Directory Killer?

20.00 for one link ? Isn't that a little expensive for something that will be pushed off the front page whenever a few more links get bought ?

 

It's a permanent link, so it's actually pretty cheap, particularly given that it's relevant and surrounded by relevant text with a relevant title tag.

If you want a text link to remain on the home page of a website, it would cost you $5 to $10 per month, at the very least.

 

IMO those links will also grow in value as time goes by.

 

Yeah, I'd have to say that most people are suggesting that it is too cheap. Good to hear from the other side.

 

Off topic: Damn I hate v7n's designs, its so 80's

 

I love the 80's!

 

Interesting service although lately there have been many new similar offerings popping up. I wish the you both the best of luck.

I love that design 100% original

 

sorry e-bud, but the 70's is where it was at. before both of our times to be able to enjoy im sure, but nonetheless, you need to DOWNgrade v7n to the 70's hahaha

 

I Like it it’s unique and original, but I think works better on the forums, not so well on main site, and don’t like it on the directory.

 

it's a great idea, but seems overpriced

 

I'm just wondering why you think $20 for a permanent link with the anchor text of your choice on a relevant page, with a relevant page title and in middle of relevant content is expensive?

 

I like the typeface V7N uses.

 

Well, if you are one of those people who likes to spend 8 hours a day finding sources to link to you for free rather than spending 20 bucks to get it done in 2 minutes, then I guess it is.

 

Its not expensive since it is a permanent link and that too in a another

website and not in directories!

 

Some posts say that this system is unethetical.

kontera.com and many other contextual advertisers do exactly the same but for traffic only, so they are also unethetical.

 

Depends though since the advertiser has no choice what site its placed than im sure there will be alot of blogs with hardly any traffic and that are rarely crawled.

 

Just that now we have the proof google is limited , they can't see sh!t

 

this is really agood idea and google is now giving more weightage to content links also

 

With more emphasis towards semantic web, I guess such contextual links will become successful in the long run. But from business' point of view, such link brokering service does not require much authority unlike directories. Anyone can jump into the bandwagon, and start offering similar brokering services, maybe with lower advertising rates and higher payout (or even some other incentives) to quickly expand their blog inventories and attract more advertising orders. It will not be long before this will start to happen.

 

I think all depends on the marking efforts that will be made, some link brokers (ex. text-link-ads.com) are very successful with a 50/50 split revenue model because they are very effective on the marketing part of the business.