Increase Web Traffic with Reciprocal Links

A Web Hosting Article Contributed by Frances Rhea

Reciprocal Links and Their Importance to Your Web Traffic

Reciprocal links are a powerful tool to increase your Web traffic and search engine ranking. Some search engines use links (called citations) as a criteria. The more links to your site, the better your ranking.

Reciprocal Links Tips for More Web Traffic

Use a search engine to find Web sites like yours. Post their link and let them know that you linked to their site including the link page so they can see their listing. As part of the email, request their link to you. Here is a simple example:

Dear Website Owner,

I enjoyed your Web site. I found your content refreshing and unique. As a site owner, I appreciate the ideas and work you have put into it. I have already put your link on my site at www.yoursite.com/linkpage.html. If you don't mind, I would like you to add my link to your site.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Your Name

Your link info

You should soon receive a reply indicating that they have placed your link. The more links you have, the more Web traffic you will receive from other sites.

After starting an aggressive reciprocal link program, you may see explosive growth in your Web site traffic. This can quadruple your Web traffic in a few months.

Sign Guestbooks for Increased Web Traffic

Do not leave out the little sites. If you see a guest book, sign it and put your URL after your signature. The goal is to get your URL and keywords on as many sites as possible. If John or Mary Visitor see your site listed on 10 other sites, they will check you out. Web site recognition is 25% of the referral game.

Some site owners do not like the idea of having links to an offsite location. They feel it gives the user an easy way to click away from your site. This is not true. Once a visitor is done with your site, they are going somewhere else. Why not provide them with some interesting places to visit?

Create a links page to present all your offsite links. We all bookmark a good site because it has a valuable set of links to investigate. This will bring return Web traffic to your site, not detract from it.

When your links page is indexed, you will get more Web traffic. Just make sure when you list them on search engines that the pages all have a prominent link to return to one of the main pages on your Web site.

Reciprocal Link Exchanges Bring More Web Traffic

Joining an honest reciprocal link exchange like HonestLinks.net can bring more Web traffic. Although their requirements for linking and link pages are very strict (such as no adult content), the effort of creating these links can be very rewarding. It is not all about search engines. Other Web sites can provide a wealth of additional Web traffic for your Web site.