Duplicate Linking (DL)
Duplicate Linking
Fun stuff from a german discussion board about search engine optimization (SEO)…
The case. A webmaster, say Joe, raised his voice about a competitor, say Alice, who would blatantly copy his key to success. Joe claims a lot of ingenuity, thinking constantly of new ways for his secret recipe. Just to find it a few days later copied by Alice. That’s why Joe goes into the open. He describes a general code of honor among SEO webmasters and explains in detail that Alice isn’t acting according to it. Alice should be punished in his eyes. By Google at the best. So, you might wonder, what is it actually that Alice is copying?
Copyright for backlink structures?
What Joe is so concerned about is his backlink structure. He regards his backlinks as a kind of intellectual property, which must not be allowed to duplicate. As you probably know, one of the key factors for success in the business of SEO is the acquisition of qualified web links linking to your projects. That’s why these links are closely observed by any competitor’s eyes. And if one finds a new source of link to their projects, the others will follow in an instant.
Poor Joe not being aware of this was making a lot of webmasters chuckle. One David coined the new term of “Duplicate Linking”, as a corrolar to a major problem called Duplicate Content.
So you better be careful. If you are trying to get the same backlinks as your competition, you might get angry mails from Joe for Duplicate Links. 
Tags: DC, DL, Duplicate Content, Duplicate Links