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Your gateway to knife, sword and cutlery information™
The Knife Web Guide™ provides an extensive guide of links, resources and information to online knife, sword and cutlery-related Web sites organized by category. Look inside for links to knife manufacturers, custom knife makers, swords, magazines, knife collecting, knife making supplies, related sites and more.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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1. How do I get listed in the KWG?
2. Do you need to be a known knife maker to be listed in the KWG?
3. Does the KWG allow any site to be listed?
4. How to navigate the Knife Web Guide?
5. When was the Knife Web Guide started?
6. What to do if you do not like your listing in the KWG or would like to change it?
7. I want to know more about the Knife Web Guide?
9. How do you find all these knife , sword and cutlery links?
10. How do I contact you at the Knife Web Guide?
11. How do I advertise with Knife Web Guide?
12. I have a question about Cutlers Cove?
13. How do I let you know about a dead link?
14. Can I send you a idea or suggestion to improve the KWG?
15. Can I write an article for the KWG?
16. Do you make money from your site?
17. Why does the KWG have wood related links?
18. What is the cost to be included in the Knife Web Guide?
20. What's new on the Knife Web Guide?
21. Is the Guide available in other languages besides English?
22. What does the search engine inside the Knife Web Guide search?
23. What is the mission statement for the Knife Web Guide?
24. Does the Knife Web Guide have a Site Map or Table of Contents?
26. What is a Category Sponsor?
27. What is a Multi-category listing?
28. What is a Sponsorship of KWG?
29. What if you do not want to be a Link Partner but you still want your site listed in the KWG?
30. What is the General Legal Information For Knife Web Guide™ Web Site?
31. What happens if I don't update my listing when the KWG is running an audit?
1. Question: How do I get listed in the KWG?
Answer: Click here for all the details. You can trade links, buy a listing, category sponsor, sponsor or advertise with banners or text. Remember if we trade links you are listed free as a Link Partner! If you want more exposure check the other options and drive qualified traffic to your site.
Information on adding your web site to the Knife Web Guide
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2. Question: Do you need to be a known knife maker to be listed in the KWG?
Answer: No. Every knife maker is welcome! Our goal is to list as many knife makers as possible; whither it is your vocation or hobby. We do require a link with a description back as that is only fair. That way we get traffic from each other.
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3. Question: Does the KWG allow any site to be listed?
Answer: No. We only allow sites that deal with knives, swords, cutlery or related sites. If your site deals with any of the above it is welcome! Our goal is to list as many knife, sword and cutlery sites as possible. We do require a link with a description back as that is only fair. That way we get traffic from each other.
We do not have a place in the Knife Web Guide for true wholesale. We designed the KWG for the customer to find what they are looking for, not for the dealer to find a new source or distributor. Sorry.
Because the information and resources of the Knife Web Guide portal or vortal relate only to the chosen topics (knives, swords and cutlery), users avoid the frustration of being inundated with unwanted information and the time wasted on filtering irrelevant search results.
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4. Question: How to navigate the Knife Web Guide?
Answer: Five navigating features will help you find what you are looking for in the Knife Web Guide™
.1. Look for the Browse the Knife Web Guide™
2. Look for the Search the Knife Web Guide near the top of every page to search the data of the Knife Web Guide™. Your search result will open in a new window. As the KWG is updated so will the data base and that will help keep it accurate. What does the search engine inside the Knife Web Guide search?
3. The home page of the KWG has a complete index in three columns to all the different theme-categories that make up the KWG. Click on each link and it will take you to that theme-category with all the site links we have on that category.
http://KnifeWebGuide.com = home page of the KWG3a. The index page or home page of the Knife Web Guide is a multi-tier link directory in a hierarchical fashion. This organizes the over 2500 links into smaller more focused groups of categories.
4. Knife Web Guide Site Map or Table of Contents can be found in the center of the index page or home page of the Knife Web Guide as a link. There is also a link toward the bottom in the center of most pages in the KWG. Knife Web Guide Site Map
5. Above the listings section on each category or theme page is a bread crumb trail similar to this:
KWG Site Map > Home Page > index
Or this:
KWG Site Map > Home Page > index > Cutlery > Kitchen Knives
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5. Question: When was the Knife Web Guide started?
Answer: The Guide was started the last week in October 2000 and the first version of the Guide was debuted on CutlersCove.com site the first week of November 2000. The Guide's domain name KnifeWebGuide.com was registered on Oct. 20, 2000.
Knife Web Guide™ will remain in flux as it grows, adjusting to new technology, new demands and more readers.
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6. Question: What to do if you do not like your listing in the KWG or would like to change it.
Answer: For complete details on how to change your listing click here.1. Let us know how and what you want changed in the Guide so we can change it for you.
2. You need to change your meta tags so that they say what you want your site to show the search engines and the people coming to your site. Our robot took the information that is listed in the Guide from your meta tags or if you do not have meta tags from the first lines of text on your home page.
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7. Question: I want to know more about the
Knife Web Guide?Answer:
For complete details click here. How
much international traffic does the KWG get?
What are the 10 most popular Categories?
How does the KWG rank in Google? Which countries and states send the most
traffic to the KWG? What is a
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8. Question: Why you should link to us?
Answer: For complete details on linking click here.
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9. Question: How do you find all these knife, sword and cutlery links?
Answer: The Guide has it's own Robot that finds sites for us. After he finds them each site is human evaluated before being added. We have over 1250 hours in the making of the KWG so far. The 1250 personnel hour count is for the content, design and maintenance of the Knife Web Guide and not any of the marketing or media kit areas.
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10. Question: How do I contact you at the Knife Web Guide?
Answer: How To Contact Us
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11. Question: How do I advertise with Knife Web Guide?
