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(Entry was posted by Vishal Verma on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 12/25/2013).

Can linking to Gambling or Casino Site can be treated as Spam?

Can linking to Gambling or Casino Site can be treated as Spam. I have a blog with 7 post/Article. All of them are original content.. (no bots) out of 7. One of the Article contains link to casino Site.. few days later after publishing 7th post with casino like I received manual spam action for that particular blog.  

Main Question is - Is single link pointing to casino site is responsible for manual spam. 

Url is gadgetgue .com  ?
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Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

  • Vishal Verma: Can linking to Gambling or Casino Site can be treated as Spam. I have a blog with 7 post/Article. All of them are original content.. (no bots) out of 7. One of the Article contains link to casino Site.. few days later after publishing 7th post with casino like I received manual spam action for that particular blog.  ;

    Main Question is - Is single link pointing to casino site is responsible for manual spam. ;

    Url is gadgetgue .com  ;
  • Matt Staton: Why not use rel=nofollow
  • Vishal Verma: question is "only one link can cause manual spam action". Or it is just a mistake in algorithm..

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 12/25/2013).

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