Buying One-way Text Link
I got a question posted at TIMC Yahoo Group on linking strategy. Is buying one-way text link worth it?
I think it is still ok to buy one-way link if you have the budget and are very care. Text link from high PR site can be quite costly - US$100/month upward from a PR6 website. But, Google algorithm can detect if that is a genuine backlink or a purchased link which is not allowed by Google. So you got to be very careful especially when the rental fees is costly.
More important, why do you need a high PR? You do not need higher than PR4 or PR5 to be ranked well in Google for moderately competitive keywords. I think you will be better off to build more useful content than trying to rig your PR rating.
As a guide you should be aware of the following two points:
1. Do not buy link on every page of the seller website
2. Make sure the page where you puchase link is relevant to your website
If you still think you need a one-way link from a popular PR5 website with mainly Singapore based traffic, contact me by leaving your contact email or tel. number in the comment.