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What would you say in relation to a web developer.

Let's say I create websites for a living (which is one of my income sources). I usually include a link in the footer that links to my website creation page and also my personal profile.

http://www.nicheoptimizer.com/website-creation/

and

http://www.nicheoptimizer.com/justin-lewis/

Anchor texts are usually switched around for the website creation page, and always "Justin Lewis" for my personal page.

Would you consider these earned links that won't hurt rankings?

Would you still consider your statement in 2008 about link attribution a good strategy? http://www.seomoz.org/blog/headsmacking-tip-7-enforce-link-attribution-for-your-work