Read an article yesterday on G00gle devaluing exchanged links

[Bill]

That's pretty much the current google theory. Reciprocal links are weak, and too many reciprocal links may suppress a page.

Category links are hurting linklists in google.

What you are doing is probably a good idea.

We're dealing with a new google (well, this has been true for months, so not that new), and adult hasn't yet adapted.

We need a new strategy.

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by Bill

We're dealing with a new google (well, this has been true for months, so not that new), and adult hasn't yet adapted.
We need a new strategy.

I agree, yet it is hard to change the habits of all the link lists and reciprocal links.

Truthfully, I don't know what a better stratgedy would be...maybe something like have people link to the link list from a hub with a paragraph of these are some good link lists I like, 1, 2, 3 etc. and no recips on free sites. That way, it looks natural...they are commenting about places they like to visit, and not look like they are trying to artifically inflate link pop. Having them submit 50 sites from one domain all with identical links has got to be rasing red flags to google.

I stopped building more than one doorway for my free sites awhile ago and rotate who I submit to, because I figured that was trouble waiting to happen too.