Do you place recip sometimes?

I would like to know about your thinking about directories requiring reciprocal links.
Do you sometimes do the exchange?

 

Until now I never submitted to directories that need reciprocal links.
The person's site were I submit for does not like those links on his site.

 

I never submitted to directories that need reciprocal links. The whole idea of you submitting to a directory is to get the one way link back to your site.

 

Yeah sometimes if it is a specialist directory. The occasional recip. in the same niche is okay.

 

same here. I don't submit to directories that require reciprocal links. I rather pay than do that.

 

No i never use the reciprocal option.

 

I've traded reciprocals with niche directories that were very well respected. Those links helped my SERPs substantially for some inner pages on my sites.

I never trade links with a general directory simply because I don't feel they are related closely enough to my sites.

 

A quality directory of directories might get me to submit with a recip requirement but that's about it.

Reciprocal links should be about mutual admiration not payback.

 

Good point here, there are more and more directories proposing a top listing within their system and submitting to them might be useful for traffic don't you think?
More than just a listing, you might get visitors in return of your recip.

Anyone using these type of directories?

 

Many consider a required recip the same thing as a paid directory. There is more than a little evidence that Google feels the same way.

Having a top listing on a directory only matters for traffic if they have a good quality site that draws non-submitting traffic.

 

A reciprocal link is a form of payment. Paying money for review is better than paying with a reciprocal link. There are plenty of free directories and some good paid directories as well.