what else on blog domains?

[Preacher]

First of all, I agree with Walrus' idea on the cat specific linking. So if the free-site is Asian based, link to an Asian post without calling it a blog. That's a great idea!

Originally Posted by ponygirl

...but the 'rules' for blogs are so different than what I'm used to. I definitely think I need more hardlink trades, and to submit to more places, but I was also worried about how many hardlinks to add...

Two questions here actually. One is what are the rules on hardlink trades as far as limits go. Ever seen Boogie's blog? If you have you'll know that there are no set guidelines for outbound links in 'links/blogroll' sections and I've never seen a trade declined because of it.

The more important question is what will I gain from these hardlink -- read non-organic links-- trades.... that's the tough one. It is my theory that based on current se algorithms and reported reciprical trade penalties, I don't think 'hardlink trades' can be looked at as search engine boosters any longer. I would look at the traffic of the place you plan on linking to and treat it as a traffic trade. The unfortunate thing about this is that it makes submitting to more high trafficed blog listing sites more valuable then merely a link trade with a partner blog. I say that is unfortunate, because I would much rather link to a fellow blogger then to blog hub/index/link dump etc...

Mind you that's not going to stop me from linking to my fellow bloggers, and this of course is just a theory.