Originally Posted by cashbot

I'm submitting free sites again for the first time in several years. There is still traffic to be had but it is distributed over a larger number of LLs rather than being concentrated in a few main powerhouse LLs. The traffic quality seems to be a lot worse (I guess because a lot of LLs trade with TGPs) but there is more of it. LLs also don't seem to be the SE powerhouses they used to be (with rare exceptions), I suspect from reciprocal linking penalties and also because they frequently link to low quality content (ie. exact mirrors of free sites, dupe content penalties). I'm going to keep at it because I feel that once you get enough sites out there (a LOT) then it's still possible to get that stable base traffic that lasts and provides solid long term income. Certainly not a get rich quick scheme.