fathom - 3:48 am on Dec 1, 2002 (gmt 0)

Hey, if I offended anyone, I apologize. The point is, techniques can only get you so far...the real engine of a Website is the valuable information. I spend most of my day developing, not promoting because my visitors do that for me with very little effort.

No offence taken. The value of open discussions is learning... and we all need to do that.

I totally agree that - "the real engine of a Website is the valuable information"

But a simply truth is, totally free information and the only focus of "free" provides limited revenue, and for a commercial business limited revenue is bad... for both you and your customers, as unethical business practices generally start this way.

Noting: information may drive the web but a link to a product for resell on a primarily informative site is no different than a banner which also links to something for resell.

The perspective may be different but the results is the same.