Sponsoring Templates

With the probable doom of Google's PR is it going to prove as much value for people to sponsor directory templates, or do you think people will still sponsor as many regardless? Is there as much value in sponsoring a template or do you think eliminating PR won't make a bit of difference?

 

Good backlinks will help in your site's SEO, which will get you ranked higher for keywords.

 

Exactly. Plus, a lot of web directory owners sponsor templates to get traffic from the directories that use it too. Sure, most directoies would send very little traffic, but adding all the directories that use a good template together can produce good results.

 

Just how probable is the doom of googles page rank?

 

And since when has it been probable?

 

Can you support this?

 

Very, follow the relevant threads on this forum that were mysteriously closed, you'll see even matt cutts is taking PR with a pinch of salt.

 

Hello...

It would seem that anymore its simply not worth it as clowns take the links off the footers...

EX: http://www.bostonsocialcircle.org/




thx
malcolm

 

no basis to say this is probable at all and as said already sponsors for backlinks will remain

 

I will continue to sponsor, simply for traffic, although the traffic is minimal, so is the cost to sponsor.

 

if the sponsored links are on the footer then the links will not have much importance. if the sponsored links are in the sidebar or on top, the value of the links are more, for both PR and serps!!

though one thing that helps a lot from sponsoring templates is, you get targeted traffic, this kind of traffic increases in sales and submission

 

Sometimes you also get a lot of natural links from blog sites that list free templates.

 

well,i have sponsored many templates,but will not anymore unless they have footer encrpted so my link wont get removed.But i will continue regardless of PR...As i have said,its about how many eyeballs see your name,not really a green bar

 

How did you come up with this? Based on what? I am curious to know.

 

If you can PM the e-mail add. would appreciate it.

 

It's a huge leap to say that PR is doomed because MC takes it with a grain of salt. To say that PR is on the way out is pure speculation. Read what Adam Lasnik, said on that webmasterworld thread. He gave no indication whatsoever that they are getting rid of it.

 

I myself have sponsored few Free wordpress themes
It brings good traffic for me.. In addition waiting for backlinks update on google.

 

What do you mean there's no basis to say this, yes there is. Go read some posts on the developements of PR which is exactly why I asked the question.