Poll: How Much Do You Make From Text Link Ads?


Time for another poll. This time the question is ‘How Much Do You Make From Text Link Ads?’ Just monthly numbers please and include any revenue from Post Level Ads.

Personally I’m doing quite well from Text Link Ads, which now account for about 1/8 of my online income which I’m very happy with. I’ve also taken advantage of the $100 in free links promotion, which made sense as I only had to spend $50 to get $150 worth of links.

Text Link Ads

I think that this promotion makes even more sense now that Text Link Ads have launched Post Level Ads, which allow you to really target which sites and pages you get a link from. Although, I don’t think as a publisher Post Level Ads are attractive, as an advertiser I think they offer great value, particularly if you take advantage of the $100 offer.

The pricing for Post Level Ads is as follows:

  • PageRank 2 – $5.00
  • PageRank 3 – $6.00
  • PageRank 4 – $8.00
  • PageRank 5 – $10.00
  • PageRank 6 – $25.00
  • PageRank 7 – $50.00

So, armed with $100 in Free Links you could buy 15 links on PR5 posts for a real outlay of only $50. More importantly these will be on 15 different sites, rather than on the same site, which I think will be more valuable than buying one site-wide link on a PR5 site.

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About the Author: Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University.He also writes for Windows 7 News, Windows 8 News and One Tip A Day.

  • felix
    I just started a music sheet site and am considering text ad links. [www.creationguitarist.com] From my understanding , tld payout is fixed based on the google PR regardless of the number of clicks. is that right?
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  • $60'ish as of today.
  • I have also been considering using TLA for a while, but I was not sure if I could make any money due to my low PR. I have been working on increasing it.
  • TLA have been a much better performer for me than AdCents or whatever it's called...The great thing about it is that it's confirmed money in the bank regardless of impressions, clicks, etc.

    My only concern is how their model fits in with Google's policy on paid links. I've emailed their support team and am waiting on a response.
  • Wow, I really didn't think people made money off this stuff. I have been doing a little reading on it now and it looks like some do.

    I have thought about putting ad sense on my blog but really my blog doesn't get all that many hits. I get around 100 on a slow day and as many as 900+ on a good day but I know that's not a lot compared to some real sites.

    Thanks for posting about this though. It is informational!

    Dora Renee' Wilkerson
    http://bricoreandfamily.blogspot.com/
  • doublecheck what categories you are listed in. For instance, I do very well in .co.uk
  • @D&J and Everton

    Thanks guys, I'm somewhat frustrated with TLA right now just due to the fact that I wasn't even in their catalog for appoxiamately six months without any notice. They finally got me back in at $30/month, but I'm still waiting for my first offer.

    I'm getting reasonable traffic, but I think I just need my PR to just get that extra boost.
  • @listikal

    you have to email TLA to get your prices changed
  • Hey Listikal,

    Lots of people change their TLA prices to something they consider more representative of the value of their blog. ReviewMe (their sister company) already has an option to change your price online (as of a few months ago), and it's likely TLA will eventually as well.

    Every business transaction has to be agreeable and attractive to both parties. If you don't like what you have now, email them and ask for a different price. :-)

    Good luck!!!

    Have an awesome day!
    Dan
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