Footer Navigation

[shimsand]

Is the footer navigation make any difference anymore? Is it possible to be penalized for it? Is it considered similar to a link farm? Of course, it contributes additional anchor text/hyperlinks on the page, but is there a point where it is considered spamming? Is this a good example to follow: http://www.homegain.com/

[rustybrick]

If you link to link farms in your footer links, then yes, it can be considered a link farm. If you use it as secondary navigation, since you may have graphic navigation, then it is ok.

Don't make it bad for your web visitor and you should be fine.