Links

Drive Traffic To Your Website With 3 Way Linking

Drive Traffic To Your Website With 3 Way Linking

Free Online Articles Directory

Why Submit Articles?
Top Authors
Top Articles
FAQ
ABAnswers

Publish Article

0 && $.browser.msie ) {
var ie_version = parseInt($.browser.version);
if(ie_version Login

Login via

Register
Hello
My Home
Sign Out

Email

Password


Remember me?
Lost Password?

Home Page > Computers > Drive Traffic To Your Website With 3 Way Linking

Drive Traffic To Your Website With 3 Way Linking

Edit Article |

Posted: Aug 12, 2010 |

]]>

There has been a lot of talk over the past few months, even more so with the latest Google update, about the value of linking. What types of links are better, which types are still seen as value added to a website. Well if the truth be told, the only people who can tell us are not saying anything. I am speaking of the engineers at Google and the other search engines, the very people who are the one who determine the value of all linking.

According to some people at the various search engine optimization companies, reciprocal links are no longer being considered when determining link popularity for a website. Just like so many of the other theories search engine optimization, outside of the engineering labs, no one really knows for certain. I have read some of the reports that have been issued on this topic and these reports are far from conclusive, offering little more than contradictory examples taken over several days of testing.

So aside from a wait and see what happens next stance what can we do? Rather than adopt a reactive position to this uncertainty I feel that it would be far better to move forward and be proactive by changing my linking strategies. As long as there is any kind of controversy regarding reciprocating links, there really isn’t much point in relying on them to help build link popularity.

Personally, I still place a value in reciprocating links as a valid means of trading traffic and will continue to utilize them however, as more and more misinformation gets spread over the Internet it will become increasingly more difficult to exchange links with quality sites. So what is a webmaster to do now that this style of linking seems to be on its way out? Simple – adapt or disappear off the search engine radar. Well Google’s radar anyway.

For my consultation clients I am going to suggest that they be extremely selective on who they link with now. Spend more time evaluating the potential linking partners. If the site measure up to their standards of web development and the theme of the linking site matches their site in some manner then, go ahead and trade links.

Before they trade links with any site they should make sure that the partner site is placing their link on a page that has some “on topic” content rather than a page that contains just random links. If possible only trade links with sites that employ some form of directory system so that all of the links contained on any given page share a similar theme. I will also be suggesting that they set up their own directory style system broken into categories and every page in each category should contain a topical block of text that ties all potential links together. Setting up their own system like this will make linking with their site more desirable.

Another strategy I will be advising my clients on is the use of 3 way links. For those of you who do not know what three way links are here is a brief, simplistic description: Site A links to Site B, Site B links to Site C, Site C links to Site A. Pretty straight forward eh? The process is pretty straight forward but the application often is not. The only way three way links work is when all the parties involved are honest and are willing to maintain those links.

Recently I tested one of my sites and discovered that approximately 80% of the sites I traded links with were not honoring our agreement. Now I fully expected that there would be some shiftless webmasters out there who would be less than trustworthy but, I never expected the number to be so high.

Although reciprocating linking isn’t too difficult of a task it does require a certain amount of time and effort. To have some unscrupulous webmaster cheat you out of your back link in your reciprocated deal is bad enough but to have one do that to your site in a 3 way link deal is even worse.

You see a 3 way linking deal requires slightly more effort due to the necessity of documenting all of the information regarding this agreement. If you are going to go through all of that effort to set up a three way linking agreement you certainly do not want one of the partners to sour the deal by dropping one of the links without notifying any of the other partners.  

The extra work required to establish a successful 3 way linking agreement isn’t too difficult, it is all about record keeping. After you have researched the two sites that you think would make good candidates for your three way link swap, you are going to need to contact them and invite them into the exchange. More than likely you are going to have to lay out the plan and explain to them why a 3 way link deal is good and make sure that they understand that the only way it works is if everybody involved is open, honest and up front about everything.

As part of the research for the 3 way trade you are going to want to make sure that all three sites are in some way related. Not necessarily in direct competition with each other but connected in some way; much like the way a restaurant site would be similar to a hotel site and the hotel site might be similar to a pub site. Pretty simple really as a hotel can contain both a pub or a restaurant, it isn’t too much of a stretch to think that these 3 service based businesses could be related somehow.

