Textlink Ads - Proof of Payment

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You may remember that one month ago today I received my first Text link ads payment. I took a photo of the check and stuck it up on here for you all to see. It was for $25 for a 'client' (advertiser) I successfully referred. This morning I received my second check from Text Link Ads, but this time it was $25 for a publisher I referred. So I thought, what they hey, showing you another check won’t hurt and maybe some unbelievers out there will see the light that not everything is 'a scam'.

This blog was rejected by Text Link Ads due to its lack of Google Page Rank, which is just one of the reasons I can't wait for the update (which I'm estimating will be in about 1 month – I’m estimating I will get a PR4/5).

It is pretty obvious that it was worth me signing up despite being rejected for the publisher program. I made $50 by referring just 2 members with their affiliate program and I have developed a very high opinion of Text Link Ads due to their snappy on time payments.

You can do just the same, anyone can join the affiliate program and make money like I did. Of course you won't make as much as you would if you are also accepted by their publisher program (and I wont get anything for referring you if you just become an affiliate! But I would still highly recommend it).

If you are looking at this from the other angle, the advertiser angle then Text Link Ads is defiantly a great choice. You are given a $100 starter coupon, which you can spend on buying TextLinks on the site of your choice! I would do this myself, but I am only using free methods to promote this site and so the advertiser program is not for me. If you are wondering who it is run by, Darren Rowse, the Problogger is a co-founder, (I first heard about it from his blog). So go a head and Join Text Link Ads! (aff link).

Alternatives to Wealthtoolbox

You could tell from my Google Analytics Weekly Overview that 'Wealthtoolbox' and 'Wealthtoolbox scam' are my two top keywords people type into Google to find this site. It is a great shame that Wealthtoolbox is not a program that I support or I would have a zillion referrals in just a few days. I have made this brief list of alternatives to Wealthtoolbox for all those of you who found this site via that keyword and were disappointed by My negative review of it.

The sites listed are all money making sites that I trust. They are not HYIP's (high yield investment programs) like Wealthtoolbox is because I simply don’t trust any HYIP's; instead they are other ways of making money online, all of which are FREE .

1. Mylot.
Basic overview
You get paid for posting and taking part on the forum.

Detailed overview
You get paid on Mylot for:

1. Starting discussions (the more replies you get the more you earn, so its in your interests to make them interesting – this makes Mylot a great community to be a part of!)
2. Replying to other peoples discussions (you get more if you do a more in depth post - about 4 lines or more)
3. Uploading relevant images to your replies and/or discussions
4. Uploading images to your interests (you get more if you write about them)
5. Getting referrals (you get to keep 25% of your referrals earnings - they do not lose anything)

Note: you do not get paid for replying to discussions you have started, but you should still do this as it can help to keep the discussion going and will make you a more respected member.
Join Mylot.

2. SlashMySearch
Basic overview
- Get paid to brows the web with the SlashMySearch search engine.
- Earn from 65% of your referrals earnings

For a Detailed overview see my indepth review and proof of payment.

3. AGLOCO.
Basic Overview
- Get paid to browse the web using the 3. AGLOCO custom Toolbar.
- Make lots of money when AGLOCO goes on the stock market at the end of the year.
- Earn from your referrals

For a detailed overview see this post about AGLOCO.

4. Text Link Ads For webmasters/bloggers only
Basic overview
- Get paid to publish Textlinkads on your site.
- Advertise on other people’s sites, there is a free £100 starter coupon.

Text link Ads Calculator

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As you may or may not know, this blog doesn't have a pagerank, (what’s the point in trying to hind it?). It should be getting a PR 4 or 5 at the next update which will enable me to make money as a publisher with Text Link Ads. I have been clicking around trying to find out how much I will be able to earn (call me sad) and I stumbled upon the Text Link Ads calculator. This is a simple tool that allows you to work out what you will be able to earn and how many links it would be best to sell etc. If you take a look its quite self-explanatory.

As you can see in the screen shot, if I were to sell a single link for a month on the top right region; right now with the blog in its current state it would go for $10. This confused me a little, because if you look to the right of this post you will see a link saying 'advertise here for just $3 a month', yet no one has bought that link (that is an advolcano link).

So what is going on?
- Either Text Link Ads are getting my hopes up just to knock me down and a link on my site isn't really worth $10 a month.
- Or people don't realise the value of a link on this site and are missing out on a great deal to buy one for $3 (my favourite option :p).
- Or people haven’t even noticed that link because it’s dwarfed by the Spicypage’s 'vote-o-matic'.

Anyway, all of that is irrelevant unless you want to buy a link, but anyone can make money with Text Link Ads even if they are rejected by the publisher program (like I was). You get paid $25 for each referral you make who is accepted by the publisher program or buys a link as an advertiser. I made received my first check from Text Link Ads in January and you can check out my proof of payment in case you think I’m yanking your chain.

Stay Tuned for my First Google Analytics Weekly Overview and my First Weekly Earnings Report (I am shifting from monthly reports).

Text link Ads - Payment

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Yesterday I received my first ever check from Text Link Ads (aff link). The image is blurry but readable which what is important, just in case you thought I am telling porkies. I covered up my address and Text link ads address with pieces of paper. It is for $25 for a single referral I made on January 10th.

Text link ads place static HTML links of high quality, high traffic sites. They rejected this blog because of its lack of Google Pagerank, which it will get at the next update (I’m hoping for a PR4!!). If you are rejected to display ads you can still join their affiliate program and make money like I did. You make $25 for each member you refer who becomes an accepted publisher.

Text link ads are the first company I have actually received my payment from, they have been reliable and easy to promote due to their co-founder Darren Rowse' respectable public image as the problogger. The only bad thing I can think about them is that the print on my check is slightly smudged.... but that’s about it!

You can sign up to Text link ads through my affiliate link

Text Link Ads - Summary

It seems like years ago I last posted about Text Link Ads. For bloggers with page rank 4 or more they are a MUST HAVE. This is how they work:

"Text Link Ads are priced at a flat rate per month per link. You prepay for a 30 day run of your ad. Your ad will never be turned off if it gets too many impressions or clicks. Our pricing algorithm factors in a website's: traffic, theme, ad position, and link popularity when setting the flat ad rate per month".

This flat rate gives the advantage of PREDICTABILITY which is non-existent with AdSense and other Pay per Click advertising schemes. This is great if you are a publisher (blogger) but even better if you are an advertiser because you can be guaranteed not to go over your budget which can be a major problem with Google AdWords if say the site you by links on gets Dugg and receives an unexpected horde of traffic.

One of the founders is Darren Rowse, the Problogger who is known for his wisdom and is considered an all-round blogger Guru. Text link ads can be used with Google AdSense ads which means that you can generate a substantial income overall (I have previously posted about the importance of DIVERSIFICATION; i.e. not putting all your eggs in one basket). To apply for Text Link Ads click here.