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Tony Sena · 12-13-2007, 10:25 PM

I am looking for homepage links and in exchange, depending on your PR, I will give you a few links from a few of my sites (PR 4).

PM me if interested.

Bigtoe · 12-14-2007, 07:14 AM

I am not doing home page lnks but I have a PR2 page set up for this that I am ready to start exchanging lnks with. Only pages with PR need apply.

San Diego Real Estate · 12-16-2007, 09:25 AM

Hmmm...

Home Page links...how is that working for you?

Tony Sena · 12-16-2007, 09:37 AM

Its actually working pretty well, received several homepage links so far

Bigtoe · 12-17-2007, 07:50 AM

I was doing it for a while but I got to thinking that if it resulted in loss of PR I didn't want my homepage to be devalued.

SEOWolf · 01-26-2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtoe

I was doing it for a while but I got to thinking that if it resulted in loss of PR I didn't want my homepage to be devalued.

I agree. I think almost everyone did it back in the day. Myself included. But times are changing rapidly and so are links and how they are perceived by Search Engines.

Yahoo most definitely does NOT like outgoing home page links.

I would caution all of our Members against Home Page links or any link exchanges at this time.

REW is again under a new Google penalty for yet another link scheme. It is not clear yet if that penalty will be passed through to REW clients yet.

Until more is known about what to and not to do with linking I strongly suggest we just abide by the Google's Webmaster Guidelines.

Just my 2¢ worth,

~VegasMack

Tony Sena · 01-26-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by VegasMack

I agree. I think almost everyone did it back in the day. Myself included. But times are changing rapidly and so are links and how they are perceived by Search Engines.

Yahoo most definitely does NOT like outgoing home page links.

I would caution all of our Members against Home Page links or any link exchanges at this time.

REW is again under a new Google penalty for yet another link scheme. It is not clear yet if that penalty will be passed through to REW clients yet.

Until more is known about what to and not to do with linking I strongly suggest we just abide by the Google's Webmaster Guidelines.

Just my 2¢ worth,

~VegasMack

So I guess what you are saying is don't get links because you might get penalized? I know you weren't meaning that, but not sure how my post got compared to REW?

This is not a reciprocal exchange and its not even a 3 way link exchange.

Are you referring to the transfer of PR though homepage links, if so than I do agree with that, but through my research and experience, I have never seen a site penalized or drop in rankings on Google or Yahoo for giving away a link on the homepage.

If I am wrong, then I apologize, but I have yet to see how what I was asking or offerring was wrong?

SEOWolf · 01-26-2008, 06:36 PM

Hi Tony,

Links and link spam is in the eye of the beholder. Inasmuch as I am not the one sitting in judgment (nor should I be) my answer to your post would have to include these excerpts from the Google Webmaster Guidelines:

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Don't participate in link schemes designed to increase your site's ranking or PageRank. In particular, avoid links to web spammers or "bad neighborhoods" on the web, as your own ranking may be affected adversely by those links.

Google goes on to say.

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This is in violation of Google's webmaster guidelines and can negatively impact your site's ranking in search results. Examples of link schemes can include:

Links intended to manipulate PageRank
Links to web spammers or bad neighborhoods on the web
Excessive reciprocal links or excessive link exchanging ("Link to me and I'll link to you.")
Buying or selling links that pass PageRank

As for what is the BEST and safest way to get inbound links Google says:

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The best way to get other sites to create relevant links to yours is to create unique, relevant content that can quickly gain popularity in the Internet community. The more useful content you have, the greater the chances someone else will find that content valuable to their readers and link to it. Before making any single decision, you should ask yourself the question: Is this going to be beneficial for my page’s visitors?

It is not only the number of links you have pointing to your site that matters, but also the quality and relevance of those links. Creating good content pays off: Links are usually editorial votes given by choice, and the buzzing blogger community can be an excellent place to generate interest. In addition, submit your site to relevant directories such as the Open Directory Project and Yahoo!, as well as to other industry-specific expert sites.

As I said, spam and link spam is in the eye of the beholder. It is not my call. I simply mention that I would use extreme caution concerning links at this time.

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Originally Posted by Tony Sena

not sure how my post got compared to REW?

I guess I have to answer you question with a question.
You want Home Page links for? And in exchange for?

REW is notorious for inbound Home Page links. Not to say that that is why they are under a penalty but it could well be a contributing factor. As far as Google’s stance on “Links to web spammers or bad neighborhoods on the web” how will all of those Home Page links to REW from client sites be perceived now that the main domain for REW is under a penalty? It would not be difficult at all to track those links back. No one honestly knows why REW is under this Google penalty so it may be the prudent choice to error on the side of caution IMHO.

The #1 site in Google for LVRE got pushed to page 10 in Yahoo for home pages links. Two of my sites were banned in Yahoo for cross linking and home page links. While it is true that not every site with outbound home page links have been caught by Yahoo yet, why take a chance on getting reported.

~VegasMack