Google: Forbes Busted For Selling Links

Forbes.com, the extremely popular magazine web site, has been notified by Google that they have been penalized for selling links on their web site.

Denis Pinsky, the Digital Marketing Manager at Forbes.com, posted a Google Webmaster Help thread with the notification warning. As some of you know, Google now email site owners when they are participating in unnatural links and Forbes.com just received their email from Google.

Google: Forbes Busted For Selling Links

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