DISQUS

Mike · 2 years ago

I've been using TLA for awhile now and completely agree with all your points. It's a great, simple to install, passive income stream. If you can copy-and-paste a chunk of HTML code, you can install TLA ads. Even a small, low- to mid-traffic blog can earn upwards of $50/month by selling 8-10 ad spots. Highly recommended!

Timen · 2 years ago

I signed-up for the service a few weeks into blogging. They didn't accept me but said that the bot would check-back once a month to see if I then meet the requirements. Yet to hear back.

Ginene · 2 years ago

I keep hearing that Text link is great. I wasn't accepted yet but I will keep checking back monthly. Do you know the minimum daily traffic?

Dave · 2 years ago

Ginene -

From browsing the publisher listings, it's really hard to tell if there's a minimum traffic requirement. A lot of listings have Alexa rankings at 1...2...even 5 million, which probably equates to a *few* unique visitors per day. Usually those sites do feature a higher Page Rank though, like 4....or 5. Also, I think it may depend on the niche. It might be harder to get accepted if you have a Tech blog with low traffic, than a travel blog about Kenya with low traffic.

It's worth the effort though, because it's hands-off once you get started. I'm anxiously awaiting acceptance from the Review Me program (run by the same people), so I know what it's like. Hopefully Google's updated Page Rank will come out this month, and we can all benefit!

The Dino · 2 years ago

Yes TLA is the easiest way to make money if you have some good PR. I see that your PR went down a bit. I had also most sites going from 5 to 4 and it affected my TLA earnings.

Tom · 1 year ago

Another similar program is Etology. I've been using this service for a few months now and so far I'm quite happy with the results. I haven't had a chance to advertise with this system yet, but as a publisher I love the freedom to sell ad space based on my own prices. Check out this review that I wrote for more info.

Danny & Jillian · 2 months ago

Looks like the secret with TLA isn't the Alexa ranking so much as the Google page rank....guess that just takes time to build up. Thanks for posting.

Dave · 2 months ago

Yes, Page Rank is more important. The irony is that Google's stance on paid links is decidedly negative, so if they identify you as a site selling text links, they'll lower your Page Rank a notch or two, thus you can't make as much money selling links.

Vi @ Travel Tips · 2 months ago

Did you ever use Google Adsense instead of TLA ? Would be interesting to see comparison.

Dave · 2 months ago

Yes, I did and still do use Google Adsense on this site. But I wasn't placing the ads well, nor did I have sufficient traffic for the first 2 years to really make anything notable. Maybe $100 per year. It's doing a little better now, but I also have the ads posted on more than one site that I've since developed.

In general, beginners have a better chance of making money with text links than AdSense, unless they know what they're doing with keyword research and SEO.

Vi @ Travel Tips · 2 months ago

thanks, will check text links, as adsense doesn't work well on some of my sites.

Dave · 2 months ago

One more quick thing - TextLinkAds.com pays 50% while Linkworth pays 70%. I've had success with both though.