It's as easy as 1-2-3...
1.) You link to me...
2.) I link to you...
3.) We both see an increase in traffic.
RULES:
1.) Your site must cater to traffic from the United States and Canada.
2.) Linkbacks are required. My link must be up on your site before you can submit the form. My script will spider your page to make sure you are linking to me.
3.) I must be able to find my link on your site easily from the same domain you submitted. I check all links manually. It doesn't do either of us any good if you are linking back to me from a page that never sees any traffic.
Cheaters will be expunged without notice. I check every link, so don't waste your time or mine by trying to cheat my system.
I do my own advertising so most likely you will get more traffic than you send. As well, the more traffic you send the higher you will be ranked in your chosen category. Your link will in turn be easier to find and you will get more traffic.
The biggest question I get is, "Why should I link to you? If I put a link to you from my site won't I will be losing traffic that could have been a customer?"
My answer to that is quite simply, "No." If a surfer decides to follow a link and navigate away from your site they weren't interested in what your site has to offer to begin with. It's called junk traffic and it's useless. Be glad they're gone. They were just using up your bandwidth anyway. If you are really that worried about it I have included a target="_blank" tag in my linkback so my site will open in a new window. They can just close the window to return to your site.
When you link to me you gain traffic that it is "Category-Specific." That means when a person clicks to your site from mine they are already interested in what you are offering because they found your link in a category they chose. They followed the link to your site because your text description peaked their interests. Category specific traffic converts 80% better than junk traffic.
The best part is that trading links with me is a free form of advertising. It doesn't cost anything to have my linkback on your site and it's only two words. Ryan's Links
Play by the rules and we will both reap the rewards of this win-win union.
~Ryan
www.ryanslinks.com