Comments on: Natural SEO : Reciprocal Linking and Interlinking

By: Ann Smarty

Ann Smarty — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:36:07 +0000

I see no problem with link pages as long as you keep it relevant and refrain from linking to crappy sites. Also be sure to check regularly all site you are linking to are still live

By: sublimation

sublimation — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:04:36 +0000

Ok I want to ask. In order to build up some sort of link authority i would like to include link pages. Will these affect the ranking of other pages in the site? I am talking about business directories specifically.

By: SEO Melbourne

SEO Melbourne — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:47:53 +0000

Reciprocal linking is in fact the same thing is link exchange that so many people are discussing the value of it and if it is considered spamming (which is not). Why shouldn’t web owners, SEO’s and webmaster attempt to get link to their website? The whole Idea about the internet is: The Internet is a worldwide communications network and that is the essence of it all. Networking and getting connected through networking. It will be more beneficial to connect to a site which is related to your own industry as that is the place searchers will be looking to find information, services and products they require. Linking to unrelated website will probably provide a less advantage at the long run and will look unnatural to the searcher an therefore probably to the spiders. My opinion about this all is link internally (not excessively), link to other site that relate to you and preferably ones that have a good page rank, after all you in real life you will not like to be recommended by someone with no experience or value (same with page ranking for websites). Participate in link exchange but be very selective with whom you exchange your links and how it is done on your website and their website.

By: SEO Consultant UK

SEO Consultant UK — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:33:22 +0000

If I get a request for a reciprocal link on a website first thing I do some seo background research on it… if I think it would be a good idea – rather than say yes and link from a links page. I’d request we draw up articles or blog posts and feature them on our site and they do the same with deep links. Those that agree are usually the sites worth working with..

By: Deepak khantwal

Deepak khantwal — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:38:32 +0000

Reciprocal linking increases the traffic through a website and it also helps in increasing the popularity of a website.

I found it very important to increase the number of viewver for a website

By: Doug Heil

Doug Heil — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:33:21 +0000

Hi Laura, I did not call you any names for having the opinion you have, right? If you are going to throw around that kind of stuff you need to put your site in your profile. I highly doubt most think I am delusional but I respect your opinion. Further; you can start reading at any “quality” search engine forums out there to help you with link exchanges and how much of a waste of time they truly are. This is not only my opinion but the opinion of many.

Mike; There is so much more to it than that.

Anne; This is what I mean by general type articles such as this. I agree with you that you cannot be specific and write every little detail about this stuff, but it’s clear that not writing enough of the details gives an impression that link exchanges are just dandy and we see more link exchange forums out there with members saying this:

“Will trade links with relevant sites.”

Every time I see a post like that I think of this:

“Will trade work for food.”

I feel sorry for both of those types of people. It gives you a sad feeling.

By: Las Vegas Media

Las Vegas Media — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:26:34 +0000

I subscribed to this post hoping to see a majority rule on how people view natural linking. It looks as though it’s a divided issue. Question, what would happen if there were absolutely no link exchanges and webmasters and the sites they maintain for clients and they’re own sites would have to take a proactive step in finding other relevant sites to link out too… who’s links to their sites if they’re doing all of the outbound links? What if the other sites didn’t have anyone maintaining their sites so receiving a link in return without asking for one would not be possible, so, clearly when people say that link exchanges are dead or it’s not worth anything I believe are wrong and have to view in the context of establishing link exchanges for the benefit of the viewers.

I ran a test on this particular issue 3 months ago and link exchanges didn’t hurt the new sites being tested but 1) helped the search engines find it faster (pro) then if no link exchange was established 2) reinforced the industry I had optimized the site for by linking from within the same industry. Clearly those two things would should be enough to show that valid link exchanges can benefit your sites but more importantly your viewers.

To sum it up, if anyones telling you to stop doing link exchanges I think you need to run your own tests instead of relying on every seo blog to tell you what to do.

By: Mike Dammann

Mike Dammann — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:59:14 +0000

Doug, there is nothing wrong with link exchange, unless it is done for the wrong purpose. Agreed?

By: Laura Kilmurry

Laura Kilmurry — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:52:14 +0000

Doug, You appear to be delusional and should consider serious therapy to devoid yourself of your paranoia.

Can you explain to the rest of us why you think relevant link exchange is a “total waste of time”?

Please enlighten us with specifics.

By: Doug Heil

Doug Heil — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:36:59 +0000

Hi Mike, I strongly disagree, sorry. Link exchanges are neither spam nor are they natural, although they could be spam. They are simply a total waste of time for all the reasons given in this thread.