cnvi - 10:40 pm on Aug 29, 2006 (gmt 0)

glengara, you said "you guys are still just touting reciprocal link directories"

Not sure how you define "reciprocal link directories" .. we are endoring linking to like minded sites for the benefit of the end user.

Reciprocal linking for the sole purpose of inflating serps is something we have never endorsed. If you own a site that promotes charter fishing in the orlando area and I own a site that promotes unique tours in the orlando areas, those two sites can link up because it benefits the end user, providing additional information to someone researching orlando vacations. No trickery there.. nothing there that is going to get you blacklisted in the search engines. That kind of linking has existed since the early 90s.

Reciprocal linking should never be done to affect serps .. it should be conducted in a manner that benefits the end user. Linking has existed way before major search engines were born.

Why is there so much anti-reciprocal linking rhetoric in this forum? Because it doesn't help your serps? it should not be conducted for serps in the very first place.

Linking decisions should only be made for the end user. Never for any other reason.

We know of thousands of websites that link for the end user with great success. The traffic that those links produce for their sites is a traffic supplement to SE returns. Why is is it so difficult for some of you to understand that basic premise?

Sure some folks do it wrong.. I can't be held responsible for that. I am here to help webmasters understand how to do it correctly.