Thread: Search Engine Optimization trick

I was doing some SEO on my site few months back.
My site is www.isellsevier.com
I was doing stuff I learnt on the web.
Recently, somebody did some '3 ways link' for me. At that time, I didn't know what it was, but the lady who did it told me I could get on the first page on Google for specific keywords or keyphrase.
Since it was free, I let her doing it.
It was on DP forum:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=428647
and my case was obviously for www.isellsevier.com

She manage to get my site from #33 to #8 in 4 weeks for the keyphrase: Gatlinburg Real Estate.
Of course, she did that to have some customers, since the deal cost $47/month and she get some referal fee I guess.
Nevertheless, it worked very well. It's over since about 1 month now but I'm still #10.

So, I checked for this 3 ways links stuff, and I found www.seozar.com
I'm trying this one because it's free. I'll keep an eye on it to see any results.

You guys may try it also. It's not my site so don't worry. Even if it was, it's free anyway.

Impressive enough for me to doing it...

Glad to hear you had some success. (Just a note: from my data center for google, you are also #10. Still quite respectable though anytime you are on page 1. Congrats.)

Just a word of restraint. 3 way links are detectable by google.


Does it work? Sure it does.

But moderation & reasonability is key though.


If you go CRAZY with it, you'll get the big G slapping you down hard with a penalty when they pick up on it (or if someone turns you in).
A few months ago a LOT of people got a 60 day penalty from google because of state pages.

This site has only few partners so far, like 840. The other one had thousands...So I'm downsizing I guess

In all likelihood it was the addition of the links themselves and not the fact that they were three way links that helped your site.

At one of the SEO conferences a few years ago Google provided a demonstration of their link tracking ability. Audience participants were asked to give their web address, and within seconds Google was able to tell them how many total links, reciprocal links, one way links, three way links, and paid links pointed to that particular web site. It was a scary demonstration.

What everyone needs to be aware of is participating in anything that Google considers a link scheme. It may end up killing your site.

The title of your post says it all - "Link Trick". If you're comfortable with link tactics that may yield short term results but may have long term repercussions then strategies like those are fine for your business model. I prefer strategies that provide long term, stable results.

The big g has already cached this thread and all of the posts in it so I would bet they know what you are up to. The big G is watching.

So I guess we can start Calling Google, "Big Brother", lol!!! They are always watching

I'm with HHI_Golf_Guy, stay away from anything that says "SEO Tricks", thats bad!

So, I guess it's not a good idea after all...Shoot, It worked for me

Originally Posted by Codythebest

So, I guess it's not a good idea after all...Shoot, It worked for me

It's up tp you to decide on the risk/reward of this strategy. There are some people that swear by 3 way link exchanges. Others, like me, do not want to risk their client sites being filtered or penalized.

Understand that three way links are NOT generally considered black hat SEO tactics. Unless you go nuts with this tactic, chances are your site is fine for now. But it is a form of link manipulation.

Google let the genie out of the bottle when they began factoring in links as part of their algorithm. It's only logical that they will continue to find ways to refine their algorithm and the weight the place upon certain types of links.

Whether Google devalues certain three way link combinations in 6 months or 6 years is anyone's guess. My advice to everyone is to look at the long term picture. When there is a major algorithm change, sites that use common sense, long term strategies almost always weather the storm. It's the folks that try to game the system that usually tank in the rankings.

Originally Posted by HHI Golf Guy

It's up tp you to decide on the risk/reward of this strategy. There are some people that swear by 3 way link exchanges. Others, like me, do not want to risk their client sites being filtered or penalized.

Yup, same boat for me.

I don't want the risk of a potential downside, so I don't participate in it.

3 way links may be fine in moderation, but I think the real key is to have a diverse linking strategy and not rely so heavily on just one type.