Ok. Here is my "newbie" question for the week.

Where do we put the links? Do they have to be on the home page, or can they be tucked away, deep somewhere else in the site. I would think this would not benefir your home page. True or not?

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St. Louis Homes Saint Louis Real Estate


Promote your website while you drive.

-Homepage is best ...
-but it could be two click away or less from the front page
-bury it deep more than 2 clicks away, you might not find any good link partners
-create a State pages or limit your links to less than 100 links per page, or less the better

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What would be a good magic number do you think?

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Infinity Commercial Group - Commercial Lending Services

Infinity Website

Hi Barry,

From your perspective, you really don't want to put links on your home page. If you do put some there, I wouldn't put more than a few.

Here's the reasoning: All your other pages are linked from your home page. Your page rank is strongest on your home page, and it connects to your other pages. If the home page itself is weak, the subsequent pages will also be weak. Think of your home page as being at the top of the pyramid. If the top of the pyramid is weak, then your entire pyramid will suffer.

I would only put something on the home page if I absolutely had to..in terms of negotiation, that is... It's really better to have a home page that leads to a directory page, and that directory page has categories that lead to the links pages. So in this case, the links would be within two clicks from the home page, which also keeps your link partners happy. Doing a state-wide directory allows plenty of room for partner links.

So anyway ... Wanna put me on your home page?? Haha ... We should trade links, let me know if interested.

-Tom

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I think if you keep your number of links below 40-50 per page, you'll keep most link partners happy.

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