Review of Text Link Advertising Services

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A few weeks ago Nick over on Threadwatch blogged about people selling text link advertising on Ebay, always on the lookout for good links especially on the cheap, I gave it a shot. Since I’ve used the other major text link advertising networks I figure this would be a good opportunity to give a review of the services.

Ebay
I can’t imagine there’s anyone who’s reading this who hasn’t bought or sold anything on Ebay so I’ll skip the mechanics. I bid and ended up buying three different links. The good part about it is they were cheap, dirt cheap. The bad part, two of the sellers never responded, and the third was pretty much worthless. Now I’m sure there are some legitimate link sellers on Ebay, but I wouldn’t expect to find anything with a lot of power or quality here.

Text Links for Sale on Ebay

Linkadage
I’ve been using Linkadage for a while now, and I met John who runs Linkadage at the PubCon in New Orleans. Back when Linkadage started, prices were out of control, really out of control. Truth be told though, this is when most people believed Google Toolbar Page Rank ™ actually meant something. Thankfully prices have come down, way down. You can pick up some decent quality links for reasonable or bargain prices. Additionally the links here come from a really wide variety of websites and IP ranges. For the best results, look for sellers who have sold lots of links and/or have high ratings (they use a star system with 5 stars being the best). While most people using Linkadage won’t give out their URL’s, but they do have a metrics section for each auction, giving you an idea of what you are bidding on. Another advantage of Linkadage is you can buy your links auction style (ala Ebay), you can buy them for a fixed price, or they have a new link trading forum. If you’re new to the game, this is a great place to dip your big toe in and test the water, or if you’re experienced you can get some real diversity from this service.

Text links for sale at Linkadage

Text Link Ads
Text Link Ads is the newest of the big players in the text link advertising arena. Of all of the services, this is the most expensive. However there is a good reason for it, when you buy from them, you’re going to get a powerful high quality link, that’s probably on a well known website you’ve come across before. While these things are always a little cloak-and-daggerish, you can email them ask some questions, and get a real person who is helpful and answers you in a prompt manner. Playing with links of this caliber is probably not for the newbie, you should know what you are doing, why you are doing it, and what to resonably expect from this service before you use it.

Text link advertising from text-link-ads.com

Disclaimer: I have used these services in the past plan to continue to use them in the future. This post represents the authors opinion and there was no prior or future compensation, monetary or otherwise, for this review.

tags: (search engine optimization | seo | sem | search engine marketing | threadwatch | text link advertising)

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