Content links vs. Footer/Sidebar links

[mads]

Hi,

I seems like all the paid links being offered on DP are footer/sidebar links. So far I haven't seen a single content link being offered for sale on PR5+ pages :(

So how do you rank content links vs. footer/sidebar links? How important is it that the links are in the content instead of usual paid locations like footer/sidebar?

Thanks, Mads

[Qryztufre]

People read CONTENT, but often completely and totally ignore both the footer and sidebar.

Check out these hotmaps from Google:
Blogtimize - Optimize the ads on your blog - AdSense Help Center (https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=43869)

Making AdSense fit your forum site - AdSense Help Center (http://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=43868)

You'll find that in-content links pwn...

[theworldwinner]

i think footer link give and sidebar link give you link from more pages of the site site so people prefer it

[jitendraag]

People are also selling blog posts. But those posts will not be on high PR homepage for a long time (though some people can do that for you).

Other form of in-content links I have seen being sold here are sticky threads on forums. You just have to spot these offers :)