Reciprocal link vs backlink

webspider2005 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-25-2007, 11:15 AM

I wonder the difference. In SEO, in what cases is reciprocal link better than backlink or vice versa? For web directories, I often hear reciprocal links.

ablaye · #2 (**permalink**) 02-27-2007, 01:46 AM

Reciprocal links are also back links. You probably meant reciprocal links vs. one way links.
The answer is yes. If the search engines can detect reciprocity, I think they will discount these links or at least reduce their weight whereas one-way link carry more weight since search engines tend to think of them as "natural" links.

parusa619 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-06-2007, 08:24 PM

Reciprocal is a backlink, but it differs in other method of building backlinks

temyong · #4 (**permalink**) 03-06-2007, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by webspider2005

I wonder the difference. In SEO, in what cases is reciprocal link better than backlink or vice versa? For web directories, I often hear reciprocal links.

Hi, Reciprocal and back link are the same.

leftybogs · #5 (**permalink**) 03-06-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by webspider2005

I wonder the difference. In SEO, in what cases is reciprocal link better than backlink or vice versa? For web directories, I often hear reciprocal links.

reciprocal link can acquire when you exchange link to other site.. which serve as your backlink.... you can also have backlinks from forum sig, directories...etc..etc..

toinkzzz · #6 (**permalink**) 03-07-2007, 07:33 PM

reciprocal link is considered as backlinks..

backlinks is the links that points to your site... in reciprocal links, you link partner will put a link in their site pointing to your site... so reciprocal links is just considered as backlinks...

alphaRomeo · #7 (**permalink**) 03-10-2007, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ablaye

Reciprocal links are also back links. You probably meant reciprocal links vs. one way links.
The answer is yes. If the search engines can detect reciprocity, I think they will discount these links or at least reduce their weight whereas one-way link carry more weight since search engines tend to think of them as "natural" links.

I think ablaye clarified the issued. The original poster probably meant reciprocal links vs. one-way links.
One-way links are better because Search Engines give them more weight and also you don't have to add stupid links on your site.

spid4r · #8 (**permalink**) 03-17-2007, 04:46 AM

Reciprocal links are when two sites 'exchange links' like back to each other.

Backlinks are the total number of links pointing to your website.

If you mean what is better: reciprocal links or one way links, it is open to discussion, but i would think one way links are better.

c4cyber · #9 (**permalink**) 11-30-2007, 01:39 PM

backlink is just a link back to your website, whereas when you get a backlink from a website and have a backlink to their site in return, it's called recriprocal link.
for example
site a has a link to site b --------and site b has a link to site a
then it's reciprocal link
one way link is more significant than reciprocal link from the search engines point of view

woooo · #10 (**permalink**) 12-03-2007, 11:06 PM

backlink > reciprocallink always.