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	<title>Comments on: Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED!</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Internet Marketing USA</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-593</link>
		<dc:creator>Internet Marketing USA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-593</guid>
		<description>Sometimes it appears as if 'm getting on wrong track while moving with SE. Some SE says would do and some says don't. When  it comes to google, every webmaster or concern person takes in their account, whats now!?...however, google is really google, just proving its name, can do anything strange to shack web world. So, we shouldn't be tensed but patiently watch and observe and than move accordingly...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes it appears as if &#8216;m getting on wrong track while moving with SE. Some SE says would do and some says don&#8217;t. When  it comes to google, every webmaster or concern person takes in their account, whats now!?&#8230;however, google is really google, just proving its name, can do anything strange to shack web world. So, we shouldn&#8217;t be tensed but patiently watch and observe and than move accordingly&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Suin Tan</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-589</link>
		<dc:creator>Suin Tan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-589</guid>
		<description>Yup i know this, but there some website with good content as www.webhostster .com the searc engine will know its really good.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yup i know this, but there some website with good content as <a href="http://www.webhostster" rel="nofollow">http://www.webhostster</a> .com the searc engine will know its really good.</p>
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		<title>By: bluezip</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-583</link>
		<dc:creator>bluezip</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-583</guid>
		<description>good! articles</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>good! articles</p>
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		<title>By: Alfred Malveo</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-483</link>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Malveo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-483</guid>
		<description>I have linked to sites such as Search Engine Land, Search Engine Guide, Techmeme, Small Business SEM, Search Engine Watch, and the list goes on. I have done so because I either found something resourceful to my readers, something that helped to support what I was writing about or simply due to the fact that the site I linked to was the original source of my own writing. These same sites have in turn linked back to our site for the very same reasons. That is true reciprocal linking. So is this a bad thing? Is Google, or any other search engine going to devalue those links because they are not true “one-way” links? I don’t think so. This is a natural process of the web and search engines are smart enough to understand that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have linked to sites such as Search Engine Land, Search Engine Guide, Techmeme, Small Business SEM, Search Engine Watch, and the list goes on. I have done so because I either found something resourceful to my readers, something that helped to support what I was writing about or simply due to the fact that the site I linked to was the original source of my own writing. These same sites have in turn linked back to our site for the very same reasons. That is true reciprocal linking. So is this a bad thing? Is Google, or any other search engine going to devalue those links because they are not true “one-way” links? I don’t think so. This is a natural process of the web and search engines are smart enough to understand that.</p>
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		<title>By: Ravinder Kadian</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-398</link>
		<dc:creator>Ravinder Kadian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-398</guid>
		<description>stop the trading links and reciprocal link 
webmaster do only cross linking i think its much better for the site rankings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>stop the trading links and reciprocal link<br />
webmaster do only cross linking i think its much better for the site rankings</p>
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		<title>By: reigne</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-361</link>
		<dc:creator>reigne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-361</guid>
		<description>Heres my point of view! We are all in a business ( web ) if a certain business wants their client to stick on them they should not make things hard, don't make things complicated! Google is making rules and don't give any suggestions to prevent penalties... In the business who should take care of your customers to get more profit!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heres my point of view! We are all in a business ( web ) if a certain business wants their client to stick on them they should not make things hard, don&#8217;t make things complicated! Google is making rules and don&#8217;t give any suggestions to prevent penalties&#8230; In the business who should take care of your customers to get more profit!</p>
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		<title>By: Reciprocal link can get you BANNED! - DN Lodge Webmaster Forums</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-359</link>
		<dc:creator>Reciprocal link can get you BANNED! - DN Lodge Webmaster Forums</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-359</guid>
		<description>[...] an activity that Google considers a ?Link Scheme? that has a likelihood of getting you BANNED!    Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED!  gee...  that's sucks!  __________________ Australian Working Visa Visa for [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] an activity that Google considers a ?Link Scheme? that has a likelihood of getting you BANNED!    Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED!  gee&#8230;  that&#8217;s sucks!  __________________ Australian Working Visa Visa for [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Julie Tuggle</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-350</link>
		<dc:creator>Julie Tuggle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-350</guid>
		<description>Adam Lasnik states above "Note in particular this sentence: 'However, some webmasters engage in link exchange schemes and build partner pages exclusively for the sake of cross-linking, disregarding the quality of the links, the sources, and the long-term impact it will have on their sites.'

I have two reciprocal links pages on www.charlotte-eba.com which consist of only hand-added real estate and relocation links that were removed from Google's index after the last crawl. Using Adam's statement as a guideline, I examined the pages and took the corrective action of adding title and descriptive meta tags, thinking that this was why the pages had been removed. 

But I don't know for sure. The pages are still on my site and I don't know whether what Google really wants is for site owners to remove reciprocal links pages altogether. My ranking took a sharp drop so I don't want to leave the pages up if Google is still going to penalize the site because of the reciprocal links pages.

So there is this big disparity between what Adam advises according to Google's guidelines above and what Google is actually doing (removing reciprocal links pages regardless of the "quality" of the links.)

