet? Cause I wouldn't mind taking on that task. It wouldn't be hard to maintain either since all the group is for is to send people here. With a huge

"Come to DetroitGothic.Net that's where the party's at!!" or something similar as a link back here on the main page that could open up a massive traffic detour to here from myspace. I mean it'd be another search option for DGN. Aside from Google. With people typing any combination of words like "goth" "detroit" "detroit goth" "goth in detroit" etc etc in the myspace search, it'd search google AND myspace for it.

Seems like a good idea to me. How about you start it up and then give me admin access to it also so i can tweak stuff if i want.

  Quote

Also in reference to what Daniel stated: I actually have 4 links to DGN from my myspace. I forgot the link in my pictures on myspace. I have the DGN group photo from one of the Freak Friday Karaoke nights. and in the caption I have 'DGN' as the link back here. Also, I'm going to put the 'friend us on myspace button' on my myspace right below the DGN buttons. Hehe.

Btw, troy

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You should put that button up with the other banners and buttons too...but then again you would rather advertise DGN not DGN's myspace, huh?

Its there, its just at the bottom of the page.

[Troy Spiral (13)]

  Head Wreck said:

a while back i made this to put on my sig in other forums

[url=http://www.detroitgothic.net]
[img]http://walt.head-wreck.org/images/gallery/misc/userbars/dgntag.gif[/img]
[/url][/code]
Neat. 
  
       DarkRacer said: 
Added to my fubar page also.
thx sir.