Everyone and their dog have created links pages. They are good for you to get reciprocal link partners, but they don't really enhance your own site, and aren't a help to your visitors. Well I got tired of that and decided to do something about it.
I downloaded a free script with which you can design a nice, structured directory on your site. You can customize the templates to fit your sites theme, plus it has a search feature built in so your visitors can actually look for what they need right on your pages. Now that may seem counter productive to you, but just remember, if you offer a good service to people who visit your webpage, they are very likely to return, and you WANT return visitors.
Plus you can do further customization to add relevant contect to your directory, so the search engines will like you as well. Happy search engines equals more visitors equals more sales.
I am in the midst of implementing the script on this site, but I have already got one up and running on my telecom website.
Telecommunications And Phone Service Directory
Now I just have to finish transfering all my link partners over to the new directory. It also takes care of emailing your partners, automatically checks for reciprocal links, and more. And because it's free, the price is right.
If you would like a copy go here: Link Management Assistant
See you later