For example, one of the links pages that was removed was a directory of Realtors who had attained the same industry designation level (National Association of Realtor's "e-Pro" designation) as I have, but are located in other states, so the links are grouped together by state on the page. Google seems to be saying it's not the links, it's the link pages that have violated their quality guidelines. 

Adam, please clarify: Is Google really saying that regardless of the quality of the individual links, if they are grouped together on a links page, this would be considered a violation of Google's quality guidelines?
- Julie</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adam Lasnik states above &#8220;Note in particular this sentence: &#8216;However, some webmasters engage in link exchange schemes and build partner pages exclusively for the sake of cross-linking, disregarding the quality of the links, the sources, and the long-term impact it will have on their sites.&#8217;</p>
<p>I have two reciprocal links pages on <a href="http://www.charlotte-eba.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.charlotte-eba.com</a> which consist of only hand-added real estate and relocation links that were removed from Google&#8217;s index after the last crawl. Using Adam&#8217;s statement as a guideline, I examined the pages and took the corrective action of adding title and descriptive meta tags, thinking that this was why the pages had been removed. </p>
<p>But I don&#8217;t know for sure. The pages are still on my site and I don&#8217;t know whether what Google really wants is for site owners to remove reciprocal links pages altogether. My ranking took a sharp drop so I don&#8217;t want to leave the pages up if Google is still going to penalize the site because of the reciprocal links pages.</p>
<p>So there is this big disparity between what Adam advises according to Google&#8217;s guidelines above and what Google is actually doing (removing reciprocal links pages regardless of the &#8220;quality&#8221; of the links.)</p>
<p>For example, one of the links pages that was removed was a directory of Realtors who had attained the same industry designation level (National Association of Realtor&#8217;s &#8220;e-Pro&#8221; designation) as I have, but are located in other states, so the links are grouped together by state on the page. Google seems to be saying it&#8217;s not the links, it&#8217;s the link pages that have violated their quality guidelines. </p>
<p>Adam, please clarify: Is Google really saying that regardless of the quality of the individual links, if they are grouped together on a links page, this would be considered a violation of Google&#8217;s quality guidelines?<br />
- Julie</p>
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		<title>By: ironspider</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-349</link>
		<dc:creator>ironspider</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-349</guid>
		<description>I say it's about time and I applaud Google on this decision to put the kibosh on reciprocal linking. There are some niches where reciprocal linking is rampant and quality websites are few and far between. Webmasters in these niches focus almost entirely on SEO (i.e. link schemes) and put very little effort into actually producing quality content for their sites. And up to now, they've largely succeeded in dominating the SERPs and it's quite obvious that this is largely attributable to excessive reciprocal linking. Putting an end to this will allow the those who put effort into producing quality content for their websites --and gain backlinks because of it-- to get higher placement in search results pages instead of getting clobbered by a bunch of no-talent link scammers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I say it&#8217;s about time and I applaud Google on this decision to put the kibosh on reciprocal linking. There are some niches where reciprocal linking is rampant and quality websites are few and far between. Webmasters in these niches focus almost entirely on SEO (i.e. link schemes) and put very little effort into actually producing quality content for their sites. And up to now, they&#8217;ve largely succeeded in dominating the SERPs and it&#8217;s quite obvious that this is largely attributable to excessive reciprocal linking. Putting an end to this will allow the those who put effort into producing quality content for their websites &#8211;and gain backlinks because of it&#8211; to get higher placement in search results pages instead of getting clobbered by a bunch of no-talent link scammers.</p>
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		<title>By: Links and Google&#8230;can you buy em? &#171; The Jack Bauer of Search Engine Optimization</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-328</link>
		<dc:creator>Links and Google&#8230;can you buy em? &#171; The Jack Bauer of Search Engine Optimization</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-328</guid>
		<description>[...] Posted by moth1 on September 17th, 2007   If you&#8217;ve been paying attention to Google&#8217;s attitude to paid links this is very interesting. Webmasters are free to do whatever they please with their Web sites and Google is free to do whateve... [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Posted by moth1 on September 17th, 2007   If you&#8217;ve been paying attention to Google&#8217;s attitude to paid links this is very interesting. Webmasters are free to do whatever they please with their Web sites and Google is free to do whateve&#8230; [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Arjun</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-311</link>
		<dc:creator>Arjun</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-311</guid>
		<description>So , are directories also in violation of Google ??
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So , are directories also in violation of Google ??<br />
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<a href="http://mantoadmire.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://mantoadmire.blogspot.com/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Sean Taylor</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-310</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean Taylor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-310</guid>
		<description>Yes , I think they misht have a security reason behind that . 

