Can you be penalized by using text-link-ads?

**kasparovda** · 11-27-2008, 03:18 PM

I found text-link-ads.com website on google. The site itself has PR7 and is ranked very good on SERP too. I was wondering, is it safe to participate in text link ads program as publisher, or it is illegal according to Google>?

Let me know.

**chrishirst** · 11-27-2008, 05:17 PM

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# Don't participate in link schemes designed to increase your site's ranking or PageRank. In particular, avoid links to web spammers or "bad neighborhoods" on the web, as your own ranking may be affected adversely by those links

from http://www.google.com/support/webmas...y?answer=35769

http://www.google.com/support/webmas...n&answer=66736
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-report-paid-links/
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/text-links-and-pagerank/

Soooo! What do YOU think might happen.

**kasparovda** · 11-27-2008, 11:56 PM

I've got your idea. Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrishirst

from http://www.google.com/support/webmas...y?answer=35769

http://www.google.com/support/webmas...n&answer=66736
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-report-paid-links/
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/text-links-and-pagerank/

Soooo! What do YOU think might happen.

**JeffNetSite** · 12-02-2008, 11:40 PM

Yeah be natural avoid buying links if not needed.

**ArtinSparks** · 01-02-2009, 11:42 AM

Avoid them!

**webcosmo** · 01-02-2009, 11:54 AM

Google and text-link-ads does not have a good relationship. As far as I know there was a lawsuit between them. Its not only text-link-ads you should not buy links as a general rule.

But thats not all of the story. Google also mentioned they realize how buying ads for marketing is important for webmasters. I would say try to buy personally contacting the webmasters.

I am selling some nofollow ad spots(65k uniques monthly, 225k+ monthly pageview) on a group of 4 sites. if you are interested pm me.