Frequently Asked Questions

What is a toplist? What does a toplist do?

Toplist is a ranking service. It ranks a website/blog based on the amount of unique clicks coming to a toplist and assigns a certain position on this list. The more visitors you have, the higher you are on the toplist. It also helps you to raise your ranks in search engines, by providing you with new backlinks from ontoplist.com, and thus raises your Google PageRank.



How do I register a toplist?

If you want to have your own toplist please fill out the registration form on the right.
If you just want to add your site to an existing toplist, find one here and go to "Add your site", for example Add your site at demo.ontoplist.com.



I have already registered. How can I access my toplist?

You need to confirm your registration - a validation email has been sent to your email address. Once you confirm the registration - you will be taken to your toplist automatically.



I have registered a new toplist, but it's empty. What should I do?

Yes, it is empty. You're building your toplist from scratch on your own. You can add your site, by going to the "Add Your Site" link on the top of your toplist. You can also invite other people to join your toplist. Keep in mind that the more members you have the more incoming traffic to your Website.



How do I change the design?

Only a toplist owner is allowed to customize the design. So, if you own a toplist, jus go to the "Admin Panel" link on the top of your toplist and log in. There's a section called "change design" and you can easily manage your layout from there.



Why should I get my own toplist?

A toplist is generally for webmasters and bloggers. The advantages of having a toplist are:

1. Increases traffic to your website:
  • a great tool to draw visitors' attention.
  • more backlinks to your website
  • easily gain link partners by letting them know about your toplist
  • a higher Google PageRank
  • every time a new website is added to your toplist, our system lets Google know about it automatically, so your toplist content is kept fresh in the major search engine
2. If you have a blog:
  • add article teaser (up to 255 characters) to your toplist, to improve your search engine visibility
  • add all your article teasers to your bloglist, to create another source of visitors coming to your weblog.
  • every time you add an article teaser to a toplist, we will let Google know about it and your toplist content will be kept fresh.


Which domain should I choose?

For all blog-oriented services, we strongly recommend the onbloglist.com, blogranking.us or blogrankingeu domain. For all other Websites, the ontoplist.com domain will be perfect.



I want to promote my blog. Can this service help me get new visitors?

OnToplist.com is the right tool for you if you want to increase traffic coming from natural searches in search engines. When it comes to blog owners we suggest you follow one of these strategies:

  • Concentrate on your blog. First, write good teasers for your articles (try not to just copy the first paragraph). Then add them to your toplist as separate sites. Keep your toplist fresh and updated - that's the type of content search engines like the most. Every time you add a new site/blog our system will let Google know about it.
  • Concentrate on gaining new members. Add your blog to your toplist and let other people know about your venture. You can e-mail friends, write articles about the service, post a message on discussion groups etc.. Keep in mind that the more members you have the more traffic is coming to you.


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