V-empower Inc, who has recently gone into Application Security, has been listed in Inc 500 
 
http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/company-profile.html?id=200702630</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes , I think they misht have a security reason behind that . </p>
<p>V-empower Inc, who has recently gone into Application Security, has been listed in Inc 500 </p>
<p><a href="http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/company-profile.html?id=200702630" rel="nofollow">http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/company-profile.html?id=200702630</a></p>
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		<title>By: Opportunity Knocks! &#187; Trading Links may end your Online Business Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-308</link>
		<dc:creator>Opportunity Knocks! &#187; Trading Links may end your Online Business Opportunity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-308</guid>
		<description>[...] &#8220;Trading links with other webmasters will now get you banned&#8221; says Google.  That&#8217;s right webmasters.  Reciprocal linking is now considered a &#8220;Linking Scheme&#8221; and will get you Banned by Google. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] &#8220;Trading links with other webmasters will now get you banned&#8221; says Google.  That&#8217;s right webmasters.  Reciprocal linking is now considered a &#8220;Linking Scheme&#8221; and will get you Banned by Google. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Igor The Troll</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-227</link>
		<dc:creator>Igor The Troll</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-227</guid>
		<description>I also like to add that the only page that I have on my Website for 5 years now exchanging quality links with about 30 Websites has been deindexed from Google...

Link exchange is dead...

Long live Evil Adam Lasnik</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I also like to add that the only page that I have on my Website for 5 years now exchanging quality links with about 30 Websites has been deindexed from Google&#8230;</p>
<p>Link exchange is dead&#8230;</p>
<p>Long live Evil Adam Lasnik</p>
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		<title>By: Igor The Troll</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-226</link>
		<dc:creator>Igor The Troll</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-226</guid>
		<description>Hey Adam Lasnik and his Ivory tower is an insult to Webmasters.

He is very negative to anyone who speaks out against Google and its practices and even bans people from Google Webmaster Help Forum if you say something that he does not agree with.

I have documented many abuses by Adam, for gay bashing to Webmaster bashing.
http://del.icio.us/igorberger/Adam-Lasnik

Matt C. is a good guy and tries to help and work with Webmasters but That Adam Guy is the "MiniMi" or just Doctor Evil</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Adam Lasnik and his Ivory tower is an insult to Webmasters.</p>
<p>He is very negative to anyone who speaks out against Google and its practices and even bans people from Google Webmaster Help Forum if you say something that he does not agree with.</p>
<p>I have documented many abuses by Adam, for gay bashing to Webmaster bashing.<br />
<a href="http://del.icio.us/igorberger/Adam-Lasnik" rel="nofollow">http://del.icio.us/igorberger/Adam-Lasnik</a></p>
<p>Matt C. is a good guy and tries to help and work with Webmasters but That Adam Guy is the &#8220;MiniMi&#8221; or just Doctor Evil</p>
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		<title>By: Rotpada</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-224</link>
		<dc:creator>Rotpada</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-224</guid>
		<description>Why is everyone bitching at Google?  Screw Google.  It has been my experience that conversion is much higher from other search engines than google anyway.  Rather than fighting with the Internet arm of Big Brother, why don't we collectively engage the other Search engines in a more peaceful relationship and allow Google to continue being nothing more than the official search engine for Wikipedia, YouTube, etc.  If users can't shop, where is the econimic value in the Web.  Let Google turn their search results into a socialist oasis and we can take our capitalism to Yahoo, MSN, etc.  See how good Google's index is with the only commerce mirroring what you see driving down the street.  I don't need Google.  I make plenty of money optimizing for the other search engines.  Ignore Google, pretend like they don't exist and let them crawl back to us for search results. "Google"... stupid name anyway.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why is everyone bitching at Google?  Screw Google.  It has been my experience that conversion is much higher from other search engines than google anyway.  Rather than fighting with the Internet arm of Big Brother, why don&#8217;t we collectively engage the other Search engines in a more peaceful relationship and allow Google to continue being nothing more than the official search engine for Wikipedia, YouTube, etc.  If users can&#8217;t shop, where is the econimic value in the Web.  Let Google turn their search results into a socialist oasis and we can take our capitalism to Yahoo, MSN, etc.  See how good Google&#8217;s index is with the only commerce mirroring what you see driving down the street.  I don&#8217;t need Google.  I make plenty of money optimizing for the other search engines.  Ignore Google, pretend like they don&#8217;t exist and let them crawl back to us for search results. &#8220;Google&#8221;&#8230; stupid name anyway.</p>
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		<title>By: Reciprocal Links - Good or Bad? at Brisbane SEO Blog</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-223</link>
		<dc:creator>Reciprocal Links - Good or Bad? at Brisbane SEO Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-223</guid>
		<description>[...] So as you can see, reciprocating links isn&#8217;t a bad thing if done right and you don&#8217;t over-do it. Search Engine Land has a good article that contains some examples of when it is fine to reciprocate links and Adam Lasnik from Google posted a comment on another SEO blog where he says: When read with the initial paragraph (right above the list mentioning reciprocal linking), it become... [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] So as you can see, reciprocating links isn&#8217;t a bad thing if done right and you don&#8217;t over-do it. Search Engine Land has a good article that contains some examples of when it is fine to reciprocate links and Adam Lasnik from Google posted a comment on another SEO blog where he says: When read with the initial paragraph (right above the list mentioning reciprocal linking), it become&#8230; [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Marc Beharry</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-218</link>
		<dc:creator>Marc Beharry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-218</guid>
		<description>Regardless of who is correct, webmasters and SEO's have to scramble like headless-chickens whenever Google releases vague guidelines like these.  

