Links are harder to get this time. Link exchanges do not work, natural links are not that easy to obtain. As a result, link buying is probably the easiest way to gain link popularity (here it is also not that simple: Google states that it can detect the websites that sell links and promises to their ability to penalize them. As a result, those website that rent links from penalized resources will not get the benefits they pay money for).

On the other hand you can generate some extra income if you sell links (but there is a chance to be penalized by Google for this activity).

I was quite impressed with the information that Steve Pavlina generates about $600.00 and Matt does even better and gets about $700.00 per month from links sales through one channel. Yes, these two persons run well-known blogs on the Internet and at this time I will not dare compare my websites and online business with theirs. But I am still impressed and signed up with the service they both recommend: www.text-link-ads.com (aff link).

I have placed their code on three websites and I also joined their Affiliate Program (placed it’s banners and links just on this blog). Now one week later I can’t boast of any link sales. And referral program does not work. But I am sure that the service will generate me some extra cash.

1. Firstly, one week is not enough time to become visible.
2. Secondly, it is summer time, most people enjoy their holidays and will be back to their routine activity in autumn – I expect at that time more traffic and more opportunities.
3. Thirdly (probably, most important point), my websites are not as well established as the two I referred to.

Nobody wants to waste their cash inefficiently – I need to improve my websites first.

www.text-link-ads.com is also a good place to buy links. I have checked their competitors (LinkWorth.com, Linkadage.com), browsed webmaster forums and eBay.com and conclude that their service suits me best: selection, prices, security, reliability and convenience. I guess every webmaster approaches link purchase process from two points of view:

- buying links for PR boost and improvement of his website search engine rankings
- buying links for getting considerable targeted traffic

The best solution is, of course, to combine both aspects in one link, but it is unfortunately a rare case. So, expect to spend funds on a few links if you need to achieve both targets. Also, one-two months are not enough for your purposes. It is recommended to keep the links at least 6-9 months to get some result.

Summary: text-link-ads.com is a promising supplemental source of income generation for all types of websites. You can safely combine this type of adv with any other (including contextual adv from YPN and AdSense); the links do not annoy your visitors; they as a rule come from the website that operate in your industry; so one can say that it is an extra benefit for your visitors.

If you are going to spend some funds on link buying – it is also a nice place to start your tests.

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