What is Link farm?

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  1. #1
    Please tell me what is Link farm? I read that is the group of websites but it is not enough to understand it properly.
     
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  2. crivion

    crivion Notable Member

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    I know that link farm is a site which has a lot of external links
     
    crivion, Mar 6, 2009 IP
  3. Priya_Verma

    Priya_Verma Banned

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    Link Farm are websites which just created for link building purpose. Have 100's of non- relevant or you should say crap links at home page. In a simple sentence a crap website with no use apart from link building.


    Thanks
     
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  4. kutekutta

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    Unrelated web links are put together in a single page.
     
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  5. btucker

    btucker Peon

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    Link farm is a group of unrelated number of websites. it is mainly used for link exchange services. Link farm is not relevant as it is a form of spamming the index of search engines.
     
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  6. sprabhu

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    In short farming of links is called linkfarm.
    If you engage in link building process with all kins of link whether they are relevant or not, it is called as link farm.
     
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  7. SergeMD

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    - yeah! and the people to crop those farms are called 'link peasants'! :D
     
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  8. SEO_junkie

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    so that would mean all directories are link farms? even the odp .. even Google itself ...

    I guess they are all equal but some more equal than others :D
     
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  9. david001

    david001 Banned

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    Link farm is like a link directory where every sites is connected to each other site in that directory via links whether relevant or not.
     
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    eyemarketer Member

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    Group of websites/directories that all links to each website of the group called link farming. Let suppose, you have 4 websites A, B, C & D where:

    A is referring to B, C & D
    B is referring to A, C & D
    C is referring to A, B & D
    D is referring to A, B & C

    The process of this linking is called link farming.
     
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  11. shailendra

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    absolutely correct!
     
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    vengatowen Well-Known Member

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    A link farm is any group of web sites that all hyperlink to every other site in the group.

    Although some link farms can be created by hand, most are created through automated programs and services. A link farm is a form of spamming the index of a search engine (sometimes called spamdexing or spamexing).

    Other link exchange systems are designed to allow individual websites to selectively exchange links with other relevant websites and are not considered a form of spamdexing.

    Search engines such as Google recommend that webmasters request relevant links to their sites (conduct a link campaign), but avoid participating in link farms. According to Google, a site that participates in a link farm may have its search rankings penalized. Links from related sites carry more weight than those from irrelevant sites.

    Simply says, Link Farm is nothing but crappy site.
     
    vengatowen, Mar 6, 2009 IP
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    On the World Wide Web, a link farm is any group of web sites that all hyperlink to every other site in the group. Although some link farms can be created by hand, most are created through automated programs and services.

    A link farm is a form of spamming the index of a search engine (sometimes called spamdexing or spamexing). Other link exchange systems are designed to allow individual websites to selectively exchange links with other relevant websites and are not considered a form of spamdexing.

    More info u can find at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_farm
     
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  14. jasoncreja

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    If you know the meaning of farm then its easy to understand meaning of link farm..

    Its like people have weaved links on the site... links are scattered with particular categories ..
     
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    bad news. Simple as that
     
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    What if you are displaying relevant content in some context and in a organized manner?

    There are lots of websites with 100's if not 1000's of links on pages that are not considered link farms or penalized.

    How is it Social Bookmarking sites are legal - Deemed Good? And a page full of links is labeled bad?
     
    novashun, Mar 9, 2009 IP
  17. suhaana@maxinspire.co.in

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    It's an open shop where link is sell and purchased or x-change as well. Google recognized it illicit Practicing. :)
     
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    paid link exchange common meaning form = ........ link = ......... combine them
     
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    Per Wiki,

    "...a link farm is any group of web sites that all hyperlink to every other site in the group."

    Although some link farms can be created by hand, most are created through automated programs and services. A link farm is a form of spamming the index of a search engine (sometimes called spamdexing or spamexing). Other link exchange systems are designed to allow individual websites to selectively exchange links with other relevant websites and are not considered a form of spamdexing.
     
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  20. imuncutno1

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    Have your running a across any site or entire web with Google ads that came with 1000 backlinks ads?
    What would happen if I purchased that 1000 backlinks with less than US$10 through Google ads?

    And it could be the possibility of gaining unrelated links produce from that 1000 backlinks, am I right?

    This brings to my question here, anyone here has tried this for increasing your site exposure?

    Thank you
     
    imuncutno1, Aug 7, 2010 IP