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    javascript technique

    Is the javascript technique of hiding a link from a search engine robot still valid? I have gone ahead and used this method, but was worried by a number of forums posts on other sites saying this way of fooling the robots may no longer be valid...at least for Googlebot.

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    which method is that? There are a couple ways.
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    I have used this method:

    <a href="javascript:void" onclick="window.open('http://www.honestreporting.com/relentless/'); return false;">
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    That should work.

    Luckily this is one thing that is very easy to test -- see if you can find that link in the link'd to site's backlinks. Assuming your page has a PR of atleast 4 it should be listed if it is counted.

    If that doesn't work you can always use the more extreme JS method that write out the HTML link using document.write()
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