Connect Content is a network for web masters like you and me to get relevant anchor targeted links to our web content. I have been using this service to promote some of my niche sites and articles since it’s private beta launch and and want to offer readers an opportunity to join also.
Connect content is not free. It will cost you $12 a month or $120 a year.
What will you get from this network?
You will get targeted links and direct traffic to your content. You decide what content to promote, what anchor terms you want to promote and other web masters will promote your content on their sites. The harder you work promoting other web masters content, the more your content will be promoted by others.
The end result will be more search engine and direct traffic to the content you promote, which is worth much more to you than this network will cost to be part of. You will also make genuine connections with other web masters, just like you, trying to promote their content to make more money from their sites.
Is this selling buying Links? Will I get in trouble from Google?
No this isn’t selling and buying of links. You don’t have to link to or promote any sites you don’t want to. And no one has to promote your sites if they don’t wish to. This network is simply a medium to share with other webmasters the content you have which you want targeted anchored links to. You are under no obligations what so ever to promote any particular content. RT the creator of the site has gone to great effort to develop a network that is both useful to web masters and that abides by all of the Google quality guidelines. So no, I wouldn’t think you will get in any trouble by Google or any other search engine for promoting your content on this network. However, as with anything, these things are often some what of a gray area, and nothing can be guaranteed. Having said that, I am using the network myself, so I have confidence that it is not in any breech of Google’s quality guidelines.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up and try this puppy out: Invite
Web Design Beach
Very interesting business concept for site promotion. It is surely worth giving them try.
Anna from cookie diet
Sounds like a good resource but I see few cons:
1)it’s new – nobody knows if google wouldn’t punish you for using it
2) it’s PR = n/a – probably the system is too weak to even promote themselves
Simon
Your first point answers your second concern. The domain is less than a month old, there is noway it would have PR yet. There is an affiliate program though, so people will be aiming links at the site = PR in the near future. It’s not that important for other people anyway as the links don’t come from the domain…I somehow got a link from the homepage though
Your first concern is valid…who knows how Google will see it, however, RT has researched the whole concept and can’t see any point where it breeches their terms…so the risk is small.
Jerry
This service sounds a lot like a forum for people looking into linkbacks. I don’t know how popular this service will become. I will look into it, though to see what it will provide.
Simon
The truth is Jerry if you know what your looking for (organic traffic to your websites) it doesn’t actually matter if it gets popular or not. I would much prefer it if it doesn’t get too popular. There is already nearly 100 people using the service, and it will be capped at the certain point. Point is that you still get targeted links to your content which gets you more search traffic. So who cares how popular it is! Right now it is a good service!!
Paul from Toys For Boys
You use it as well, well done. Richard is a great guy and I hope this works out well for him and all users. I am sure it will.
Ernesto from Solar Outdoor Lighting
So does it mean we will be paying for shared content basically? And in this contents are links with anchored text that we want for our blogs?
Simon
@Emesto: You are paying a monthly fee to have other people give you links to your content in theirs using anchors which you ask for.
Ian Brodie from Sales Blog
Sounds a lot like 3waylinks – except more tailorable.
One of the chief problems I saw with 3waylinks was that youd didn’t have much control over who linked to you, or who you linked to. You selected a very broad category and the links served up were in that category. Personally I found 90% of all the links to be irrelevant to my site – the pages looked no better than a link farm.
Selection of exactly which links appear sound much better. That way you can ensure they are relevant and valuable to your visitors.
Ian
Jim from make money online
I’ve already signed up for the site but my blog and website are only a week old. I guess it’s a waiting game. I find the back-end a bit confusing though. I’m sure I’ll figure it out.
My main reason for signing up is that a lot of the blogs I am reading these days are promoting it.
Jim
Jack Clarke from Techno Blog
There are some free content exchange programs but if this is really targeted traffic I will try it out and see what happens.
Kris from ln52a750 review
Thanks for the info, it’s good to have another source of cheap traffic
Steve Lott from Ergonomic Chairs
I’m going to go ahead and try this service because I’m desperate at this point for a real, legitimate method of promoting my content (and getting links of course). I hope this service is better than all the others!
aaron from digital TV converters
I’ve seen the network promoted at several places, and have considered it. Nothing concrete yet though. I must say that it looks much better than some of the other systems. Much more affordable too.
Justin from Airsoft Rifles
ConnectContent! That’s the network by RT Cunningham, who also blogs on UntwistedVortex.com. I knew this was familiar, because I remember him posting about it. I might consider participating in the program, as it does seem quite well organized.
Andy from christianonlinebusiness
I have been using this service for a few weeks and it is great. It is not buying links so there shouldn’t be a problem but I have got a lot of quality anchor text links in a short amount of time.
Scott from easy salmon recipes
I have also been using the service for approximately 3 weeks. I’ve had a great experience so far — lots of keyword anchored contextual links pointing to the website and page of my choice. Kudos all the way …
tom from Residential phone service
I will have to take a look at connect content. Sounds like a interesting idea and if you find sites with simialr topics it should help your site alot.
Richard from Littman Bros.
thanks, this looks like it could be a wise investment. thanks for the advice.
