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SEO Tutorial #4... Emmy?
the fourth SEO tutorial contradicts itself... it says Search Engines don't look favorably on reciprocal but they do on exchanged links... exchanged links and reciprocal links are the same thing. Reciprocal means "opposite" which in linking terms means to exchange links... if you link to someone's website and they link back to your website, this is reciprocal AND exchanging... so if it's the same thing, how can the search engines look favorably on one and not the other? If I am wrong about reciprocal and exchanging links being the same thing, please explain to me the difference!
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Inappropriate?Search engines do not look as favorably on reciprocal links. A one way link to your site has a higher value than a reciprocal link . . . Both are great though . . . One of them is more valuable is all.They also take into consideration the PR of sites linking to you.
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Inappropriate?Hi Donald
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Inappropriate?Hi Donald,
Is this the paragraph you were wondering about:
"Link building is an extremely important part of SEO. The search engines will look at the amount of links that come into your site as well as the status of the sites that link to you (the amount of traffic those sites get). Although the search engines look more favorably on links that are not reciprocal, exchanging links is a great place to start!"
What this means is that the search engines will look more favorably on links that are not reciprocal, meaning they aren't exchanged, but that doesn't mean that they look unfavorably on those links.
Non-reciprocal or non-exchanged links are looked upon as being better because they are more natural, one site has linked to another site without any prior arrangement.
I hope that helps!
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Inappropriate?yes, that's the point, it says will look more favorable on links that are not reciprocal, EXCHANGING LINKS IS A GOOD PLACE TO START. If reciprocal and exchanging links are the same thing, then why is reciprocal a good place to start if it's not favorably? -
Inappropriate?when I ask to exchange links... should I use EACH topic as a starting point... for example, my "humanities" page should I ask all those with "humanities" websites to exchange links and I'll put their link on my humanities page? And do that with all of my pages?1 Comment
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That would be a great idea, it is really up to you. Many times people will have a links page, but putting a link on the relevant page is a very nice idea too. Sounds like you're really working hard on the SEO for your site, that is very cool! -
Inappropriate?Hi Donald,
When a site is new and not yet getting much traffic it is hard to gain natural links (meaning they are given without an exchange). Think about the sites that you link to naturally, they are generally more established sites that have some developed trust.
When you site is more established, then the natural links will start coming. Although the search engines will look "more favorably" on links that are natural because you have gotten them not by exchanging links but by having an established site that others trust, you can still "start" by doing link exchanges.
Hope that helps,
Emmy
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