Are Link Exchanges Useful for SEO and Traffic?

[ausar2379]

what is it you are not saying? What is hidden? The fact people attract to what they are interested in?

[OnlineBizCoach]

Good one..I really like this

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[ChrisB201cab]

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[lisa3876]

Love them!

[Robbertbiz]

Hostgator is a great web host.

[scotwil]

hi lisa this is off the topic, but im wondering what is your strategy for managing the content of your sites?

[learnamericanenglish]

Thanks, Lisa. Your video just confirms what I've suspected all along. If you're going to feature links on your site, it's better to find quality sites relevant to your content than to engage in link exchanging. I want more links to my site, but in order to get that I have to work on my content.

[YNONAS]

I reallly prefer the desk instead of the back drop.

[YNONAS]

Do you link to others?

[lisa3876]

I sure do when the site has great quality. That's what I'm trying to emphasize in this video. When you create a quality site people will link to you voluntarily without requiring a link exchange. I link to a lot of sites for free (no affiliation) when I feel they are valuable to my audience.

[thaRNBdoctore]

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[saifullahraza]

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[mikks9876]

you're supposed to be focused on the information she's saying, not her looks, lol.

[hypetypex]

thanks lisa. :)

[tobiascam]

I still love you Lisa..My name is Cameron.you are a gift from the web Gods..and very sexy

[scotwil]

Hi Lisa its about 1:30am pst, I see you have posted a fairly new video,and im gonna check it out,I wanted to tell you i ve been watching and reading your info you are really on point thanks for sharing your information so freely ,,,your awsome god bless

[longisland216]

great info to know, thanx. i've started a website and need a lot of insight on this. thanx for all the info.

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[kirkswitch]

Another good vid Lisa. I found using Article Directories to gain some backlinks is a great option. EzineArticles or Buzzle are the ones I use. Actually, I think you taught me that :)

[longisland216]

great info to know, thanx. i've started a website and need a lot of insight on these things. thanx for all the info.

[faheeta]

I hate link exchanges. Don't forget the spyware and self installing toolbars on some. The only link enchange I like is Site Build Its. You recommended it a while back. It doesn't give me oceans of traffic but very targeted traffic which is better.

[redflower99]

This is all hopeless and not fair. I am not looking for link exchanges, I am not asking for handouts. The truth of the matter is that it's so hard to get a decent Page Rank, that I am not even sure, I want to continue blogging. I think Google needs to adjust their policy and let people work hard and get what they deserve without making them dependent of somebody else linking to their sites.

[lisa3876]

It's not just about the PageRank. My PageRank dropped 2 years ago but my traffic from Google increased. I understand your frustrations but there are GAZILLIONS of sites fighting for traffic so Google has to figure a formula to determine which ones deserve top billing. And if you think about it, link popularity is really the best way. If they left it up to onpage criteria only, it would get abused by crappy sites that don't deserve a rank. Hang in there, OK? It's worth the hard work. :)

[dealmaker007]

Backlinks from quality, relevant sites, using anchor text related to the keywords you want to rank for....also, what people should do is make sure they have good internal link structure to put emphasis on their most important pages. Get targeted backlinks to deep pages instead of always getting links to the homepage...and you can rank for multiple keywords. Also if people don't add content pages to their sites their PR will go down eventually b/c the internet is growing.

[redflower99]

Thank you, Lisa. You are a champion.

[beautybynajah]

@redflower99 yes! I like that Lisa is a champion! She gives awesome info! Even though this is a year old I wanted to thumbs up but couldn't so I decided to reply!

[FatWagar]

I agree with you. I have a couple blogs that I update regularly. It is difficult to attain TRUE links to my blogs. I despise link exchanges because I want real quality.

[MegaProcrastination]

I'm no expert but it seems if you aren't getting links to your site it's either because your content needs work or people need to find it. Yes, Google favors the popular sites, but their job is to point people to the best info available. If they don't, they lose traffic. It's kind of a Catch 22. As Lisa has said, time and again, bring value to the content of your site then start promoting in the right places. It all takes time but it works.

And thanks, Lisa! I learn a bit more with every video.

[lisa3876]

Well said!

[sayweb]

Lisa:

You are currently the TOP youtube subscription I have, I anxiously wait for your videos. I changed many of my website policies based on you SOUND ADVICE, with no regrets so far, and it is AMAZING how you don't miss a single video with GREAT, USEFUL, PROFITABLE information. PLEEEEEASE keep up the good work.

[GPRSInt]

Lisa .. Please Please Please, center the picture in the background, its driving me nuts lol .. just messing, good info as usual, i have done some amount of link exchange, but i normally let the other site know that i only do it for x amount of time.

[kenpomovies]

I love your vids. Please keep them coming!

[Conceptskatemedia]

Great video Lisa.

Also you need to be carful because some of the sites you exchange with may wait a bit and then add the rel="nofollow" without you knowing so it ends up as a backlink to them :(

[shadowpope17]

They are only useful for arcade niches and such

[johnBjohnBjohnB]

You are very correct, I have only done a couple of link exchanges and both have been to entirely relevant sites to my site's topic.

[UncleSluggy]

helpful

[goGradygo]

Great tips! It's always about the content!

I will say this, though: While I miss the office, the lighting is better, but the video quality is worse. I don't know if exported your movie file as a smaller one, but I really think its worth it to wait for the longer upload to finish at higher quality.

[lisa3876]

I didn't do anything different. Notice the message at the top says the video is still processing and quality will improve. I didn't change anything in regards to the quality.

[Stpatrick05]

nice vid :P

[goGradygo]

Yea it looks better now!

[unholypenguin4]

no they are garbage...

[TubeYouReport]

first post :)

[tomrogers123]

Link exchanges can be useful if they are implemented in a correct and organic manner.