Josh from Internet marketing tools
Sounds interesting.
I will wait for reviews from people who used this service.
Charles from Las Vegas Homes for Sale
Sounds like getting a bunch of paid links. Won’t you get penalized for that in the serps?
Gesunde Ernährung
For the serious player, this may sound interesting. But for the “budget conscious” fellow, free is still in the forefront.
Jack from Sausage Recipes
I am sure by now, there must be some Google representative on the inside of the Connect Content program, I guess I am too afraid but, I just always fear big Google slapping me down, so I try to avoid programs.
Still though it is a pretty decent concept.
Chris from ppc coach
@Jack – I don’t think it matters if a Google representative is inside. You can only see people’s link requests, but you can’t tell who’s actually linking to them
John from Pepper Spray
Hi,
A link is a link, is a link, and an anchored, relevant in post link is the king of all links, I think we can all agree on that, right?
So Connectcontent sounds great. Normally I would be lining up with my $12 in hand, but I have a reservation.
Over the last couple of months I have seen two top IM’s get their sites slapped down to PR0 or PR n/a for promoting such link building schemes. So, what is different about connectcontent?
I don’t mean to be a pain in the rear, but before I spend my money I would like to know it’s safe.
All the best
John
Arlen
I think we may get troubles while we buy links from others. But it depends on the owner or the adminstrator I hope so..Really a very interesting topic that I haven’t come across.
ed hardy
It is just fine for me because it is not about selling or purchasing links but exchanging them. If I have a valuable link to publish then I have no problems doing that and vice versa. I’ll be looking at it.
tom from gietvloer epoxy rotterdam
Hmm i think its still a bit risky, anyone have more experience with this?
Goacom
Just how would google view this?
Eric from Listen to Free Online Radio Stations
This is an interesting concept. I am curious to hear if anyone has had success with it.
Brian from marine panels
I belong to several link networks and there is always some sort of mandated exchange to make it fair.
I don’t get how this works? Do you get some sort of credits for linking to another website or is it totally voluntary? Does the network check to remove reciprocal links?
Simon
There is a credit system!
Mathew from Hsbc online banking.
Thanks i have to take a look at the site. Sounds interesting do you see any improvement since you started with the site.
Hubert from ADHD Coaching
Its an interesting concept. I believe its somewhat like Syndicate Kahuna. I have took part in their program and that works great.
Ross Emerson from ChaLEAN Extreme
The project sounds very promising. Syndicating projects like these have been very effective. A little more detailed review would be very helpful.
Sydney Burns from Automatic Watch Winders
This kind of systems usually gets you a lot of related contents to be published in your blog too. I love that feature too.
siraj from Nhs staff Discounts
Good info, Good Domain name also
Colleen from Kennewick Real Estate
I’m going to try the service. I’m hoping there will partnerships in my niche.
Colleen from Kennewick Real Estate
Ok, I checked out Connect Content, however, there are no examples of what they offer. Would sure be nice to see how this site plays out on a person’s site. A real live example, if you will.
Michael-John Wolfe
My blog is only 20 days old – would I be wasting my money with ConnectContent? Should I wait until my blog is more established to pay the $12 per month?
Please advise,
Michael-John Wolfe
Simon
Michael – the sooner you start building backlinks, the sooner you will see organic traffic to your site. It may take a while for it to start coming either way though…backlinks = traffic.
Janrafi from earn money online
won’t you be required to promote other sites too? for example you have to promote some sites so they will promote yours. you mentioned credits. is it kinda like entrecard?
Simon
Janrafi – it’s nothing like entrecard, the goal is to bring search engine traffic, yes you have to links to other people content. You can do it from anywhere though…blogger blogs, squidoo etc
Robert from Feliway
How does it work? You have to put up a post of X words with Y keyworded links, or what? Does this have enough users to guarantee relevance? I know RT will work to keep spammers out but you have to have a large enough pool to draw from so the links make sense.
Jeff from Cleveland Movers
This is a pretty interesting concept. As others have said, I wonder how Google will react to it. Even if it doesn’t breach rules, that doesn’t mean Google can’t make a new rule that it would breach. It seems like it is link selling, just in an indirect way. Like a combination of selling and reciprocal linking. But if it’s ok with Google, this is a pretty neat idea, as long as the targeting isn’t too broad.
ken from Cheap web hosting package
I think it will help if you have enough sites that are same topic as yours. Just getting links from other sites will not help much if they are not related in topic or have any rank.
Anisha
How would a recession affect buying text links and online directories? Would the people who run the directories have to lower their prices just to stay in business and get new customers? How would it affect online directories and places that sell text links for customers to put their website online and promote them?
gene from tech news feeds
still too new, will wait and see
gene
Boris from Lowering Cholesterol Naturally
does connect content provides you any system to ease the linking process, like checking if your link exists on other side, or you only connect with other webmasters, do your link change manually
I checked their website but not much info is provided.
tom from Cheap dsl
Thanks i did not know about the site. I have to read more on the site. Not sure how they work it out. Do they send list of links to add or do you email and ask for trades.