Finally someone who agrees with me. Yes rep links are not dead. So why the articles on the Internet saying they are dead? Like Icedout said do not believe everything you read on the Internet. Many times people create stories to get attention to their website. Link baiting. And at other times they just write because they have nothing to write and yet at other times since it didn't work for them it must be dead! So like you have correctly stated they are not dead.
Yep they have nothing to write about. They are in the business of selling papers so to speak, not providing facts
What's wrong with marketers? Recip linking was never dead Just be discretionary in the use and have a balance of both one-way and 2-way links Relativity is still the key
Someone mentionned adult webmasters. Yes, but those either sell subscriptions or are paid through affiliation, so traffic > everything. On your regular information website with google ads paying like 7 cents per click, would you prefer reciprocal links that get you a little traffic or outright paid links that generate a few hundreds per month? I'm trying to answer that question myself.
I'm not sure why people want mostly one-way links. If you think about it, you have no control over who links to you. But you have control over who you share links with. That makes it very important in your circle of trust for google.
Google webmaster guidelines state that Excessive Reciprocal Links are a link scheme. Some industries like real estate that relied on link exchanges have been slapped hard. However, reciprocal linking will help you as long as the link exchanges are not excessive and you have a balanced link profile.
I totally disapgree...it's dead for sure!! Google have been gving us the clues before they changed their algo's...confirm it with them! They'll tell you the same thing!
If you feel that recip linking is dead, and you are pointing you DP sig to your webmaster blog, by the gods NEVER EVER mention DP on said blog, otherwise it'll be a reciprocal link I am sure two way linking is not all that bad of a thing so long as the two sites are related.
Well, you know what I meant, but I guess anything for the post count. But I'll play. I'm an adult and I'm a webmaster. So I guess I'm your very first one. Hi!
So? You are right, traffic is everything. I don't know? It's hypothetical. If it was good quality traffic that yields more $$$ than you pay, I suppose it is a good move.
I am pissin laughing Grammar was a tad out and was very funny. Knew what you meant but this elf keeps hitting keyboard. Valley
free reciprocal links can not be dead, i think it only way to prove you have good quality site, not only have money
Hi mate. How are you? I have missed a big point for the last 12 months. I should have been linking to related sites, in a recip basis. This adds quality Instead I built a monster of inbound and no outbound. Thinking that not having recips will catapult me to the top...trash. Only outbound were to factories or my satellites. Inbound would have shamed yahoo! Build a useful site is answer, and have a balance Recips.....if you like them One way..... you can't control Paid...... I don't think they really care as long as they are realated and not excessive..... Balance... that is the one word SEO tutorial from me for 2008, and my humble lesson. Equals a link profile not the 100 M dash Yin and Yang
I've tried putting in the code for directory recips from lots of different directories, but the directory never registers that its in my code. Ive tried putting it in the footer, header, body, links etc everywhere possible on my page but they never register it. Any ideas?
I completely agree however, I've learned that a great way to do things is to just link to blogs and sites that you think are awesome and that's that. Your selflessness will get you pretty far. Sheree
There's nothing wrong with marketers, I'm a marketer. I'm talking about spammy in your face marketing tactics. People really hate it and you can't tell me otherwise. As I said, maybe it's not completely "dead," but there are much better ways to spend your time. Plus, well read my post above. Sheree