Hidden tags

[nikon]

Can anyone tell me hidden tags or hidden links affect the seo? I dont know about it, please guide me regarding this.

[semaphoreseo]

hidden text and hidden links are part of black hat seo, once google found that or some one add your site to google spam, with location of hidden text, you will lose listing from SERP also it's not easy to come back in listing again. it's possible but very hard work of it.

[decipher]

Agreed... using these black hat seo can get you thrown in the Google Sandbox and trust me.. you do not want to have your site in there. Not only will you loose all serps but it usually takes 1-2 years just to get a site out of the sandbox from what i hear. My recommendation is that you stick to white hat seo as it benifits you site greatly in the long haul

Thanks!

[freezer]

Hidden tags and hidden texts etc, all are part of unethical SEO spam techniques. The answer of your question is yes. Hidden tags and links do ffect SEO, but their effect is negative.