Photography Link exchange thread

Sebzy

Well I guess anyone playing the website VS google game knows what i'm on about but for the rest.

It's hard to get in google's good books without external linking from websites of similar intrest so anyone who has a website/blog/etc... and wants to exchange links just reply to the thread with the following.

Website address:
Website title:

It's open to all photography boards members so dont be shy just share the links.

Ok to kick it off

Website address: http://www.sebastiandooris.com
Website title: Sebastian Dooris Photography


After including all the links from this thread you should see your page ranking go up.

See the webmasters tools to check your rating.
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/

m_stan

I'm already linking to you and you are alreay linking to me since I suggested this last, but for anyone else that would like to join our club I will happily exchange links

Website title: Mark Stanley
Website address: http://www.ragorder.com

helios

Website Title: Matthew McKnight Photography
Website Address: www.matthewmcknight.eu

Sebzy

helios wrote:

Website Title: Matthew McKnight Photography
Website Address: www.matthewmcknight.eu

Ah em yea your site scares me ...
Please get rid of that 2.5MB yes Mb jpeg image on the main page and give me a shout if you want any design tips.

Anyway your now linked from my site

m_stan

Links added to my site too. Please return the favour as soon as possible.

Sebzy

m_stan wrote:

Links added to my site too. Please return the favour as soon as possible.

Mark already had you up there for quite a while now.

m_stan

Sebzy wrote:

Mark already had you up there for quite a while now.

Gotchta Sebzy. I was referring to the newbz

PonderStibbons

Mine's not a 'proper' website or anything, but I quite like the idea of even a handful more people seeing my blog (which would be quite a jump up from the current zero). My address is photosandponders.blogspot.com. I've added all ye're links already.

Sebzy

Very nice blog like the images of the airshow and the PentaxME. Adding your link to my site now.

Thanks for the link.

440Hz

Good idea for a thread. And nice idea to have link backs as well. Im in the middle of working on my two sites at the mo, redesign and refactoring badly needed links in sig but not ready yet!

thebaz

no website yet !
trying out smug mug first

http://thebaz.smugmug.com/

Sebzy

thebaz wrote:

no website yet !
trying out smug mug first

http://thebaz.smugmug.com/

Hi Barry

To participate in a link exchange you kinda need to have site which allows you to post links.

Paulw

Well folks, I've just added links to all the above websites.

My new website (not sure it's totally ready yet, but what the hell) -
http://www.photography.paul-walsh.net/

GristlyEnd

I've updated my website to http://www.darrengreenephotography.com so if anyone has me as a link, can they change it.

Paul, I'll add you to my site. Can you do likewise?

Fajitas!

I have mine on the way. Far from finished so would prefer people not linking to it yet.

While we're here. Anyone with any experience of some flash.... I just need to find out how do I keep images in the same place within the stage...anyone?

Calina

I have too many...but the one which I have been linking people to on is Dancing Shades of Light if people want to reciprocate.

Sebzy

Ok Calina and Paulw consider yourselves linked.
Get about 150,000 Hits per month so hope some go your way.


Seb.

Paulw

Darren and Calina both added as well now.

My site is very very basic (still crappy) but it's a start for me. A work in progress, but at least it's there.

PonderStibbons

I've added all the new people too, if you want you can add photosandponders.blogspot.com! (as already mentioned above) Thanks

440Hz

Oh yeah I forgot about this ... Im "redesigning" still... have a temp design which will change, (currently trying out a few designs on the site) but I have started to add links just to have the content ready. (temp page www.katiecrowley.com/www2) I will put all of this on the main site page when its up and running and will be adding all the links from this thread! Main page will be www.katiecrowley.com when its done.

elven

Ooooh Katie that's an awfully pretty site. Very nice and polished looking.

440Hz

elven wrote:

Ooooh Katie that's an awfully pretty site. Very nice and polished looking.

The moon one? Or the flower? You think? Wow, thanks I was gonna scrap both ideas, but maybe I'll go back and think again. Thanks Julie.

rymus

I'd lose the rollovers... or at least make them more subtle..

Wordpress eh.. I didn't see that happening at all :rolleyes:

440Hz

rymus wrote:

Wordpress eh.. I didn't see that happening at all :rolleyes:

only added it in on Sunday.. just cos it was a 5 min setup job and easy to link to my style sheet. I dont blog much, or at all as the case may be at the mo, so im still in two minds whether to keep it or not.