As if cross-browser compatibility, and the 200 point SEO checklist are not enough we have to jump whenever Google says to!

I can not wait til Google is dethroned.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regardless of who is correct, webmasters and SEO&#8217;s have to scramble like headless-chickens whenever Google releases vague guidelines like these.  </p>
<p>As if cross-browser compatibility, and the 200 point SEO checklist are not enough we have to jump whenever Google says to!</p>
<p>I can not wait til Google is dethroned.</p>
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		<title>By: Elaine Vigneault</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-216</link>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Vigneault</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-216</guid>
		<description>Shorter Google: 

Instead of creating something cool you can use and enjoy, we're going to maintain our domination of the market through fear.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shorter Google: </p>
<p>Instead of creating something cool you can use and enjoy, we&#8217;re going to maintain our domination of the market through fear.</p>
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		<title>By: Is Reciprocal Linking Bad?</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-215</link>
		<dc:creator>Is Reciprocal Linking Bad?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-215</guid>
		<description>[...] are outraged over the recent change in Google&#8217;s policy, now specifically targetting what they refer to as [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] are outraged over the recent change in Google&#8217;s policy, now specifically targetting what they refer to as [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Stan</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-214</link>
		<dc:creator>Stan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-214</guid>
		<description>I highly doubt that Google will ban reciprocal linking. It is one of the major aspects of their algorithm and PR. It has been a cornerstone of SEO in recent years.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I highly doubt that Google will ban reciprocal linking. It is one of the major aspects of their algorithm and PR. It has been a cornerstone of SEO in recent years.</p>
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		<title>By: ø Google amends Webmaster Guidelines: &#8220;Excessive&#8221; added to linking guidelines &#124; Search Engine Optimization 2.0 ø</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-205</link>
		<dc:creator>ø Google amends Webmaster Guidelines: &#8220;Excessive&#8221; added to linking guidelines &#124; Search Engine Optimization 2.0 ø</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-205</guid>
		<description>[...] you probably have read in &#8220;Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED!&#8221; there has been quite a reaction to Google&#8217;s Webmaster Guidelines&#8217; update [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] you probably have read in &#8220;Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED!&#8221; there has been quite a reaction to Google&#8217;s Webmaster Guidelines&#8217; update [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: This Week In SEO - 8/17/07 - TheVanBlog</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-199</link>
		<dc:creator>This Week In SEO - 8/17/07 - TheVanBlog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-199</guid>
		<description>[...] Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED! [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED! [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Media Viper &#187; Google Guruji - I must be one!!!</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-192</link>
		<dc:creator>Media Viper &#187; Google Guruji - I must be one!!!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-192</guid>
		<description>[...]  Reciprocal links will get you banned [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;]  Reciprocal links will get you banned [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Ruddy</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-170</link>
		<dc:creator>Ruddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-170</guid>
		<description>With only natural back links in Google mind, we can't get good position result anymore...SEO is dying so does competitive keywords in Google.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With only natural back links in Google mind, we can&#8217;t get good position result anymore&#8230;SEO is dying so does competitive keywords in Google.</p>
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		<title>By: Penis Hero</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-160</link>
		<dc:creator>Penis Hero</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-160</guid>
		<description>Google, I'm curious where all these free, non-recip, authoritative links are supposed to come from, .EDU sites, news sites, blogs, forums, where?

With most .EDUs so flooded with paid links, you can't trust anything they link to. News sites are rife with paid advertising and product placement, so can't trust those links either. Bloggers have cottoned onto the value of their real estate as well (thanks in part to Adsense), so those links are all either; recip, paid, posted for outbound link cred, offset recip or rel=nofollwed, so scratch blog links too. Forums have historically been flooded with spam posts, so can't value any link from a forum as authoritative either...

