Should I link to this site or is it too spammy?

[getzen56]

Hi all,

I've been asked if I want to exchange links with http://www.myteetimesonline.com/  and I'm tempted but fearful that its link profile looks spammy.

What do you guys think?

I'm basically starting from scratch with my own site http://www.golfgear4you.com and have a Page Rank 0 and Domain authority 32. The guys that want to link to me are Page Rank 3 but Domain authority 35. Their content would be of interest to my site's users and vice versa but my biggest concern is their link profile looks awful because the sites that link to them don't appear to be very relevant.

I've done a lot of reading on this and have found the resources on this site to be a goldmine. The generally message is avoid easy links to spammy sites because they could hurt credibility.

I just want to check I've actually learnt something and my instincts about this site are correct.

i.e leave it alone!!

Thanks,

Andy

[EGOL]

We do see some trashy sites linking to our sites.  Nothing we can do about it and they often are scraper sites.

I don't think that inbound links from trashy sites will hurt you.

However, we don't do link exchanges and when we link out we only link to sites that are better than our own.

[getzen56]

Thanks for the advice. One thing that confuses me with Link building is how you can safeguard against trashy sites linking to you. After all, you can't stop someone linking to your site, can you?

[irvingw]

they're linking to casino sites so I would not link to them or even want a link from them.

http://www.myteetimesonline.com/make-your-bets.php

Also, reciprocal links are dead, one way links pointing to your site is what you want.

[EGOL]

Linking to high quality sites is a good way to earn trust from Google.

Linking to trash is a good way to lose trust and be penalized.  Trash can be defined by content but more often by who they are linking to.

PR, DA, PA, etc are irrelevant.