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Old 05-14-2008, 05:52 AM
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Default Re: Is hidden keyword text on a page deceptive?

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Originally Posted by jtracking View Post
... even if google, yahoo or msn say that it's unethical their algorythms don't have the function to find hidden keyword text in javascript or 'same color as page text'...

that's rather weak.
Very true but when they get the functionality to find hidden text, they will penalise and that could be any time soon.

The only way I can think of hidden content being acceptable (without looking at WebNauts link) is if you have a dynamic page that has expandable sections (eg a Q&A list, Glossary etc) But for keyword text, its unethical and spammy so don't do it.

Does your competitor get many sales? I bet he doesn't.
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