My hub is overly promotional. What does this mean?

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  1. pattyfloren profile image81
    pattyflorenposted 6 years ago

    I just finished writing a hub on "The fear of public speaking".It was part of a paper I did back in school, but wasn't used as a paper for grading.  I found a warning on my hub that says my hub is overly promotional because it has 3 or more links to a single domain? I included the references and the url.  Does this mean I need to shorten my hub, or get rid of some links, or find the original article; I don"t understand.  Maybe its too controversial.  Can someone explain please?

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  2. AliciaC profile image95
    AliciaCposted 6 years ago

    Hi. The warning means that you have to remove some of your links. We're only allowed to link to the same domain twice, except for a few exceptions, such as Wikipedia. This rule applies to links in the article, the reference section, and the photo sources combined.

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    1. pattyfloren profile image81
      pattyflorenposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      So if I just use the links in the article without using the references, that will work?

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      1. AliciaC profile image95
        AliciaCposted 6 years agoin reply to this

        I'm afraid it won't work however you add the links in the article. You have to somehow mention your source without including a link if you've already linked to the domain twice.

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        1. TIMETRAVELER2 profile image74
          TIMETRAVELER2posted 6 years agoin reply to this

          You can do this by simply listing your sources at the end of the article without linking to them.

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  3. pattyfloren profile image81
    pattyflorenposted 6 years ago

    Thanks, I got it.

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