Comments on: SEO: What Exactly Is “No Follow”? http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/ All the Latest on Search Engine Marketing, WordPress, and Web 2.0 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:54:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: canny http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 canny Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:05:16 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1505 This article provide me with some really useful info. Before implementing this my terms of conditions was one of my sites highest ranked pages on google.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1505','canny'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1505','canny','This article provide me with some really useful info.\r\nBefore implementing this my terms of conditions was one of my sites highest ranked pages on google.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> This article provide me with some really useful info.
Before implementing this my terms of conditions was one of my sites highest ranked pages on google.
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]]> By: marblehost.com http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 marblehost.com Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:57:53 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1491 Well, I too can't understand why many of them still stick to no follow, as there is no reason to do so except to stop spam, which can be done by many other means. Do follow not only spreads a link juice but also it encourages the commentators to comment on the blog.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1491','marblehost.com'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1491','marblehost.com','Well, I too can\'t understand why many of them still stick to no follow, as there is no reason to do so except to stop spam, which can be done by many other means. Do follow not only spreads a link juice but also it encourages the commentators to comment on the blog.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Well, I too can’t understand why many of them still stick to no follow, as there is no reason to do so except to stop spam, which can be done by many other means. Do follow not only spreads a link juice but also it encourages the commentators to comment on the blog.
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]]> By: Pat Marcello http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Pat Marcello Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:47:20 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1480 Hi Jen, I don't think that Google likes or dislikes nofollow. It's just a way to keep their spiders from following the links through, and a way to keep spam off your blog. You can't be penalized for using nofollow. - Pat<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1480','Pat Marcello'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1480','Pat Marcello','Hi Jen,\n\nI don\'t think that Google likes or dislikes nofollow. It\'s just a way to keep their spiders from following the links through, and a way to keep spam off your blog. \n\nYou can\'t be penalized for using nofollow. \n\n- Pat'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Jen,

I don’t think that Google likes or dislikes nofollow. It’s just a way to keep their spiders from following the links through, and a way to keep spam off your blog.

You can’t be penalized for using nofollow.

- Pat

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]]> By: jen http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 jen Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:15:07 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1477 I am a newbie to blogging. This term has always confused me. Just as you mentioned, bloggers should have do follow comments on their blogs. On the other hand, Google likes no follow links. Have you had any problems with page rank as a result of your do follow links? Also, I like your post. Thank you for providing the actual code for a no follow link. As I said earlier, I am a newbie. My linking experience is limited if the hyperlink icon is unavailable. lol<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1477','jen'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1477','jen','I am a newbie to blogging. This term has always confused me. Just as you mentioned, bloggers should have do follow comments on their blogs. On the other hand, Google likes no follow links. Have you had any problems with page rank as a result of your do follow links?\r\n\r\nAlso, I like your post. Thank you for providing the actual code for a no follow link. As I said earlier, I am a newbie. My linking experience is limited if the hyperlink icon is unavailable. lol'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I am a newbie to blogging. This term has always confused me. Just as you mentioned, bloggers should have do follow comments on their blogs. On the other hand, Google likes no follow links. Have you had any problems with page rank as a result of your do follow links?

Also, I like your post. Thank you for providing the actual code for a no follow link. As I said earlier, I am a newbie. My linking experience is limited if the hyperlink icon is unavailable. lol

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]]> By: newbee http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 newbee Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:47:17 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1474 Thanks for sharing this information. i never knew about this nofollow concept. It was very useful and guided properly.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1474','newbee'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1474','newbee','Thanks for sharing this information. i never knew about this nofollow concept. It was very useful and guided properly.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for sharing this information. i never knew about this nofollow concept. It was very useful and guided properly.
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]]> By: Pat Marcello http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 Pat Marcello Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:07:15 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1467 Hi Lisa, Yes. There is a negative effect if there are too many links. They dilute the page rank going out from the page. So, for example, if you use 10 links on a page, each gets 10% of the page rank flowing out to the pages they link to. If you use 5 links, each page gets 20% of the page rank flowing out. Sending links to internal pages is a good tactic, and the fewer links on a ranking page, the more oomph the internal page your link to it provides. Google doesn't rank sites; it ranks pages. So, each one has its own link reputation and page rank. Hope that makes sense. Pat<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1467','Pat Marcello'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1467','Pat Marcello','Hi Lisa,\n\nYes. There is a negative effect if there are too many links. They dilute the page rank going out from the page. So, for example, if you use 10 links on a page, each gets 10% of the page rank flowing out to the pages they link to. If you use 5 links, each page gets 20% of the page rank flowing out. Sending links to internal pages is a good tactic, and the fewer links on a ranking page, the more oomph the internal page your link to it provides.\n\nGoogle doesn\'t rank sites; it ranks pages. So, each one has its own link reputation and page rank.\n\nHope that makes sense.\n\nPat'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Lisa,

Yes. There is a negative effect if there are too many links. They dilute the page rank going out from the page. So, for example, if you use 10 links on a page, each gets 10% of the page rank flowing out to the pages they link to. If you use 5 links, each page gets 20% of the page rank flowing out. Sending links to internal pages is a good tactic, and the fewer links on a ranking page, the more oomph the internal page your link to it provides.

Google doesn’t rank sites; it ranks pages. So, each one has its own link reputation and page rank.

Hope that makes sense.