Answer: For complete advertising details click here and this link will take you to our Media Kit.
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12. Question: I have a question about Cutlers Cove?
Answer: Click here for all the help and FAQ's on Cutlers Cove.
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13. Question: How do I let you know about a dead link?
Answer: We work hard to be sure that the Knife Web Guide is accurate, up to date, fully functional and as useful to our visitors as possible. We are always in the process of verifying each of our links and if you find a dead or bad link please let us know here. We will update the KWG as soon as possible.
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14. Question: Can I send you a idea or suggestion to improve the KWG?
Answer: Yes please do. Let us know of any problems, new additions or ways that we can improve the KWG by emailing us here or contact us here.
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15. Question: Can I write an article for the KWG?
Answer: Yes please do. For complete details click here.
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Question: Do you make money from your site?Answer: Yes. Our sites KnifeWebGuide.com and CutlersCove.com are how we make a living. We really enjoy what we do but believe that producing cool content or a directory without a revenue model is a one-way ticket to the dot com graveyard. We are also dealers in quality vintage, used, old, antique, scarce and rare knives. These are our sources of income and we work at them 5 to 7 days a week.
The Knife Web Guide like other portals has to maintain, develop its services and pay for our advertising on other media. Consequently we are now relying on advertising income to help cover some of the considerable expense. We are a little way from actually making money from the KWG, having invested quite a bit in getting started. Right now as founders of the KWG, we are happy the system works well, is convenient for users and is growing nicely. In the next year or two we will be very happy if we start to turn a profit. Your support along the way is very much appreciated!
Cutlers Cove has been the total sponsor and developer since the KWG started back in October 2000. Starting with the new, improved and expanded KWG in Dec. 2004 we have sponsorships available to other businesses and are accepting banner ads from other knife, sword, cutlery related businesses and industries.
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17. Question: Why does the KWG have wood related links?
Answer: Because many knife makers use wood for handle material. Plus several machines that a wood worker uses can be used in the knife making process. There is some over lap in the tools and machines used in wood working and knife making. Example: drill press, band saw and sandpaper. Of course we have many tool resources that a wood worker would not use but a knife maker would.
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Answer: One Theme-Category listing is Free with reciprocal link. It may be possible to multi list your site. If you want more than the one free category we charge a fee for additional categories per year if we agree that your site also fits in other categories. This way if you have several services or products you can take advantage of the different Theme-Categories to showcase what you have. Click here for all the details.
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Abbreviation; Initialism;
Acronym:
KWG™
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Knife Web Guide™
http://KnifeWebGuide.com =
home page
of the KWG
Answer: Our What's New page is were we announce the most recent additions and changes to the Knife Web Guide site and news. Click here for all the details.
21. Is the Guide available in other languages besides English?
Answer: Because we receive traffic from all over the world we have added cutlery terms translated in to six languages for the benefit of our visitors who do not speak English. Look for a link at the bottom of most pages that will help translate the site from English to several other languages.
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To see the Knife Web Guide screen shots translated into five languages for the benefit of our visitors who do not speak English click here.
- German translation - Deutsch
22. What does the search engine inside the Knife Web Guide search?
Answer: The KWG search engine is for internal search of the Guide only.
The
Search the Knife Web Guide
near the top of every page will only search the data of each Web Site Title and Site
Description for all the links inside the directory. It will
also search the terms that help find articles inside the
Knife Web Guide™.
You can search for web site name or company name if they are listed in the title or description inside the KWG.
You can search for different terms or names for different knife parts such as tang types, blade shapes, patterns and more.
You can search for cutlery definitions, important cities of cutlery around the world and more.
You can search for many knife articles that are inside the KWG including links to outside knife articles.
You cannot search for a URL of a web site that is listed inside the
KWG,
but you can search for the title of the site if it is listed.
Example: You can find a listing for Cutlers Cove but you cannot find
CutlersCove.com with the search engine feature.
Your search result will open in a new window. Link Partners are at the top of the returned search results page. You will get more traffic being a Link Partner. As the KWG is updated so is the data base and that will help keep it accurate. How to navigate the Knife Web Guide?
Answer: Our goal is to keep the information and resources of the Knife Web Guide™ portal or vortal* related only to the topics of knives, swords and cutlery. To attract viewers who will return again and tell their friends because it helps them find what they were looking for and save time. Let us know if we’re staying on course and mission.
Only what you want!
24. Does the Knife Web Guide have a Site Map or Table of Contents?
Answer: Click here for the Knife Web Guide Site Map or Table of Contents
How to navigate the Knife Web Guide?
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25. What is a Link Partner?
Answer: Click here for all the details.
26. What is a Category Sponsor
Answer: Click here for all the details.
27. What is a Multi-category listing?
Answer: Click here for all the details.
28. What is a Sponsorship of KWG?
Answer: Click here for all the details.
29. What if you do not want to be a Link Partner but you still want your site listed in the KWG?
Answer: Click here for all the details.
30. What is the General Legal Information for Knife Web Guide™ Web Site including Copyright, Trademarks, Liability Disclaimer, Terms, Content, Conditions of Use and Linking Guidelines?
Answer: Click here for all the details.
31. What happens if I don't update my listing when the KWG is running an audit?
Answer: If you received one of our Audit notices it is important to make the changes. If you ignore our requests to update your listing, eventually the editor may delete you. You may find it difficult to list your site again after the editor has deleted you. We are trying to make the Knife Web Guide accurate, up to date and keep it that way. Keeping it fully functional helps makes it as useful to all our visitors as possible.
32. What is a theme-category?
Theme-categories organize subjects into relevant groups, making it easy for visitors to find specific topics. To view the links in a category, click the category name found on the index page and the dropdown menu at the top of each page.
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