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There's nothing wrong with our site, the PR is decent and so is the quality and relvance to the sites I exchange links with.
I think some folks are removing our link from a reciprocal exchange intentionally. Maybe they're doing this better entice new sites to exchange links with them, since a page full of links doesn't make an attractive exhange partner. Maybe they're doing this because I do exhange with sites that are competitive, and maybe they just wait until they have my link, then remove theirs. I really don't know exactly why for sure, but some have been removed.
Are others finding this to be enough of problem to bother checking them all periodically?
Not even one out of 10 come back with a good excuse.
Macguru
But do they put the link back or just ignore you? You didn't make it clear.
So I spoke with them personally and I'm pretty sure they're playing dumb. They agree to a text link, but act as if they're not sure that'll work with their system.
Three times now, I've called, requested a text link, they'll change it accordingly and I'll get the same dumb act two weeks later when I notice they've changed it back to a script.
Sorry Sebastian, only about 1 out of 10 come back with a good excuse, the rest just ignores my reminder. Wich makes pretty clear the initial intention : Hunt for links and drop reciprocity 2 or 3 months later. As Quinn mentionned, Snip! same treatment for those using redirects or JS.
A few weeks later, I got the same e-mail at another site. I wrote back saying give me the link on the first site, then we'd talk about the second site. Again, they never replied.
Solved that problem ... removed them from the first site and blacklisted them.
Apparently there are people using and automated approach with Zeus or something to find relevant sites and sending them an email requesting link exchanges to which they have no intent of reciprocating.
If they have removed my link, I don't even bother to email them, I just remove theirs!
If they have removed my link, I don't even bother to email them, I just remove theirs!
Probably not a bad policy. Macguru has actually followed up with them, and he says 90% just ignore his emails.
In my case, a have a fully automated system that drops people's links if they're not sending any traffic at all, and also auto emails them if their link is missing etc. So basically it all runs on auto pilot.
But I'm still very interested in understanding the pyschology of linking from a "manual perspective", and why people drop links, etc.
