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Old 04-26-2008, 08:17 PM
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Default Re: Can inbound links really hurt you?

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Originally Posted by AVC View Post
Yes, many have been stung by hiring "directory submission firms" (master link farm promoters) for SEO purposes.

You all remember, send us $49.00 and we will submit your site to 2,000 directories !!!!
That, though, is not here under dispute; everyone here agrees that such links, which are knowingly & deliberately acquired are bad for ones site.

The matter under discussion here is links which are passively acquired, by way of others making a unilateral decision to include an OBL pointing to you on their site.
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