Are Reciprocal Links Dead?Written by Tom Henricks
Is reciprocal Linking dead? I just read an article at SitePro News that really rings my bell. It was written by Mike Banks Valentine. Obviously being a very successful webmaster, one must pay attention to his words and his most recent article really mirrors my thoughts. Having just completed constructing a new website for my personal use, I have been looking for optimization improvements.The current rage is “reciprocal linking” so I went about searching for some reciprocal links. To my dismay I discovered websites that contained lists of links in directories that appear nearly useless as far as pointing potential customers to my site. I completed arrangements for link swaps with a few, only to go back and find it impossible to find my link. Caught up in frenzy, I had begun to get drawn in to this game. Then I took a step backward. This craziness can’t be adding anything of value to any of these websites. Should I participate anymore? I think not. However it was reading Mike’s words this morning that brought home point that was nagging away at me and sitting in some little corner of my head. This can’t be a good thing and it can’t hold up as a relevant marker for search engine ranking. What I am seeing is just too ridiculous. I am an amateur webmaster by world standards but I don’t like to be a “gimmick man.” I would really like my website to stand on it’s own two feet and have it judged by what you are reading. This links thing appeared to be a farce to me. I’m not into a bunch of “flash” and I won’t rely on gimmicks.
| | Is Reciprocal Linking Dead?Written by Tom Henricks
Is reciprocal Linking dead? I just read an article at SitePro News that really rings my bell. It was written by Mike Banks Valentine. Obviously being a very successful webmaster, one must pay attention to his words and his most recent article really mirrors my thoughts. Having just completed constructing a new website for my personal use, I have been looking for optimization improvements.The current rage is “reciprocal linking” so I went about searching for some reciprocal links. To my dismay I discovered websites that contained lists of links in directories that appear nearly useless as far as pointing potential customers to my site. I completed arrangements for link swaps with a few, only to go back and find it impossible to find my link. Caught up in frenzy, I had begun to get drawn in to this game. Then I took a step backward. This craziness can’t be adding anything of value to any of these websites. Should I participate anymore? I think not. However it was reading Mike’s words this morning that brought home point that was nagging away at me and sitting in some little corner of my head. This can’t be a good thing and it can’t hold up as a relevant marker for search engine ranking. What I am seeing is just too ridiculous. I am an amateur webmaster by world standards but I don’t like to be a “gimmick man.” I would really like my website to stand on it’s own two feet and have it judged by what you are reading. This links thing appeared to be a farce to me. I’m not into a bunch of “flash” and I won’t rely on gimmicks.
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