We've gotta spend money to make money! For we SEO'ers, yes that means one of the more effective ways of getting links is buying them.
Here's some tips I've found useful when purchasing links:
1 ) Don't buy a link when the seller ALSO asks for reciprocal linking
2 ) Do research and cost/benefit analysis. Are the links worth it?
3 ) NEGOTIATE!! Know the pricing, don't jump at the first quote unless it's a 'steal'
4 ) Know your stuff, know the host site's stats for negotiating power
5 ) PR isn't everything - Look at Page/Domain Authority, Age, Backlinks, etc
6 ) Use caution if the site doesn't have any of its own noticeable SEO
7 ) Use caution if the site doesn't rank high for its own domain in Google
8 ) It's all about relevance and authority: Quality trumps quantity
9 ) One relevant PR7 backlink beats 10 random PR3 links (see #8 )
10 ) Request your desired page placement and ask that your link be exclusive
11 ) Don't allow the seller to place "Paid Link" text around your links
12 ) Communicate well, be a good buyer and stay loyal to good backlink sellers These are some great tips for us SEO Gurus to use when purchasing links. Personally I try to stay away from paid links, but every now and than I do purchase one here and there. Sometimes they truly are beneficial. I'll take some issue with #8. Can you prove that relevance counts? Sure, it would be nice, but I've seen plenty of studies that show it doesn't really matter much.
A lot depends on the niche, but you can have quality links outside of your niche. If you want faster results you definitely have to purchase links. Otherwise your site will never ever be good enough to be first, specially when there are another dozen sites trying to compete for the same terms. Why should SEO provider buy links if they can acquire it for
Here's some tips I've found useful when purchasing links:
1 ) Don't buy a link when the seller ALSO asks for reciprocal linking
2 ) Do research and cost/benefit analysis. Are the links worth it?
3 ) NEGOTIATE!! Know the pricing, don't jump at the first quote unless it's a 'steal'
4 ) Know your stuff, know the host site's stats for negotiating power
5 ) PR isn't everything - Look at Page/Domain Authority, Age, Backlinks, etc
6 ) Use caution if the site doesn't have any of its own noticeable SEO
7 ) Use caution if the site doesn't rank high for its own domain in Google
8 ) It's all about relevance and authority: Quality trumps quantity
9 ) One relevant PR7 backlink beats 10 random PR3 links (see #8 )
10 ) Request your desired page placement and ask that your link be exclusive
11 ) Don't allow the seller to place "Paid Link" text around your links
12 ) Communicate well, be a good buyer and stay loyal to good backlink sellers These are some great tips for us SEO Gurus to use when purchasing links. Personally I try to stay away from paid links, but every now and than I do purchase one here and there. Sometimes they truly are beneficial. I'll take some issue with #8. Can you prove that relevance counts? Sure, it would be nice, but I've seen plenty of studies that show it doesn't really matter much.
A lot depends on the niche, but you can have quality links outside of your niche. If you want faster results you definitely have to purchase links. Otherwise your site will never ever be good enough to be first, specially when there are another dozen sites trying to compete for the same terms. Why should SEO provider buy links if they can acquire it for