8, October 2008

Text vs Image Links - webmaster forum

 
Webdigity webmaster forums
This forum shares its ad revenue with its members!
[ Home | Help | Search | Forum's Shop | Archive | Login | Register | Webmaster Directory ]
Webdigity Webmaster Forums  >  Web site promotion  >  Search Engine Optimization
Topic: Text vs Image Links		 « previous next »
Pages: [1] Print

Author Topic: Text vs Image Links  (Read 755 times)
Bill Gates is my home boy
*****
Gender: Female
Posts: 621
3871 credits
Members referred : 2
« on: Jun 05, 2007, 11:40:10 PM »
I've been seeing all these MySpace "pimp" sites and many of them are offering graphics for folks to use on their profiles.

Do the "pimp" sites get much SEO benefit from the links to these images? Is it equal to a text link or a matter of quantity?

Sorry if this is a dumb question.
www.yourmessageconsultant.com Visit through proxy, providing online content and printed marketing materials.
www.helpforwebbeginners.com Visit through proxy, Tutorials and how to's for new  webmasters.
www.CraftyTips.com Visit through proxy, a unique Arts & Crafts Directory
www.nocans.com Visit through proxy - Pet Food Recipe Site
www.petsiteguides.com Visit through proxy - A New Pet Directory

Last blog : Back to Crafting
I am a metal monkey!
Administrator
Community Supporter ?
Jedai Sword Master
*****
Gender: Male
Posts: 8104
41581 credits
Members referred : 3
« Reply #1 on: Jun 06, 2007, 08:32:12 AM »
In my experience (which is a little outdated so I may be wrong here) image links do not carry the weight that a text link (inside content) holds.

Even if it is, the different content that exists in different profile pages at myspace will give worse results in a pimp site.
Trial and Error my two best teachers Cool
Join us @ facebook Visit through proxy

Last blog : Current Events + Big Sites = Easy Money
Global Moderator
Community Supporter ?
Jedai Sword Master
*****
Gender: Male
Posts: 6344
38884 credits
Members referred : 374


It's time to use PHP5!
« Reply #2 on: Jun 06, 2007, 09:31:45 AM »
these graphics have a higher CTR in comments on myspace because most of them are a kind of "personal"
Website Monitoring Service Visit through proxy

Free WordPress Themes Visit through proxy
CMS Reviews and Resources Visit through proxy

Last blog : Upload images for usage in TinyMCE
Bill Gates is my home boy
*****
Gender: Female
Posts: 621
3871 credits
Members referred : 2
« Reply #3 on: Jun 06, 2007, 09:35:10 PM »
So are you saying that they are useful to bringing traffic to the "pimp" site?
www.yourmessageconsultant.com Visit through proxy, providing online content and printed marketing materials.
www.helpforwebbeginners.com Visit through proxy, Tutorials and how to's for new  webmasters.
www.CraftyTips.com Visit through proxy, a unique Arts & Crafts Directory
www.nocans.com Visit through proxy - Pet Food Recipe Site
www.petsiteguides.com Visit through proxy - A New Pet Directory

Last blog : Back to Crafting
Global Moderator
Community Supporter ?
Jedai Sword Master
*****
Gender: Male
Posts: 6344
38884 credits
Members referred : 374


It's time to use PHP5!
« Reply #4 on: Jun 06, 2007, 10:03:04 PM »
yes if you post this kind of images to a comment (plus a link to the site) the target site you have traffic (I posted a scree from a video to 2000 friends and got several thousand visits on my video site)
Website Monitoring Service Visit through proxy

Free WordPress Themes Visit through proxy
CMS Reviews and Resources Visit through proxy

Last blog : Upload images for usage in TinyMCE
Bill Gates is my home boy
*****
Gender: Female
Posts: 621
3871 credits
Members referred : 2
« Reply #5 on: Jun 07, 2007, 12:11:31 AM »
I see. Putting a cool graphic on a comment will get folks to visit the site mentioned.

