Because of the large volume of Websites on the Web, many find themselves having to compete for business with many other sites that offer similar goods or services. As a result, Websites strive to become more visible and more popular than their competitors. One solution to achieve greater visibility is to increase your page ranking. Page ranking is where your Website would appear in a list of search results with a search engine (for example, Google).
Two of the most common methods used to seriously increase your Page Ranking in Google are:
- Put a high volume of quality informative content on the site
- Link exchange
Link Exchange is an Internet marketing campaign process where one Website links to another through the exchanging of hyperlinks. Normally a site will link to another site that is higher in page ranking with the top search engines (for example, Google) and is somehow related to a company's product or service. This procedure increases the site's visibility because it is linking to a more popular Website. Most sites charge for allowing lesser known sites to link with them. A scheme whereby sites can connect through the exchanging of links is commonly referred to as a Reciprocal Link Exchange Program.
Getting noticed on the web is a monumental task these days for any new online business. We at FGD recognise this fact and therefore have set up our Reciprocal Links page, to help you get your site seen and known. Our Reciprocal Links page entails displaying a graphic or text link that advertises your Website - on the FGD site. In order for us to display a link to your Website, you must simply agree to join our FREE Reciprocal Link Exchange Program.
The FGD Reciprocal Link Exchange Program means that we will display a link to your site and in return, you display one of the FGD banners (see below) on your site. It is very much a case of 'You scratch our back and we will scratch yours!" Joining the FGD Reciprocal Link Exchange Program will also help you to improve your website's ranking in the major search engines. If you link your Website to another site that already has a high ranking status, this will have the effect of improving your Website ranking status too.
Simply choose one of the banners below and copy and paste the code into your website (where you want the banner or graphic to be displayed), e-mail us a link to this page of your site that displays our banner or graphic (as confirmation) and we will add that URL to our Website Promotions page. If you haven't already created a banner, or are unsure how to do this; click here.
Getting noticed on the web is a monumental task these days for any new online business. We at FGD recognise this fact and therefore have set up our Links Display page, to help you get your site seen and known. Our Links Display page entails displaying a graphic or text link that advertises your Website - on the FGD site. In order for us to display a link to your Website, you must simply agree to join our FREE Reciprocal Link Exchange Program.
The FGD Reciprocal Link Exchange Program means that we will display a link to your site and in return, you display one of the FGD banners (see below) on your site. It is very much a case of 'You scratch our back and we will scratch yours!" Joining the FGD Reciprocal Link Exchange Program will also help you to improve your website's ranking in the major search engines. If you link your Website to another site that already has a high ranking status, this will have the effect of improving your Website ranking status too.
Simply choose one of the banners below and copy and paste the code into your website (where you want the banner or graphic to be displayed), e-mail us a link to this page of your site that displays our banner or graphic (as confirmation) and we will add that URL to our Website Promotions page. If you haven't already created a banner, or are unsure how to do this; click here.
Copy and paste the code, in the box above your chosen image, into your Web page. The image will display on your Web page and act as a link to the FGD Website.
468 x 60 full horizontal banner:
234 x 60 half banner:
125 x 125 square banner:
120 x 60 button:
120 x 240 vertical banner - skyscraper:
If none of the above banners suit the layout of your Web page, contact us (stating dimensions) and we will see if we can provide you with a banner that matches your desired specifications.
Use the form below to join the FGD FREE Reciprocal Link Exchange Program. Our intention is to make joining as simple as possible. We don't want to subject you to too many rules and regulations. We want this program to be a simple agreement whereby we display your banner and you display ours. However on saying that, there are a few terms and conditions that we feel are necessary. To join this program, you must agree to the following terms of agreement:
Terms of agreement- Banners must be of a reasonable size. Banner dimensions allowed are as follows:
- No Adult oriented or illegal web sites and/or banners will be accepted. We reserve the right to discontinue our agreement to sites or banners that we consider to be inappropriate for the FGD Website.
- Our banners must be placed on a page of your site where they are easily visible.
- We reserve the right to refuse to continue an agreement with any site in our program that contains hate groups, illegal activities, is offensive or for any other reason that we feel could be damaging to the name of Free Gear Design.
- The information you provide to FGD (on submitting the form to join our program) will be kept confidential and will not be distributed to any outside agency.
- FGD makes every effort to provide a high standard of quality of service, but we do not make any guarantees regarding the dependability, or accuracy of our services.
And there it is! If you are still interested in joining our program, please complete and send the form below. The maximum file size that can be uploaded is 2 megabytes. In the section labeled 'Link to page', you need to give us the URL of the page on your Website that will display our banner. If you would like us to link to your banner on your server, instead of sending us a banner, use the 'Additional info' box.
Lastly, the whole idea of this program is the exchange of links. If for any reason you stop displaying our banner, we will consider our agreement terminated and consequently, will remove your banner from the FGD Website.
Improving your site's ranking using a Reciprocal Link Exchange Program is not about having lots of links pointing to your site.
- Only link with sites whose content is similar to yours, otherwise you will be wasting your time.
- Search for reciprocal links from pages that have a Google page ranking equal or greater to your own.
- Check your partner's websites on a regular basis to ensure that they are still linking back to you.
Reciprocal Link Exchange or Link Trading is about QUALITY not Quantity. By ensuring that your link exchange page does not contain more than 100 links and lastly, patience; the return your program will bring will be seen over time.
