When will this link thing in SEO end? Will it ever end? One thing is for sure, there are a lot of guys still trying to get links. So today I give you a copy of an email sent to me by an SEO company offering their services.
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Dear Webmaster,
I manage several high reputation affiliate websites and would like to offer you a contextual link exchange deal, which can be done in several ways:
1) Content in exchange for links:
As a company which provides accurate content to our partners, we are now offering to provide you with FREE, relevant and original content articles at any requested field (we have dedicated content writers for this purpose). In exchange we only require 2 text links from each published article for as long the article is published and at the minimum of 2 years. Each article will have a unique content, will be only used only once and will never be given to any of our other partners.
2) Exchange of contextual links:
A simple exchange of links from within relevant text on various pages of our websites. The key words will be pre-selected. We can negotiate the number and quality of pages in which the links will be created.
3) “Partner Page” links:
A very basic level of link exchange, this way we can still establish long-term relevant links, but with lower SEO exposure.
Thanks & Regards,
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Marketing Manager
Providing services since 1996
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HELLO! He is a spammer. Do you expect anything more than spammy links?
As tempting as it may seem, guys that spam your inbox probably aren’t the most diligent hard working individuals. They want the quick hit and runs. They want the easy way out. They look at mass numbers. You may get a lot of links, but link volume isn’t everything. The days of massive link volumes are gone. You want quality links not quantity of links.
SteveOnTheBike
Thos003
Pest Control Marketing & such... 
I couldn’t agree more with you. Even though this post was written in 2014 three years later these spammers keep going strong. That makes me think that there are people who pay for their services, which is sad.
At the same time it is so easy to get legitimate links to your website even if you have only 30 minutes a day.
For starters, small pest control business owners can get links from organizations they belong to – their local chamber of commerce and their supliers to begin with.