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I wanted to get your thoughts on the value of one way links as compared to reciprocal links. Would a SE favor a one way link, which may indicate that the site's content alone is worthy of a link, or would it view a reciprocal link in the same light? I've given a look at the current articles and posts, but couldn't find mention on this topic. If I missed it, perhaps someone could point me in that direction!
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One Way Vs Reciprocal Linking
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Psycray
, Jun 04 2007 11:46 AM
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Martin C
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Posted 04 June 2007 - 01:46 PM
Generally speaking one way links are better, but even one way links can be zero rated by the SE. If a car mechanic shop is being linked to by a wheel manufacturer then the link will probably have some value, if on the other hand the car mechanic shop it is being linked to by a Florist that link probably carries no to little value.
As a guide, if a link makes sense for non-SEO purposes, it probably makes sense, and therefore has value, to the SE. However, some reciprocal linking makes more sense than some one way links - so it's not as simple as saying one is better than the other.
As a guide, if a link makes sense for non-SEO purposes, it probably makes sense, and therefore has value, to the SE. However, some reciprocal linking makes more sense than some one way links - so it's not as simple as saying one is better than the other.
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Posted 04 June 2007 - 06:34 PM
It's really not a question of whether they value one type over the other.
It's more that if ALL the links pointing a site were each reciprocated, it would be very telling. Basically it would say that the site in question wasn't good enough to simply get votes for it on it's own, without providing something in return.
However, some reciprocal links pointing to a page/site that has lots of real votes to the site would probably be counted just fine.
Think about what search engines want and why they are valuing links in the first place.
It's more that if ALL the links pointing a site were each reciprocated, it would be very telling. Basically it would say that the site in question wasn't good enough to simply get votes for it on it's own, without providing something in return.
However, some reciprocal links pointing to a page/site that has lots of real votes to the site would probably be counted just fine.
Think about what search engines want and why they are valuing links in the first place.
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Posted 06 June 2007 - 10:08 AM
Makes perfect sense. Thanks for the clarification!
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