Blogged Out Review - Text Link Ads
This is my first review of a revenue source called Text Link Ads. Let’s start at the beginning the sign up process; this was easy, and quick, the forms didn’t want tons and tons of information, which always puts me off when registering on sites.
Of the services I have signed up for so far, Text Link Ads were the quickest to activate my account, review my blog and add me into their database of blogs and sites selling links. In total the process took around 48 hours.
To add the links on to your site is an easy process too, because all you do is tell them what font size, font and background colours you want on the links to be displayed on the blog, and then add a snippet of code in to a text file and load it to your server, or if you use Wordpress, add the plugin and activate it.
I used the TLA calculator to see how much I can expect from my links, and realised the more links you have for sale, the lower the link price is, so bear that in mind. Also where you put the links and the niche of your blog will affect the price [plus I am led to believe your Alexa ranking – which surprises me]
TLA get 50%, so whilst your link might be worth $50 a month, you get $25 a month, so I did ask myself, if I could get a better rate for the links elsewhere, and I probably could, but this takes out all of the hassle concerned with selling links and making sure people pay. All I need to do now is wait for someone to buy that link space 
Disclaimer: this is not a pay per post type blog review.
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Filed under: Blog Revenue on March 24th, 2007
Services like TLA don’t work too well unless you’ve got considerable traffic, although I’ve seen others have very good results. Keep us updated!
Also, is this really a ‘blog review,’ or is it more of a ’service review’?
Stephen, I disagree.
The purpose of the majority of sites and blogs signing up for TLA is not traffic. If you buy a link it’s usually to improve search engine optimisation not increase traffic.
Ahh, I never really thought about that. So would you say it’s beneficial to have a lower purchase price, and hence lower traffic?
I’ve been staying away because none of my blogs really have enough—perceived—traffic. I just may have to rethink that idea.
I really don’t think people take much about traffic into consideration when buying. Obviously, if its a site thats going to give you a quality link and good traffic then thats a bonus.
It’s worth pointing out that the search engines [especially Google] frown about selling links to improve search engine ranking, but I think its difficult for them to stop it and detect it, and millions of people do it.
Apparently my site doesn’t quite have enough traffic to be accepted in to Text Link Ads program.
Oh well, maybe one day.
Eh? Your traffic wasn’t high enough, how do they know how much traffic you are receiving? Unless they mean you don’t have an Alexa rate therefore they are are ‘assuming’ you don’t have any traffic.
That’s just plain crazy!
Dont they know that not all of us use Alexa toolbar to visit sites?!