Monetize Your Sites

• Posted by B Jones on November 12th, 2006 - Comment on this Post »

I have to admit, when I signed up for the text-link-ads service several months back, I was highly skeptical about it. The whole thing just seemed pretty sketchy to me. I think I initially put the ad code on one of my pages for about 30 minutes and then removed it, but somewhere along the way, I decided to give the program a fair shot, and I was very surprised to say the least.

The way text link ads works is, after you sign up, you can submit pages. Text link ads estimates the value of a link on the page that you submit. According to Text Link Ads, “We use our own pricing algorithm that factors in: the traffic of your website, theme of your website, and link popularity of your website.” The algorithm is probably based mostly on the number and type of backlinks, and possibly a little bit on the Alexa rank of the site. The placement of the link is also a major factor that affects value. Check out the link value calculator to get estimates for the value of links on your specific pages.

After using Text Link Ads for a few months now, I can definitely recommend it. Check out your site’s potential for profit using the link value calculator. If your link value is high enough, definitely give it a try.