Face it, the only free links left are pointing to stupid youtube videos!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google, I&#8217;m curious where all these free, non-recip, authoritative links are supposed to come from, .EDU sites, news sites, blogs, forums, where?</p>
<p>With most .EDUs so flooded with paid links, you can&#8217;t trust anything they link to. News sites are rife with paid advertising and product placement, so can&#8217;t trust those links either. Bloggers have cottoned onto the value of their real estate as well (thanks in part to Adsense), so those links are all either; recip, paid, posted for outbound link cred, offset recip or rel=nofollwed, so scratch blog links too. Forums have historically been flooded with spam posts, so can&#8217;t value any link from a forum as authoritative either&#8230;</p>
<p>Face it, the only free links left are pointing to stupid youtube videos!</p>
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		<title>By: JIC Design Blog: SEO, Web Development and Technology &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Reciprocal Linking Can Get You Banned From Google</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-154</link>
		<dc:creator>JIC Design Blog: SEO, Web Development and Technology &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Reciprocal Linking Can Get You Banned From Google</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-154</guid>
		<description>[...] not have released this kind of information until they had the proper context and wording. Over at Esoteric Labs Google&#8217;s Adam Lasnik is trying to paraphrase the Google Guidelines stating &#8220;We Googlers [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] not have released this kind of information until they had the proper context and wording. Over at Esoteric Labs Google&#8217;s Adam Lasnik is trying to paraphrase the Google Guidelines stating &#8220;We Googlers [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Search engine optimization - Are Reciprocal Links Bad? Not Quite. (Internet marketing strategy &#124; Internet marketing online &#124;)</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-152</link>
		<dc:creator>Search engine optimization - Are Reciprocal Links Bad? Not Quite. (Internet marketing strategy &#124; Internet marketing online &#124;)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-152</guid>
		<description>[...] will be &#8212; due to reciprocal linking. But that&#8217;s not quite the case. As Google&#8217;s Adam Lasnik says in the questionable blog post that stirred this discussion, Google is looking for relevant [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] will be &#8212; due to reciprocal linking. But that&#8217;s not quite the case. As Google&#8217;s Adam Lasnik says in the questionable blog post that stirred this discussion, Google is looking for relevant [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: joeysgarden</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-144</link>
		<dc:creator>joeysgarden</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-144</guid>
		<description>LIKE ME NO SPEAK GOOD INGLISH :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LIKE ME NO SPEAK GOOD INGLISH :)</p>
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		<title>By: joeysgarden</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-143</link>
		<dc:creator>joeysgarden</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-143</guid>
		<description>#disgustedbygoogle#
"Try it yourselves ‘UK travel’, ‘France travel’, ‘Germany travel’, ‘Italy travel’, ‘Spain travel’ all top spots. 

Whoever writes this site cant even speak proper English but Google loves them!

#1www.justfrance.org/
#1www.justgermany.org/
#1www.justgermany.org/
#1www.justitaly.org/
#1www.justspain.org/ 
"
THAT A BIG SCAMER IS FROM SPAIN THATS WHY HE CAN WRITE PROPER ENGLISH</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#disgustedbygoogle#<br />
&#8220;Try it yourselves ‘UK travel’, ‘France travel’, ‘Germany travel’, ‘Italy travel’, ‘Spain travel’ all top spots. </p>
<p>Whoever writes this site cant even speak proper English but Google loves them!</p>
<p>#1www.justfrance.org/<br />
#1www.justgermany.org/<br />
#1www.justgermany.org/<br />
#1www.justitaly.org/<br />
#1www.justspain.org/<br />
&#8221;<br />
THAT A BIG SCAMER IS FROM SPAIN THATS WHY HE CAN WRITE PROPER ENGLISH</p>
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		<title>By: Référencement</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-140</link>
		<dc:creator>Référencement</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-140</guid>
		<description>Reciprocal linking could not be banned because there some official relationships based on link exchange !

There are some partner companies linking to each others in order to show their websites visitors their partnership and to get some Backlinks or a better pagerank !!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reciprocal linking could not be banned because there some official relationships based on link exchange !</p>
<p>There are some partner companies linking to each others in order to show their websites visitors their partnership and to get some Backlinks or a better pagerank !!!</p>
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		<title>By: How To Do Reciprocal Linking Right</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-138</link>
		<dc:creator>How To Do Reciprocal Linking Right</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-138</guid>
		<description>[...] you do it right you can make the power or link exchanges work for you. Search Engine Roundtable and Esoteric labs have good writeups of the current state of link exchanges, and misconceptions of google&#8217;s [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] you do it right you can make the power or link exchanges work for you. Search Engine Roundtable and Esoteric labs have good writeups of the current state of link exchanges, and misconceptions of google&#8217;s [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Ruddy</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-134</link>
		<dc:creator>Ruddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-134</guid>
		<description>@Adam Lasnik: Then can you tell me what is kind of reciprocal link that Google permitted? Without paid and reciprocal links, webmasters will be only competing for one keyword: "click here".

I mean, there are so many competitive keywords and if you only count your website on natural backlinks, those backlinks will give you nothing but two anchor text. First is "click here" and second is your domain name.

