Anyone tried this for link building? opinions?

[Catfish]

www.telalinks.com free automatic linkbuilding is what they say. They even have a gambling category.

I have signed in, but have not integrated the index.php file to my site yet or created the link to them. I'd like to be sure that it can't have any negative effects.
From what I understand after reading the FAQ, you add a file that creates an additional links page on your website. The links on that page are basically all the same for the whole network of subscribers, and the link content will be automatically updated regularly by Telalinks. They also monitor all the links for signs of bad neighborhood problems. Sounds like a perfect solution to me, almost too good to be true...
Anyone done this, any opinions?

[SunPoker.com]

It sounds like some of the old automated link exchange programs of a few years ago that proved to not work so well for many sites. Getting links from those sites doesn't seem natural and I feel like Google will pick up on that. I could be wrong though. Here are Google's guidelines on link schemes: http://www.google.com/support/webmas...y?answer=66356

However, some webmasters engage in link exchange schemes and build partner pages exclusively for the sake of cross-linking, disregarding the quality of the links, the sources, and the long-term impact it will have on their sites. This is in violation of Google's webmaster guidelines and can negatively impact your site's ranking in search results. Examples of link schemes can include:

• Links intended to manipulate PageRank
• Links to web spammers or bad neighborhoods on the web
• Excessive reciprocal links or excessive link exchanging ("Link to me and I'll link to you.")
• Buying or selling links that pass PageRank

[kaus]

Originally Posted by Catfish

too good to be true...

Thats exactly it. Stay away from those programs. I think any link you would receive would be worthless and you could do more harm than good.