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The reason I ask this is the feedback I got from someone I was negotiating a link with. He claimed to be able to objectively measure link juice. Is there an instrument that can do this. Based on what I read in the responses probably not?

As I understand this issue, if the paid link is aimed at getting traffic and not aimed at getting link juice it should be ok but how does one know if link juice is being passed by the link before the link is placed. It can certainly be checked after for no follow.

I suspect this as well but cannot find a source to confirm it

excellent points. thanks very much for the inputs

The value of inbound links is clear but do the number of outbound links matter when it comes to SEO and search engine rankings?

very helpful responses. the video was particularly insightful. thanks again for the answers

great feedback, thanks

I created an RSS feed to information on my blog using the notes capability of google reader and feedburner. when I update my blog does this feed recognize the change or do I need to do a manual update of google reader?

I have been told that google frowns on paid links yet I see many site charging for advertizing and the advertizing consists of an anchor text link. What is the difference between a paid link and this type of advertizing?

I recently traded links with a site that I will call www.example.com   When I used open site explorer to check the link it came back with a different page authority as www.example.com/index.htm yet the link does appear on the www.example.com page. Why would this be?

I have heard the term link juice being used in many different contexts. Where can I find a good definition for it?

Is there any evidence that google acknowledges the time that a site has been online with all other things being equal for search ranking?

How important are links from social bookmarking sites from an SEO perspective?

I have heard a variety of thoughts on the importance of directories such as DMOZ. Any thoughts on this subject from the perspective of google search rankings?

thanks Ryan, great points

After having employed many different methods for finding good link partners I am now finding it more difficult to reach out and identify good quality links for a niche area such as real estate. Does page rank factor into the search much or is it better to focus on page / domain authority as a major factor?

thanks very much Ryan - Brett

thanks very much Mik. Any thoughts on the issue of link juice which is often brought up by webmasters that I deal with?

Is there some threshold that is relevant such as every few days? less than a week? thanks

Over the past few months I have encountered webmasters who claim to be using instruments far better than open site explorer but they will not disclose what they are. Are there better ways of determining the value of a link than OSE? Is "link juice" more important than page/domain authority where the link resides? Or vice-vesa. Any help understanding this would be appreciated. I do not want to offend other webmasters but I also do not want to be fooled by them either while negotiating a link exchange with them