For example, this business could post an article on their site and include links to their products. The content of article could describe how candles are effective in *making* *Christmas* season bright. Then launch into a *supply* list for items they will need for using candles to decorate home for holidays, and they type of *holder* to use for each candle.

See how easy that was to work these words into website? This internet marketing solution is effective and simple. Try to make it a fun game to see how many words you can work into your text.

The real question here is do search engines know about this scam yet, or do they count guestbook links as additional links for poplarity rankings? My hunch is that since guestbook links are not in any way an indication of content quality, then they do not matter at all.

If ANY search engine currently gives any credit or rankings impact for guestbook links, this impact is only because engine hasn't yet figured out guestbook trick, and soon will. In fact, since majority of guestbooks pages have word guestbook in URL string, it would be absurdly easy for search engines to simply ignore any link that appears at any URL with letters guestbook in it.

And I'll bet you if they don't already ignore them they will soon.

My last point is more philosophical. If reason you are seeking a link is because

a). The link can be obtained automatically or in bulk numbers and b). You are trying to inflate links for SEO purposes, then bottom line is it's all bullsh*t, and no matter if engines figure it out today or next month, tactic is based on a lie and shouldn't be done.

Until next time, I remain,

Eric Ward, EricWard.com - The Link Mensch