Hot! Directory

The Hot! Directory is our member's directory. It lists members by subject category. Members select their own categories according to the content of their sites, but the selections are subjected to staff approval. With a heirarchical organization and a built-in search engine, visitors can easily navigate through the 350+ categories. The directory features ten Hot! Sites, voted by members, in every category. They appear on the front page of the category as our reward to quality web sites in the banner exchange. It also attracts non-members to the directory, which gives all members more exposure. Each member has one vote per category. To encourage participation, two hit credits are awarded every time a member casts a vote for the winning Hot! site. For example, if a member casted votes for five Hot! sites this week, then the member will receive 10 hit credits. All votes are carried from week to week. Other directories may take a long time to update, but not our Hot! Directory. It is updated immediately. This leads to some occasional abuses (e.g. foul language), but we believe the benefit to our members outweighs the occasional nuisance. Besides, we still monitor the directory closely, especially for changes.

Target and Filter

When you set target categories, our server will display your banners only at sites belonging to those categories. You can also set filter categories to prevent any site in those categories from advertising its banner at your site. You can also filter by the content rating of sites. Our rating system has three levels, G, PG, and R, which is similar to the movies rating. However, our R rating excludes nudity as pornographic sites are not permitted to join HitExchange.

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