[ftp]

Excuse me for being rather backwards regarding websites but I have been asked to provide a link from mine to another. What kind of links are the most beneficial? Links to other buisinesses, forums, yell.com or what?
Be gentle with me - i have no idea. 

[Nathanael Jones]

Links to other ppl don't help you,... them linking back is what you need!

Reciprocal links are the way to go, you help them if they help you!

[Mr Formby]

Well, whats your web address

[ftp]

Thanks but are certain links better than others or do you guys just link to as many sites as possible - presumably away from your area?

[Nathanael Jones]

If you get someone with a good google pagerank to link to you it will improve your pagerank. If a site that google considers rubbish links to you,.. you rating will drop a little. There are also IP neighbourhoods,.. if your site or any linking to you share a server/IP address with a site that has spammed google or contains unsavoury content, then it will adversely affect your rank.