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burgi82 · 10-31-2003, 05:32 AM

Hi,
I don't really see that much evidence for the theme theory. The reason is that one of my competitors in the satellite tv industry has a link on every page of macworld (I think that is what it's called), a PR 8 site, and he ranks very well for several great keywords. He has a PR 7 because of these macworld links, and according to google, doesn't have that many other good links.
So, that example shows me that themed link partners don't matter too much, eventhough this case might just be an exception.
About crosslinking sites: there is this gambling webmaster who owns 5 gambling sites. He was able to get a good PR for his first gambling site, and now, has a good PR (7) for all 5 of his gambling sites. They are all crosslinked on every page of every website. He does have other links, but not that many on the newer ones of his gambling sites.
And in addition, all his sites rank number 1 for the targetted keywords, which means he is making a ton of money because the gambling industry pays (used to pay) very well. By the way, all his websites are hosted on the same server.
So, I have never done any study on the things I talked about above, but these are just observations that lead me to the conclusion that theme doesn't matter that much, and crosslinking your own network works also.

10-31-2003, 05:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
burgi82 Inactive Join Date: 10-22-03 Posts: 266 iTrader: 0 / 0% Latest Blog: None	Hi, I don't really see that much evidence for the theme theory. The reason is that one of my competitors in the satellite tv industry has a link on every page of macworld (I think that is what it's called), a PR 8 site, and he ranks very well for several great keywords. He has a PR 7 because of these macworld links, and according to google, doesn't have that many other good links. So, that example shows me that themed link partners don't matter too much, eventhough this case might just be an exception. About crosslinking sites: there is this gambling webmaster who owns 5 gambling sites. He was able to get a good PR for his first gambling site, and now, has a good PR (7) for all 5 of his gambling sites. They are all crosslinked on every page of every website. He does have other links, but not that many on the newer ones of his gambling sites. And in addition, all his sites rank number 1 for the targetted keywords, which means he is making a ton of money because the gambling industry pays (used to pay) very well. By the way, all his websites are hosted on the same server. So, I have never done any study on the things I talked about above, but these are just observations that lead me to the conclusion that theme doesn't matter that much, and crosslinking your own network works also.