Posh Baby Shops Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a reciprocal link?
- Where can I get the links & banners?
- I am getting errors when I a try to add my banner or site
- I get an error stating the username is already taken
- I just signed up for the site, why doesn't my site appear?
- My site was listed and now it is gone
- How do I become a Featured Shop
- What is A Banner URL? How Do I Add My Banner?
- Do I have to pay to join?
- I changed my banner. Can you update it?
- How Do I contact you?
What is a reciprocal link?
A reciprocal link is where you place the poshbabyshops.com link on your site.
As a member you will be given a special voting URL/Banner link that you place on
your site. What ever page you place that banner/link on, is your reciprocal
link. You will want to list at least one page URL in your account info as your
reciprocal link. This gives us an easy way to check that you have a voting
banner in place or if you are having problems with it, we know quickly where to
look. Since many sites have hundreds of pages, we need a specific exact page.
Please do not use your home page as your reciprocal link unless, when we visit
your home page, we can see the poshbabyshops.com link there.
You will get your linking code and the changing rank banner code in your
welcome email after you have signed up {and confirmed your email if requested}.
You can also find more links, banners and your voting code at the banner farm by
logging
into your account and choosing "Get links and banners" in the drop down menu. If there is a specific banner size
you are looking for, you can suggest it using the form below.
Banner Errors Reason 1) Incorrect Banner URL: One of the most common reasons that there is a banner error is because you
may not be adding the actual banner URL. The banner URL is the location of where
it is stored on your server, not on your computer. It will look something like this: http://www.yourwebsite.com/images/banner.gif.
Notice it starts with http:// and ends with .gif. Make sure you are adding the
http:// part and that there is a .gif, .jpg, or .png extension at the end of the
URL (indicating a graphic file).
Banner Errors Reason 2) Banner Dimensions Or Size Too Large: The maximum banner height and width is 125 px. The
maximum file size is set high enough to allow for most banners (rotated as well).
Make sure you aren't entering a 468x60 banner. There may be 468x60 size banners
for that "Add Your Site" spots but that size is not the size used for
member banners. 125x125 only and we ask that you keep the file size to
under 30,000 bytes.
If you are adding a 125x125 banner and your banner URL is correct (meaning
when you enter it into a browser address box, like you are typing in a web
address, it shows up) please email us the banner URL (using the form at the end
of this page) and we will check it. You can still add your site, with out the
banner, in the mean time and add the voting html to your site to start getting
votes.
URL Error Reason: If your website URL is causing errors, as with the banner URL, make sure you are
adding the
http:// part of the URL. Your website URL is not: mywebsite.com.
Your website URL is: http://www.mywebsite.com
It probably is taken! Try logging in with your information, possibly you have
signed up previously or the browser submitting your information twice on sign up
(which would give you this error). You may need to choose a different username.
The list re-ranks every 60 mins and at that time will introduce any new sites
into the list. So, if you just joined, it may take up to 60 mins to appear.
Also, you have to have a minimum number of unique hits in to be ranked. Meaning
at least 3 different visitors will need to click on your banner before your site
is visible. This is to improve the traffic exchange for productive sites and to
help minimize cheating. That way, a site owner that clicks oh his/her banner 100
times, doesn't automatically climb to #1 superficially! So, you will want to
install your ranking code onto your site, in a high traffic area as quickly as
possible to start getting votes/hits in.
The first thing to do if you site is missing and you haven't received an
email from PoshBabyShops.Com is to log in and view your stats, if you are able
to do so. The list resets back to zero from time to time. If there was a site reset recently, it means that the list has been
reset to zero and is starting fresh. So, yours and all the other sites start
over and will appear on the list again once you get the minimum number of
required hits. This is done to give new sites a chance to catch up
and also to remove any stale sites from the list. In this case, your site was
not removed, you just have not had any unique visitors click on the ranking banner
on your site yet.
Please review the rules on the sign up page to make sure your site wasn't
breaking any of the rules and got suspended! Like if your site is another top
list, not an ecommerce site (doesn't actually sell anything) You will want to also make sure
that you have added a correct reciprocal link in your account information. Accounts are reviewed and if we visit that link and can't find our link back (the
reciprocal link) than your account will be suspended. You must display the
linking banner on your site to qualify and you must provide one page for us to
view it on easily, which is why you are asked where our banner is.
To qualify to be a featured shop, your site must be in the top 25. If your
site is not in the top 25 you may want to consider where the ranking banner is
located and/or adding some additional links found by logging into your account
and choosing, "Get Links & Banners," in the drop down menu. If you
have several pages of links, you may want to move it to the first page or
placing the banner on your home page will increase your hits.
What is A Banner URL? How Do I Add My Banner?
A banner URL is the particular images web address. Meaning, the location of
your banner where it has been UPLOADED to your server (your website). If
you already have your banner added to a web page, an easy way to grab the banner
URL is to right click on it and view it's properties (Address/URL). Generally
images are uploaded into an images folder so a common URL will look like this: http://www.yourwebsite.com/images/125banner.gif
You add your banner by entering the URL into the form. You will not be
uploading it from your computer. You will need to have your banner already
uploaded. The program will grab your banner from your site.
Do I Have To Pay To Join?
Nope! This is a free list to join. You do however have to place a voting code
or the voting banner on your site, however, to get your site on the list! If you
don't want to add anything to your site, then you can become an advertiser
and your banner will appear down the right side of the site with the other
sponsor banners with out placing anything on your site.
I changed my banner. Can you update it?
Posh Baby Shops is a free & automated program. Meaning you are given
account access to create, update and maintain your account thus keeping admin
costs down as well. Please take advantage of this self-serve program and keep in
mind that you are responsible for maintaining your account. If you are having
problems that aren't covered on this FAQ, than please by all means use the form
below to contact for help but if it is to change something in your account, like
change your banner, title, description or coupon code, you should be able
to do so by logging into the member section and choosing the appropriate option
from the drop down menu.
How Do I Contact You?
If you have any additional questions that are not answered above, please
use the form below for help or other questions/comments.
Contact Posh Baby Shops
Use the form below
to contact PoshBabyShops.Com. Please first read over the FAQ's
above for quick answers to our most common questions. If your question can be
found in the FAQ's you are likely to be referred back to this page.
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