Pat

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]]> By: Lisa http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Lisa Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:08:28 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1466 I come across references to a follow versus no follow links all the time. I never qite understood what it all meant until I read your post. You explained the idea well. I write for a website that doesn't seem to have a lot of "PR goodness." To prevent leaks, writers were asked to nix exernal links in favor of internal links to other articles - one every 100 words. Another website that I write for says to limit internal links to 1, possibly 2. Why the difference in linking requirements? Is it a preference thing? Or is there a certain number of links a page can have before the links have a negative effect on rank?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1466','Lisa'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1466','Lisa','I come across references to a follow versus no follow links all the time. I never qite understood what it all meant until I read your post. You explained the idea well. \r\nI write for a website that doesn\'t seem to have a lot of \"PR goodness.\" To prevent leaks, writers were asked to nix exernal links in favor of internal links to other articles - one every 100 words. \r\n\r\nAnother website that I write for says to limit internal links to 1, possibly 2. \r\n\r\nWhy the difference in linking requirements? Is it a preference thing? Or is there a certain number of links a page can have before the links have \r\na negative effect on rank?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I come across references to a follow versus no follow links all the time. I never qite understood what it all meant until I read your post. You explained the idea well.
I write for a website that doesn’t seem to have a lot of “PR goodness.” To prevent leaks, writers were asked to nix exernal links in favor of internal links to other articles – one every 100 words.

Another website that I write for says to limit internal links to 1, possibly 2.

Why the difference in linking requirements? Is it a preference thing? Or is there a certain number of links a page can have before the links have
a negative effect on rank?

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]]> By: Pat Marcello http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1462 Pat Marcello Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:02:32 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1462 Hi Carl, I certainly can. Thanks for your comment! -- Pat<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1462','Pat Marcello'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1462','Pat Marcello','Hi Carl,\n\nI certainly can. Thanks for your comment!\n\n-- Pat'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Carl,

I certainly can. Thanks for your comment!

– Pat

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]]> By: Carl Bartlett http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1461 Carl Bartlett Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:44:24 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1461 Another option is to use the Robots.txt file, as this allows you to disallow selected pages for each user agent.
Granted, it’s a bit more complicated, but offers central management, and greater control.

Maybe you could write a post about it sometime or even compare the two methods.

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]]> By: Pat Marcello http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Pat Marcello Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:11:09 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1438 Hi Asvd, Nope.... Stops 'em cold. The search engines came up with the tag, so it works very well. -- Pat<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1438','Pat Marcello'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1438','Pat Marcello','Hi Asvd,\n\nNope.... Stops \'em cold. The search engines came up with the tag, so it works very well.\n\n-- Pat'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Asvd,

Nope…. Stops ‘em cold. The search engines came up with the tag, so it works very well.

– Pat

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]]> By: asvd http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 asvd Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:26:44 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1437 This is a great tip I have never tried that. But I wonder how well it will block bots. Is there any loophole in it?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1437','asvd'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1437','asvd','This is a great tip I have never tried that. But I wonder how well it will block bots. Is there any loophole in it?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> This is a great tip I have never tried that. But I wonder how well it will block bots. Is there any loophole in it?
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]]> By: Pat Marcello http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1432 Pat Marcello Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:25:45 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1432 Hi Manish, Not that you get MORE rank from stopping out going links. It just gives the links that you're sending out more powerful. If you have 10 links on your page, they each get 1/10 of the PR goodness flowing to them. If you have 5, they 1/20. This is important to know in getting interior pages to rank or your other websites. Make sense? Pat<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1432','Pat Marcello'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1432','Pat Marcello','Hi Manish,\n\nNot that you get MORE rank from stopping out going links. It just gives the links that you\'re sending out more powerful.\n\nIf you have 10 links on your page, they each get 1\/10 of the PR goodness flowing to them. If you have 5, they 1\/20. This is important to know in getting interior pages to rank or your other websites.\n\nMake sense?\n\nPat'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Manish,

Not that you get MORE rank from stopping out going links. It just gives the links that you’re sending out more powerful.

If you have 10 links on your page, they each get 1/10 of the PR goodness flowing to them. If you have 5, they 1/20. This is important to know in getting interior pages to rank or your other websites.

Make sense?

Pat

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]]> By: Manish K http://ovblogger.com/911/seo-what-exactly-is-no-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1429 Manish K Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:12:33 +0000 http://ovblogger.com/?p=911#comment-1429 That's nice suggestions, and that might be the reason for the bot indexing your pages. Just a question - is it sure that if the spider/bot stops at the nofollow tag, will it give more ranking to home page - is that true? The bot may leave the site after indexing the pages, instead of focusing onto a particular page. Anyway, nice article.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1429','Manish K'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1429','Manish K','That\'s nice suggestions, and that might be the reason for the bot indexing your pages.\r\nJust a question - is it sure that if the spider\/bot stops at the nofollow tag, will it give more ranking to home page - is that true? The bot may leave the site after indexing the pages, instead of focusing onto a particular page.\r\nAnyway, nice article.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> That’s nice suggestions, and that might be the reason for the bot indexing your pages.
Just a question – is it sure that if the spider/bot stops at the nofollow tag, will it give more ranking to home page – is that true? The bot may leave the site after indexing the pages, instead of focusing onto a particular page.
Anyway, nice article.
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