Ok my question is this, I have a forum and i added a links directory and added 8 different catagories for sites, like other topics other then my sites topics. I am www.amSportsTalk.com and its a sports forum, but i added like an entertainment links area and so on. Does this hurt me? as it does not deal with sports?? and I have an internet section for net sites, and im getting alot of links, should i stop or remove the ones that do not have any meaning to my site? Does this hurt or confuse the search engines and ranking?
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PS; does this directory help me on my site, or am i better starting links on the side like on the main page bottom right?
Non related links to my site do they help??
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From what I understand about links, I think that Google cares if the links are related to your site's topic...but other engines, such as Yahoo and MSN care about quantity.
For me, I try to only exchange links with related sites. But when I first started exchanging links, I accepted all comers...It never hurts to link to a site unless its banned...or considered a link farm.
I think that you could make an argument that sports and entertainment fall in the same category.
For me, I try to only exchange links with related sites. But when I first started exchanging links, I accepted all comers...It never hurts to link to a site unless its banned...or considered a link farm.
I think that you could make an argument that sports and entertainment fall in the same category.
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On topic or off topic, I wouldn’t bother. Trading links or reciprocal links as they are also known are not really seen as having any value any more.
A while ago, people realised that the more links that your site had pointing to it, the better. So, people got alot of links. They did this by swapping links with each other and joining link farms. It didn’t take to long for the engines to realise their results were being manipulated and they stopped it. Nowadays, the engines can tell the difference between a natural link and an 'acquired' link.
The moral to this story, take a little more time, write some really good content and get some natural links. It will be worth it in the long run.
A while ago, people realised that the more links that your site had pointing to it, the better. So, people got alot of links. They did this by swapping links with each other and joining link farms. It didn’t take to long for the engines to realise their results were being manipulated and they stopped it. Nowadays, the engines can tell the difference between a natural link and an 'acquired' link.
The moral to this story, take a little more time, write some really good content and get some natural links. It will be worth it in the long run.
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wow this is news to me so links dont help anymore with PR or engines? so should i just not accept links? Also if i was to accept them are off topic links worth it, or does it hurt?neilb wrote:On topic or off topic, I wouldn’t bother. Trading links or reciprocal links as they are also known are not really seen as having any value any more.
A while ago, people realised that the more links that your site had pointing to it, the better. So, people got alot of links. They did this by swapping links with each other and joining link farms. It didn’t take to long for the engines to realise their results were being manipulated and they stopped it. Nowadays, the engines can tell the difference between a natural link and an 'acquired' link.
The moral to this story, take a little more time, write some really good content and get some natural links. It will be worth it in the long run.
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You need a good balance of both in order for the links to look natural. And although it is better to have links that are related to your site it will not hurt you to get some from sites that are not related, just don't over do it.xc06 wrote:I think exchange links still have value but not as much as one-way links. Google may put light weight on reciprocal links. Just my guess!
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