Comments on: Link Exchanges – Run Fast http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/link-exchanges-run-fast/ News, trends & analysis from the online marketing experts. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:28:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Marcus Ellington http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/link-exchanges-run-fast/#comment-642 Marcus Ellington Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:46:09 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/13/link-exchanges-run-fast/#comment-642 Stop spreading misinformation. Matt Cutts has never stated that reciprocal linking has been diminished. Stop putting words in his mouth. Matt has stated very recently: "Trading links is natural and it’s natural to have reciprocal links." Google has stated in their guidelines to avoid "excessive reciprocal linking". They are obviously referring to full duplex networks that force link exchange without editorial discretion. Google has never stated "do not link exchange". Google obviously realizes websites link with each other when it is relevant. What is wrong with that? Nothing. Stop spreading misinformation. Matt Cutts has never stated that reciprocal linking has been diminished. Stop putting words in his mouth. Matt has stated very recently: “Trading links is natural and it’s natural to have reciprocal links.”

Google has stated in their guidelines to avoid “excessive reciprocal linking”. They are obviously referring to full duplex networks that force link exchange without editorial discretion. Google has never stated “do not link exchange”. Google obviously realizes websites link with each other when it is relevant. What is wrong with that? Nothing.

]]> By: SEO Specialist - Terry Reeves http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/link-exchanges-run-fast/#comment-580 SEO Specialist - Terry Reeves Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:10:50 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/13/link-exchanges-run-fast/#comment-580 Not only that, Matt Cutts stated earlier this year that reciprocal linking has been diminished as a ranking factor for any web site and can harm a web sites rankings if the reciprocal linking is excessive. This hit home real hard in the real estate industry earlier in the year. Not only that, Matt Cutts stated earlier this year that reciprocal linking has been diminished as a ranking factor for any web site and can harm a web sites rankings if the reciprocal linking is excessive. This hit home real hard in the real estate industry earlier in the year.

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