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Originally Posted by Blnt

ie. php files on the server with <? include ?> and the include shows the links to others (user see the result of include = links, what does spider see? )

that looks like hard code to a SE spider.. its processed by the server before the page is delivered to a browser or spider or whatever reads it.


direct -v- indirect linking.. I'm not sure it's a particularly significant factor. And don't think doing any one thing too much is a smart strategy usually, so would prefer to have a mix of the two myself.