"Link to us" page

[Doug]

Does having a "link to us" page that gives the person all the html code they would need to link to the site make any difference or not. I don't say anything about linking back so that would probably deter them anyway but I was wondering if it really made a difference.

[Cutter]

Doesn't hurt. On several of my pages, right on the main page, I place a 88x31 button for the site with "Link to us" right underneath it. I've gotten a few links this way.

[Doug]

Thanks, I guess you're right, it can't hurt anything.

[chrispian]

I've found that the easier you make it for people to link to you the more links you'll get. I find that quite a few people use the cut and paste codes I provide.

[Mike]

I've never tried it, but I guess it must work as most sites I visit have this feature somewhere.

[davesplace1]

It is very easy to make a link to us page and having people link to you is a good thing. Hummm I think I will build a link to us page today :)

[sensaay]

Hi, i started getting into the website business a couple of weeks ago.
its just a basic site with not much traffic ,but i feel i am doing well with Adsense at the moment. the next step for me is to get people linking to my ssite. i am wondering what is an example of the type of code that i could put on my page? is it simply a html hyperlink? would you recommend me making a button for people to put on their sites or is a text link just as succifient :)
I have submitted to search engines, but i still cant find my site on any of them :(

thank you for any help!

[shim]

Here's an example of what I am doing: online import car show (http://www.importrival.com/glomore/168_0_31_0_M/)

Hope it helps. :)

[Chris]

Considering how many people I get emailing me asking permission to link to my literature site I think I should add a page like this myself.

[James]

So they want permission to link to it in general; not exchange links?

[Chris]

Yes. Some places, especially it seems schools, have "ask before linking" policies.

[James]

Ah yes. Come to think of it, I've seen a few of these before.

Do they actually hold water, or is it just a "It'd be dandy if you did this" sort of thing?

[Chris]

No, they have policies not to link out without permission of the place they're linking to.

Only a few weird companies have "don't link to us without permission" policies. They're stupid IMO but alot of public institutions, like schools, adopt "ask first" policies just in case.

See

http://www.dontlink.com/

[Cutter]

That is kind of amusing. It would be like a retail store asking customers not to tell anyone about them.

[moonshield]

yea, they want their sites to be pure.

[mails]

Considering how many people I get emailing me asking permission to link to my literature site I think I should add a page like this myself.

Do they actually need a permission to link to your site(s)??

[mails]

And I think the more comfortable it is for visitors the more profitable it can be for webmaster :D

[Chris]

Do they actually need a permission to link to your site(s)??
MAny think they do.