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My final take on paid links

Date April 25, 2007

I’ve taken stock of the companies I get paid links from - text links, scripted (like Adsense) links or affiliate links, and come to some decisions.

I’m easing back on dealing with companies that require you to have pagerank before they’ll let you publish paid links. Like /* */ and PayPerPost. Why? Because no one should be relying on pagerank - it’s completely controlled by Google, and Google has the right to screw with … READ MORE

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First LinkWorth sale & thoughts on paid links

Date April 24, 2007

Within a couple of hours of my sites getting approved for link sales at LinkWorth, I sold my first link. It went for $40 on the B-2 Bomber - which was the upper limit LinkWorth’s price quote recommended, and is about $15 more than TLA charges for those links. Of course, with LinkWorth, people are getting a little text blurb so that may be worth a few bucks as well.

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Trying LinkWorth

Date April 23, 2007

I was bummed out some this weekend, worrying that most or all of my /* */ earnings would be coming to an end with Google’s latest pronouncement on paid links. I read Terry’s post, and something in it kept trying to ring a bell, but it took a few days to sink in:

So selling paid links on your blog is totally cool, ok? Keep on keeping on. Just make sure to fix … READ MORE

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