Autopia Detailer's Directory

[DavidB]

Originally Posted by StrutMotors

The guide works, I've been checking my domain's awstats- got a few hits off it already. :

It will work great once I get going. I thought I would have everything ready yesterday, but to no avail... I'm still getting listings ready to go.

After launch I will be advertising the directory in a number of free and paid services.

[Scottwax]

Originally Posted by StrutMotors

The guide works, I've been checking my domain's awstats- got a few hits off it already. :

Internet > Yellow Pages

[Pats300zx]

Originally Posted by StrutMotors

The guide works, I've been checking my domain's awstats- got a few hits off it already. :

Interesting...how exactly do you do that???

[DavidB]

Pat,

You have to have AwStats or one of the other web log analyzers installed. Most web hosting plans come with one of the cheap-o (free) products for checking your web hits and traffic.

db

[Holden_C04]

Originally Posted by DavidB

Pat,

You have to have AwStats or one of the other web log analyzers installed. Most web hosting plans come with one of the cheap-o (free) products for checking your web hits and traffic.

db

I don't find my web hosting service provides the most accurate information. To keep tabs on visitors, I use a service called Stat Counter and it's located at StatCounter Free invisible Web tracker, Hit counter and Web stats. It's completely free, you just need to upload the code to your site.

[Scottwax]

All the pro's here should be jumping on this. I've linked the directory to one of the largest message boards on the internet.

Just some quick stats on that site:

Offtopic.com Statistics
Threads: 3,837,880, Posts: 101,118,251, Members: 193,431
Active Members in the last 30 days: 71,403

[Greg Nichols]

Scott what is that site about?

[EcoAutoCT]

Originally Posted by Greg Nichols

Scott what is that site about?

debauchery attended to by the internet's most efficient miscreants.

[mixxer]

Just signed up thanks Dave B

[2k2blackWRX]

Originally Posted by StrutMotors

debauchery attended to by the internet's most efficient miscreants.

Not to get off-topic but you must never have visited 4chan! I have been a member of off-topic.com but I spend way more time on nasioc.com which is the #1 subaru site on the web and one of the largest forums on the web too.
(off-topic.com is the #1 vbulliten forum, nasioc is 13)

[Scottwax]

Originally Posted by StrutMotors

debauchery attended to by the internet's most efficient miscreants.

Pretty much.

OT started off as the offtopic forum on honda-acura.net but was more popular than the main forums. Chris Webmaster (admin of h-a.net and purveyor of Finish First, a Liquid Glass knock off) couldn't handle the off topic forum being more popular than the technical side of the board, so the moderator of the off topic forum made it into its own website.

Unlike most forums, the off topic forum (like the Hot Tub here) is the main forum and all the rest (including the detailing forum, "that'll buff right out") are all considered subforums.

Rated #9 on Big Boards- Forums Rankings - all software forums, all languages language, website ranking by posts but it would be higher if they didn't prune the main forum every few days. Much higher. Tons of traffic, should give the autopia directory lots of traffic once members there find out about it.

More information: Interview: Fazle Imtiaz, OffTopic.com founder and administrator

[Scottwax]

Originally Posted by 2k2blackWRX

Not to get off-topic but you must never have visited 4chan! I have been a member of off-topic.com but I spend way more time on nasioc.com which is the #1 subaru site on the web and one of the largest forums on the web too.
(off-topic.com is the #1 vbulliten forum, nasioc is 13)

Make sure you link the directory on nasioc.com then. We need to support Autopia and our fellow professionals.