User:Jonknightcpc/The Linking Directory

A linking directory, like the one located at http://thelinkingdirectory.com is one in which web site owners may exchange links openly with the directory. By placing a link to the directory's main page on their web site, they can be assured of a return link from the linking directory.

This kind of reciprocity can typically assure the web site owner seeking such a link that it will meet certain criteria for content, and link direction.

This kind of linking can be performed at no charge, when there is a simple exchange of links between parties. More complex arrangements can be facilitated, whereby the web site owner can choose a funded option which would allow premium exposure for their link, within the directory.

The difference between a linking directory, and a reciprocal link directory, is that a linking directory is human edited to assure the best possible content and relevance for the linking partner.

Search engines like Google, Yahoo, and others each admit that one of the key elements to search engine optimization, or preparing your site for the best possible results on a search of your key words, is to have pertinent, textual links from other web sites that incorporate your key words.

Only a human edited linking directory can provide this level of service because it is dynamically maintained, and as new categories emerge they can easily be created, and keyword driven pages displayed. The reason for this lies in the fact that the linking directory is also indexed and listed in the search engines. It's management team wants to retain the best possible results across the board, just like it's linking partners do. To facilitate this, they incorporate human editors so that as the site matures and changes, as it's linking partner's needs change and grow, it's relevance remains steadfast.

If you perform a search on the search engine Google, for the key words, "linking directory," you will see located on page one of the results for this query a link to, "TheLinkingDirectory.com," as the third entry. Without this kind of relevance, linking to this directory would serve little purpose. Maintaining this search query response level requires tireless interactivity between the linking directory, the search engines and it's linking partners.

Likewise, when a web site owner places their link in the linking directory, it will be scrutinized differently by the search engines. This level of service is what separates a linking directory from a reciprocal link directory.