Think with your head. Without the correct anchor text, you'll never get good SERPs. What I'm asking is, what kind of reciprocal link that Google permitted? Can you tell me? I have read that Yahoo beat Google in users satisfaction polling. (Yahoo won 1%). I doubt that Google can maintain their domination if they keep acting like God.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Adam Lasnik: Then can you tell me what is kind of reciprocal link that Google permitted? Without paid and reciprocal links, webmasters will be only competing for one keyword: &#8220;click here&#8221;.</p>
<p>I mean, there are so many competitive keywords and if you only count your website on natural backlinks, those backlinks will give you nothing but two anchor text. First is &#8220;click here&#8221; and second is your domain name.</p>
<p>Think with your head. Without the correct anchor text, you&#8217;ll never get good SERPs. What I&#8217;m asking is, what kind of reciprocal link that Google permitted? Can you tell me? I have read that Yahoo beat Google in users satisfaction polling. (Yahoo won 1%). I doubt that Google can maintain their domination if they keep acting like God.</p>
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		<title>By: SEO WORLD NEWS &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Banned For Blogrolling</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-130</link>
		<dc:creator>SEO WORLD NEWS &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Banned For Blogrolling</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-130</guid>
		<description>[...] an Interesting Look at the new Google Webmaster Guidelines.   submit_url = [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] an Interesting Look at the new Google Webmaster Guidelines.   submit_url = [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: ¿Pero son buenos o malos los enlaces recíprocos? &#124; adseok</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-129</link>
		<dc:creator>¿Pero son buenos o malos los enlaces recíprocos? &#124; adseok</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-129</guid>
		<description>[...] Lasnik lo deja bien claro en este comentario: &#8220;Cuando lees el primer párrafo ya queda claro que Google no está intrinsecamente en contra [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Lasnik lo deja bien claro en este comentario: &#8220;Cuando lees el primer párrafo ya queda claro que Google no está intrinsecamente en contra [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Link schemes and google&#8217;s site ranking</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-125</link>
		<dc:creator>Link schemes and google&#8217;s site ranking</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-125</guid>
		<description>[...] about link schemes and the google webmaster guidelines view on this area. Originally posted by esoteric blog and also being discussed on digitalpoint forum. The topic of debate? Well take a look at this [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] about link schemes and the google webmaster guidelines view on this area. Originally posted by esoteric blog and also being discussed on digitalpoint forum. The topic of debate? Well take a look at this [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: L&#8217;échange de liens peut vous faire bannir de Google ?</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-123</link>
		<dc:creator>L&#8217;échange de liens peut vous faire bannir de Google ?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-123</guid>
		<description>[...] Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED! [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED! [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: zonenoktaorg ödüllü seo yar??mas? &#187; Blog Ar?ivi &#187; Karþýlýklý link ban sebebi</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-116</link>
		<dc:creator>zonenoktaorg ödüllü seo yar??mas? &#187; Blog Ar?ivi &#187; Karþýlýklý link ban sebebi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-116</guid>
		<description>[...] Karþýlýklý link ban sebebi  ilgili makale. http://esotericlabs.com/search-engin&#8230;you-banned.htm [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Karþýlýklý link ban sebebi  ilgili makale. <a href="http://esotericlabs.com/search-engin&#8230;you-banned.htm" rel="nofollow">http://esotericlabs.com/search-engin&#8230;you-banned.htm</a> [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Search engine optimization - Google Deletes Own Blog After Mistaking it for Spam (Internet marketing strategy &#124; Internet marketing online &#124;)</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-115</link>
		<dc:creator>Search engine optimization - Google Deletes Own Blog After Mistaking it for Spam (Internet marketing strategy &#124; Internet marketing online &#124;)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-115</guid>
		<description>[...] will be &#8212; due to reciprocal linking. But that&#8217;s not quite the case. As Google&#8217;s Adam Lasnik says in the questionable blog post that stirred this discussion, Google is looking for relevant [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] will be &#8212; due to reciprocal linking. But that&#8217;s not quite the case. As Google&#8217;s Adam Lasnik says in the questionable blog post that stirred this discussion, Google is looking for relevant [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Jaan Kanellis</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-112</link>
		<dc:creator>Jaan Kanellis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-112</guid>
		<description>Check out this post:

http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/014462.html

Adma Lasnik wrote:

"When read with the initial paragraph (right above the list mentioning reciprocal linking), it becomes pretty clear that we are NOT inherently against reciprocal links.

Note in particular this sentence: “However, some webmasters engage in link exchange schemes and build partner pages exclusively for the sake of cross-linking, disregarding the quality of the links, the sources, and the long-term impact it will have on their sites."</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out this post:</p>
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<p>Adma Lasnik wrote:</p>
<p>&#8220;When read with the initial paragraph (right above the list mentioning reciprocal linking), it becomes pretty clear that we are NOT inherently against reciprocal links.</p>
<p>Note in particular this sentence: “However, some webmasters engage in link exchange schemes and build partner pages exclusively for the sake of cross-linking, disregarding the quality of the links, the sources, and the long-term impact it will have on their sites.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Bargain Finder</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-111</link>
		<dc:creator>Bargain Finder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Damn Google!!! whats going to happen next?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Damn Google!!! whats going to happen next?</p>
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		<title>By: Tanya Richards</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-109</link>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Richards</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-109</guid>
		<description>part of the problem is that cutts and lasnik probably don't know all of the nuances that goes along with link exchange.. there are so many wrong (and right) ways to conduct a link building camapign via link exchange and for them to state all link exchange is bad is sloppy and dangerous.  they will upset more webmasters than ever with this latest stunt.  

I read about what someone called "full duplex" link exchange over on webmasterworld forums and it makes sense.  there is full duplex (fully automated link exchange) which I suspect is what they dont like and then there is "editor based" link exchange where we link with quality sites one at a time based on what benefits the end user.  I participate in the latter.. always maintaining editorial discretion when making my link swaps.

