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The last word on reciprocal linking?
Link Building News Source: http://searchengineland.com
Story Found By: Lyndon 1749 Days ago
Category: Link Building
I hear so many weak opinions on reciprocal linking, people getting their panties in a twist as they fear ruining a one way link by linking back will cause black hooded men to crash through the windows and kidnap you for medical experiments.

Eric Ward puts the issue to rest with a refreshing clarity of thought, honed by experience and knowledge.
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from fantomaster 1749 Days ago #
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Excellent article!

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from Justin-Goldberg 1749 Days ago #
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I concur, a great article. This blog from 2006 by Michael Martinez says the same thing, regarding relevant links and reprocating: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-real-problem-with-reciprocal-linking

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from Sebastian 1749 Days ago #
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It *is* a great article, nevertheless its message will not get the great unwashed to hit it off. Sigh.

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from Lyndon 1749 Days ago #
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It’s a shame, as this myth or misinformation harms the interlinking of good sites.

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from Gids 1748 Days ago #
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Great article. Very well constructed argument. Hope it helps get the message across

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from scurtin 1748 Days ago #
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Thanks Lyndon, nice article. It’s amazing how the obvious truths of good SEO, that white hat common sense works, escape so many people.

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from rdash 1748 Days ago #
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So then who were those masked men here last week? :)

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from Sem-Advance 1747 Days ago #
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Well the only problem is in elementary school teachers have taught voting for yourself or bvoting for each other cancels out the vote In simple terms I vote for you....you vote for me they cancel each other out. 1 + 1 = 0 This is why even with 100% reciprocal linking sites are not given a filter. Erics’ article is merely speculation given that Google does not offer any solid comment or policy either way. One way links work well. Don’t fix what’s not broken ;->

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from steaprok 1747 Days ago #
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Very insightful article. Thanks! @ semadvance , well ultimately most of what we read within our field is speculation, so it doesn’t make the article any less relevent or valid that it is speculation.

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