What does a "DoNotFollow" link mean?

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Please could someone explain what a "DoNotFollow" link means?

Thanks
Di
#donotfollow #link
  • Profile picture of the author THK
    Hey Di
    A no follow link arguably have 0 effect on your SE rankings. So if you get a no follow link, apparently it will not effect your search engine rankings.

    But if it is a heavy traffic site, that link can help you to get some direct traffic. You can read up a bit more here- nofollow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    You can dig up more information on this from SEO forums or SEO section of this forum.

    Cheers

    Tanvir
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  • Profile picture of the author Harold Lindsey
    Hi Diana,

    I haven't really seen a "DoNotFollow", before. But....basically if the links on your blog or site or someone else's blog uses the "NoFollow" tag for the links, the search engines will just kind of ignore them... So your comments(with-your-url) on some one elses blog or your own, won't get any backlink credit.

    If the links are using a "DoFollow", tag then all is right with the world. You can read more information here: SEO: What Are NoFollow and DoFollow Links? | Blogging Basics 101 (Not my site), but good info.
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