Nofollow versus dofollow?

orvn · 10-16-2010, 10:06 AM

I need some clarification here:

Does it really make a difference if a third party site which contains backlinks to my site? Do all bots not count nofollow sites as backlink sources?

If someone could briefly elaborate on the subject, that'd be great - thanks!

Ehsan_am · 10-16-2010, 11:34 AM

Well nofollow links do count as backlinks. However they are supposed to not pass link juice. So a nofollow backlink is always better than no backlink at all.

I have seen many people claiming that nofollow links help their rankings as much as normal backlinks.

orvn · 10-16-2010, 11:44 AM

So it's just one of those controversial ambiguous 'better safe than sorry' things - I hate those.

I guess for the time being I'll stick to getting as many dofollow links as I can..
I would imagine that some search engines adhere to these while others ignore them..

sparckyz · 10-16-2010, 11:47 AM

As far as i'm aware- google love is what helps you in serps, and nofollow links have much lesser effect than dofollow, where do follow adds google love/link juice

RyanEagle · 10-16-2010, 03:14 PM

I don't actually append DOFOLLOW onto my links when utilizing them, I only set NOFOLLOW if necessary.

jesus72knight · 10-17-2010, 03:57 AM

A good mixture of both will do.

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Ehsan_am Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paris- France Posts: 659 Thanks: 30 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Nofollow versus dofollow? Well nofollow links do count as backlinks. However they are supposed to not pass link juice. So a nofollow backlink is always better than no backlink at all. I have seen many people claiming that nofollow links help their rankings as much as normal backlinks.
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10-16-2010, 11:44 AM	#3
orvn Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 756 Thanks: 86 Thanked 178 Times in 102 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Nofollow versus dofollow? So it's just one of those controversial ambiguous 'better safe than sorry' things - I hate those. I guess for the time being I'll stick to getting as many dofollow links as I can.. I would imagine that some search engines adhere to these while others ignore them..
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