Re:My best SEO tactic so far
by SyneRyder on Saturday August 15, 2020 @06:58AM
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I agree with you mostly, and I don't want to suggest that the OP did something particularly egregious. "Skirting the rules a bit" seems accurate to me. I'm nitpicking and playing devil's advocate here.
That said, as far as ethics & free gifts, this is why politicians, journalists and businesses usually have rules about accepting free gifts, often requiring them to return the gifts or give them to charity instead.
Here's a post on Journalism Ethics relating to accepting free gifts:
Re:My best SEO tactic so far
by tyingq on Saturday August 15, 2020 @09:42AM
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That's roughly where my head is. I don't feel guilty per se, but I am aware that my ranking isn't really "organic". I knew the value of backlinks and went after it in a very deliberate way.
That said, as far as ethics & free gifts, this is why politicians, journalists and businesses usually have rules about accepting free gifts, often requiring them to return the gifts or give them to charity instead.
Here's a post on Journalism Ethics relating to accepting free gifts:
https://ethics.journalists.org/topics/gifts-free-travel-and-...