why would people pay these prices to buy text links on high PR pages?
January 2nd, 2009
Is it for the traffic they expect to get by being on a high ranking and assumed high traffic page, or is it to gain from an improved search engine ranking for their own website?
If they want traffic there are cheaper ways, even if you include Pay Per Click where even at 50 cents per click your $1000 would give you 2,000 targeted visitors per month.
When you buy text links there are no guarantees you’ll get traffic and you’re paying for the text link not by the click but by the month, regardless of what traffic you get.
So I would suggest that someone who is going to buy text links obviously believes they’re going to improve search engine ranking for their website.