Hi, There are these websites where you can join to do link exchanges with other people. Unfortunately, the quality of links are pretty low (a lot of porn and casino websites), but you CAN get a lot of exchanges. I was wondering if the above would be effective/worth doing? Does search engines or anyone penalize me? Might my rank decrease because of this? Thanks.
if they are spot on relevant and bring in traffic, sure. also you usually dont get penalized for people linking to you. You can get penalized by linking to others however.
Hi, thanks for the reply. If my website isn't relevant to the incoming links (viagra, porn, etc), would it help any?
Hey EBReviews...Since you're asking about link exchanges, you may want to check out this thread: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=261271
If you are going after link exchanges try and keep them as relevant as possible. Those examples you gave would only end up hurting your site more than anything.
if it's relevant to your site, then it's ok. but if you're planning to conquer the world of Google based on your keyword, links from gambling and porn sites will not help
If its on relevant and high traffic site then it will be good . Also , make sure you dont place your link on some linkfarm and try to keep the links only on relevant sites.
you can join that site or program and receive a lot of link exchange request but it doen't mean that you'll accept all of them...check them first out if they are relevant, quality and trusted sites...good luck...