Morlar

That is a neato site - thanks for linking to my flickr - when I get my proper site online I will link back to yours.

440Hz

I was just gonna put everyone in here on with their sites links and then link to other people's flickrs if I didnt know their site, if that is ok with people of course. Just putting it together slowly at the mo. I wasnt going to post anything until I finished but now Im glad I did, cos I very nearly scraped all of that the last day.

GristlyEnd

Thanks all for the new links. I'll update mine when I get home.

Just one small favour to ask.

Can you please show my site name as Darren Greene The URL is still darrengreenephotography.com

thanks

rymus

440Hz wrote:

only added it in on Sunday.. just cos it was a 5 min setup job and easy to link to my style sheet. I dont blog much, or at all as the case may be at the mo, so im still in two minds whether to keep it or not.

rofl. Or, what I told you probably about 12 months ago; Use wordpress. Sometimes the easy way is the best way ffs

440Hz

rymus wrote:

rofl. Or, what I told you probably about 12 months ago; Use wordpress. Sometimes the easy way is the best way ffs

Yeah! I downloaded the bundle at the time and never did anything with it. It was last weekend when I was looking for an old CSS script in my web directory that I found the folder and thought why not!

So I did listen... at the time... it just took me a while to do anything about it!! hehe

rymus

I distinctly remember getting a "Wordpress is ****" reply, followed by something along the lines of "I'll never use wordpress, it's too generic looking".

Funny stuff..

440Hz

lol! imagining things again are we hehe!!

aww in all seriousness though, I dont remember what I said, I just know I downloaded it and did nothing with it. I doubt I called it generic though, afterall it is what you make it. I guess those were the days when I thought I would waste time coding a solution myself, but no point really! Anyway, yeah thanks for the convincing 12 months ago! Better that your point got through later rather than never eh?

rymus

It always is later when stubborn people just arent willing to listen to sense.

440Hz

rymus wrote:

It always is later when stubborn people just arent willing to listen to sense.

hehe can I use that line in another thread?

I wasnt being stubborn about it, it just wasnt for me at the time. It is now, maybe

440Hz

Ok... http://www.katiecrowley.com/ links updated from this page. I think I added everyone listed on this page and a few more from Flickr. There is my link to add back just call it Katie Crowley!

If I left you out sorry, just let me know!!

Thanks

Sebzy

Well it's 2008 now and going through my links page cleaning up and adding new.

The idea of a link exchange is to swap links so anyone not linking back will be removed sorry.

Paulw

Good point.

I just updated my site, and have mutual links on it to others here. Must check though that I have everyone, and that they link back.

Yours is certainly there Sebzy and so is yours Katie.

m_stan

Paulw wrote: »

Good point.

I just updated my site, and have mutual links on it to others here. Must check though that I have everyone, and that they link back.

Yours is certainly there Sebzy and so is yours Katie.

Paul I just added you back. not sure how you weren't there, but you are now

Sebzy

Well all clean now if anyone wants back in just post back
============== Links Removed =============
Darren Brooks
Colin Jago
Keith Jack
Noah Grey
Matthew McKnight
================ Links kept ===============
Calina
Darren Greene
Danny O'Brien
Fenster
Julie
Katie
Mark Stanley
PonderStibbons
Paulw
Rymus

soccerc

Just setting up my website having gone with a .ie domain.

Only front page visible but will have a gallery and links page available later this evening.

Sebzy

thimblefull wrote: »

Just setting up my website having gone with a .ie domain.

Only front page visible but will have a gallery and links page available later this evening.

Hi John very nice clean front page. Wish all websites were as neat.

Paulw

I actually thought about getting a .ie but it just seemed too expensive.

Anyway, I've now added and removed some links. Please check my links page, and if you're not there, let me know.

Of course, if you are there, please link back.

Paulw

Ok, for all those with new websites, here's a way to exchange web links with other boards users.

So, anyone else interested in a link exchange??

nilhg

Yes Paul I would, even though it will probably require me to actually generate a links page myself instead of letting the LR plugins take the strain.:rolleyes:

Thinking about it, maybe we should also put them all in a post in the FAQ/Sticky above.

kjt

I'll be creating a website in the next few weeks, just want to get a proper list together. Would I be right in saying this is everybody?

