Monday, September 18, 2006
Text Link Ads is a service for matching up website owners offering advertising space and advertisers wanting to buy advertising space, a bit like a dating service really!
The website is very straightforward to use - as an advertiser or as a publisher:
Advertisers: Search by keyword or category for the suitable sites. Alternatively, you can request a free custom proposal - just give your website address, monthly budget and an explanation of what you're after, and you'll be sent back suitable suggestions. Full information is provided on each site (number of links available, popularity, price, number of pages where your link will appear, description and Alexa Rank). The price you pay is a flat rate for 30 days so you needn't worry about running out of cost-per-click budget. Furthermore, the links are static links on the target website which are search engine and website visitor friendly.
Publishers: As long as your site supports a server-side technology i.e. your pages aren't just html files, you'll be able to join the Text Link Ads program. Just complete the form for review which includes your URL, site title, short site description, keywords, whether you'll display the ads sitewide or on one page, the number of pages if the ads are to be sitewide and how many ad spots you'll provide (4, 6, 8 or 10). Once you have been approved, you are given simple instructions on how to integrate the Text Link Ads script with your site. Payment is either by cheque or PayPal and is paid at the beginning of each month. Text Link Ads choose the price of your links, starting at $15 per 30 days, and take a 50% commission.
If you signup through the following link as an advertiser, there's a special offer of $100 in free links.