Hi guys,
    [/tab]I'm happy to announce that we've successfully implemented a Web-directory which isl soon to index all the pages hosted at Astahost by our members. This directory will contain:

• Links to the all member pages (those who do not wish their pages listed has to let us know)
• Links to the best (handpicked) tutorials on our forums on a wide variety of computing topics.
• Links to the cool tips & tricks (software, web-design, etc.) posted in our forums.

[tab]Right now - all we've to offer are a couple of sections on Tutorials, Tips & Tricks & Personal Homepages. We'll keep adding more categories as we grow. The directory itself is searchable like google and is open for suggestions for both Categories and New Links. A couple of special features worth mentioning are:
a. Ability to rank each listed site by visitors
b. Automatic Google Page Rank display beside each listed site
c. Ability to register yourself in the directory and add/edit/maintain your own links.


    Feel free to drop by and check it out at: http://directory.astahost.com - All are welcome

N.B.:As a footnote I'd like to add that those who'd listed their site in the previous thread have been automatically added to the directory listing. As for the rest, you're required to create your own listings there - and when you do so, you'll be prompted with a field called Reciprocal Link - this is the link to your page or part of your page, where we can find a link back to the Astahost forums. This link on your page should be titled: Best Free Webhosting. This is a small favour we ask of you in return.

Regards,
m^e

m^e, I like the directory, and am going to place a reciprocal link on my site. However, I wanted to inform you that as a result, I received an email from director@directory.astahost.com asking me to place a link to www.4ppl.com on my site. I was wondering: a) is the message supposed to ask that and are we required to place that add on our site?

~Viz

I agree with vizskywalker. I thought it'll be better if the reciprocal link was to astahost, not actually to this 4ppl.com?

Dunno, seriously thought it was some kind of spam right there and then... O_o.

Aha aha.. i didnt know about this one - have to fix the code. Seems like the authors of the code put in that whole linking to 4ppl thingie in it.. Never mind I'm going to change it to asta

Ooops!

I put a wrong reciprocal link, I just gave it my site address, my links to asta are *sometimes* there (depends if ad mod is on) but ive got links in most of my annoucements to asta.

So we don't need to link to 4ppl.com then?

So do we need to ask to be listed or are we automatically listed? I see below a little that it says we need to link to it first.

Naah - don't worry about the reciprocal link to 4ppl - that's just bulls*** - although we'd be happy if you place a reciprocal link on your site linking back to astahost. You can leave that reciprocal link field blank. Your pending page link will be approved whenever I visit the links database next - all pages hosted at astahost will be approved anyways coz ultimately, the aim is to build up the most comprehensive directory of pages created by our members.

Regards,
m^e

Thanks for the clarification, m^e. As soon as I get home from California I will add the reciprocal link.

~Viz

Sweet, this directory is a cool idea. I was planning on getting a link to astahost put up anyways since they are my host, but have been fooling around getting my SMF up and running. Was wondering though, how do I submit for listing on the new directory, and, is there a "icon/avatar/pic" that I can use for the Astahost link. I was planning on making a sticky in my forum about astahost and was wondering if any of the admins here would like to make a contribution to it when I get to it, ya'll know more about asta here then I do and I'd love to let you make a nice big post on my forum about it.