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Maven's Expert Tips #11: Spammy Elements

In this video, we discuss why and how to avoid including spammy elements in your articles. We'll explore how spammy elements affect reader trust as well as how to tell whether or not something seems spammy.

Reminder: Crafty Contest

This is a reminder that the submission deadline for the crafty contest is Wednesday, July 15th! You can submit an article from any niche site, as long as it has to do with crafting something. We will select five winners to have their work featured on our social channels and in the forums. 

Samantha Cubbison
Editor / Community Lead

What Are Spammy Elements?

"Spammy elements" are products, links, and wording (including keyword stuffing) that feel excessive and make the article as a whole appear to be motivated by earnings rather than a desire to share information. What is classified as spammy?

• "Sign up for HubPages" language 
• Promotional links. These include links that promote something rather than help the reader better understand the content of the article and links that have an ulterior motive (monetary or otherwise). 
• Self-referential, redundant, or poor quality links. 
• Unnecessary or unused Product Capsules (products should be beneficial to the reader and something they would expect to find or be pleased to find). 

Lisa Hallam, From Toronto, ON, 1 Fans, 4 Hubs, Joined 5 weeks ago

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Lisa enjoys reading random articles online and has a serious addiction to coffee. She is currently working on her BA in Psychology and Gender & Women's Studies. Most of what she's written so far is on Delishably—particularly in the beverage department. If you're dying for a good cocktail, here are 58 to try. And as a former manager of a coffee shop, you know that her article about 20 things your barista wants you to understand includes valuable insight and comes from the heart. 

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