Once you have the three sites picked that you would like to trade links with make sure you research them thoroughly. The things you want to be checking for are;

Page Rank
IP
Quality
Age of the sites
Current link popularity

Page Rank
When checking Page Rank you are looking to make sure that everybody is of a similar PR. Don’t get greedy and automatically suggest that your site should be linked from the site with the highest PR. In fact it might be a good idea to suggest that the higher PR site should link to the lowest PR site. Doing this may make the deal seem a little sweeter.

IP
It would be best if all 3 sites were on different IP addresses. Sites that are all residing on the same IP may be misconstrued as being part of a link farm strategy. Why take the chance?

Quality
This one should be a no brainer. If the site isn’t of a quality that you would recommend to your friends or family to visit why would you want to risk the credibility of your site by suggesting that other people go to it? Rule of thumb here on quality is this; if you wouldn’t bookmark the site for yourself, don’t link to it.

Age of the Sites
The age of the site is important because of the alleged age delay sandbox effect in Google’s algorithms. If the site is too new then you may have to wait for the site to mature before any weight is given to the out going links from that site. You should try to make sure that the sites you include in your 3 way linking are at least 1 year old or more. No guarantees that sites over a year are going to be mature enough but at least the odds are better.

Current Link Popularity
The reason you will want to check out the current link popularity is more about the investigation into their linking history. Do they currently trade links with sites that may be considered as being from a bad neighborhood. Do they link to gambling, porn or FFA sites? If they do and they are not part of the gambling or porn world and your site isn’t either then DO NOT link to them.

Three ways linking in this manner revisits the days when linking was more natural. This type of linking will demonstrate to the search engines that you value your linking recommendations and therefore the search engines should value them as well. If the search engines trust your site to make these recommendations then there is no way that the applied due diligence will get you in trouble with the search engines.

Retrieved from “http://www.articlesbase.com/computers-articles/drive-traffic-to-your-website-with-3-way-linking-3021724.html”

(ArticlesBase SC #3021724)

Start increasing your traffic today just by submitting articles with us, click here to get started.
Liked this article? Click here to publish it on your website or blog, it’s free and easy!

Jenna Sawin -
About the Author:

Read about inflamed lungs and sore lungs at the Lung Cleanse website.

]]>

Questions and Answers

Ask our experts your Computers related questions here…

Ask

200 Characters left

What is the best way to drive traffic to my website
How to increase traffic on your website?
What can I do to get more Sales out of my web site. I have a great product and some good traffic coming through, but no one is buying. How can I change this?

Rate this Article

1
2
3
4
5

vote(s)
0 vote(s)

Feedback
RSS
Print
Email
Re-Publish

Source:  http://www.articlesbase.com/computers-articles/drive-traffic-to-your-website-with-3-way-linking-3021724.html

Article Tags:
computer, internet, hardware, software, online, website, search engine, seo, technology, science

Related Articles

Latest Computers Articles
More from Jenna Sawin

Using The Right Keyworks To Improve Website Search Engine Ranking

Keywords are an important factor of producing a website and getting traffic. These are the terms which the search engines use to categorize and rank your webpages. For example, if your website is about “traffic building” then your keywords could include traffic,building traffic,website traffic, and so forth.

By:
Joshua Simmsl
Computersl
Aug 11, 2010

Maximising Google Organic Search Engine Traffic

Every internet marketer knows that to create the most traffic potential and the most profit opportunities, you must get your website to the first page of the Google Search engine. Google is the “top dog” of search engine and can greatly increase you profits if you know what to do. The real question remains.

By:
Jaden Santonl
Computersl
Oct 13, 2010

Effective Utilization Of Search Engine Optimization

Every day, more and more sites are striving to optimize their rankings in search engines. As the Internet marketing business is a highly competitive one, the business professionals have to equip with the proper knowledge and the tools to make your site stand out above the rest.

By:
Jack Stanleyl
Computersl
Oct 13, 2010

How To Use Natural Search Engine Optimization To Market Your Website

With almost 85% of Internet users accessing search engines to find products and services, according to a top Arizona SEO Company, web sites that do not have a natural search engine optimization plan that gets them a Top 10 search engine ranking are missing out on a lot of business.

