Comments on: Text Link Ads http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/03/text-link-ads.html Bringing the Internet into Focus! Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:47:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Website Promotion is a Social Activity - LGR Webmaster Blog http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-77 Website Promotion is a Social Activity - LGR Webmaster Blog Wed, 21 May 2008 17:08:32 +0000 http://www.blog2.lgr.ca/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-77 [...] ask me if buying text links on other sites was a good idea. They had read my blog post about Text Link Ads and thought it might help them to increase the traffic on their website. Interestingly enough, [...] [...] ask me if buying text links on other sites was a good idea. They had read my blog post about Text Link Ads and thought it might help them to increase the traffic on their website. Interestingly enough, [...]

]]> By: LGR http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-76 LGR Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.blog2.lgr.ca/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-76 Rhett, Good question! I will have to write a post about how to check. In the meantime there is a good tool over at <a HREF="http://www.iwebtool.com/pagerank_checker/" REL="nofollow">iwebtool</a> where you just enter your web address and it returns the PageRank for your web address from all of Google's servers. Make sure you enter your primary web address. For example: www.lgr.ca currently has a PageRank of 4 and it is the primary, but if you try lgr.ca it is a 0. Rhett, Good question! I will have to write a post about how to check. In the meantime there is a good tool over at iwebtool where you just enter your web address and it returns the PageRank for your web address from all of Google’s servers. Make sure you enter your primary web address. For example: http://www.lgr.ca currently has a PageRank of 4 and it is the primary, but if you try lgr.ca it is a 0.

]]> By: Rhett http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-75 Rhett Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.blog2.lgr.ca/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-75 Question two: How do I tell what my pagerank is?<br/><br/>= n00b Question two: How do I tell what my pagerank is?

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]]> By: LGR http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-74 LGR Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:39:00 +0000 http://www.blog2.lgr.ca/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-74 Rhett,<br/>The short answer is that Google does not like them because it messes up their system for return "relevant results" for searches. Reading <a HREF="http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/text-links-and-pagerank/" REL="nofollow">Matt Cutts blog</a>, he clearly states that "Google does consider buying text links for PageRank purposes to be outside our (Google's) quality guidelines." In my opinion this relates more to those that buy the links, since I am not selling links for PageRank purposes. I am selling links as a form of advertising. You need to read through some of the comments on the post. One of my favourites "Let’s face it, links are just another form of marketing along with copy, banner ads, flash ads, etc. Instead of making such convoluted arguments and asking the entire internet to regress by about a decade, why don’t you use your time to find better ways to judge the quality of a web page?"<br/><br/>Link buying and selling has been around longer than Google has been. I did read a good post (I don't remember where unfortunately) that you should restrict the links out to sites that are similar to yours. This makes sense otherwise the people are buying the links strictly for getting a little of your PageRank. All the more reason to setting the ad approval system to letting you control it.<br/><br/>I have sold links in the past on sites if people have asked and if I felt the site had some value to it. Until now I have never gone out of my way looking to sell links. Text Link Ads has created a market place where it is much easier to sell them. <br/><br/>Places you can find them. There are a lot of blogs with them. Some more obvious than others. Here are two: <a HREF="http://www.johnchow.com" REL="nofollow">John Chow</a>, a more high profile blogger where it is not so obvious and my video blog, <a HREF="http://www.videorambler.com" REL="nofollow">Video Rambler</a>, where it is a little more obvious. Rhett,
The short answer is that Google does not like them because it messes up their system for return “relevant results” for searches. Reading Matt Cutts blog, he clearly states that “Google does consider buying text links for PageRank purposes to be outside our (Google’s) quality guidelines.” In my opinion this relates more to those that buy the links, since I am not selling links for PageRank purposes. I am selling links as a form of advertising. You need to read through some of the comments on the post. One of my favourites “Let’s face it, links are just another form of marketing along with copy, banner ads, flash ads, etc. Instead of making such convoluted arguments and asking the entire internet to regress by about a decade, why don’t you use your time to find better ways to judge the quality of a web page?”

Link buying and selling has been around longer than Google has been. I did read a good post (I don’t remember where unfortunately) that you should restrict the links out to sites that are similar to yours. This makes sense otherwise the people are buying the links strictly for getting a little of your PageRank. All the more reason to setting the ad approval system to letting you control it.

I have sold links in the past on sites if people have asked and if I felt the site had some value to it. Until now I have never gone out of my way looking to sell links. Text Link Ads has created a market place where it is much easier to sell them.

Places you can find them. There are a lot of blogs with them. Some more obvious than others. Here are two: John Chow, a more high profile blogger where it is not so obvious and my video blog, Video Rambler, where it is a little more obvious.

]]> By: Rhett http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-73 Rhett Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:14:00 +0000 http://www.blog2.lgr.ca/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-73 Hey Lee,<br/><br/>I think or possibly believe that I read in the past that having these will affect on your Google status or that google hated them for some reason... I'll go find that article, please hold...<br/><br/>*clock ticks*<br/><br/>...Can't find it.<br/><br/>What are the cons of this? Can you show me a site with this in action? Hey Lee,

I think or possibly believe that I read in the past that having these will affect on your Google status or that google hated them for some reason… I’ll go find that article, please hold…

*clock ticks*

…Can’t find it.

What are the cons of this? Can you show me a site with this in action?

]]> By: LGR http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-72 LGR Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:35:00 +0000 http://www.blog2.lgr.ca/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-72 Thanks Ryan. I think Text Link Ads are a good fit for many websites. I have been impressed with them so far. <br/><br/>You have a good <a HREF="http://www.knupnet.com/" REL="nofollow">blog</a> with some interesting posts. I have stumbled upon it in the past. I might have to become a regular reader. Thanks Ryan. I think Text Link Ads are a good fit for many websites. I have been impressed with them so far.

You have a good blog with some interesting posts. I have stumbled upon it in the past. I might have to become a regular reader.

]]> By: knupNET http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-71 knupNET Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:14:00 +0000 http://www.blog2.lgr.ca/2007/03/text-link-ads.html#comment-71 Thanks for the review. I've used Text Link Ads on a couple sites and seemed to enjoy it. Nice extra income stream option! Thanks for the review. I’ve used Text Link Ads on a couple sites and seemed to enjoy it. Nice extra income stream option!

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