One of the things I have noticed in this site, and in others I have started is how effective linking other people can be, especially blogs that show track backs. People follow these continuing commentaries to find out what other people’s opinions are, and discover new resources related to their favourite subjects.
You will notice the traffic boost more in a small site just starting out, but nevertheless, there is an increase that can be very worthwhile.
There are so many articles out there warning against outbound links, and how they can drain some of your Google PageRank, but early on, this shouldn’t even cross your mind. Your site will only become successful if people read it, and so you primary concern should be getting traffic. Also, the more you link to other sites, the more likely they will be to link to you.
paisley
August 13th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
trackbacks: how you can waste a complete saturday, every week deleting porn links.
Cash Killer
April 28th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
No doubt links are important. How else will anybody ever find your site when you are just starting out. And I think you are right about not worrying about how many outbound links you have when you are a new to the game.