With the last google update there has been a lot of talk about how google, has devalued or penalized reciprical links (actually that has happenend every google update for the past 3 or 4 years but whatever .. ) I know its well within googles means to detect reciprical links, and I'm sure they do, but is part of it a simpiler explanation. I have been going thru a bunch of my sites pages counts recently and noticed many links pages are hit with what appear are duplicate content penalities. Lots and lots of pages wiped out. It kind of makes sense, if you submit your site to any link trading service, or even when you are hand submitting, ever link you get has the same description, same anchor, url etc. Get thousands of people doing that you get pages each one filled with little duplicate paragraphs. Google tightens up it dup filters, thousands of links page disappear, and the get hundred of webmaster sites dropping from the lost link pop. Do other people have links pages that appear now as supplemental results?
It is kind of stupid to submit to reciprocal link directories in the first place, all directory publishers should get rid of any text that even suggests reciprocal linking relationships, directories are under the gun already, reciprocal link directories are doomed with the SE's
I agree that nobody should be trying for reciprocal links unless there are compelling reasons. SEO Gurus say that it is not wise to have more than 10-20% of your backlinks as reciprocal links.
I guess I don't listen to SEO gurus too much, I just a had a site traded a buch more links on regain most of its pre-jagger rankings
I actually used linkmetro, I was going to just try to lock down my msn and yahoo rankings, but now the site appearing back in google, all real non-competitive terms, but some that cost > $1.00 for adsense clicks
I just punched some of my links page into copyscape, its kind of interesting the amount of pages it returns as duplicates, based on people using the smae link descriptions
Recips that are not content related might effect your rankings. However, it still shows that related quality recip links will help you in the long run.
it appears tons of pages with a links page type format have been hit with duplicate content penalitites, directory pages links pages etc So then it might be more of links from links pages are devalued instead of "recipricals" devalued.
ah more negative rep from my stalker, for posts that really have nothing objectionable in them I wonder if my stalker wants to fuck me or something, if your going to follow me around at least come up with some funny or original things to say when you rep me, they same thing like 3 times in row is getting boring