So I like to reciprocate links to other websites on my business site. Now im thought as a link farm. Should I worry or dedicate more space to this growing need for link produce.
Just a newbie question: If you keep you link numbers low and they are all links to related sites, can you still be considered a link farm? thx, tom
No and the original posters situation would not be considered a link farm. Link farms are very specific things and anyone not out to create one, won't be labeled as one. The average person doesn't interlink 100's of sites on the same IP nor build a site made up almost entirely of links with 0 content.
Exactly. No offense but I have seen so much confusion, loss of common sense as well as one track minded seo games lately it makes me wonder what it will take to wake some people up. Hasn't the seoinc disappearance been enough of an indicator that certain things are not cool anymore?
um no its not because one site got penalized (and last I checked seoinc traded lots of relevant links), doesn't mean too much ecspecially when you can look thru the top results of almost any good term and find people who are into heavy link trading. see link farms only exist on competitors sites, its called a resource directory when its on your site.
I don't know I keep getting more sites ranked, and I keep making more money from it. I have sometimes setbacks but all in all i think I get "it". I guess I don't get the whole fake seo ethics/morality thing, but so far I think I have think thats a godd thing.
all I ask don't come here crying like so many if things go downhill. But then again you probably do it smarter than seoinc did.
at least I know now why you were so defensive about seoinc, it was about the similarity of strategies. Hey , is your strategy improving the search results for the avarage user?
things go downhill, and then you fix them it seems to be how it works for months now my seo site was kicked from all its seo terms, I figured it was dead for the most part. Now its back, it it lost 10-20 spots, but still, missing for months and now its back. What did change ...nada, nothing, zilch. I just don't think that there is too much you can do to ensure, you won't get dropped, or deindexed. To certain degree its crap shoot. At least for competitive terms. So I disagree with the idea that some how if you take the high ground you will be safe. Maybe safer but not safe.
In some cases yes and some no. In the big scheme of things, I care a lot more about my personal income then I really care about the search engines, and the average surfer. I really doubt any seo would sacrifice much of their income for the average surfer. It sounds good, but in reality people want to be nubmer one, even if there site isn't the best site. I mean how often can you really say "my site is the best site" In reality most business arn't in business to make the world better, if they can make a profit and make the world better, then maybe. But if they have to sacrifice one, you know which one is going.
I hereby promote you to non-newbie. Abuse of the newbie name will now result in a ban. You are smart enough and have enough posts to move on. I have seen enough intelligent posts so you may now stop hiding behind that term and join the real men (seriously (not the ban part though)!).
If you increase your harvest, you will need a better tractor and share with the right people. Those who will do right by themselves and you. Shady seo schemes will not survive. if you are in it for the quick bucks and have some good backup plans, go for it, but don't try to lead others astray with you. They will be the ones who then go down and expect everyone to listen to them. It is a very dangerous road being successful long term tricking search engines. Is not about any kind of moral whatever, don't bite the hand that feeds you, common sense.
everything that Frobn says here is pretty much right on, he will survive with his strategy http://www.national-real-estate-directory.com/real-estate-forum/showthread.php?p=3576#post3576
powerlinks.com many call it a a linkfarm yet google seem to have no problem with it ... Can you handle the truth
Let me ask a ( lame question) what then is considerd a link farm! is there a guide line ? 1-100 links (good) 100-200 ( small garden) 400+ ( link farm)