 How do I know if a site is good to exchange links with? |
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 Apr 14 2006, 06:15 AM
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HR 2  Group: Active Members Posts: 46 Joined: 7-April 06 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 04:43 PM Member No.: 11,278  |
So how can I know a site is good choice to exchange link?
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Apr 14 2006, 06:35 AM
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 Hong Kong SEO Group: Active Members Posts: 910 Joined: 31-May 05 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 09:13 PM From: Hong Kong, China Member No.: 7,607 |
QUOTE(Faithless @ Apr 14 2006, 07:15 PM) So how can I know a site is good choice to exchange link?  If its content is relevant to yours and would probably help your visitors. |
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Apr 14 2006, 06:35 AM
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 High Rankings Advisor  Group: Admin Posts: 29,196 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 08:13 AM From: Ashland, MA Member No.: 2 |
Carefully evaluate it and decide if it will be something useful to the type of people who visit your site.
Never add a link to your site that doesn't meet that criteria and you'll be fine. |
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Apr 14 2006, 07:11 AM
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HR 2 Group: Active Members Posts: 46 Joined: 7-April 06 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 04:43 PM Member No.: 11,278 |
I want it to be good/useful for seo too
Is PR a good way to determine a high traffic site? |
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Apr 14 2006, 07:27 AM
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High Rankings Advisor Group: Admin Posts: 29,196 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 08:13 AM From: Ashland, MA Member No.: 2 |
No, PR has nothing to do with traffic. And toolbar PR has nothing to do with anything (for the most part).
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Apr 15 2006, 09:54 AM
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HR 2 Group: Active Members Posts: 46 Joined: 7-April 06 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 04:43 PM Member No.: 11,278 |
QUOTE toolbar PR has nothing to do with anything So what’s that for? |
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Apr 15 2006, 10:15 AM
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High Rankings Advisor Group: Admin Posts: 29,196 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 08:13 AM From: Ashland, MA Member No.: 2 |
Entertainment purposes.
(Mostly entertainment for those who work at Google as they can crack open a beer and watch the forums go crazy whenever they push the button that makes it change randomly at will!) |
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Apr 17 2006, 05:00 PM
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HR 8 Group: Active Members Posts: 3,718 Joined: 5-April 05 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 05:13 AM From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 7,091 |
QUOTE(Faithless @ Apr 14 2006, 05:15 AM) So how can I know a site is good choice to exchange link? How likely are you personally to return to and utilize that site as a resource? If your answer is, "Not at all", then why bother linking to it? |
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Apr 18 2006, 08:12 AM
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HR 2 Group: Active Members Posts: 46 Joined: 7-April 06 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 04:43 PM Member No.: 11,278 |
QUOTE Entertainment purposes. Certainly it’s not just for that QUOTE How likely are you personally to return to and utilize that site as a resource? If your answer is, "Not at all", then why bother linking to it? Generally I don’t use any of my partner sites as a resource so I should forget link exchanging? And one more thing Maybe I love an actress while you (as a visitor of my site) hate her or vice versa Then what should I do? |
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Apr 18 2006, 08:27 AM
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High Rankings Advisor Group: Admin Posts: 29,196 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 08:13 AM From: Ashland, MA Member No.: 2 |
QUOTE Certainly it’s not just for that 'fraid so! QUOTE Generally I don’t use any of my partner sites as a resource so I should forget link exchanging? If you can't recommend the site you exchange links with to your site readers, then yes, just forget link exchanging. The idea of adding links to your site is to add value to it. QUOTE Maybe I love an actress while you (as a visitor of my site) hate her or vice versa Then what should I do? About what? You can please everyone. |
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Apr 18 2006, 09:28 AM
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 HR 2 Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 14-February 06 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 08:13 AM From: Near Philadelphia, PA Member No.: 10,498 |
Good thread. I thought I'd chime in. (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
So we get a ton of emails asking for reciprocals, as many of those reading this do. All the above points are very valid, including the "Entertainment Purposes" post by Jill. Although I use the Toolbar PR to estimate the value of a link, it is certainly one of the last factors I check. Yet, if it has a "Zero" PR, there may be some issues based on the site's in-linking that have to be considered. We use the following reponse to emails that are rejected, and only if it seems that they have taken the time to craft a unique request. (Those that send us automated queries are not given such courtesy, unless we want them.) QUOTE Thank you for your interest in exchanging links with (one of our sites). Unfortunately your link does not qualify for inclusion based on a link exchange. I apologize but we cannot give everyone the exact reason we declined a link exchange, but one of the following reasons may apply: Site content is not relevant to (one of our sites) Many non industry-related back links were found to your site Site content may be considered distastful/inappropriate The site is purely designed to host unrelated links ("Link Farm") Hidden links on the site were discovered No clear path from the home page to the link-hosting page Links are "invisible" to Search Engines Editors Discretion Hope this helps. (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) CB |
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Apr 18 2006, 10:24 AM
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High Rankings Advisor Group: Admin Posts: 29,196 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 08:13 AM From: Ashland, MA Member No.: 2 |
Chris, you been taking email writing lessons from Google? (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Apr 18 2006, 01:56 PM
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HR 5 Group: Active Members Posts: 339 Joined: 31-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 09:13 AM From: Done Leery Member No.: 118 |
Same thought struck me ;-)
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Apr 18 2006, 02:36 PM
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HR 2 Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 14-February 06 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 08:13 AM From: Near Philadelphia, PA Member No.: 10,498 |
QUOTE(Jill @ Apr 18 2006, 10:24 AM) Chris, you been taking email writing lessons from Google? (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/clapping.gif) Very funny Jill and glengara. Allow me to address that as follows: "I may have taken some guidance from Google but I cannot be more specific in regards to the answer to that question." |
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Apr 18 2006, 02:39 PM
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High Rankings Advisor Group: Admin Posts: 29,196 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 08:13 AM From: Ashland, MA Member No.: 2 |
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