I was just wondering if anyone here promotes their site and increases their traffic by paying for links or banners on other sites? If so what do you pay and how has this worked out for you?
You could purchase advertising on another site - but Google, ever the arrogant, may penalise you for purchasing a 'link'. Unfortunately I'm unable to offer anything else as I have never done it. Pete
It may, if it believes that is what they do. Can Google distinguish between advertising links and paid-for-to-boost-rankings links? No. To be honest, ever since they changed their little policy thing to 'There's almost nothing anyone can do to effect your rankings' I've fucking detested Google. Do no evil? Do no evil? THEN HAVE SOME RESPECT FOR WEBSITE OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS WHO WORK THEIR ARSE OFF AND DON'T LET ANYONE... ANYONE...BE ABLE TO INTERFERE WITH THEIR RANKINGS...EVER. Revolting. Makes me puke. Pete
But no, google does not penalize you for paying for links on another site. UNless it is a link farm...then you should not have done so. Go to the buy, sell, trade forums for link sales forum. Good sellers of links on their sites, directory submissions, etc will be found there.