SEO Smart Links Plugin, to use or not to use, is another one of those wordpress debates.
It is an easy way to have certain keywords such as webhost link to affiliate links. It is also useful to create links to specific keywords, which could help your SEO.
In the his SEO Bloggers, Podcasters, Etc Should Do, Jack Spirko in his mining for gold phase uses Seo Smart links in step 5 to easily add keyword links in older articles.
Many use and love this plugin. Then you have another site saying SEO Smart Links is the WordPress Plugin Which Can Get You Penalized by Google. One of the biggest issue it found was not limiting the links on a page. This also makes sense. Use the plugin wisely. I believe it can be a great tool if you don’t overdo it.
Let me show you how it works:
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