Sheffield link pages

How will you benefit from a listing in www.Sheffield.co.uk ?

Your site will attract more visitors directed there from www.Sheffield.co.uk
By virtue of the premium domain name of www.Sheffield.co.uk we attract a lot of traffic from citizens, visitors and persons wishing to research Sheffield related products and other topics.
Your site will be indexed better in the search engines.
www.Sheffield.co.uk has been on-line for over 8 years, it is well indexed in the search engines and regularly re-indexed. Their indexing systems will follow the links from www.Sheffield.co.uk to your site and add that to their index.
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Listing criteria
As you will see, many of the links are to sites built and maintained by Web Technik, however we are happy to include links to other useful local resources, subject to accepting the conditions on this page.
We retain editorial control over any links provided and take into consideration the following factors (Note, there is no point in submitting automated requests or requests to list sites which do not fulfil our criteria. They will be discarded.):

A distinct connection with or relevance to Sheffield
Full contact details on website. We expect to see a local phone number and full postal address (not a PO Box number) with a Sheffield postcode.
Links to organisations without a Sheffield postal address will be added exceptionally if they provide a service relating directly to Sheffield (examples are national Cinema and Theatre listings sites which provide specific and current links to Sheffield venues and perfomances)
Business are expected to show their company registration number.
Quality of design/value of content
Inclusion on your site of a prominent link to www.Sheffield.co.uk
A condition of free listing is that you may occasionally recieve marketing material from Web Technik Ltd.
Your listing WILL be rejected if:

You do not provide a valid email address. If we attempt to send you an email and it is rejected we will de-list your website.
The site includes any material which might cause offence to sections of our society. (e.g. on grounds of geographical or racial origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, politics, offensive language, depictions in words or images of violent or sexual acts, derogatory remarks relating to persons or organisations). Sites containing direct links to other sites hosting such content are also unacceptable.
Sites promoting what we regard as dubious products or services e.g. "get rich quick" schemes.
Attempts to subvert the normal operation of the directory will result in permanent black-listing. All entry titles must start with a letter. You may only make a submission under one category heading. Similar sites with a single underlying "owner" will not be granted multiple listings.
Listings under the top level headings (Business, Community, Culture, Leisure, Manufacture, Retail) will be rejected, you must choose a subsection of one of those.
Sites carrying excessive paid-for advertising links.
Sites with prominent or extensive links to other websites which would not themselves be accepted for listing will not be listed.
Additional notes:

We favour sites which provide a link back to ourselves. You should bear in mind that Google and possibly other search engines are now believed to give higher rankings in search results to sites which include links to other good quality websites.
We take no responsibility for and give no undertaking as to the legality or good taste of the content of linked sites but we will not knowingly provide links to any offensive material. We will remove any offending items drawn to our attention.
We reserve the right to reject requests for listing and to withdraw a paid-for listing without compensation should it come to our notice that it breaches the above requirements.
We reserve the right to reject requests for listing or to withdraw a "free" listing entirely at our own discretion and without notice.
Please check that the website address you enter on the form is correct and that the site is fully functioning on both MSIE and Firefox (nearly 10% of submissions are rejected on technical grounds).
Please ensure that your website works correctly with the Firefox web browser - used by an estimated 20% of internet user.
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Frequently asked questions

Can I have a banner advert displayed on www.Sheffield.co.uk ?
Yes. Improve your visibility with a banner ad for a few pounds a month.
Can I have a listing on the front page of sheffield.co.uk?
Yes, although most of these are reserved for customers of Web Technik Ltd.
Can WebTechnik design a banner advert for us?
Yes and to a high standard at a competitive price.
How can I tell if the listing is effective?

Your web-hosting company can make the log files available to you. These show where visitors to your site have been referred from, look for sheffield.co.uk in the list of referrers.
If you have a visitor counter on your web page, see how much it speeds up.
Again looking at the server logs, see if you are getting more referrals from existing and additional search engines.
On occasional request we can determine how many visitors have clicked on the link from the Sheffield.co.uk listings pages.
Your listing on a major search engine will be one of many tens of millions, on Sheffield.co.uk it will be much easier to find, categorised within a group of at most a few thousand.

Is a listing fee payable?
Not at present. Should circumstances change you will be given an explicit opportunity to opt in or out. We will not relax our listing criteria in return for payment. The cost of providing the service is recovered through banner adverts and sponsored links which are clearly distinct from the directory entries.
My site is listed but I never requested it to be
We do not require that it is the "owner" of a website who submits a site for inclusion and it is difficult to establish just who the owner is and who might be regarded as qualified to submit details. Some sites may have been submitted by third parties who regard your site as interesting and useful to a wider audience.
I didn't ask for a listing and don't want one, please remove it
There is no disadvantage to having a listing. There is little point in having a website if you don't want people for whom it will be useful to visit it. Some website designers submit their client's sites in order to attract more visitors. Should you prefer not to be listed we will delete your link. To prevent malicious third parties using this to delete competitors websites we need such requests to be sent by post and we will seek confirmation.
Can I recommend a site for free listing on the basis of its quality/importance
Yes, whether you are responsible for that site or are unconnected with it but regard it as a worthwhile addition to our listings.
The listing given differs from my submission
We have editorial control over submissions. For the most part this merely means we correct typing mistakes but we also edit lengthy entries and may change the category under which a site is listed.
Can I submit a site to multiple categories?
No. We reserve this privilege for our own customers.
Can I get a higher position on the listings?
New entries are given prominence for a short period. Apart from that priority positions are reserved for our own customers.
Does that mean if I resubmit weekly I'll continue to get a priority listing?
No. We will regard that as "spam". Your entry will be deleted, future requests for listing of that site will be rejected.
I would like to change the details of my listing
Either click the "Modify a resource" link from any of the links pages and fill in the form or send us an Email. We review requests with the purpose of preventing third parties invoking unauthorised changes.
Will having a listing attract more junk mail
No. We will not disclose your email address to any third party. Web Technik will regard your submission as creating a relationship between us and may send you occasional mailings either in respect of administration of your listing or to inform you of services provided by Web Technik We undertake not to send more than 4 such mailings in a 12 month period (and expect the level to be much lower). This is a condition of listing. If you do not wish to receive such mailings you may request that your entry be removed from the directory.
Your details will not be passed to any other organisation. All information will be treated under the terms of the Data Protection Act.
Changes in terms
We reserve the right to change the terms under which a listing is provided. Such changes will be announced by an update of this web page.
Who owns this site
The website content is owned by Web Technik Ltd. The domain name sheffield.co.uk is owned by a private individual who provides Web Technik an annual license to use the domain name.
Could I buy the domain name?
The name owner does not rule out the possibility of a change of licensee or an outright sale but will only entertain serious offers and advises that you research the market price of such a name e.g. at http://www.sedo.co.uk/ A likely valuation would be a 5 figure sum.
Technical support
We recognise that some websites are built on a very limited budget, you may not be in a position to afford the cost of professionaly built website from Web Technik. While it is true that some of our sites cost tens of thousands we offer a full range of professionally built websites from a very affordable start-up business package, through small and mid-range options up to the bespoke, complex "flagship" sites. We also make our expertise available to operators of existing sites and can quote a price to fix specific problems on a "no fix, no fee" basis through our subsidiary Website Rescue.
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