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Links and Banner Ads on Your Site: What is Appropriate and Useful?

By: Tim Priebe

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There are a lot of theories and myths going around about links



on websites. When are they appropriate? Can link exchange



programs actually help increase your ranking on search engines?



And how do banners fit in there?







First of all, whenever someone else links to your website, it



counts as one "vote" for your website. It especially helps if



the link uses keywords that you want people to search for. If an



image is used, the "alt" tag should have keywords in it. So



technically, yes, link exchange programs can help increase your



ranking on some search engines.







However, you still have to decide if putting reciprocal links on



your website will be appropriate. After all, it does you no good



to get people to your website if they immediately leave because



you have a lot of unprofessional looking links on your site.



Here are some guidelines for what kind of links are appropriate



and useful:







Links that are to websites...







- Related to your industry







- Not competing directly with your business







- That have the same target audience you do







- For businesses you have some sort of partnership with







- That will give more information on products/services on your



site







In general, link exchange programs and most banner programs will



not be able to consistently give you results that are



appropriate. Instead, spend a little extra time on your website



and handle all the links and advertising yourself. Not only will



you have much more control over what is displayed, but you cut



out the middle-man with advertising, which means that much more



revenue for you. And, of course, it will make your site that



much more professional looking.



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