I've Pulled Hardlink Trades - You May Want To Read This

[Jel]

An interesting read for sure. As of a few weeks ago I've been trying to think of a way to change my existing trades that are recipricol into a>b>c trades, with my new LL being the 'C' link. Unfortunately it means work on the part of my link partners changing links they have to my old(er) LL to the new one.

As a general question that might even get a bit lost within this thread, is it safe to assume that generally speaking people would be ok doing some changes on their LLs to benefit both parties by creating a>b>c links, which definitely seems to be what Google prefers?

I'd hate to open another can of worms and piss off my existing trades by asking them to point my links they have up to another page and create a 'fuck me Jel is more trouble trading with than it's worth' scenario.

For the record, some of my internal pages on cfnmparty.co.uk have recently gone to PR0 and show in supplemental results. So I've probably been dropped by some anyway

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Preacher

...And I gave something to talk about on Tuesday night so you should all be thanking me or all we'd hear about is hi-def programming and hockey results!

Oh now that's just not right!

And I'm moving all thaqt stuff to my blog

Originally Posted by jennym

...and I would like to point out that many people here think you are an arrogant, condescending prick who never "joins" a discussion, but simply degrades everyone you believe to be of inferior intelligence.

While that may be true, I have to admit, the guy knows his shit.

[Linkster]

Originally Posted by Greenie

the guy knows his shit.

That is very true - and fortunately one of the nicest guys Ive worked with in the industry

Oh...and HI DEB!!!!

[plateman]

Originally Posted by Linkster

That is very true - and fortunately one of the nicest guys Ive worked with in the industry

Oh...and HI DEB!!!!

yup he is, DD is good people in my book and the friends of his that I know are too

[jennym]

Since this thread is obviously not going to be productive, I will make a few comments, and bow out.

Originally Posted by Linkster

That is very true - and fortunately one of the nicest guys Ive worked with in the industry

I have never said DD was an idiot. I just have a problem with his delivery. He basically comes in, says "all of you are fucking idiots" and leaves. That being said, I am sure he has been pleasant in personal dealings with some people.
However.......

Originally Posted by plateman

yup he is, DD is good people in my book and the friends of his that I know are too

He is great? All his friends are great? This just comes off as typical message board ass licking.

Since it is obvious from this thread that I can be a bitch, I will concede that fact. But, I am not here to kiss ass or stroke egos. I will bring up what I think is a discussion worthy topic. And, if I believe I am doing the right thing, I will defend it to the end. At the end of the day, there will be those that disagree, and that is fine with me. There are certainly no hard feelings on my end over a business discussion. I won't pull links, decline sites, or be a bitch to someone in the future based on a message board disagreement. It certainly wouldn't have caused me to pull plateman's links. If any of you feel differently, then you should back up, take a deep breath, and maybe come back later.

On that note....happy Friday the 13th to all

[plateman]

Originally Posted by jennym

Since this thread is obviously not going to be productive, I will make a few comments, and bow out.


I have never said DD was an idiot. I just have a problem with his delivery. He basically comes in, says "all of you are fucking idiots" and leaves. That being said, I am sure he has been pleasant in personal dealings with some people.
However.......

He is great? All his friends are great? This just comes off as typical message board ass licking.

Since it is obvious from this thread that I can be a bitch, I will concede that fact. But, I am not here to kiss ass or stroke egos. I will bring up what I think is a discussion worthy topic. And, if I believe I am doing the right thing, I will defend it to the end. At the end of the day, there will be those that disagree, and that is fine with me. There are certainly no hard feelings on my end over a business discussion. I won't pull links, decline sites, or be a bitch to someone in the future based on a message board disagreement. It certainly wouldn't have caused me to pull plateman's links. If any of you feel differently, then you should back up, take a deep breath, and maybe come back later.

On that note....happy Friday the 13th to all

why is that linkster can say dave is a nice guy and so on, but I can't and am called a ass kisser and stroker?

I should have pulled the links and moved on and told you guys to kiss my fuckin ass a lot of posts ago

[Useless]

Where else in the world is being in agreement considered ass kissing? Of course, it's always the person who disagrees who calls it that.

There have been many, many occasions where it has been insinuated that I kiss GG's or DD's ass. Trust me, there's no point in that. They see through it and don't respect it. And anyone who is a regular reader of this board has seen me openly disagree with both. I just don't call them cocksuckers or cunts during the argument.

Back to the point - during SE discussions here, I have read that the sites which link to you may be as important as who you link to. BUT that doesn't necessarily mean that where one's pages fall in the results is of any great impact. Losing those inbound links, in my opinion, is more likely to cause you problems than maintaining them; assuming those sites are not SE spammers.

Steady as she goes is my rule of thumb.

If you think you are declining in the SEs, you should probably look internally instead of assuming that its the fault of your linking partners. Hell, an improperly setup, or unhealthy, server can cause you huge issues when the bots come-a-knocking. If you are not failing in the SEs, then there's probably little point to this conversation.