Automated Link Management Tools

Links is such an important part of search engine optimization that automating the process is a must, for all but the smallest website. I have used the linking tools listed below on different sites. Which package is best for you? That depends on your money budget, your time budget and the importance of your site.

Top Automated Link Management Tools

Link Tool	Cost	Summary	Pros	Cons
Links Manager	$19.95 / month	A great automated tool for creating automated static HTML links directory, as part of a quality links campaign. Fully integrated with Link Partners, a link exchange site, that provides a categorized list of sites which makes the process of finding link partners and adding them to your site quite efficient. See an example.	·automated, integrated process ·very good recip link checker (don't need to specify URL) ·integrated process for finding and adding link partners ·great support ·they will customize link pages to your template ·mature product	· expensive ($240 per year, per site)	***
Reciprocal Manager	$60 to purchase - can be used on all your sites.	This package allows you to create an automated static HTML link directory. It performs most of the tasks required in a linking tool. A good product that should improve over time but I would expect the price to go up now. See an example.	·cheapest, especially if you own more than one site ·allows you to connect your other sites ·best value for price	·recip check report is not integrated with system (emailed to you) ·less support available ·longest setup time ·bit of a learning curve	**
PowerLinks	$9.95 / month $2 / m for additional sites	A link tool . Just signup, spend 5 minutes setting up and you may never have to touch it again. They have over a thousand members so you potentially have 1000 sites linking to you. You do have the option of filtering categories or disallowing individual sites.	·very fast setup - can be done with little or no web experience ·once setup, it can run itself ·new sites are joining fast	· the links pages of participants look very similar (duplicate content probably not indexed by search engines?) ·results in a closely associated network of cross-linked sites (will sites be penalized by SEs?)

Automated Link Management Tools

Top Automated Link Management Tools

RESOURCES