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The one I deal with doesn't charge for links. It's a free service, although one can upgrade the services for a modest fee.
After reading all of the threads about Google's change in attitude toward link exchanges, are such sites a good or a bad idea?
All opinions very much welcomed.
After reading all of the threads about Google's change in attitude toward link exchanges, are such sites a good or a bad idea?
be careful what you read!.. some of what you are reading is mis-interpretation (or mis-information). The only thing that G (matt cutts) has said is that there is such a thing as "excessive reciprocal links".
"The sites that fit “no pages in Bigdaddy” criteria were sites where our algorithms had very low trust in the inlinks or the outlinks of that site. Examples that might cause that include excessive reciprocal links .."
A rep from G has never stated "don't link exchange".
A few of their engineers have called attention to avoiding excessive reciprocal linking (high volume irrelevant linking).
Link exchange is alive and well among relevant sites.
There is nothing wrong with link exchange as long as you maintain full editorial control over who you do and do not link to, while avoiding full duplex link schemes. Make linking decisions for the end user and not for search engines.
