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If you want to continue with this tactic, at least submit

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:25 am
by sumonasumonakha.t
Real-life examples of reciprocal linking
One of the earliest examples of reciprocal linking comes from an online catalog.

In order for the directory to successfully include your link, you must either pay them or link back to their page on your website.

directory reciprocal linking

If you don't pay for online directories, then you should link to them on the page you submit to them instead. It's a great way for them to acquire more links.

This practice is prominent among online directories even today. However, they no longer ig database carry the weight they did years ago in terms of SEO, which explains why you no longer see links to directories on most pages.

Furthermore, you don't want to link out to these if you want to improve your site's overall SEO performance—which I'm sure you do.

Linking to directory pages doesn't make sense to most people, especially if you're working on a page that has nothing to do with directories.

your pages to directories that don't require reciprocal linking.

Another avenue where reciprocal linking is prevalent today is blogger outreach.

Some outreach emails I've received about linking to the sender's resources are bad. They're not really interested in providing value to my site—they just want that all-important backlink to my site.