The
Truth About Reciprocal Link Building From A Search Engine Optimizer
There have
been many theories about whether reciprocal link building still
works. Some are speculating that it no longer works at all whereas
some are saying that it is still working. I am going to give
you my point of view about this matter after having done some
analysis. Saying that reciprocal link building is dead cannot
be further from the truth. This marketing technique might have
been a bit devalued meaning getting "less weight" from the search
engines but it is still working.
The truth
is that if you still have some solid reciprocal links from related
and relevant sites, your search engine rankings won't disappear
just like that. And the key is to solicit links from quality
and ontopic sites. Links from related sites work too if you
can't secure too many links from sites with exactly the same
topic as yours. Eg you can have a site about shirts and it's
not a bad idea to get a link from a shoe website because these
two topics can fit in the same theme ie clothing. But don't
just depend on reciprocal links to promote your website. Try
to get article links too, one-way links, directory links. Just
do a combination and you'll prosper and get more traffic for
years to come.
The value
of an on-topic reciprocal link is big. Not only will this link
alone get you traffic but it will naturally help to boost your
search engine rankings automatically. Doing some homepage link
partnerships with related and relevant sites just for the sake
of exchanging traffic can do wonders. I know that because reciprocal
links alone bring a nice additional source of traffic to my
websites.
I've been
marketing and doing search engine optimization for many years
and I can tell you links alone are worth traffic and sometimes,
it's good to look for links for the sole purpose of getting
targeted traffic. Imagine 1 good link bring you 10 visitors
per day, imagine having a few dozens of them, that's already
free and valuable traffic.
So don't
underestimate this powerful method of marketing online. Take
your time to look for ontopic or related websites and see if
they might be interested in your link exchange offer by sending
them an interesting email. Just be brief and to the point. Of
course, if your site is new, you better look for links from
sites with similar success level. With time, when your site
grows, you will have higher chances to secure more quality links.
You need to work at it and give it time. I started with low
traffic sites and with time after keeping at it, they prosper
little by little.
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Written by Jean Lam, Author of Top
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