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[Jason Flatt <jason AT flattfamily.com>]

Initially, I agree with Andrew and Paul.

However, of all the sites the author listed, only one really links to 
LinuxBeta.com.  All the rest are news or story items that were submitted by 
someone at LinuxBeta.com, and in some cases, there is no real, click-able 
link.  Even doing a search for "linuxbeta" on each of the sites yielded no 
additional links.

It's still possible that it could prove to be useful for us to be listed on 
that site, but I'm not so sure that they are currently as popular as the 
author of the e-mail message would lead us to believe.


On Sunday 08 August 2004 10:06 am, Eric Sandall wrote:
> Should we take them up on this offer?
>
> -sandalle
>
> ----- Forwarded message from "LinuxBeta.com Administrator"
> <administrator AT linuxbeta.com> -----
>     Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 09:56:22 -0600
>     From: "LinuxBeta.com Administrator" <administrator AT linuxbeta.com>
> Reply-To: "LinuxBeta.com Administrator" <administrator AT linuxbeta.com>
>  Subject: promoting your distro
>       To: adamantix-developers AT szczepanek.de
>
> LinuxBeta.com has been receiving approximately 100,000 hits per day.  We
> had over 21,000 unique visitors yesterday (Saturday, August 08, 2004).
>
> It's not too late to add your banner or screenshot thumbnail to our site
> for no charge.  What we are offering a is great opportunity for you to
> promote your distro, for free, as your ad may be seen by millions of
> linux users monthly.
>
> This offer will expire soon.  To have your image added, link to
> LinuxBeta.com from your site then send us your 468x60 banner or 100x80
> screenshot thumbnail.  It's that easy.  Please also send the URL that
> includes our link.
>
> Many major Linux news sites have posted articles featuring LinuxBeta.com
> in the past few days.  Here are a few.
>
> Slashdot -
> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/07/1552256&tid=147&tid=106&t
>id=218
>
> Distrowatch - http://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=01813
>
> Mad Penguin - http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=2032
>
> DesktopOS.com - http://www.desktopos.com/
>
> PCLinuxOnline - http://www.pclinuxonline.com/
>
> DesktopLinux.com - http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8021659392.html
>
> Mandrakeclub -
> http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=2382&mode=nocomments
>
> LinuxLookup -
> http://www.linuxlookup.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&si
>d=2304&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
>
> guiLinux - http://www.guilinux.com/
>
>
> Many sites are linking to LinuxBeta.com daily. Take advantage of this
> opportunity before our free advertising space runs out and this offer
> expires.
>
> --
> Best Wishes.
>
> Chris
>
> Administrator, www.LinuxBeta.com
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----

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