Comments on: Can Link Exchanges Still Work?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:39:54 +0000

I have to agree with you. A lot of bloggers still rely too much on PageRank and traffic for linking to other blogs through blogrolls. After all, you want to link to sites that will provide you a stream of traffic. However, (at least in my opinion) it should be about creating relationships with others. However, that can be done through Twitter now through following and re-tweeting, so blogrolls/links will continue to perish.

Many of the top bloggers have a mindset where they believe that the overall design and image comes before content, simply due to their position in their respective markets.

By: ceblogger

ceblogger — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:24:41 +0000

link exchanges were so easy in the past. hop, comment, request for link exchange, then come back at a later time to see if the other party did his part in the link exchange. sometimes, blog relationships follow later.

then came monetization, page rank, and SEO. bloggers are now picky whom to ex-link. but still, there is value left in the link exchange. not as easy though like in the past (24-48 months ago)
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By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:51:50 +0000

Building links certainly takes time, and when bloggers change their designs, some drop this list, so the time is quite often lost. Getting high-quality links from popular blogs is one of the best practices for increasing search engine exposure.

By: Another Blogger

Another Blogger — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:41:56 +0000

Still links exchange with my good friends, the process can take months. I always follow the blogs for month and if I’m sure that blogs active and post regular I’ll link exchange.
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By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:11:17 +0000

This is a good approach. Your visitors would rather see a few high quality links compared to a long list. After all, if we were able to get all our favorite sites to link to us, the list would probably be pages long.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:10:19 +0000

I think link exchanges were used too much initially, and the novelty of them wore off. Most popular blogs place “recommend” related sites within their sidebars, rather than asking one another for the links.

By: Turisuna

Turisuna — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:54:27 +0000

I don’t do link exchanges because sometimes people little bit push me for that, so now I just doing link exchange by comment, not give blogroll links again

By: Darmawan

Darmawan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:13:04 +0000

I think it still works, but now I have become more selective in exchanging link
I only choose a nice site with not so many blogroll links, I hate a site with tons of blogroll
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By: Pete Nicely

Pete Nicely — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:38:14 +0000

Great post. Adsense definitely killed off a lot of emphasis on link exchange. A good blogroll is a sign of a good blogger, I think.

I think posting comments on blogs has become a way to do link exchange in a long-term, small-scale way.
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