This email script is just one way of requesting a link back to your site. The key to remember as you send out requests for links is to be polite. If your site is new and unranked, you must provide a link to the other site before you make your request for a link back. Finally, do your research to be certain the site you are emailing does not already have a link to your site. Ready to start increasing your very valuable inbound links? Use your own version of this script -- a script we have actually used with one of our other empowering sites.

Sample Email Script Requesting Reciprocal Link

Dear Webmaster (or the person's name if you can find it on the site):

or (if you cannot find a name and want to personalize it using Website name)

To: XYZ Website:

Hello. My name is Maria Scott, and I am contacting you regarding your Website (list name).

I'm working with MyCollegeSuccessStory.com to help announce the site's founding -- which is designed to help college students learn how to improve their study skills and better their academic performance. The site offers visitors a growing number of academic tools and resources, from articles and tips to student success stories. It also includes links to other valuable study skills Websites.

After having visited your site, I would like to request a link to MyCollegeSuccessStory.com from your links/resources/etc. page found at http://www.website.com/specificpage.html. To assist you with linking to our site, we have developed a Web page, which you can find here: http://www.mycollegesuccessstory.com/link.html.

Please let me know if the above information provides you with enough information to review and consider our site for linking from your site.

If you require or request a reciprocal link, please email me with your link details and I will pass your request to our Webmaster for inclusion on our site. We already link to a number of academic success sites, which you can find here: http://www.mycollegesuccessstory.com/academic-success-tools/study-skills-websites.html.

Thank you so much for your time. All the best for continued success,

Maria Scott
MyCollegeSuccessStory.com
mailto: maria@mycollegesuccessstory.com

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Web Guru Dr. Randall S. Hansen, CEO of EmpoweringSites.com, has been empowering people his entire adult life -- to help them better their lives. In fact, empowerment is part of his professional philosophy statement. He is also founder of Quintessential Careers, one of the oldest and most comprehensive career development sites on the Web, as well as founder of MyCollegeSuccessStory.com and EnhanceMyVocabulary.com. He is publisher of Quintessential Careers Press as well as a published author, with several books, chapters in books, and hundreds of articles. He's often quoted in the media and conducts empowering workshops around the country. Hansen is also an educator, having taught at the college level for more than 15 years.