Web Site Taggers - Part 2
I went to one of my online forum hangouts and posted my web site tagging dilemma and got some interesting perspectives that led to more thinking on my part:
Putting a link to your own web site at the bottom of a client's web page seems to be something freelance web site designers do more than full-fledged web design firms. That made me think it was an 'amateur' practice. But if you think about it, full-fledged web design firms that charge thousands can afford expensive advertising so they don't need to put a link on your site. Freelancers are another story.
I also thought it was a 'phony' way of getting link popularity points with the search engines. But, on second thought, if a client allows me to put a link to my own site on their home page, that is indeed a vote of confidence in me and my services.
My new policy is to put a link only on one page of the client's site, only if the client is o.k. with it and only if it doesn't detract from the look or purpose of the site.
Putting a link to your own web site at the bottom of a client's web page seems to be something freelance web site designers do more than full-fledged web design firms. That made me think it was an 'amateur' practice. But if you think about it, full-fledged web design firms that charge thousands can afford expensive advertising so they don't need to put a link on your site. Freelancers are another story.
I also thought it was a 'phony' way of getting link popularity points with the search engines. But, on second thought, if a client allows me to put a link to my own site on their home page, that is indeed a vote of confidence in me and my services.
My new policy is to put a link only on one page of the client's site, only if the client is o.k. with it and only if it doesn't detract from the look or purpose of the site.
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