www.text-link-ads.com?? Yay or Nay?

FeldBum

Mar 25th 2007, 2:00 am

I say No.

Google ignores paid links it knows about, and text-link-ads makes it's paid links very obvious.

So to clarify: No for SEO, but Yes if you think you'll get good traffic from it.

foulplay

Mar 25th 2007, 2:06 am

What about paid directories? Are you saying google won't give credit for that as well? Damn, I just wasted $60 bucks if it's true what you said.:o

CountryBoy

Mar 25th 2007, 2:20 am

No, not worth buying. Since you have to choose manually which sites your TLA ads will be displayed on you are just as well contacting the publisher directly and saving yourself a bit of money. That's what I'd do.

mixke

Mar 25th 2007, 2:31 am

You can find links at cheaper price compared to TLA if you look around so you can save some bucks . else , give them a try .

foulplay

Mar 25th 2007, 2:31 am

okay, i'm getting confused by reading some of the post here. Some say, paid links = (No for SEO) Paid Directory's=> (No for SEO) Link Farms=>(BIG NO!)

Damn what options do I have left? It's hard enough asking webmasters to add your link, and google doesn't give much credit to reciprocal links.

Article linking takes too much time and you have to submit hundreds of articles. That takes time...:(

iatbm

Mar 25th 2007, 3:59 am

hmm you read lots of bullshit ... of course it is good to buy links from t-l-a ... find some high traffic quality website there and you will see results in seo and in traffic ...

Daz

Mar 25th 2007, 4:09 am

Foul, its SEO - It takes time.
Take your time and put enough effort into it, and it'll work out :)

ul164

Mar 25th 2007, 5:35 am

i agree with "countryboy", you might want to contact the sites directly.

Jasonb

Mar 25th 2007, 7:00 am

I have not used T-L-A for a good few months now, mainly because its quite expensive and i would rather purchase links from DP, all though buying links from T-L-A will increase your search engine positions just don't buy every single link available on the site :D, make sure if your spending that sort of money then there relevant and will bring traffic.

jg123

Mar 25th 2007, 8:14 am

"Google ignores paid links it knows about" - That statement is not even close to correct.

TLA can be expenisve, check out the links for sale section here, avoid wordcloud sites. Featured links in relevant directory categories are a very good value.

MattUK

Mar 26th 2007, 1:03 am

I agree on the view that it's expensive. Shopping around and buying direct can save a lot of money.

currenz

Mar 26th 2007, 1:32 am

What about paid directories? Are you saying google won't give credit for that as well? Damn, I just wasted $60 bucks if it's true what you said.:o

Why not monitor your site, see if it brings traffic or boost your PR/SERP ranking. It is too early to say you have wasted the money.

kh7

Mar 26th 2007, 2:27 am

Is it worth buying links from there? Yes? No?

I'd say it's worth it to buy links on related sites there, if your site has a solid business plan behind it.

jukebox9988

Mar 26th 2007, 6:07 am

TLA provides a reliable service. You know that your link will be active at all times, so it eliminates a lot of link maintenance - like checking up on the site owner, etc.

There are lots of options out there, so just choose the best for your site & wallet.

bochgoch

Mar 26th 2007, 6:14 am

I wouldn't spend my own money on links from there, but would spend a corporate budget on them....they are easy to buy, guarantee PR and some traffic, but are expensive.

mixke

Mar 26th 2007, 6:47 am

Apart from TLA , you can try Link Sales section at DP and I am sure you can find good deals here and yea buying links on relevant sites does help .

bujes

Mar 26th 2007, 10:13 am

I have bought few links and I have better SERP now, but no changes in traffic.

autorave

Mar 26th 2007, 11:09 am

I prefer to go direct because it saves you money .. if I'm buying from TLA.. I'll prefer to buy for traffic instead of PR.

foulplay

Mar 26th 2007, 3:01 pm

You guys are so awesome and helpful. I'm really glad to be part of this community. Thank you all for you input. :)

coolsitez

Mar 26th 2007, 8:56 pm

TLA is expensive. Better to find better deals at link sale forum. But to sell links, TLA isn't too bad ;)

mad4

Mar 27th 2007, 5:32 am

If you can find a nice site to advertise on via TLA then go for it. The only problem is that TLA might sell some crappy loans or mortgage links next to yours but thats the risk you take.

dojo

Mar 27th 2007, 8:19 am

I am using them ONLY to get revenue (just started anyway). I don't buy links. I'd rather use free promotion ways since I cannot afford paying

jukebox9988

Mar 28th 2007, 4:26 am

On the publisher side, it's a definite thumbs up. But even when you raise prices, there tends to be a slow down in link purchases. IMO, even $200 a month is cheap if you get a link in a prime position on a high traffic site.

And the lock in rate features sucks too.

adleym

Apr 12th 2007, 12:41 pm

Do it for pr, but definitely not for traffic.

iatbm

Apr 12th 2007, 12:46 pm

Do it for pr, but definitely not for traffic.

You must be kidding me ? It is better if you aim for traffic through t-l-a

adleym

Apr 12th 2007, 2:41 pm

You must be kidding me ? It is better if you aim for traffic through t-l-a

Well, I once paid $40 for a pr7 animated gifs site with an alexa of about 19,000, and the owner claimed he had average 14,000 uniques per day, which is believable. Out of those, my itty bitty anchored text link brought me about 2-3 uniques per day. Not so great. But of course, if I left that link for 2-3 months, it would be most likely very beneficial to my serps for that phrase.