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zo1 on Aug 13, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Update Tanks Traffic

Doesn't google penalize websites for having too-many outgoing links? That would explain why you're seeing so few links to sources.

nickreese on Aug 13, 2020 [–]

Google doesn't penalize for too many outbound links, but SEO is a zero sum game. Being conservative or even stingy with links is higher reward strategy than being generous.

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