[KGIII]

I don't know, but i think if you have a website you need to give them a link regardless it's not in the sponsored severed. I remember Admin asking me about the link when my vps had no Web Server running. Putting it in signature is just an extra. But I think  @Dynamohould clear this.

Personally I don't think Signature link has much use for the sponsor. They have their links in forum already so what they might like is an outside unique back-link. They are paying at least couple of usd for giving us each vps for free so I think its fair enough.

On your last part, I absolutely agree that it's "fair enough." I'd say it's more than fair, at least in my case. Writing up these posts doesn't really take much time, as I type quickly and have been writing for a long time.

To be absolutely clear, I have no problem giving them links in return. I am just concerned with knowing precisely what it is that I'll be expected to do. That way, I don't make a mistake. That way, I meet, or exceed, expectations. They are giving me something in exchange for posts and links. I appreciate that and my gratitude will be well known and published.

If anything, I'm likely to overdo it. I'm more likely to link them more often than the minimal requirement. I have ample sites on which to tell folks about them. Three of my sites actually get a moderate amount of traffic that stays for a while. So, those are good places to inform people about them.

I also participate in a number of other forums. So, I'm quite likely to mention them at some of those places. Hell, I'll slap a site up on the VPS (I'm already planning on installing a web server), and mention 'em there too.

I say this to make it absolutely clear that I have zero problem doing so, I just want to know what, specifically, is expected. I'd hate to fail to meet the requirements and end up losing my VPS!

[deanhills]

If anything, I'm likely to overdo it. I'm more likely to link them more often than the minimal requirement. I have ample sites on which to tell folks about them. Three of my sites actually get a moderate amount of traffic that stays for a while. So, those are good places to inform people about them.

I also participate in a number of other forums. So, I'm quite likely to mention them at some of those places. Hell, I'll slap a site up on the VPS (I'm already planning on installing a web server), and mention 'em there too.

I say this to make it absolutely clear that I have zero problem doing so, I just want to know what, specifically, is expected. I'd hate to fail to meet the requirements and end up losing my VPS!

I'm the same so can relate to your need for specifics regarding what is expected in exchange for the VPS. Like you I tend to overdo it just to make sure it is done and to create a very wide safety margin around my contribution. I guess @Dynamo would be the best person to clarify specifics though.

Like you I promote post4vps as much as I can too - probably for selfish reasons as I'd like post4vps and the community that is part of it to stick around for as long as it can.

[tryp4vps]

I think their expectation is clear. You have to give backlinks as long as you have any website hosted on the sponsored VPS.

In my case I have not hosted any website on my VPS I get from here. But I still give backlinks from a blog hosted elsewhere. It should not be compulsory for my case, and during the conversation perry also replied clearly that it is just a plus to do so.

I still do it just because I want to give something back and show my appreciation.