Simple, yet very important SEO question

sitehero · 11-21-2011, 08:45 AM

Believe it or not but I actually consider myself pretty switched on when it comes to SEO but I have such a simple question to ask that I find it almost embarrasing having to ask it.

Basically, if your building a website resource that links to other reputable websites, just like a directory but on a much smaller scale and only relating to one small very specific niche, is it better to add a nofollow to the links or is it better to leave them to establish relevance and reputation?

On this one resource page, I will be adding a pretty comprehensive list of external resources. Probably as much as 100+ links and to be honest that will leak a hell of a lot of juice so I'm stumped on what to do because I want Google and co to know I'm linking to these niche AUTHORITIES without loosing out because of it.

What do you recommend?
I told you its pretty basic!

Talen · 11-21-2011, 09:03 AM

Go ahead and let the links be do follow. I also have a site about a specific niche and I have a resource page that links out to over 200 other sites and google has no problem with it at all, as a matter of fact that page is ranked well on it's own and has had a page rank of 4 for 3 years.

LinkVariety · 11-21-2011, 10:05 AM

I dont think it matters much in your case.

People do the most ridiculous things with no follow links, the worst is when people trade links and make the link they give "no follow" somehow thinking that trading no follow for do follow gets them a one way link.... morons.

The only time I use no follow is when I want to reduce spam, which is what they were originally intended for, specifically to discourage people spamming WikiPedia, and subsequently blog comments, but it was a complete fail... it made no difference whatsoever to comment / wiki spam. Moreover, so many sites no follow stuff they shouldnt the whole thing is a complete marass now anyway... but I digress...

I would just leave your links do follow.

awj888 · 11-21-2011, 10:13 AM

usually you want to control the outbound links, however >> if this bulk of outbound links is coming from specific pages on your site, and not ALL the pages then it wont do any harm so leaving the links do-follow will be appreciated by the sites listed

Melissa82 · 11-21-2011, 10:14 AM

Have as many dofollow links as you want but balance it out with content. Make yourself a target of say 200 words per outbound link. I hope you're not just going to have a page of links without a description for each.

webdevpro · 11-21-2011, 01:08 PM

It is not a good practice of putting out 100+ external links on a single page but break down the page into many using pager (like ?page=1..2 etc. and if you can).

UMS · 11-21-2011, 01:25 PM

My general rule of thumb for nofollow links is that I use them for comments, affiliate links and to competitors sites. Everything else, I leave as dofollow.

gomzydecor · 11-22-2011, 04:20 AM

you keep it as do follow, don't change it to No-follow. if you are referring it for free, i mean without a back-link then it will also add to your website in terms of link juice.

Talen · 11-22-2011, 04:56 AM

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I dont think irrefutable matters most in your case.

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pedro gomez · 11-22-2011, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melissa82

Have as many dofollow links as you want but balance it out with content. Make yourself a target of say 200 words per outbound link. I hope you're not just going to have a page of links without a description for each.

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Mellisa you are right we have to think about the quality first and quantity 2nd. Quality and unique data always work.
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stellaandreapark · 11-22-2011, 06:00 AM

You can produce do follow links but do it in moderation or naturally.

krishacetravison · 11-22-2011, 07:23 AM

As long as you can get link juice from it, you can do it. Just make sure that they are not spammed or else the links that you will get will have less values.

C Rebecca · 11-23-2011, 05:09 AM

You know you are linking to a reputable source, then what is the purpose of adding nofollow attribute to it?

No matter how many backlinks you are getting from that 'reputable source'... as long as they are appearing natural to SEs, you will always get credit for them (if and only if they are NOT nofollow)

11-21-2011, 08:45 AM	#1
sitehero HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 157 Thanks: 12 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	Simple, yet very important SEO question Believe it or not but I actually consider myself pretty switched on when it comes to SEO but I have such a simple question to ask that I find it almost embarrasing having to ask it. Basically, if your building a website resource that links to other reputable websites, just like a directory but on a much smaller scale and only relating to one small very specific niche, is it better to add a nofollow to the links or is it better to leave them to establish relevance and reputation? On this one resource page, I will be adding a pretty comprehensive list of external resources. Probably as much as 100+ links and to be honest that will leak a hell of a lot of juice so I'm stumped on what to do because I want Google and co to know I'm linking to these niche AUTHORITIES without loosing out because of it. What do you recommend? I told you its pretty basic!
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11-21-2011, 09:03 AM	#2
Talen HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Thailand Posts: 147 Thanks: 11 Thanked 24 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Simple, yet very important SEO question Go ahead and let the links be do follow. I also have a site about a specific niche and I have a resource page that links out to over 200 other sites and google has no problem with it at all, as a matter of fact that page is ranked well on it's own and has had a page rank of 4 for 3 years.

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LinkVariety Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 85 Thanks: 5 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Simple, yet very important SEO question I dont think it matters much in your case. People do the most ridiculous things with no follow links, the worst is when people trade links and make the link they give "no follow" somehow thinking that trading no follow for do follow gets them a one way link.... morons. The only time I use no follow is when I want to reduce spam, which is what they were originally intended for, specifically to discourage people spamming WikiPedia, and subsequently blog comments, but it was a complete fail... it made no difference whatsoever to comment / wiki spam. Moreover, so many sites no follow stuff they shouldnt the whole thing is a complete marass now anyway... but I digress... I would just leave your links do follow.
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Melissa82 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 288 Thanks: 55 Thanked 52 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Simple, yet very important SEO question Have as many dofollow links as you want but balance it out with content. Make yourself a target of say 200 words per outbound link. I hope you're not just going to have a page of links without a description for each.
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webdevpro HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 294 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Simple, yet very important SEO question It is not a good practice of putting out 100+ external links on a single page but break down the page into many using pager (like ?page=1..2 etc. and if you can).
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UMS Peter Sundstrom War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,854 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 177 Thanked 503 Times in 370 Posts Social Networking	Re: Simple, yet very important SEO question My general rule of thumb for nofollow links is that I use them for comments, affiliate links and to competitors sites. Everything else, I leave as dofollow.
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11-22-2011, 04:20 AM	#8
gomzydecor Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Simple, yet very important SEO question you keep it as do follow, don't change it to No-follow. if you are referring it for free, i mean without a back-link then it will also add to your website in terms of link juice.
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11-22-2011, 06:00 AM	#11
stellaandreapark Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Simple, yet very important SEO question You can produce do follow links but do it in moderation or naturally.

11-22-2011, 07:23 AM	#12
krishacetravison Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 65 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Simple, yet very important SEO question As long as you can get link juice from it, you can do it. Just make sure that they are not spammed or else the links that you will get will have less values.

11-23-2011, 05:09 AM	#13
C Rebecca Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 592 Thanks: 1 Thanked 29 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Simple, yet very important SEO question You know you are linking to a reputable source, then what is the purpose of adding nofollow attribute to it? No matter how many backlinks you are getting from that 'reputable source'... as long as they are appearing natural to SEs, you will always get credit for them (if and only if they are NOT nofollow)
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