Reciprocal Link Exchange Rampup - Winning the Link Popularity
Contest
Getting links to your website all over the Internet is one of
your best methods to get a higher ranking in the search engines.
The reason for this is the more links you have, the more popular
you are in the eyes of the search engines, and as a result you
will be rewarded with a higher relevancy ranking than other
websites with fewer links. So, what you want to do is joint
venture with as many other websites as possible and get your
links out on the Net. This will increase your traffic and
ultimately your revenue, so it is certainly worth your while to
put some serious effort into reciprocal linking. Follow these
suggestions on how you can get started with reciprocal link
exchanges and win the link popularity contest.
Tip #1 Find Quality Sites
The first thing you should do when it comes to reciprocal
linking is research. You want to find some really high quality
sites that already rank well and that target the same market as
your website. These sites should not be in direct competition
with your site, they should be related in some way. The reason
it is important to find sites that already have a lot of traffic
is because the more traffic they have, the more people that will
view your link and ultimately visit your site because of it. Of
course, you can still get your site linked with less popular
sites, but that should only be after you already are linked with
some really popular sites.
Tip #2 Use the Personal Touch
When asking another website to link to your site, you need to
make sure your site is worth linking to. For instance, if you
still have pages under construction or is disorganized with no
clear focus, no other site is going to want to link to you. So,
first make sure you have a quality site. Then, write to the
quality sites you located personally. You want to send a polite
e-mail that compliments the other site and ask for a link. You
should provide all of the information for your link including
title, URL, description, and any information the webmaster will
need to link to you. This will save the webmaster a lot of time
and effort and he will be more likely to link to your site than
if you do not provide this information.
Tip #3 Link First
In your personalized e-mail you should also mention that you
have added a link to their site and give them instructions on
where they can find it. When you link first followed by a link
request, providing all the necessary information to post your
link, you will significantly increase your chances of getting a
reciprocal link. Also, give the other webmaster some time to get
your link up. Check back in a week or two and if it still not
up, simply send a gentle reminder e-mail. If your site is still
not posted within a short period of time after that then simply
remove the websites link from your website and keep moving.
Remember, while obtaining links is your goal it might not be
first on everyone's list.