Link Seller Menu

I recently contacted a link seller through a forum who sounded like he was selling some decent links. I asked him if he could tell me more about the sites where he was selling links. Since we never did business before and he had no clue who I was I expected to get a general description of some of his link opportunities. To my surprise, not only did he give me the URL of the site I was most interested in, he gave me a list of 20+ URLs where he was selling links.

I immediately messaged him and told him I was not interested without looking at one of his sites.

Why would I do this? Well, the way I look at it is if he is sending me a listing of all his publisher sites, how many other people have gotten this list and how many times has his list been forwarded on to Google’s Paid Link report? If your looking to buy links from a stranger it is a major red flag if the they freely give their publisher list out to strangers. A pro link broker would expect payment before showing you any links if he/she does not know who you are and has never done business with you.

Why would you pay before seeing your link location? Because this tells you that the Broker cares about the privacy of their advertisers and publishers. Also, prepaying carries very little risk because a legit broker would refund if you were not happy once seeing link. Even if they refuse a refund, all you need to do is file a credit card or paypal dispute to get your money back. It amazes me that some advertisers won’t risk paying $50 for a link sight unseen, but they will buy links from stranger that gives them a link menu which effectively puts their entire business and livelihood at risk.

I guess stupid link buyers and stupid link sellers pairing up will just continue to help cull the herd of stupid webmasters leaving more money on the table for those who know what they are doing.

–Jazz

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Category: Buying Links, Selling Links, Stupid People