By:
Jenny Stylesl
Computersl
Aug 12, 2010

What You Need To Know About Directory And Search Engine Submission

There is no doubt that search engine optimization (SEO) is very important to the overall success that you have with your website. Unfortunately, however, there are many people out there who spend lots of time and money submitting their websites in hopes of improving their search engine rankings.

By:
Jonathan Sinl
Computersl
Aug 11, 2010

Making The Most Of Search Engine Optimization & Meta Tags

Every search engine uses it’s own, very specific algorithm to index the websites. All major search engines keep updating their search algorithms quite frequently to give their searchers the best searching experience. Your website’s place in the search result pages depends on it’s calculation from the

By:
Jerry Shannonl
Computersl
Aug 12, 2010

What Not To Do In Submitting Your Site To Search Engines)

submission, there are certain common mistakes that people tend to make repeatedly. By avoiding these mistakes, you can avoid a lot of grief and frustration in the end.

By:
Jules Simsl
Computersl
Sep 26, 2010

Social Networking Is Key in Improving Search Engine Rank

If you’re thinking about better exposure online then you’d probably start putting more time and effort on social networking. Social network sites are the new user created content hubs that can offer large amount of traffic to any website that can properly pitch online user’s interest. MySpace, Friendster,

By:
Jed Segall
Computersl
Sep 26, 2010

WOW Gold – Popular Online Multiplayer Game

WOW gold earning tips must be evaluated completely to achieve gold by participates into the game.

By:
Shristy Chandranl
Computersl
Feb 17, 2011

Understanding the Micro ATX Form Factor Motherboard

I have explained what Micro ATX is. Continue Reading.

By:
MusarratSheikhl
Computersl
Feb 17, 2011

Touch Typing first Giant Step

Starting with your first touch typing lesson would be the first giant step from your end to be able to learn touch typing in a manner that would enable you to type without looking at the keyboard. Keep the tips and tricks in mind that are taught to you and you will become an expert in a couple of days.

By:
Julie A. Ritchl
Computersl
Feb 17, 2011

Driver Robot Crack Driver Robot License Key Torrent

Nowadays, computers are widely employed in works and research, and quite a few people today can’t stand the existence without computers. But, personal computer can be a machine not a man,

By:
charlsinell
Computersl
Feb 17, 2011

Dub Turbo Rapidshare Free Dub Turbo

It is regular to become doubtable whenever you first caught a sight with something new,

By:
sarogreenl
Computersl
Feb 17, 2011

What is Sodimm

In this article, I will explain what Sodimm stands for and what it is actually. Read on.

By:
MusarratSheikhl
Computersl
Feb 17, 2011

Driver Robot Serial – Driver Robot Download

Driver Robot Serial Code Driver Robot Serial Code

By:
MikeSelvl
Computersl
Feb 17, 2011

Know more about ADSL Modems

ADSL computer modems are generally of three types including Ethernet, PCI and USB. The major advantage of ADSL modems is that it can create multiple channels for the transfer of data.

By:
Salman Saliml
Computersl
Feb 17, 2011

Audio Book Clubs Or Normal Book Libraries?

An audio book club is a shopping club for book lovers. But how is it different from a normal book library? In simple terms, an audio book club provides books in audio format – they could be burned on a CD, could be on tape, or could be simple downloadable audio files.

By:
Jenna Sawinl
Computersl
Jan 26, 2011

How You Can Benefit From Powerful Psychic Training

Psychic Training is a skill that first requires awareness of information. This means that the analysis of information must be so precise that the psychic is aware of all the factors involved in a reading.

By:
Jenna Sawinl
News and Societyl
Jan 22, 2011

Four Tips on Making Quick Profits

Congratulations! You’ve just started a new business, you’ve signed on the dotted line, purchased your inventory or set up your website, opened your doors and now …. Yikes!! Depending on your new business start up costs, it could be quite a while before you see a profit. How do you get ‘into the black’

By:
Jenna Sawinl
Businessl
Nov 11, 2010

Creating Your Personal Budget

In the realm of drawing up your personal budget, information overload can often be a hindrance to accomplishing the type of goal you have in mind. With basic tips, however, you can flesh out your personal budget to help your financial situation improve and help bring clarity to a somewhat fuzzy fiscal

By:
Jenna Sawinl
Financel
Nov 11, 2010

Woodworking Tips For All Your Jet Power Tools

Setting up shop is easy when you have a supplier that can provide you with Jet power tools. The top-of-the-line woodworking and metalworking tools can be found at more than 9,000 dealers world-wide.

