When shopping online for Link Management Software that can help create and automate your links directory, some important features that you should look for are as follows:

The software should,

• Create the links page based on your own template.
  
• Allow addition or removal of links at the click of a button and have the links page rebuilt.
  
• Allow webmasters to submit their site.
  
• Notify you when a webmaster has submitted their site and give you the option of accepting or rejecting their submission. .
  
• Automatically check whether link partners linked back to you.
  
• Help to automate the process of finding new partners.
  
• Be easy to install.
  

The key to success for a website or online business is good search engine ranking. All of the major search engines use link popularity to determine how well a site will rank so the more high quality, relevant links that lead to your site, the higher it will rank.

There are a number of link management software scripts on the market but the one that I really enjoy using is LinkMachine. This is a relatively new link exchange management software that does not require an mySQL database and is very extremely to install. This software makes it very easy to find and contact quality link partners, generate custom link pages that match your site, and keep track of reciprocal links. LinkMachine automatically updates your link pages the instant they're changed - no uploading required. Link exchanges increase a site's targeted traffic, search engine ranking, and sales.

LinkMachine finds hundreds of popular, relevant sites to potentially exchange links with. Invite the webmasters of these sites to exchange links, using LinkMachine's fast e-mail templates. Generate custom link pages that perfectly match the look of your site. And keep track of each reciprocal link to your site.

LinkMachine is a Php application that runs on your web server. So it can automatically update your link pages the moment a change is made - no need to upload files each time a new link is added.

There is a free 10 day trial and a 30 day money back guarantee.