{"id":2512,"date":"2007-08-23T23:18:59","date_gmt":"2007-08-23T17:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/08\/how-to-make-your-paid-text-links-ads-google-friendly\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T04:53:04","slug":"how-to-make-your-paid-text-links-ads-google-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/08\/how-to-make-your-paid-text-links-ads-google-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Paid Links: How to Make Sponsored Links Google-Friendly (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do paid links<\/strong> hurt your site in Google? In 2007 the paid links debate was raging. At SES San Jose, Google’s Matt Cutts said labelling a link “sponsored” wasn’t enough; you also had to stop it passing PageRank, using nofollow, a redirect blocked by robots.txt, or JavaScript. The principle is the same in 2026, but the tools are clearer: Google now has a dedicated rel=\"sponsored\"<\/code> attribute and spells out paid-link rules in its spam policies. Here’s how to sell or run paid links without risking a penalty.<\/p>\n

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Quick answer:<\/strong> Add rel=\"sponsored\"<\/code> (or rel=\"nofollow\"<\/code>) to every link you were paid for, including affiliate links, sponsored posts and links given in exchange for free products. Clearly disclose the sponsorship to readers too. Buying or selling links that pass ranking credit is against Google’s spam policies and can lead to a manual action or to Google ignoring your links.<\/p>\n

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