Adam and Matt probably dont care about differentiating between the two because then that would send a positive signal towards one or the other.  they should go back to bashing paid links!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>part of the problem is that cutts and lasnik probably don&#8217;t know all of the nuances that goes along with link exchange.. there are so many wrong (and right) ways to conduct a link building camapign via link exchange and for them to state all link exchange is bad is sloppy and dangerous.  they will upset more webmasters than ever with this latest stunt.  </p>
<p>I read about what someone called &#8220;full duplex&#8221; link exchange over on webmasterworld forums and it makes sense.  there is full duplex (fully automated link exchange) which I suspect is what they dont like and then there is &#8220;editor based&#8221; link exchange where we link with quality sites one at a time based on what benefits the end user.  I participate in the latter.. always maintaining editorial discretion when making my link swaps.</p>
<p>Adam and Matt probably dont care about differentiating between the two because then that would send a positive signal towards one or the other.  they should go back to bashing paid links!</p>
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		<dc:creator>????? ????? ???????? - ???? ????? &#187; ?????? &#187; ??? ???? ??? ????? ?????????</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: BlogZ</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-100</link>
		<dc:creator>BlogZ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-100</guid>
		<description>I have several blogs.
I want linking of them.
Is it affects my google page rank or seo rank?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have several blogs.<br />
I want linking of them.<br />
Is it affects my google page rank or seo rank?</p>
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		<title>By: disgustedbygoogle</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-98</link>
		<dc:creator>disgustedbygoogle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-98</guid>
		<description>Kudos to some great posts above about suggesting we forget about greedy, arrogant Google. I couldn't agree more! Yahoo is no better however.

Can you believe the arrogance of Google? 

On the one hand they rake in all the cash they can and put more ads on the results pages than search results (go ahead count them) and on the other they try to stop spam to save us from it. How noble and brave! 

Its ok for Google to pollute the web landscape but no one else is allowed to. They don't call it spam when Google does it they call it promotion!

Another slap in the face to the webmaster community is now we aren't allowed to reciprocal link when millions of sites have been doing just that for years. Like Google is GOD!

I got news for you we haven't been allowed to link since BIG DADDY. All the bough-ha-ha about Big Daddy was just to cover their tightening of every aspect of the information they collate/manipulate/dispense! 

They allude to what they consider a bad neighborhood but wont tell anyone else what exactly that is. In other words its the Google way or the highway. If its such a bad neighborhood remove it from the directory! Who started measuring links in the first place? - 3 guesses people and it wasn't Yahoo.

Additionally Google manipulates the 'so-called' organic listings to benefit made for adsense sites over real content laden sites &#38; then when we complain about our very own content filled sites being reduced to page 8 or worse, Google acts sanctimonious and tells us they don't owe us a living and we are trying to manipulate our previously decent rankings. When we make our site better by adding content we are trying to manipulate the rankings too!

Next they forbid us from linking to one another as if link popularity &#38; content was really the ranking criteria they use when any one can see that being a 'team player' with Google is the real criteria used particularly an adsense or adwords team player. Sure certain big players they don't touch but the little guy gets squashed. Don't be a 'loose cannon' whatever you do and stay away from the webmaster panel at Google! Stay under their radar if at all possible!

Google's technique is a classic example of a con artist or pickpocket using one hand, or in this case specious new rules, to keep us distracted while the other does the dirty move. 

Only problem is thousands of SEO consultants go along with this nonsense because they are afraid of this big rotten bully and don't want to rock the boat. You can guess how I feel about that! 

SEO consultants are already put of business by Google they just don't know it yet. 

Here is all you have to do: just make several shallow and broad interlinking sites with plenty of Google ads and breeze to the top of the rankings - its that simple. 

Here is an example of such a dynasty; shallow, broad, interlinking and rankling no 1 for many major travel destinations! (only countries on the gringo trail too, ie. where the money is, not off track places just the major destinations.) 

These are made for adsense sites and for a long time had many blank pages on them too!

Try it yourselves 'UK travel', 'France travel', 'Germany travel', 'Italy travel', 'Spain travel' all top spots. 

Whoever writes this site cant even speak proper English but Google loves them!

#1www.justfrance.org/
#1www.justgermany.org/
#1www.justgermany.org/
#1www.justitaly.org/ 
#1www.justspain.org/ 

