Quote - Couple of neutral points about ShareCG (I host my freebies there but I also use Renderosity):

• ShareCG doesn't require registration for Freebie access. 

• ShareCG does not allow off-site linking (although I've seen one person [not me]  try to bypass it and have their "links" via text file kicked off).

• If you know the direct link to the Poser listing (easy enough), you have only one click to get to the download page.

• ShareCG ads are easily distinguishable from freebies to download.

• ShareCG does often load slowly and take a while to download.

• ShareCG's search isn't always reliable or accurate.

• ShareCG does indeed allow donations to PayPal (which would be a nice benefit for posters if anyone actually donated!)

• ShareCG does have an integrated portfolio option.

• ShareCG tracks both views and downloads.

• ShareCG + Renderosity gets a much larger audience than Renderosity alone (assuming that the click-through tracking and download stats are reliable there or here).

Again, all good points.  I'll try to answer them point by point, if I have one.

Like I said in the last post, I don't think the registration necessity is going to change.

We DO.  In the Descriptions, if you have an off-site version of your freestuff item (at least for now, this is the only way), you can input the html that leads to it: YourDescriptionHere

If you're at the freestuff page, hit the drop-down menu, and pick Poser.  Poser page loads, you're done. 

Duly noted

That's true, and that's a huge complaint about them, and has been brought up in this thread.  We're an alternative. 

To be honest, our search isn't the most accurate.  I'm in the middle of a tutorial on how to get the most out of using the Renderosity Search Engine, but, well, I've been testing some video software so I can make both a regular HTML tutorial and a video one.  ADD + New software = Time Suck.

I don't see why the Freestuff Team wouldn't allow a donate button, since most sites have one.  I know it's frustrating that folks don't use them, but, well, you're giving them an option, and most people opt for the easy way, which is not clicking donate.  I know that, in the past, a freebie has lead me to buying something from the creator if they are a merchant, so, if that's any consolation, I know I'm not alone in doing that.

We technically have a portfolio.  It's called Your Homepage.  It links to your gallery, your freestuff, videos, tutorials, and blog posts (if you have any), your gallery, your store (if you have one) and wishlist, and a way to contact you (sitemail).  YMMV

Yes, both track, but you want to be careful calculating.  If you plug your shareCG download into Renderosity, and both track 1 download, it's still only 1 download.  I know a few people that actually count it as two.  It's like saying "I handed a dollar to Steve to get me a cheeseburger, and I expected change for a $2".  It doesn't work that way.

If you advertise yourself, you're going to have a bigger audience base, there's no doubt about it.  Wherever you host.    I have little time to advertise, lol, so my audience base is about 10.

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