Daft Advertisers
April 20, 2007 – 9:54 am
I had an email through yesterday - new Text Link to approve. Yay, I thought as it's been a while and I'd love to go past the $50 a month from them. So I went to the Text Link Ads site and saw the advert. A digital printing business wanting a link on my Food and Drink blog. Why choose that blog?! I have a couple of tech sites listed where either would have been more suitable and relevant, one of which was the same price.
Okay, I know you can't just go in and look on one person's inventory but it's just frustrating that they chose the one irrelevant site! Of course I could have allowed it but I want to have relevant site links on each site, and of course once the link is approved you can't get it removed (not to my knowledge anyhow, without cancelling your account).
Perhaps it's a marketing ploy? I guess a printing business would stand out on an irrelevant site, but I can't see many of my visitors visiting it. Still, it was rejected anyhow. As much as I'd like the extra cash, I don't want to lower my site's credibility (if it has any!).
Ah mini rant over. It's the weekend afterall 
PS. Not been posting due to work, getting out cycling and discovering the Cheshire cycle network and now illness 
Oh and planning for the big 'three-oh' in two weeks 
3 Responses to “Daft Advertisers”
Wow, seems like my rant worked, I just sold a relevant link off my site
By Sarah on Apr 20, 2007
That's a tough one Sarah. I must admit I'd find it really hard to pass up the cash!
Could you send them an email pointing them to one of your more relevant sites?
By Stu on May 6, 2007
I guess I'd rather go for relevant links from my sites regardless of whether they're paid for or not. In my opinion when you start allowing any link on your site for cash, especially when it's completely irrelevant, then you're not appreciating your visitors or your external linkers, and they control how much you get paid per link anyhow.
But yes, it is annoying passing up cash. As for emailing them, I didn't think of that. Don't know if you're allowed as per the Ts and Cs of Text Link Ads.
By Sarah on May 6, 2007