by voiceofreason Banned
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Hello there,

Anyone here familiar with link sharing sites? These are sites where you get others to link your site in excahnge for your own participation. I've asked this question several times here, but for some reason, most respond telling me that what I'm describing is social bookmarking. I assure you I am not. In fact, here's a list of some of the sites I've seen recommended by others:

Link Market - Free Link Exchange, Link Swap and Link Trade Directory.
LinkLeads.com Link Exchange - free internet advertising - web site promotion
Free link exchange and webmaster tools. Find reciprocal link partners and exchange links FREE!
check cashing franchises small franchise at linktraders.org
http://www.linkexchanged.com/

Now, browsing through the archives, I hear mixed messages. I've heard some members claim that using sites such as these will result in a slap from Google. Others have claimed this works wonders, and you'd be dumb not to use such resources. So my question is essentially asking for some feedback from both sides of the coin.

How could Google track that these are link shares if you stay relevant, and ultimately mix up your links fairly well? I'd love to use a resource such as this, but I'd hate to risk my current rankings as well. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
#link #sharing
  • Profile picture of the author voiceofreason
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    No one using linksharing strategies?
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  • Profile picture of the author Bob Monie
    I dont think it is even you should bother using link exchange sites anymore. Google doesnt put much weight on reciprocal links anymore, especially from unrelated sites that participate in link exchange sites.

    Google are looking for quality in content links from niche related sites. Submitting articles to different article directories is the best way to do this.

    You could also contact authority blogs in your niche and see if you could submit a guest post on their site with your link embedded. Webmasters are much more likely to accept a guest post request then a link trade request simply because of the free origional content they get from your post.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin_Hutto
    Link exchanges arent gonna be worth your time. Recip links are not nearly as beneficial as they once were...
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