I guess you
can't really call this an article, maybe a resource article though.
I've decided to include it in the reciprocal links section anyway.
Below there are six templates and a couple of subject lines too which
you can use when emailing other webmasters proposing a link exchange
with him or her.
These have
been used by various people on the web, I myself have used most of
them with this site and my
site and many other I've been involved with in the past. Most of them
tend to return a 20%-30% success rate, which is pretty good.
Here are
a couple of general subject lines which you can use.
I saw your site!
Link exchange!
Reciprocal link exchange!
I just visited your [Recipient's URL] website - well done!
Your links page
Please consider [Your URL] for a link exchange!
Want to increase your pagerank?
Increase your link popularity!
I have linked to your [Recipient's URL] site!
Your resources page
Hi [Recipient's name] - I run [Your URL]...
Link trade proposal for your consideration / review!
Can you send me a description of your site for my links page?
Dear [Recipient's first
name here],
I have visited your site
and feel that the content about [insert the topic of the web site
here] would be of interest to the visitors to my site located at:
"[Your URL here]".
I have already placed a
link to your site along with a description at [URL of your Links web
page here]. I would appreciate if you would place a link back to my
site using the following description/graphic:
[Description of your web
site here]
[ The URL of a web page which contain graphics for reciprocal linking
here]
If you would like the
description of your site modified or you have any other
cross-promotion ideas let me know.
Best regards,
[Insert your full name
here]
[Insert your email
signature here]
Dear [Recipient's first
name here],
I have a web site, [Your
URL here], and have spent a lot of time and effort to ensure my
visitors gain the maximum benefit from their visit, and from what I
have to offer.
As our web sites are
closely related and our products do not compete, I feel the exchanging
of links would be a mutually beneficial arrangement. If you are
interested in exchanging links, please feel free to contact me at your
earliest convenience.
Best regards,
[Your full name here]
[Your email signature
here]
Subject: [Your web site
name]
Dear [Recipient's first
name]:
I came across your
[Recipient's URL] site recently and thought it was [Include your
opinion]. I particularly liked your [Include feature you were
impressed with the most].
I noticed you link to
[The Topic of your web site here] resources and thought our web site
might be of interest to you and your web site visitors.
[Description of your web
site here] - (Be sure to include your web site name, URL, and concise
description of your web site. When writing your description, be sure
to focus on the
benefits of your web site.)
I wonder if you would be
interested in linking to us. If you have any questions about our site,
please feel free to contact me directly via e-mail or phone at [Your
phone number].
Thank you for your time.
[Your full name],
webmaster
[Your URL]
Hello [Recipient's full
name here],
I run a site similar to
yours, and was wondering if you would like to trade links with me?
You can see my site at
[Your URL here]. I would give your site a prominent listing on my page
at [The URL of your Links web page here], if you would be willing to
do the same.
Thank you for having a
great [The topic of your web site here] page, I enjoyed browsing it!
[Your first name here]
[insert your email
signature here]
Dear [Recipient's first
name here],
I'm the webmaster of a [ The topic of your web site here] website
at [Your URL here]. I've collected quality links to other [The topic
of your web site here] resources on the Internet on my links page. I
came across your site [Recipient's URL] and feel that it would fit
perfectly into these links.
I've already placed a link to your web site along with a
description at [The URL of your Links web page here]. I'd appreciate
if you'd place a link back to my site using the following link and
description:
[Your URL here]
[Description of your web site here]
If you'd like the
description of your site modified or if you have any other
cross-promotion ideas just drop me a line.
Best regards from [Your
town or country name here],
[Your full name here]
[Your email signature
here]
Hello [Recipient's full
name here],
I visited your site, [Recipient's URL], today, and really like it.
I run a site similar to yours, and was wondering if you would like
to trade links with me?
You can see my site at [Your URL here]. I would give your site a
prominent listing on my page at [The URL of your links web page here],
if you would be willing to do the same.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Best regards,
[Your full name here]
[Your
email signature here]
Reciprocal link proposition templates
