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rfung, I always make the suggestion to change it from links.htm but at the same time it's a good opportunity to ask for a link elsewhere, like on a real content page.
I check sites that I get automated requests from and see if their directory is relevant and not begging the wraith of penalization. If it's kosher I then try to bargain a main page link out of the directory because I assume they'll get a fair response and have some good PR down the line.
or something like that:)
PR hoarding: IMO means trying to keep all your pagerank in YOUR site; not letting anyone else receive any. See hoarding.
What are PR hoarding tactics?
nuevojefe is correct.
PR hoarding is using tactics designed to keep from passing PageRank to another website.
If so, what does google do to compensate for all the PR that's taken from the pool when a 9 gets blocked from passing?
Back to original topic:
One thing that works pretty well for people as far as attracting link exchangers seems to be putting a link to every link page on every link page. It keeps you're link pages PR higher and that green is amazingly attractive to some.
Adding the reciprocal link that is clearly stated as being required when you submitted your link.
hint hint wink wink.... you added a link to one of my directories that's been awaiting approval for 2 weeks but my spider nor my own eyes have yet to find the recip.
No recip no approval is pretty common. It's probably not worth submiting *most* places unless you plan to actually add the link.
Here is how I promoted links.
I searched my main topic and wrote to well ranked sites simply telling about my site. Essentially announcing it's existence. Since my site was closely related to their topics I got a number of links that way. In some of the later letters I mentioned that they might be interested in linking to me but never pushed link backs or such.
I submitted my site to a number of related directories and such and most of them added my site.
This took hours and hours and hours.
I made a page called 'The Widgeting History Networking Page'. I eventually had to divide it into pages by category but all are related to my topics. I invited people to link to me then notify me and I'd link back. That way they had to link first. I also included links to site that had already linked to me. Some of those sites had linked to me without my ever asking. It makes the links page look good when big university sites on the topic have linked to me. Basically it's a thank you for helping spread the word about widgeting history page. I haven't actually written to anyone asking for a link this way but people who come to my site have added a link to me and then written asking for a link back.
I have a great many links to sites on my article pages simply because they offer good added information that the visitor can pursue. I also have a detailed directory of good resources in several areas of my topic.
What I haven't done and should do is write to sites that I've linked to in my articles and directory simply thanking them for the useful site and mentioning I've linked to them. Without being pushy I suspect I'd get several more link backs that way. Perhaps I could finally reach that coveted PR7. ;)
