Web designers link to your site - free advertising

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Mgirl

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Hi there,

I have noticed, on may occasions, that web designers put their logo and a link to their site down the bottom of their clients websites. This seems like free advertising to me...

What is the protocol here? Shouldn't they pay to have a link to their site? It seems bit cheeky to me.

Can you as them to have that link removed?

I don't feel comfortable having people link to my site, especially when it's not paid for.

Mgirl
 
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zkiller

zkiller

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of course you can ask to have the link removed.

whether the designer will remove it or allow you to remove it depends on what the terms of the contract you signed say.
 
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Mgirl

New Member
Thanks

Ahh, thanks zkiller. I don't recall there being anything in the contract about them linking to my site - will re-read today..

Is this linking done often?

Mgirl
 
zkiller

zkiller

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Staff member
it's pretty common to do so. usually it's just a basic text link at the bottom along with the copyright notice, which goes more or less un-noticed by the general web populous.
 
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suz

New Member
I personally wouldn't ask a paying client to link to me (unless they wanted to). If I did the work for free that's a different matter but not if they are paying.
 
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crandall87

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We always put our link at the bottom of our clients websites. If they want to have it removed they can but most of them are happy to have it there. If you do a good job then they are likely to tell their friends which is also free advertising.
 
bannerflash

bannerflash

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web design

crandall87 said:
We always put our link at the bottom of our clients websites. If they want to have it removed they can but most of them are happy to have it there. If you do a good job then they are likely to tell their friends which is also free advertising.
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i'm with your opinion, also the web-design company have portofolio in witch they put new links with what they done, and if they have a pretty trafic on the site, some people will visit you and become interested about your site.
 
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UniqueCreations

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We are talking about a copyright correct?

I guess the first important point to bring up is who owns the site itself? You as the designer may or may not have contracted the terms. As mentioned about the contract aspect, if you clause your terms to include your clients as the sole owner of the website (website needs to be clearly defined) that you have created for them for a set price, then by all means they have the right to have the link removed.

I do think that adding the creator's name at least should suffice, a link is nice too. A banner would be overstepping your bounds.
 
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