Will a Google manual action affect all new links, too?

[MarieHaynes]

Hi Michael,

"You are correct that it wasn't a single press release but 3-4 that all had the same circumstances."

It's quite unlikely that a few press releases are the sole cause of your penalty, although it is possible.  But I think you may have more links to clean up.  Here are two examples:

http://healthmad.com/health/when-las-vegas-gets-the-best-of-you-6-ways-to-get-back-on-your-feet-in-sin-city/ - self made article

http://www.cannylink.com/healthhospitaldirectories.htm - Low quality directory made just for the purpose of gaining a link

[JimJ]

Hi Maria

What do you mean by "Low quality directory made just for the purpose of gaining a link" -- Is there an issue with linking back from directories to your site?

Does this apply to submitting my website to social bookmark websites using a specific anchor text that am optimizing for?

Thanks

James