Understanding Reciprocal Links

A reciprocal link is just a fancy internet term meaning an exchange of links between two web sites. In order to be included in the MonsterPreps link directory, you'll need to place a link on your web site pointing to MonsterPreps before filling out our link submission form. Once you establish the link and we are able to verify it exists on your site, we'll place your site in our link directory immediately.

There are many reasons for trading links with other sites on the internet, especially with sites that share common themes. MonsterPreps is interested in exchanging links only with sites that deal primarily with sports. That may include college sports recruiting websites, highschool and college sites, sites advertising or selling sporting goods, etc. If done properly, the link exchanges have benefits for both sites trading links. The main reasons for trading links with other sites are to:

• Drive Traffic to Your Site

  Having a web site for your business is only half the battle. In order to have a successful website, you need people to view it. When you trade links with MonsterPreps, there's a chance that someone could stumble upon your link while browsing our site and come to visit your site. There's also a chance that someone who is visiting your site could come to MonsterPreps, so it's a two way street.
  
  

• Improve Your Search Engine Rankings

  More important than driving visitors who might stumble upon your link is the effect that link exchanges have on search engine rankings. The major search engines such as Google use links between sites to determine which sites are related to each other and also which sites are more important. Having links from sites related to your own, and lots of them, is a major factor in getting good Google rankings.

If you are filling out the form to add your site to our link directory, you first need to create a link to MonsterPreps somewhere on your site. If there isn't a place on your site to put a link, you might want to consider adding a separate page for external links. Many websites include a page dedicated to external links. It can often be placed out of the way so that it doesn't interfere with your web content. After you have placed a link to MonsterPreps on your link page, all you need to do is enter the URL of your links page in the reciprocal link field. Our server goes out and checks the page you enter for a link to MonsterPreps before it'll approve your link. This page needs to be on the same web site as the link you are adding. If you are still unclear about how this works or having trouble, you'll just have to Email us: contact@monsterpreps.com.

Next Steps:

Trade Links With MonsterPreps
Create a MonsterPreps Link For Your Site