Someone explain "no follow" please?

falcon_warrior · 05-01-2009, 09:10 PM

I was reading up on SEO, and some of the guides told me to check for "no follow". Could someone explain to me what this is? Thanks

Kevin Lam · 05-01-2009, 11:14 PM

It's debatable, but a lot of us here believe that "nofollow" simply means to not give the linked site/page any PR juice, but crawlers will still visit those pages for indexing. So in other words, a page/site being linked as a "nofollow" means that it doesn't count as a back link.

falcon_warrior · 05-02-2009, 01:45 AM

I see, but how do we 'check' for no follow? Is there a way?

Tripti_LPM · 05-02-2009, 03:38 AM

Check the source code of webpage using "Ctrl+U" and then check rel attribute on your link if it is no follow code will show you rel=' nofollow'.

Also, you can install a toolbar extension for Firefox (and Mozilla), called SearchStatus, which has a very useful option - Highlight Nofollow Links!

intelinside · 05-02-2009, 06:36 AM

FF has a handy plugin that highlights the links with nofollow attribute. Just install that plugin and that's all.

phcarmaster · 05-02-2009, 06:39 AM

Page Source and just search for nofollow word. If something comes up then the site is a nofollow.

Kevin Lam · 05-02-2009, 09:14 AM

These are all good ideas, but I'd definitely go with using the FF plugin. You can turn it on and off any time you want.

Devilfish · 05-02-2009, 09:27 AM

Yeah if you google "Firefox SEO" it's the first result.

Although even if the link is nofollow, I think it's still counted towards your backlink total, there's just no PR juice assigned to that link so it won't help your PR but it will be recognized as being on that particular site.

Also, if you google "Link Diagnosis" you will get an excellent site that shows backlinks and attributes for them pertaining to your domain. It gathers it's info from Yahoo which is better for backlinks than Google anyway.

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falcon_warrior HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 178 Thanks: 25 Thanked 18 Times in 12 Posts	Someone explain "no follow" please? I was reading up on SEO, and some of the guides told me to check for "no follow". Could someone explain to me what this is? Thanks

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Kevin Lam Dare To Dream War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 185 Thanked 231 Times in 156 Posts	Re: Someone explain "no follow" please? It's debatable, but a lot of us here believe that "nofollow" simply means to not give the linked site/page any PR juice, but crawlers will still visit those pages for indexing. So in other words, a page/site being linked as a "nofollow" means that it doesn't count as a back link.

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falcon_warrior HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 178 Thanks: 25 Thanked 18 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Someone explain "no follow" please? I see, but how do we 'check' for no follow? Is there a way?

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Tripti_LPM Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 31 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Someone explain "no follow" please? Check the source code of webpage using "Ctrl+U" and then check rel attribute on your link if it is no follow code will show you rel=' nofollow'. Also, you can install a toolbar extension for Firefox (and Mozilla), called SearchStatus, which has a very useful option - Highlight Nofollow Links!
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intelinside HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London Posts: 345 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Someone explain "no follow" please? FF has a handy plugin that highlights the links with nofollow attribute. Just install that plugin and that's all.

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Kevin Lam Dare To Dream War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 185 Thanked 231 Times in 156 Posts	Re: Someone explain "no follow" please? These are all good ideas, but I'd definitely go with using the FF plugin. You can turn it on and off any time you want.

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Devilfish HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 160 Thanks: 51 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Someone explain "no follow" please? Yeah if you google "Firefox SEO" it's the first result. Although even if the link is nofollow, I think it's still counted towards your backlink total, there's just no PR juice assigned to that link so it won't help your PR but it will be recognized as being on that particular site. Also, if you google "Link Diagnosis" you will get an excellent site that shows backlinks and attributes for them pertaining to your domain. It gathers it's info from Yahoo which is better for backlinks than Google anyway.
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