Comments on: 7 Alternatives To Link Exchange

By: Pearl@Website Designing

Pearl@Website Designing — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:26:57 +0000

Well The post was quite impressive and confident enough to put the perspective of yours but only till the time I had not come to the comment made by MIKE and after going through all that comment I got confused a bit whether to go for Val Danylchuk’s view or with Mike’s view as I am using Blog commenting, forum posting, directory submissions and bookmarking right now.

So VAl may you tell me that to which of Mike’s comments do you agree??

Pearl
Webmaster
Website Designing

By: Val @ Web Tracking Guide

Val @ Web Tracking Guide — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:11:51 +0000

In reply to Pam Egan.

Hi Pam,

Thank you for sharing your experience and adding more value for other people who read this post.

I agree that finding the right websites for every link building method is critical. Without this, any method can fail. Aside from PR-wise quality, it is preferable to find the most relevant websites in your field. That way, you will both build better links and attract more direct traffic.

By: Pam Egan

Pam Egan — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:51:52 +0000

I recently signed up for a link-exchange program in which you create a listing for your site and other site-owners and bloggers can contact you about link-exchange proposals. Within a couple hours of signing up, I had roughly 100 emails in my spam folder requesting link exchanges. None of those that I opened are what I consider “high-quality” link partners.

Most were spammers trying to get high-quality links to their sites in exchange for low-quality links from their sites.

I agree with the authors premise that link-exchange is dead (for the most part anyway).

I also agree with the alternatives suggested in the post.

Also, @Mike, decent links can indeed be obtained through social bookmarking. Sites like Mixx.com for example don’t use “nofollow” on all links, and PR2 and 3 links (with anchor text) can be obtained through these sites. Delicious is a complete waste of time, but such is not the case with all such sites.

The real secret is finding out specifically which blogs, forums, social bookmarking sites and such offer opportunities for quality one-way links.

Also, let us not forget that Google is now factoring in tweets, retweets and Facebook data into its respective algos, adding a new dimension to the importance of social search optimization.

By: Val @ Web Tracking Guide

Val @ Web Tracking Guide — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:12:20 +0000

In reply to Walid Janjua.

You’re welcome! Link baiting is truly a very effective technique, but it is also very difficult. You may need several attempts before you have a successful one. Be advised that there are many types of link baits: articles, online tools, ratings, pictures, videos and other resources. When you research it in Google you’ll notice that every author has his favorite type. You’ll have to figure out what may work for you. The key is to create something really outstanding, so that people cannot resist linking to you.

By: Walid Janjua

Walid Janjua — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:42:45 +0000

Thanks a lot for the wonderful insight Val and Mike. This is the first time i have heard of link baiting. I guess its only a google search away. But thanks again for pointing me in the right direction.

By: Val @ Web Tracking Guide

Val @ Web Tracking Guide — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:34:03 +0000

In reply to Mike Monahan.

Hi Mike,

Thank you for such a detailed reply! It could have made a nice post by itself.

I agree with you on most accounts. SEO and link building is not really an exact science, although you can measure some of the results and try to reverse-engineer some ranking effects. I think your best bet is to use a range of different methods, some for diversity and quantity, and some for quality links. I just pointed out some possibilities.