By:
Jenna Sawinl
Hobbiesl
Nov 10, 2010

Mortgage Refinancing with Poor Credit

It’s easier than ever to borrow money – in 2007, the average consumer borrowing via credit cards, overdrafts and unsecured personal loans was £4550 while the average amount of interest paid by every household is £3525.

By:
Jenna Sawinl
Financel
Nov 09, 2010

The Pros And Cons Of Brazilian Waxing

Spring is here and summer is on its way. And that means that women are flocking to salons in search of a solution for those horribly embarrassing hairs that are always threatening to escape your bikini line. A surprising number of women are turning to a solution popularized on “Sex & the City,” known as

By:
Jenna Sawinl
Healthl
Oct 14, 2010
lViews: 123

The Most Comfortable Tanning Bed Pillows

People who wanted to acquire that exotic dark olive skin anytime of the year are thankful for the technology of tanning beds. Tanning beds provide controlled doses of ultraviolet radiation sufficient to activate melanin on the skin. Yet, when a person gets inside the tanning bed, he lies uneasily. The

By:
Jenna Sawinl
Healthl
Oct 13, 2010

Author Navigation

My Home
Publish Article
View/Edit Articles
View/Edit Q&A
Edit your Account
Manage Authors
Statistics Page
Personal RSS Builder
My Home
Edit your Account
Update Profile
View/Edit Q&A
Publish Article
Author Box

Jenna Sawin has 253 articles online

Contact Author

Subscribe to RSS

Print article

Send to friend

Re-Publish article

Articles Categories
All Categories

Advertising
Arts & Entertainment
Automotive
Beauty
Business
Careers
Computers
Education
Finance
Food and Beverage
Health
Hobbies
Home and Family
Home Improvement
Internet
Law
Marketing
News and Society
Relationships
Self Improvement
Shopping
Spirituality
Sports and Fitness
Technology
Travel
Writing

Computers

Computer Forensics
Computer Games
Data Recovery
Databases
E-Learning
File Types
Hardware
Information Technology
Intra-net
Laptops
Networks
Operating Systems
Programming
Security
Software

]]>

Need Help?
Contact Us
FAQ
Submit Articles
Editorial Guidelines
Blog

Site Links
Recent Articles
Top Authors
Top Articles
Find Articles
Site Map
Mobile Version

Webmasters
RSS Builder
RSS
Link to Us

Business Info
Advertising

Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy | User published content is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Copyright © 2005-2011 Free Articles by ArticlesBase.com, All rights reserved.

Comatose By Skillet From Their Album Comatose. **** Please keep the comments just about the video, nothing else. If you have nothing nice to say, DON’T SAY IT!!!!! You will be blocked **** *If you have not already, please Subscribe* You can buy it from: Amazon: www.amazon.com Itunes: www.apple.com Thank You! Become a Fan on Facebook: www.facebook.com My Twitter: twitter.com Youtube: www.youtube.com Lyrics: www.christian-lyrics.net I hate feeling like this I’m so tired of trying to fight this I’m asleep and all I dream of Is waking to You Tell me that You will listen You’re touch is what i’m missing And the more I hide I realize I’m slowly losing You Comatose I’ll never wake up without an overdose of You I don’t wanna live, I dont wanna breathe ‘Les I feel you next to me You take the pain I feel Waking up to You never felt so real I don’t wanna sleep, I don’t wanna dream ‘Cause my dreams don’t comfort me The way You make me feel Waking up to You never felt so real I hate living without You Dead wrong to ever doubt You But my demons lay in waiting Tempting me away Oh how I adore You Oh how I thirst for You Oh how I need You Comatose I’ll never wake up without an overdose of You I don’t wanna live, I dont wanna breathe ‘Les I feel You next to me You take the pain I feel Waking up to You never felt so real I don’t wanna sleep, I don’t wanna dream ‘Cause my dreams don’t comfort me The way you make me feel Waking up to You never felt so real Breathing life Waking up My eyes …