Triangular or 3 Way Links

We have all been inundated lately with requests for triangular or 3 way links. So far I have refused them all for myself and my clients. Why? Because those being offered are of minimal value - except to those doing the offering of course.

A triangular or 3 way link is one where website A links to website B but instead of B linking back to A - a different website - C - will link to A. The way this scheme is always offered is that the link you provide to B is valuable but the link you receive in return from C is worthless or at best worth a lot less.

The only such triangular link exchange I would recommend my clients accepting would be in the case where C is also a real estate site, the links page is listed in Google, and the links page has Page Rank at least as high as what you are giving in return. That way it is a win-win exchange rather than a "you lose, sucker!" exchange.

The only likely way to find such a win-win exchange is probably in a situation like my own where one person (me for example) controls many real estate sites. That way sites B and C can be equal and C is not just a low value site set up for links. Hey! Maybe I will start doing some triangular win-win trades myself this fall! If you can offer a link on a page in your real estate site that is actually listed in Google and has PR and want to receive the same in return in a triangular exchange - email me referencing this post and maybe we can get something going. I could do bulk trades with dozens of sites as well.