I was one of those sites penalized along with John, Marc, Ryan and others back in May 07. It was for state pages filled with links. Very different from linking between your own blog and website.

As webmaster said, if it's done in a natural manner and linking to relevant content you should be fine.

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Dennis Pease / Broker, Realtor®, CDPE, e-PRO, ABR
RE/MAX Integrity - Eugene, Oregon - 541-844-9287

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