I don't think 1+1 always = 2, in other words, I don't think there's a formula that'll work every time if you follow it. I don't believe you say, "Do your TGP gallery exactly like this and it'll make money."

For instance, basschick does a killer TGP gallery and it sells buckets. You copy the template and change the background and text colour add your own content, and it tanks. Was it the colour that tanked or was it content that tanked or was it that content with that colour that tanked?

When I was with my last employer I told a guy exactly how to make a good AVS gallery. He followed my instructions to a tee -- everything I did to make lots of money -- and he didn't make a dime. So maybe the AVS didn't have a lot of traffic that liked black guys or maybe his content was over-exposed, or maybe I was lucky and don't really know what I'm talking about, who knows.

I tried two hubs with UGAS and couldn't make a penny. Another webmaster who makes galleries that aren't as nice looking as mine makes a lot of money, using sponsor content a lot of times, too.

I think there are some basic points that are good to learn from, but essentially I think you have to get in there and play around. You need to see what works with your particular traffic base. Just because something works with bear traffic doesn't mean it'll work with twink traffic.

You can tell someone to submit to these six link lists and they'll get buckets of traffic, but if they submit on the wrong day, at the wrong time, or if Anna Nicole Smith dies on the day their galleries show up, they won't get any traffic.

Cheers
Michael