Hiring a Link Developer

[Synchronium]

So, I was wondering...

When it comes to buying links, what's the average price you'd expect to pay for a respectable link? What kind of price is reasonable for what kind of link?

Is this one of those things where you really do get what you pay for or is ti easy to get ripped off?

[eautocad]

WHY would you PAY for links! I just dont get it.....

[TakeThat]

You don't buy links, you earn links, by producing amazing content and letting people know about it.

[Synchronium]

I'm not actually buying any links. I'm just wondering, for those that sell them (or their services getting them), what the going rate is.

[AngelaE8654]

I don't SELL links. I find great links. My "going rate" is a $5 monthly membership for 30 great links. I've already got two .Edu links for September's packet. :)

Backlink membership (http://angelasdiscountmarket.com/backlink_builder.html)

[Dodger]

You don't buy links, you earn links, by producing amazing content and letting people know about it.

That is a stock knee-jerk response. Not everyone has a blog or informational site.

If you have an eCommerce site, then that 'amazing content' is limited to the manufacturers sales pitch. In essence, most eCommerce sites have duplicate content unless it is a unique and exclusive product.

So you do what you have to do ... buy the links.

As for the price, you get what you pay for ... I guess. I would want to know what site they will be on and location on the page. Both the site and page location can influence the price of the link. Generally links inside of a blog post will run you higher than even a site-wide link on the same site. Higher traffic sites (notice I did not say frickin' PR) demand more money due to not only the exposure, but also the quality of the link (inside the page content).

If you want more info on how to price links, or at least ballpark it, try the LinkWorth Tools (http://www.linkworth.com/tools/) which will help you get an overall feel for it. Specifically look at LinkRank and LinkQuote.

[dcristo]

Dodger thanks for bringing some logic to this thread!

[TakeThat]

Dodger, I work for a company that started as an eCommerce site, they then realised that this was no longer enough in a competitive industry, they now have added a blog to there website, the result? Convincing customers to buy by providing them indepth information and increased SERPS rankings.

[Cbrooker]

I agree with Dodger, there are some instances when you will have to purchase links. Finding links that are sometimes difficult for some businesses.

If you do want some backlinks, visit my Internet Marketing Strategy Experiment Blog (http://www.iwanted.ca). I give away lots of locations to get some high PR links.

[Dodger]

Dodger, I work for a company that started as an eCommerce site, they then realised that this was no longer enough in a competitive industry, they now have added a blog to there website, the result? Convincing customers to buy by providing them indepth information and increased SERPS rankings.

Not a bad idea to do. But not all people can pull it off. I guess it depends on what you are selling too.

If the blog is well written (sans the hype) with sincere, honest details ... it could get picked up by other blogs and the links will start to roll in if they come off as a respected expert in the field.

[Cbrooker]

This is one of the recommended ways to drive traffic to a site. Develop a blog, write great content, and promote your other site, products etc.

[Dodger]

Yeah, but people get hung up on that 'write great content' aspect of the whole thing. I cannot begin to tell you how many blogs out there that are just plain trash. And that makes a direct reflection on their business.

My suggestion is hire a professional writer for that type of endeavor. I noticed this in a particular sector of the construction business where companies put up blogs, and just came off looking like total idiots. One blog had so many spelling mistakes and bad grammar, it made cry looking at it.

[rainier]

why buy links when you can do it all by yourself I mean you can get links through link building and that must be manually, be aware for buying links because this might harm your site.you don't know if the link you buy is credible.

[Dodger]

@rainier - I have seen a website that resells a certain web design product who are doing very well with paid links. I will not divulge who they are in a public forum, but they are paying for 'favorable' blog reviews, post links, etc.

I agree, that you need to be extra careful in how you approach it. But if done correctly can really give you a boost in traffic and link juice combined. Beats the heck out of paying for AdWords, especially in this competitive niche.

[sultanofseo]

That is a stock knee-jerk response. Not everyone has a blog or informational site.



i could not agree more. everytime one of this thread comes along, i see response like this. so everyone will now start creating informational sites and take all the ads and commercial products off their sites so that people can just link to them. GET REAL! we are webmasters who are interested in making money from our sites. and guess what? not many people out there will provide a link to a site who's primary purpose is to make money. besides, if you have a competitive niche, just building free links by yourself might not be enough to get your site ranked high. therefore comes the need of paid links or professional link building services.

good comment Dodger, rep added

[lincolnpark]

watch out for sites that advertise that they sell links and avoid ebay

[Synchronium]

An interesting discussion so far.

No one's given any kind of ballpark figures yet though.

[Dodger]

An interesting discussion so far.

No one's given any kind of ballpark figures yet though.

And you won't get any ballpark figures. That is contingent on many factors, all of which have been discussed in previous posts.

Also, I highly doubt anyone will waltz into this thread and give you a quote! :D

I can tell you that I have seen links that are cheap from $10 a month and on up. I have seen some that are expensive, like in the range of $350 or more.

[TakeThat]

i could not agree more. everytime one of this thread comes along, i see response like this. so everyone will now start creating informational sites and take all the ads and commercial products off their sites so that people can just link to them. GET REAL! we are webmasters who are interested in making money from our sites. and guess what? not many people out there will provide a link to a site who's primary purpose is to make money. besides, if you have a competitive niche, just building free links by yourself might not be enough to get your site ranked high. therefore comes the need of paid links or professional link building services.

good comment Dodger, rep added

How do you propose that people recognize your primary purpose is making money? If you offer value to your visitor the money will follow.

[TakeThat]

And you won't get any ballpark figures. That is contingent on many factors, all of which have been discussed in previous posts.

Also, I highly doubt anyone will waltz into this thread and give you a quote! :D

I can tell you that I have seen links that are cheap from $10 a month and on up. I have seen some that are expensive, like in the range of $350 or more.

True, also you it is important to understand whether you are building links solely for the link juice or for other factors such as traffic, some links could set you back thousands simply because of the traffic benefit.

[Ideastone]

A link is only worth what you are willing to pay for it. Don't worry about market value, worry about what value the link brings to your site. Will it get you actual referral traffic or is it just going to get you some nice spamtastic link value from Google? Also, how is the link going to be included. In content, in a "sponsored links" section? Of course, there are so many quality free links to be had these days, I don't see why you would buy.

[dcristo]

A link is only worth what you are willing to pay for it. Don't worry about market value, worry about what value the link brings to your site. Will it get you actual referral traffic or is it just going to get you some nice spamtastic link value from Google? Also, how is the link going to be included. In content, in a "sponsored links" section? Of course, there are so many quality free links to be had these days, I don't see why you would buy.

Many free quality links? I guess it depends on how you define quality ;) If this were the case then SEO would be EASY and I think many struggle with it :D

[golova]

It depends on return of investment of the link. I really doubt that average price even exist. Each link should be estimated separately. To get more specific answer you probably should specify type of link and site where you want your link to be placed (like forum links, article links from article directory, article link from respectable niche site, etc.)

[sultanofseo]

How do you propose that people recognize your primary purpose is making money? If you offer value to your visitor the money will follow.

it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out the purpose of an "online casino" or "buy viagra online" site, just to give you example