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I have not blogged about directories or directory submissions in a while, (or maybe never on my Internet marketing blog here), so I think its about time!  It seems perfect timing because I got sent this question about directory submission via email yesterday:

Hi Mat,

I have started (well I have tried) to list my site on free directories.

I got the message below and don’t understand where I should paste this code
on my site. Can you please help?

To validate the reciprocal link please include the
following HTML code in the page at the URL
specified above, before submiting this form:

<a href=”http://www.direcotryhere.com/”>Directory name</a> (directory name has been removed)

I look forward to your reply.

Thanks,

Julia

Directories directory submissions, reciprocal linking

For those of you that have been in the game (Internet marketing/SEO) for a while, just reading my title will be enough for you to guess what this post is about. Yep, you guessed it – Reciprocal linking emails and other link building offers you get in your inbox. I get these everyday too, almost as much as the spam I get on my blogs!

The reason I wanted to do a post about it is because of an email I got from a client, who happens to be a really smart guy (a contract lawyer in fact) but still to new to Internet marketing to have a clue about the things to embrace and the things to toss out. He received the usual email that started off “I visited your site today, and really liked it” – and went on to flatter more - then the question came to me:

Link Building Link Building, linking, linking strategies, reciprocal linking