Nofollow affiliate links

matt5409 · 03-02-2011, 01:48 AM

hi all

do you add the nofollow link to outgoing affiliate links? looking at my blogs i have an average of 20 outgoing affiliate links on my homepage and a few of my sites have succumb to being hit by google. i'm thinking it might be because of this (if so would nofollow cure it?).

thanks

webapex · 03-02-2011, 02:00 AM

Google still examines nofollows and will probably judge it an affiliate site, the common alternative is to cloak the link, often they are made to look like an internal link.

matt5409 · 03-02-2011, 02:09 AM

hmm, so i guess the best way to do this would be to cloak AND nofollow. any WP plugins that do this?

Mario Jacobs · 03-02-2011, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by webapex

Google still examines nofollows and will probably judge it an affiliate site, the common alternative is to cloak the link, often they are made to look like an internal link.

Great you try that i think it a good idea.

marc999 · 03-02-2011, 02:29 AM

Using nofollow on affiliate links is good, but clocking the links is the best option.

03-02-2011, 01:48 AM	#1
matt5409 Advanced Warrior Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England Posts: 916 Thanks: 187 Thanked 165 Times in 106 Posts	Nofollow affiliate links hi all do you add the nofollow link to outgoing affiliate links? looking at my blogs i have an average of 20 outgoing affiliate links on my homepage and a few of my sites have succumb to being hit by google. i'm thinking it might be because of this (if so would nofollow cure it?). thanks

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webapex Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,554 Thanks: 83 Thanked 245 Times in 226 Posts	Re: Nofollow affiliate links Google still examines nofollows and will probably judge it an affiliate site, the common alternative is to cloak the link, often they are made to look like an internal link.
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matt5409 Advanced Warrior Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England Posts: 916 Thanks: 187 Thanked 165 Times in 106 Posts	Re: Nofollow affiliate links hmm, so i guess the best way to do this would be to cloak AND nofollow. any WP plugins that do this?

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marc999 Small Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Nofollow affiliate links Using nofollow on affiliate links is good, but clocking the links is the best option.