Originally Posted by DamageX

When it comes to free submissions or free partner account listings, the site owner will list the fanciest galleries. It's simple, if it looks good, people will remember it, and they'll also remember where they found it, thus having a reason to return there.

This is a debate I had starting four years ago and on. You're fighting windmills. If you want to cash in on better advertising methods, you'd first have to start building your own traffic and make your own rules. No one's gonna start bending theirs just to make it easier for you to sell.