I was bartering links, for my website, with another site owner who is also in the same niche as I am. I had the 6th page rank and I really enjoyed it. For the main keyword of my website, my site got on the first page. I had this ranking for almost a year. But suddenly, it just disappeared. I tried to use the tool for keyword analysis and checked the performance of my website. It indicated that my website went down due to the links that are outgoing. I don’t get why this type of links can affect my website badly. Is there anyone who can help me? I am afraid of getting my website penalized.