Determining Value of a Link using PageRank

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by Phynder, Jan 9, 2007.

  1. #1
    I recently saw another thread called Price per PR point, which I assumed (incorrectly) was referring to the price of a "link" associated with PR. The OP of that thread was looking for something else.

    The reason for this thread is: to get a better understanding of the value of a link when all else is equal, except: PageRank of the page and the number of links on the page.

    All else being equal. So, imagine in your mind you are looking at a page with the exact same theme, same distance from the front page (or both are the front page), same quality, same amount of content, same EVERYTHING - except, PR of the page and number of links.

    I am sure we will stray from that, but I figured it will be worth setting bounds :)

    Let me start with some information from two sites that attempt to put a "value" onto links - LinkVault and ReceiveLinks (I would love to hear of any others that have their formulas public!):

    LinkVault's Formula:


    Receive Link's Formula


    Okay, that is something to chew on for a little while. I am going to put together some calculations and continue the discussion a bit later.
     
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  2. Mihai

    Mihai Active Member

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    Link cost on other's sites:
    3 ^ (PR - 1)

    That sounds pretty profitable :rolleyes: even if I am not sure of the real value of a text link in the conditions that you mentioned.

    Regards
     
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    Phynder Well-Known Member

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    Can you give me some alternative examples?

     
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    Mihai Active Member

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    I am sorry that I can't give you a real hands-on algorithm, I am most likely using tools such as

    www.webconfs.com/link-value.php
    and
    www.text-link-ads.com/link_calculator.php

    Regards
     
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  5. manageyourlinks

    manageyourlinks Peon

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    i will say http://www.webconfs.com/ tool is FARRR from accurate.

    says 12/month for a text link ad on my corporate site. 144/yr. righttttt.

    I can tell you a site with sub 20k alexa and PR of 7 with 15,000 unique backlinks, and 0 external links off the homepage, is worth a little more then that.
     
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  6. Phynder

    Phynder Well-Known Member

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    Let's make those links live so people can get to them easily:

    www.webconfs.com/link-value.php

    www.text-link-ads.com/link_calculator.php

    Thanks for pointing those out. I use the TLA calculator all the time, but it seems to be overly biased by Alexa ranking. However, I should be able to instrument the marginal value of PR across like sites. I am going to look at webconfs and see what it is like.
     
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    Mihai Active Member

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    If you have time to research, maybe this google search will help you:

    http://www.google.ro/search?hl=ro&q=text%2Blink%2Bprice%2Bcalculation&btnG=C%C4%83utare+Google&meta=

    Best regards
     
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  8. Phynder

    Phynder Well-Known Member

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    Phynder is doing a lot of research on this subject and this looks like one of the threads to follow as the posts keep coming in
     
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    It's all subjective. PR is not everything. If a site is highly trafficed, its link might be worth more than a site with higher PR that receives less traffic.
    It's almost about how well targeted the site is to your business.
     
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    Phynder Well-Known Member

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    Not to sound mean, but the purpose of this thread is to determine the value of PR irrespective of ALL OTHER FACTORS. I am painfully aware of the myriad of other factors that affect the value of a WEB PAGE, but those are not relevant for this discussion. If you re-read my first post, it may help.

    Do you see where we are trying to go with this thread now?
     
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    according to webconfs.com, the price of a link on my site is:

    apparently i'm scamming people who bought text links. :D:D
     
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    Phynder Well-Known Member

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    I had not seen that calculator before starting this thread, but playing around with it last night for a little while has convinced me it really isn't all that useful.

    I have been using the TLA calculator for a long time - it is interesting to play with. However - I have noticed (and please correct me if anyone sees it working differently!) that it prices PR0, PR1, PR2 and PR3 pages with the same price. Golly - that seems to be missing a large part of the PR spectrum and clumping them all into the same segment.
     
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    My PR 4 site value is 0$ too :-(

    Lol, I tried to see price for www.google.com = 4000$, I take it for this price right now :)

    I dont think there is a tool very accurate to check prices.

    And taking only PR into account is not enough. I may take the site with few outbound links when two sites hav the same pagerank.
    I will also have a look to the sites linking to the site, to see if it is an artificial PR(build one) or a natural one (natural links).
     
    droper, Jan 13, 2007 IP