tilt - 5:02 pm on Nov 21, 2001 (gmt 0)

There's a lot of good stuff here and in those related discussions. Thanks Paynt, and others who have driven this. It's been very helpful and informative.

I spent quite a bit of time looking for high quality links to add to my site as outgoing links, and I think that definitely improves my site. However, these are links to related sites, not to competitive sites. And some of them are .edu sites. In most cases, it doesn't make sense for any of these sites to have a link back to me. It would detract from the value of their site, or dilute their value.

So, incoming links to my site are more difficult. I have a few questions regarding the value of reciprocal links on vortals. Is it possible that my link will be "diluted" by being associated with dozens of other similar links? Some web-rings are full of links to really cheezie sites. Also, is there a concern that the user will jump ship to the competition by placing my link right next to a competitive link?