I was thinking more of the sites that offer images where the MySpacers can use the images to make their profiles. They offer the code and image for free and the code has the image hotlinked as well as comments or other code that includes the pimp site's URL. I have a few MySpace tutorials on my tutorial site and while they do fairly well in the SERPs, I was wondering if having some free backgrounds or what-nots they could use would be useful and not just a bandwidth drain.
www.yourmessageconsultant.com Visit through proxy, providing online content and printed marketing materials.
www.helpforwebbeginners.com Visit through proxy, Tutorials and how to's for new  webmasters.
www.CraftyTips.com Visit through proxy, a unique Arts & Crafts Directory
www.nocans.com Visit through proxy - Pet Food Recipe Site
www.petsiteguides.com Visit through proxy - A New Pet Directory

Last blog : Back to Crafting
Global Moderator
Community Supporter ?
Jedai Sword Master
*****
Gender: Male
Posts: 6344
38884 credits
Members referred : 374


It's time to use PHP5!
« Reply #6 on: Jun 07, 2007, 12:38:55 AM »
the image I have provided is from that kind of myspace resource sites
Website Monitoring Service Visit through proxy

Free WordPress Themes Visit through proxy
CMS Reviews and Resources Visit through proxy

Last blog : Upload images for usage in TinyMCE
I am a metal monkey!
Administrator
Community Supporter ?
Jedai Sword Master
*****
Gender: Male
Posts: 8104
41581 credits
Members referred : 3
« Reply #7 on: Jun 07, 2007, 12:12:03 PM »
The only thing that scares me with this type of sites (and the reason I don't own one) is the bandwidth.

Think that one comment like this to only 2000 accounts can be about 4Gb of bandwidth. I guess running such a site could produce much much more bandwidth usage....
Trial and Error my two best teachers Cool
Join us @ facebook Visit through proxy

Last blog : Current Events + Big Sites = Easy Money
Global Moderator
Community Supporter ?
Jedai Sword Master
*****
Gender: Male
Posts: 6344
38884 credits
Members referred : 374


It's time to use PHP5!
« Reply #8 on: Jun 07, 2007, 12:22:16 PM »
Quote from: Nikolas on Jun 07, 2007, 12:12:03 PM
The only thing that scares me with this type of sites (and the reason I don't own one) is the bandwidth.

Think that one comment like this to only 2000 accounts can be about 4Gb of bandwidth. I guess running such a site could produce much much more bandwidth usage....

yes thats true, the popular myspace resource site having big problems with their bandwidth. If this becomes too much you need to store the "posted" image on some free image host Wink
Website Monitoring Service Visit through proxy

Free WordPress Themes Visit through proxy
CMS Reviews and Resources Visit through proxy

Last blog : Upload images for usage in TinyMCE
Trackback URI for this entry : http://www.webdigity.com/trackback.php?topic=6755
Tags : image links Bookmark this thread : Digg Del.icio.us Dzone more....

Topic sponsors:
Get a permanent link here for $1.99!


Pages: [1] Print 
Webdigity Webmaster Forums  >  Web site promotion  >  Search Engine Optimization
Topic: Text vs Image Links		 « previous next »
Jump to:
User Area
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
Oct 08, 2008, 07:30:04 AM





Login with username, password and session length

Donate to our community, and get a permanent link back to your site!

Donate to our community, and get a permanent link back to your site!


Forum Statistics
Total Posts: 36.846
Total Topics: 7.548
Total Members: 4.123
Tutorials : 56
Resources : 143
Designs : 220
Latest Member: navediram

24 Guests, 3 Users online :

22 users online today:

Recent topics
Google Apps for Mail vs Web...
SSL certificate
Re: Changing host
Re: HTML newbie issue...
Re: Your Favorite Car? ...
Re: Leisure Time
Re: Version 0.93 released...
Hello Everyone,

HumanWorks Network
Technology news
Webmaster articles
Sublime web directory
RSS Feed directory and viewer

Readers

Web Design Gallery · Whois Lookup · Pagerank · Tag Browsing · Lo-fi version · Syndication · Webmaster forum history · Advertise
Developed by HumanWorks © 2005 - 2008 Webdigity webmaster community · sublime directory
Webdigity Webmaster Forums | Powered by SMF 1.0.12. © 2001-2005, Lewis Media. All Rights Reserved.