So far I have not bought any links from them because they look spammy to me. Has anyone had good results buying links from them?
Waste of money unless there are a limited number of links per page ( I would say no more than 20). Another negative is that there is no relevance...and if there would be a way to organize, it would simply be a directory. On top of that, many of these word cloud sites are domains that are purchased by people that have PR at that time. I can guarantee you that most will drop significantly at the next update. If you want to look at it from the traffic point...there is also no benefit. Think about it this way, when was the last time you used a word cloud site to find a site you're looking for? Save your 5-10 dollars, have an article written up, and submit it to ezinearticles.
in a nutshell, it's a clump of colorful links in different font styles on a single webpage. Google word cloud for an example
here's an example: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=237222 Notice how irrelevant the whole thing is...you have gambling, indian fan clubs, an online bible, and auto tuning all on a single page.
Similar question here too I guess. My word cloud directory is different from others. Each category lists one themed links. So its like an directory. Word TagCloud Keyword Directory
If the word cloud site just provides tons of links, then it does not worth any value. Link investment, on the other hand, combines the word cloud concept and provide return values (profits) for the link owners.
Yeh I think they have a certain appeal, but whole bunch of random links on a page can't be good for ever. I think that guy with the article suggestion had the best idea.
Too many outgoing links = not much PR/LinkJuice passed. I suggest buying links from a normal, related site that has few outgoing links.
Link cloud sites have it all wrong. The cloud should link to a presell page on their site. You, as the link buyer, write the presell page with some unique content, and include a homepage link and a deep link back to your site. Your links are the only links on the page. I'd pay a couple of dollars for that maybe. No way the regular link cloud format is worth anything though - 100 unrelated links on a new domain = link farm. And why would the domain owner go to any trouble at all to promote the site once they have sold all 100 slots? For me, the model just doesn't stack up.
I started this thread and I think most of you have backed up what I already thought was the truth. I feel sure now that these types of links are something that I would never be interested in buying. It suprises me just how many of these there are and how many seem to have little problem selling links.
I got one on the first one, launched after the million dollar homepage, and got some traffic. It really depends on your niche. If the site has a lot of traffic, and the cost is low, it may be worth it.
well mine is only 50 and links are all sorted by theme. It really isn't like a link farm. Check the link I posted above.
That's my point though. Do you plan on spending time and money promoting this domain once you have sold all 50 slots?
I guess you didn't check how it is. Most of the category page accepts 50. And I have bunch of categories. In some, I only let 30 have their spots also.
Actually I had a quick look, but you are probably right. Your site is probably more like a directory than a word cloud site. Point I made above is very valid though - if a word cloud site has space for 100 links, they aren't going to bother promoting the domain once all slots have sold. This is why the business model is flawed.
Buying links is just a waste of money. I'm trying to get more quality backlinks without spending money. There's no guarantee for your site to be on top of search engine even if you buy higher PR links