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One link, Is it Risky?

by RedWaterDub
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I have an established health related website with pretty good authority. One of the articles on this site is about stopping smoking. I have another brand new website about e-cigarettes. I would like to make a link from the no smoking article on my health site to my new e-cig site.

Both sites are in my google webmaster tools...

Do you think Google will understand and allow me to make such a link without punishment? Or will Google consider that link manipulation and hurt me?
#link #risky
  • Profile picture of the author UnkwnUsr
    There is nothing wrong with linking between two legitimate websites that you control if they are related. Google won't punish your site. More than likely it will simply ignore the link as far as passing rank or authority
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Maguire
    Do you know how childish the OP sounds.
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    • Profile picture of the author Calum Jones
      Originally Posted by Kevin Maguire View Post

      Do you know how childish the OP sounds.
      If he makes such a link Google will send him to the naughty step to think about what he's done
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      • Profile picture of the author Kevin Maguire
        Originally Posted by Calum Jones View Post

        If he makes such a link Google will send him to the naughty step to think about what he's done
        Just seems not too long ago, I'd see thread titled "Is it ok to link 400 of my sites, and back them up with 7 Tiers of blog comments".

        Now people are running scared to a level of 1.
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  • Profile picture of the author prashanthk
    Nope, nothing wrong in inter-linking sites. Even if there is no context, inter linking is possible (e.g. list websites in my Blogroll). Also, it is not illegal (yet) to have diverse interests.


    I do it all the time in my PBN..oops, that is going to be punished all right. Let me check back later **jump** to my interlinking disaster.
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  • Profile picture of the author samk2824
    Go For It
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  • Profile picture of the author SEOCrate
    Originally Posted by RedWaterDub View Post

    I have an established health related website with pretty good authority. One of the articles on this site is about stopping smoking. I have another brand new website about e-cigarettes. I would like to make a link from the no smoking article on my health site to my new e-cig site.

    Both sites are in my google webmaster tools...

    Do you think Google will understand and allow me to make such a link without punishment? Or will Google consider that link manipulation and hurt me?
    It's fine to link one to the other, but don't do it in a spammy way, like simply slapping a DoFollow link in the footer.

    Either make a blogroll link, make a blog post about it, or do something else creative.
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    • Profile picture of the author RedWaterDub
      Thanks for your answers... yeah well.. I do feel like a little kid asking such a question. Google has slapped me before obviously and I am pretty afraid these days. I finally got that health site un-penalized so I am just making sure it doesn't end up penalized again.

      but I do see how pathetic it sounds... kinda like Big Mr google took all my candy bars away and after I cleaned up the site Mr Google gave them back but now I want to give one those candy bars to my friend but I am intimidated by the possibility that Mr Google might not like me to give my friend one and he might take away my candy bars again.
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      • Profile picture of the author Blaine Smitley
        Originally Posted by RedWaterDub View Post

        Big Mr google took all my candy bars away and after I cleaned up the site Mr Google gave them back but now I want to give one those candy bars to my friend but I am intimidated by the possibility that Mr Google might not like me to give my friend one and he might take away my candy bars again.
        The Google Giveth.

        And the Google Taketh Away.

        Amen.

        Yes.. I'm on the cheap boxed wine from Wal-Mart tonight and feeling very pious... BY GOD !!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author IMCapitalist
    an interesting one from UnkwnUsr, I'll see if there's something I can share too in this subject.
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  • Profile picture of the author rickardvagerstam
    Definitely, it just sounds like a really smart move to me
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  • Profile picture of the author IMLab
    Originally Posted by RedWaterDub View Post

    I have an established health related website with pretty good authority. One of the articles on this site is about stopping smoking. I have another brand new website about e-cigarettes. I would like to make a link from the no smoking article on my health site to my new e-cig site.

    Both sites are in my google webmaster tools...

    Do you think Google will understand and allow me to make such a link without punishment? Or will Google consider that link manipulation and hurt me?
    As long as the two sites are legitimate and not "spammy" or malicious, you can freely link the two together in a relevant post. You can add the attribute of (rel="nofollow") if you don't want to pass any authority/link juice from one site to the other.

    Example:
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  • Profile picture of the author Work1099
    I wonder if that link would be appropriate for your overall sales strategy, though. If you're offering the e-cigarette as a method to help quit smoking (because it has a variable nicotine dosage so they can gradually lower it over time ... plus it's easier to quit, because it still feels like a real cigarette where gum does not), then that seems to fit well. But, if you're simply selling cigarettes to people trying to quit, that may not fit well with a no-smoking article in terms of your overall sales strategy.
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