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Mantius



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:26 pm    Post subject: Link: To delete or not to delete. Reply with quote
Hi everybody,

Consider the following...

You contact a webmaster for reciprocal links. You place a link from your site to his on a page with less than 20 links.

It turns out that while his site has a good page rank, he posts your link on a page with over 100 links.

What is the best thing that you should do?
1. Should you simply delete his links from your site?
2. Should you contact him requesting a better link placement?

It seems that a link such as the above does not benefit you in any way. I'd rather have 5-10 very good links than 50 terrible ones. I'm thinking of just getting rid of his links but I'd like to know what you think. Has anybody encountered a similar situation?
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edburdo



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Contact him... explain the difference in link ranking.

If he won't give you better placement, remove his link...
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Debs



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I agree with Eric. Before you request a link you should check the page you think the link will appear on. I won't even request a link from a site that has one page with tons of links on it, and I've turned down links from sites with pages like that as well.

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Charlie



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Remember the traffic benefits of a link as well as the SEO ones... Wink

If all else fails, consider a bribe to get a link from a decent page on a quality site.

Just a thought,
Charlie.
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Debs



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Charlie wrote:
If all else fails, consider a bribe to get a link from a decent page on a quality site.


Possible bribes besides paying money:

1. Write a short article on that site's topic and submit it to the siteowner as free original content for "their" site only and tell them the only requirement is a link to your site at the end of the article;

2. Write a testimonial about their site ... short and sweet ... but be honest, make sure you include a PS at the end of your email to the siteowner like:

P.S. Feel free to use the content of this email on your site, if you like (please don't post my email, but you may include a link to my site to show the credibility of the testimonial).

3. Offer them a prominent link advert for 30 days, then after 30 days, move their link to your link page. Make sure they know their link will be moved after 30 days, but not removed.

Just a few more thoughts Smile
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Charlie



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 12:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you think "what's in it for them", almost any persuaive strategy could be interpreted as a bribe...

Actually, I believe that everything anyone does in life is essentially for selfish reasons, whatever they may believe. Even the most charitable or apparently selfless acts have an element of martyrdom about them - a chance to make the doer feel "better" in some way.

What's this got to do with affiliate programs? Everything and nothing...

I think the saying "money makes the world go round" might be better written as "bribery makes the world go round".

Just a thought,
Charlie.
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