Buying Text Links

Is it worth it...

[3Mice]

Hi,
I came across a site which offers to place your text link on the homepage of high PR site for a certain fee (less than 20 dollars)

The more links you order for placing your url across different sites the higher you pay

I wanted to know if its worth the effort for buying links or is it just a scam

The site selling this service is popular and has a homepage PR of 7

Regards,
3mice

[graywolf]

Decide what you're buying links for

If it's PR the only thing it may help you with is getting spidered quickly and more frequently.

If you're buying for advertising, check the traffic using alexa or another service. Not 100% accurate but it can give you an aproximate value.

If you're buying for link popularity, more links across more domains is usually better, not always but usually.

Check the backlinks of the website using Y! or MSN, be on the lookout for things that look odd.

Check to see if you're link is straight HTML, and not a javascript or CGI redirect.

Trust your gut, if you feel like you're getting snookered, or it sounds to good to be true ... walk away