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Hi all, I am trying to get some more visitors to my site and on one of the forums I found a free service called Link Vault.
This is basically a link exchange programme which allows you to easily get more links pointing to your website and therefore a higher rank in the search engines.

I am wondering if any of you have experience with these kind of tools, I do not know if it works yet because I only signed up last week (and we all know that PR updates etc take 2months or so)...

Here is the address:
(Yes, when you sign up using this address I referal bonus by getting more account features. If you hate such links, just google for link vault and you should be there)

I am curious about your experiences!

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Short summary and updated context: the short answers from this thread — calling services like this "black hat", calling the links "incestuous", and warning it may hurt the site — are the right instincts. Google treats coordinated reciprocal/link-exchange networks and other link schemes as attempts to manipulate rankings and has taken algorithmic and manual action against that behavior (see the 2012 webspam announcement that kicked off the Penguin effort). Google Webmaster Central: Another step to reward high-quality sites. (googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com)

How to evaluate one of these services right now: look for obvious footprints — a) large numbers of reciprocal links or identical anchor text, b) links from irrelevant, low-quality or scraped pages, c) rapid, unnatural spikes in backlinks, or d) automated signups and the same footer/partner pages duplicated across many sites. If you already used one, check Search Console (Manual Actions and Links reports), contact webmasters to request removals, and only use the Disavow tool as a last resort after attempts to remove bad links. See Google’s guidance on manual actions and the Disavow tool. — A new tool to disavow links. ()

Safer, long-term alternatives (what actually scales): produce useful, link-worthy content; earn links via genuine outreach, partnerships, and PR; publish occasional high-quality guest contributions where they truly add value (not mass guest posting). Google’s more recent advice flags large-scale, link-first article campaigns and explains when guest/contributor posts cross the line. A reminder about links in large-scale article campaigns. (developers.google.com)

Final note: ’s point about reading up on reciprocal linking is useful background, but prioritize quality over quantity. Google’s link-spam guidance and link-tagging updates show the engines now devalue or penalize manipulative systems, so a short traffic bump isn’t worth a long-term ranking risk. A reminder on qualifying links and our link spam update. (developers.google.com)

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Using Link Vault = Very Black Hat SEO :rolleyes: :mrgreen:

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I've heard the linking is completely incestuous, and I'm assuming with no quality control either.

Member Avatar for rufryder

I came across out but didn't look too appealing to me. Sounds exciting due to desperation, however I didn't go ahead with it since it may hurt the site.

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I have posted some really good articles pertainig to this.. feel free to read it:

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