How do I price a link?

Brett1231

Apr 16th 2009, 9:13 am

I'm getting inquiries to buy links on my b1231.com game sites.

Is there a going rate?

onebuck_design

Apr 16th 2009, 10:19 am

I'd suggest you go by your own feelings, if your site has an high PR, (just verified and I see it's at 3, it's pretty good) you can of course ask for an higher price.

Do you have an idea of your stats? I mean how much visitors and uniques you get a day?

For a PR3, I'd start at 10-15$.

Cyclades Handyman

Apr 16th 2009, 10:25 am

I never understand people who pay for links; there are always sites out there with good PR where you get links for free or just for exchange.

Stephan

AWG123

Apr 16th 2009, 10:26 am

Go to text-link-ads dot com and see what comparable links are selling for and then you will get a good idea of what your link is worth.

Hope this helps

Mike

Brett1231

Apr 16th 2009, 12:50 pm

I'd suggest you go by your own feelings, if your site has an high PR, (just verified and I see it's at 3, it's pretty good) you can of course ask for an higher price.

Do you have an idea of your stats? I mean how much visitors and uniques you get a day?

For a PR3, I'd start at 10-15$.

The site the link would be on is PR5 - www.bethecoachbasketball.com

This link price calculator says $30 a month.
www.seochat.com/seo-tools/link-price/

I've read that Google can penalize you for selling links. How would they tell a paid link from a regular link?

onebuck_design

Apr 16th 2009, 6:21 pm

The site the link would be on is PR5 - url

This link price calculator says $30 a month.

I've read that Google can penalize you for selling links. How would they tell a paid link from a regular link?

If it's a PR5, than yes, 30$ is reasonable (and you could actually bargain to get more).

And your second point is a myth that hasn't really been proven. You have to limit the selling space on your site: if half of your page is links, than you can be penalized.

thallewell

Apr 16th 2009, 6:30 pm

The site the link would be on is PR5 - www.bethecoachbasketball.com

This link price calculator says $30 a month.
www.seochat.com/seo-tools/link-price/

I've read that Google can penalize you for selling links. How would they tell a paid link from a regular link?

One way they would be able to tell is by reading this thread=). I wouldn't publish the website you are linking from, just tell people via email.

paternes

Apr 16th 2009, 7:11 pm

The site the link would be on is PR5 - www.bethecoachbasketball.com

This link price calculator says $30 a month.
www.seochat.com/seo-tools/link-price/

I've read that Google can penalize you for selling links. How would they tell a paid link from a regular link?

great info !

kbeus21

Apr 16th 2009, 7:30 pm

Go buy uniqe traffic to your site I would suggest 1000 visitors a month = $1.00 a month.

Brett1231

Apr 19th 2009, 8:08 am

And your second point is a myth that hasn't really been proven. You have to limit the selling space on your site: if half of your page is links, than you can be penalized.

that makes sense to me too. i can understand why google wouldn't want to send people to link farms. but a paid link is really the same as an advertisement and they aren't against all advertising. gotta keep it within reason.

tariq1654

Apr 19th 2009, 12:33 pm

I'm getting inquiries to buy links on my b1231.com game sites.

Is there a going rate?

Usually $15-$20. But it depends on ur traffic stats. I noticed a newspaper site having PR3 but gets 300k+ hits a day, charged $200 per link.

mash240

Apr 19th 2009, 1:34 pm

I agree, I think it all depends on the traffic.
Traffic is king...

RightMan

Apr 22nd 2009, 11:20 am

These days, people hardly care for traffic to ascertain their link price.

It appears to me that PR is the main criteria for majority of the link deals done here.
I have seen many a blogs/sites where traffic is very insignificant, getting good price based on just PR !

Regards,

RightMan

Apice Internet

Apr 22nd 2009, 1:43 pm

I believe that the price varies greatly according to the PR, but of course that traffic and low rates of rejection are important too.

gsv13

Apr 22nd 2009, 2:38 pm

These days, people hardly care for traffic to ascertain their link price.

It appears to me that PR is the main criteria for majority of the link deals done here.
I have seen many a blogs/sites where traffic is very insignificant, getting good price based on just PR !

Regards,

RightMan
links are always sold for pr. However if there is traffic then seller must tell this beforehand and may price it accordingly.