need advice on this backlinking offer

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Hi,

From time to time I get emails like the one below: ( i have redacted out mysite and emails for privacy but not their site so you can check it out)

From: xxxxxxxxx@namatesolar.com
> To: xxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com
> Subject: Link exchange request between your site xxxxxxxxxxx.com and my site
> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:27:44 -0500
>
> Hi,
>
> My name is Lucy Rogers, Web Marketing Consultant. Ive greatly enjoyed looking through your site and I was wondering if you'd be interested in exchanging links with my website, which has a related subject. I can offer you a home page link back from 2 of my related websites which are:
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> namatesolar dot com PR4
> minitosh dot net PR4
>
> If you are interested, please send me the following details of your site:
>
> TITLE:
> URL:
>
> I'll add your link as soon as possible, in the next 24 hours. As soon as it's ready, I'll send you a confirmation email along with the information (TITLE and URL) regarding my site to be placed at yours.
>
>
> I hope you have a nice day and thank you for your time.
>
>
> Kindest regards,
>
>
>
> PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A SPAM OR AUTOMATED EMAIL, IT'S ONLY A REQUEST FOR A LINK EXCHANGE. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS NOT BEEN ADDED TO ANY LISTS, AND YOU WILL NOT BE CONTACTED AGAIN. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T CONTACT YOU AGAIN, PLEASE FILL IN THE FOLLOWING FORM: PLEASE STOP SENDING ME EMAILS ; PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES FOR CONTACTING YOU.


Could someone comment on the validity of participating in this link exchange, potential issues?

thank you for your thoughts
#advice #backlinking #offer
  • Profile picture of the author Jordan Kovats
    Don't do it. I get requests all the time, and have never taken one. A polite thanks but no thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brad Callen
    I would really investigate the site as my "link partners" slots aren't going to be filled up by non-relevant and faked PR. I'm not saying these sites have fake PR, but both only have a handful of back links and both are FULL of sold links. The sidebars are full of outbound links and typically anything over 100 is less than ideal.
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