I am posting this both in this link exchange forum and in the Google forum.

I have been a member of Link Partners a Reciprocal Links generator company for a little over a month. I have also collected a few reciprocal links through Web Pro News contacts. I just ran several reciprocal link checks through alta vista and google using the search "@papersnowflakes.com"

What found were many sites linking to mine, most of which I contacted on my own via direct email but not one site was listed that I found through Link Partners or Web Pro News contacts.

This tells me that search engines are ignoring these types of venues. I am now wondering if it is worth $19.95 a month to continue with Link Partners.

Can anyone offer an explanation why search engines are ignoring these reciprocals?