Message from discussion 'Ethical' SEO?

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From: "Stacey" <sta...@staceyssimplestuff.com>
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<spam...@postmaster.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> Is this sort of behaviour likely to cause our site problems? Or is this 
> the
> 'norm' in SEO circles? And what is classed as 'ethical'? I know there is
> likely to be a fair dollop of grey in the middle, but what is
> no-argument-white?

Whatever you find in an SE's guidelines not to do is what would be 
considered bad. If they are doing anything and everything but still 
following the guidelines posted by each SE,  then you will not suffer any 
penalities.

Stacey

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