You bet your ass I am digrunteld webmaster!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kudos to some great posts above about suggesting we forget about greedy, arrogant Google. I couldn&#8217;t agree more! Yahoo is no better however.</p>
<p>Can you believe the arrogance of Google? </p>
<p>On the one hand they rake in all the cash they can and put more ads on the results pages than search results (go ahead count them) and on the other they try to stop spam to save us from it. How noble and brave! </p>
<p>Its ok for Google to pollute the web landscape but no one else is allowed to. They don&#8217;t call it spam when Google does it they call it promotion!</p>
<p>Another slap in the face to the webmaster community is now we aren&#8217;t allowed to reciprocal link when millions of sites have been doing just that for years. Like Google is GOD!</p>
<p>I got news for you we haven&#8217;t been allowed to link since BIG DADDY. All the bough-ha-ha about Big Daddy was just to cover their tightening of every aspect of the information they collate/manipulate/dispense! </p>
<p>They allude to what they consider a bad neighborhood but wont tell anyone else what exactly that is. In other words its the Google way or the highway. If its such a bad neighborhood remove it from the directory! Who started measuring links in the first place? - 3 guesses people and it wasn&#8217;t Yahoo.</p>
<p>Additionally Google manipulates the &#8217;so-called&#8217; organic listings to benefit made for adsense sites over real content laden sites &amp; then when we complain about our very own content filled sites being reduced to page 8 or worse, Google acts sanctimonious and tells us they don&#8217;t owe us a living and we are trying to manipulate our previously decent rankings. When we make our site better by adding content we are trying to manipulate the rankings too!</p>
<p>Next they forbid us from linking to one another as if link popularity &amp; content was really the ranking criteria they use when any one can see that being a &#8216;team player&#8217; with Google is the real criteria used particularly an adsense or adwords team player. Sure certain big players they don&#8217;t touch but the little guy gets squashed. Don&#8217;t be a &#8216;loose cannon&#8217; whatever you do and stay away from the webmaster panel at Google! Stay under their radar if at all possible!</p>
<p>Google&#8217;s technique is a classic example of a con artist or pickpocket using one hand, or in this case specious new rules, to keep us distracted while the other does the dirty move. </p>
<p>Only problem is thousands of SEO consultants go along with this nonsense because they are afraid of this big rotten bully and don&#8217;t want to rock the boat. You can guess how I feel about that! </p>
<p>SEO consultants are already put of business by Google they just don&#8217;t know it yet. </p>
<p>Here is all you have to do: just make several shallow and broad interlinking sites with plenty of Google ads and breeze to the top of the rankings - its that simple. </p>
<p>Here is an example of such a dynasty; shallow, broad, interlinking and rankling no 1 for many major travel destinations! (only countries on the gringo trail too, ie. where the money is, not off track places just the major destinations.) </p>
<p>These are made for adsense sites and for a long time had many blank pages on them too!</p>
<p>Try it yourselves &#8216;UK travel&#8217;, &#8216;France travel&#8217;, &#8216;Germany travel&#8217;, &#8216;Italy travel&#8217;, &#8216;Spain travel&#8217; all top spots. </p>
<p>Whoever writes this site cant even speak proper English but Google loves them!</p>
<p>#1www.justfrance.org/<br />
#1www.justgermany.org/<br />
#1www.justgermany.org/<br />
#1www.justitaly.org/<br />
#1www.justspain.org/ </p>
<p>You bet your ass I am digrunteld webmaster!</p>
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		<title>By: Rohini</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-96</link>
		<dc:creator>Rohini</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi there,
Thnx all....Hi Esoteric, Sorry,for being so rude but my anger goes for Google for still "clarifying" the situation.

Hope Google betters itself or i doubt another search engine will take it's place.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi there,<br />
Thnx all&#8230;.Hi Esoteric, Sorry,for being so rude but my anger goes for Google for still &#8220;clarifying&#8221; the situation.</p>
<p>Hope Google betters itself or i doubt another search engine will take it&#8217;s place.</p>
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		<title>By: brian</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-91</link>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-91</guid>
		<description>Oh no!!!  I guess since it's on the Internet, it must be true. Matt Cutts is NOT Google. He might work for them, but he doesn't make policy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh no!!!  I guess since it&#8217;s on the Internet, it must be true. Matt Cutts is NOT Google. He might work for them, but he doesn&#8217;t make policy.</p>
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		<title>By: &#187; Pandia Weekend Wrap-up Week 32/2007</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-83</link>
		<dc:creator>&#187; Pandia Weekend Wrap-up Week 32/2007</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-83</guid>
		<description>[...] Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED!Does this apply to blogrolls and trackbacks as well Search Engine Optimization 2.0 asks (Aug 9 2007) [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Google to Webmasters: Reciprocal Linking will get you BANNED!Does this apply to blogrolls and trackbacks as well Search Engine Optimization 2.0 asks (Aug 9 2007) [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Tvåvägslänkar kan banna dig i Googles index</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tvåvägslänkar kan banna dig i Googles index</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-81</guid>
		<description>[...] Här är det förståss punkt 3 ovan &#8220;Link to me and I&#8217;ll link to you&#8221; som orsakat mest upprörda känslor. Intressanta tankar om detta kan du hitta här. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Här är det förståss punkt 3 ovan &#8220;Link to me and I&#8217;ll link to you&#8221; som orsakat mest upprörda känslor. Intressanta tankar om detta kan du hitta här. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Bala</title>
		<link>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-76</link>
		<dc:creator>Bala</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://esotericlabs.com/search-engine-optimization-v2/google-to-webmasters-reciprocal-linking-will-get-you-banned.htm#comment-76</guid>
		<description>"Buying and selling links is violation of TOS."

Then how they treat directory links? I mean paid directory links like yahoo directory,etc.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Buying and selling links is violation of TOS.&#8221;</p>
<p>Then how they treat directory links? I mean paid directory links like yahoo directory,etc.</p>
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