Competing with Spammy Links

[ShippingContainer]

One of my client's leading competitors is well stacked in terms of rank/authority.  PA: 61, DA: 53.  However, in OSE I estimate that +/- of all links on the first page are from sites such as "http://www.shopp011.freedownloadhub.com/Link-Exchange/browse.php?id=17", "http://www.shopp002.freedownloadhub.com/Link-Exchange/browse.php?id=17", "http://www.shopp029.freedownloadhub.com/Link-Exchange/browse.php?id=17".

Personally, I would consider this to be a little spammy.  However, I admit that I could be wrong.

What's the best approach when trying to take on a competitor like this?  Wait it out and tell my client to keep blogging/selling as per the schedule until Google pics up on these links?

[AlanMosley]

Often the case is, that among those spammy links he has some good links also, the spammy links are proabably not doing him any good.

[ShippingContainer]

One would think so, but judge for yourself: http://www.opensiteexplorer.org/links.html?group=0&page=1&site=www.lgitransport.com&sort=page_authority

[AlanMosley]

There are certainly some crappy ones there, but that still not to say there are not some good ones in gogoles eyes. i cant go thought them all.

this is what i say to my clinets,

You may see a drug dealer that does not work but spends more money than you, but do you really want to be him, and have his concerns and future?

[bronxpad]

I agree with Alan, 10 links from great sites like, edu, gov or news sites can far outweigh thousands of spam links. My advice is to go after a few high quality links yourself. Your serp rankings will go north and eventually your competitors will go south.