Rlilly - 1:29 am on May 17, 2007 (gmt 0)

>>I beg to differ, perhaps you need to rethink your link buying strategy

No need to, been online since 1997. Tried everything from accross the Jupiter Network to targeted sites in my industry. Text links simply do not generate traffic and have a very low conversion rate when they do.

>>How in the WORLD does this differ from adwords. The big >>dogs dominate adwords. Mom and pops can't pay 10 dollars >>a click for that travel term

It is completely different, adwords does not pass page rank, and text links are intended for that purpose. The big dogs also dominate the front page of the Travel Section in my local newspaper, so the Mom and Pops have to advertise further in or in the classifieds. The same would apply to getting the first store at the entrance of the Mall, its too expensive.....