- Barry Somers (http://www.barrysomers.com)
- Darren Greene (http://www.darrengreene.com/)
- Jaq Schitt (http://jaqschitt.wordpress.com/)
- Julie O’Donnell (http://seethedetails.wordpress.com/)
- Ken Sutton (http://www.kensuttonphoto.com)
- Kyle Tunney (http://kyletunney.com/))
- Mark Grealish (http://www.bhalash.com/)
- Mark Stanley (http://www.ragorder.com/)
- Paul Walsh (http://www.photography.paul-walsh.net/)
- Ryan Whalley (http://blog.rymus.net/)
- Sebastian Dooris (http://www.sebastiandooris.com/)
- Treasa Lynch (http://www.dancingshades.org/)

If I've let you out let me know and I'll update this post so it's easily accessed for other people updating their site

jaqian

Heres mine: http://jaqschitt.wordpress.com its only a basic wordpress blog. I've linked to the following sites and would appreciate being linked to. I was already linked to Treasa and Darren (you might want to update the URL address) but everyone is now on a new links page

Linked to...

Dancing Shades of Light
Darren Greene
John Barrington
Katie Crowley
Mark Stanley
Matthew McKnight Photography
Paul Walsh Photography
Photo & Ponderings
Sebastian Dooris Photography
The Irish Photographers Website

Cabaal

err me.
Barry Somers - http://www.barrysomers.com

I nmeed to work on it mind you, I gota do a link page soon,

kjt

Updated. Also if you want a different title on your link let me know and I'll update the above

amcinroy

Google is more intelligent than you all might think and these sort of scams are well within it's capability to counteract through it's pagerank system.

Basically, every time you link to another website your pagerank decreases which is actually going to hurt your google profile. If that person links back to you, you are essentially back at square 1 (i.e it has made no difference to your pagerank or profile).

This essentially assumes that the shared link is between 2 websites of similar pagerank. The key is to get a more popular website to link to you while minimising your outbound links to smaller pages.

For that reason I never link to the riff raf.

Do a search for "ireland landscape photography" if you think i don't know what i'm talking about. I get up to 250 google referrals a day.

kjt

I wouldn't be doing this as an seo trick, it's more for linking to other people's photography that is good and that visitors would find interesting. I really don't think google is going to pick up on 20links. I see what your saying but Linkfarms (and I wouldn't class this as a mini linkfarm either) are far more what google are looking for, not 5/10/20 Irish photographers.

Good job on getting to #1 & #3 on that search term but I'm sure your doing a bit of other SEO. Also you don't come up in the top100 for searching within Ireland on .ie. Linky Your probably not targeting Irish customers so it probably makes no odds to you.

EDIT: Just had a quick look at your website and thought I'd let you know that what's in your footer would be classed more blackhat than a few links we're passing over. Hopefully it won't get picked up on your site but I personally wouldn't advise it.

m_stan

yeah I agree - only doing this for the referrals from other peoples sites, and I do get a few of those. For anyone that's worried - just 'nofollow' the links.

Andy - that footer does look a bit dodgy tbh. It's blatant keyword stuffing, and unlikely gives you any benefit. Nor does it provide any user benefit - which is always a good reason not to do something. If I were you, I'd pull it.

kensutz

kjt wrote: »

I'll be creating a website in the next few weeks, just want to get a proper list together. Would I be right in saying this is everybody?

- Barry Somers (http://www.barrysomers.com)
- Darren Greene (http://www.darrengreene.com/)
- Jaq Schitt (http://jaqschitt.wordpress.com/)
- Julie O’Donnell (http://seethedetails.wordpress.com/)
- Kyle Tunney (http://kyletunney.com/))
- Mark Grealish (http://www.bhalash.com/)
- Mark Stanley (http://www.ragorder.com/)
- Paul Walsh (http://www.photography.paul-walsh.net/)
- Ryan Whalley (http://blog.rymus.net/)
- Sebastian Dooris (http://www.sebastiandooris.com/)
- Treasa Lynch (http://www.dancingshades.org/)

If I've let you out let me know and I'll update this post so it's easily accessed for other people updating their site

-Ken Sutton (http://www.kensuttonphoto.com)