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"keyword 1 keyword 2 keyword 3" by XYZ Company
Only the keywords are included in the anchor text.
This link occurs in the footer of all pages which can be a very high # depending on the site. Let's say 50k on average.
All of the footer links, except on the main page are rel="nofollowed"
Question:
If my script is installed on 1000s of websites, will either those sites OR my own site be penalized in any way by Google or the other engines?
Notes:
This is not a cross-linking strategy set-up with my own domains. All sites containing the link legitimately installed my script.
The keywords that are used accurately describe the function of the script. However, there are 3 different keyword sets that occur. 1 set is randonly selected. Once selected for a particular website, it will NOT change.
I believe these are legitimate natural links, since all sites that have the link installed my script.
However, some users have suggested that this could be considered "link bombing" or confused with link farms or paid text links.
Any help you can provide with this question would be greatly appreciated.
Only the keywords are included in the anchor text... 1 set is randonly selected
This does sound like you are hoping for an SEO influence. You may not get that, but I honestly think that there will be no "penalty", just the absence of a positive effect in the SERPs.
Thank-you for your input.
How do you feel about the rel=nofollow attribute being added to all of the links, except the 1 on the main page?
In that case, it would be limited to 1 link with anchor text per site that is installed (i.e. 1 link intended to pass PR)?
Also, do you think that the sites that have the link could be prevented from passing PR or reputation for *all* links on their site, OR just to my site?
