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nofollow is frustrating me

by un
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I am really new to all of this internet marketing stuff so bear with me...

I am trying to get a grasp on the whole backlinking thing and I thought I'd make some blog comments at blogs relevant to my topic. Every blog I come across has "nofollow", and to my understanding that makes the links fairly useless as far as search engine rank.

Is there a better way of finding blogs that don't use nofollow than just manually checking each blog I come to?

And while I'm on the subject...using forums for backlinking. I've seen it discussed on this website but it wasn't clear to me if people were placing links in their signatures or if they were placing links in their profiles on whatever forum website they register on.

I hope these questions aren't too stupid.

Thanks.
Tim
#frustrating #nofollow
  • Profile picture of the author dvduval
    I actually get a lot of traffic to a couple of my sites as a result of links that have the no follow tag. I think sometimes people get too hung up on SEO. Low quality links don't produce traffic, while well positioned links do, and that is true with regard to SEO also. Some people would argue with me on this point, but my suggestion is to get good links, and the rest will follow. Don't just try to buy your link building with no attention to quality.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chucky
    This site is called Do Follow Blog List, check it out Do Follow Blog List | DoFollow Blogs

    Do a Google search for something like Do follow blogs and you'd find plenty

    As far as the 2nd question goes, it depends on the forum. Some forums only allow links in your sig while others allow on the body as well. Either way, you want to leave an educated and useful comment. Otherwise, you're not adding value to the forum and if it is moderated, they will remove your comments together with your sig
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  • Profile picture of the author un
    thanks for the replies guys. I plan on doing both...commenting on good blogs just for traffic and also specifically seeking out dofollow blogs.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      There are no do follow blogs. There is no such thing.
      If a blog does not use the "nofollow" tag, it does not make
      it a do follow. There is no tag dofollow. Google will choose to
      count a link only if it chooses. You cannot force google to
      count a link.

      And nofollow is a little misleading. No follow does not mean no
      follow. It means the authority of the main site is not passing it
      on to the link. It means nothing more to the link.

      But you still get traffic.

      However, blog replying is a lousy way to get good backlinks.

      Do something else. The reason for the "nofollow" tag is the abuse
      of blog commenting. Google is devaluing blog commenting anyway.

      Paul
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      • Profile picture of the author un
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post


        However, blog replying is a lousy way to get good backlinks.

        Do something else. The reason for the "nofollow" tag is the abuse
        of blog commenting. Google is devaluing blog commenting anyway.

        Paul
        What would you suggest as a better method? I need all the advice I can get.
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        • Profile picture of the author paulgl
          Believe it or not, forum sigs and your own blog posts are
          two of the best. And I am in a minority, but I think
          blogspot rocks. At least mine are. Toss in squidoo,
          a very high PR site that google loves, and digg, and
          you have a short but sweet list.

          I used to do a lot of blog commenting. Now I do none.
          Unless it is just for fun, of course.

          But..ahem...there is no such thing as a "do follow" blog.
          You cannot force google to count, follow, or value a link.


          Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author lolawanda
    It depends on your selected niche....before my site is nofollow and I'm getting less traffic but now my blog is dofollow I've made my visitors to come....
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  • Profile picture of the author euhlir
    The no-follow tag has become very popular with all high end blogs. If you're trying to leave comments then you'll find there are rarely any have do follow links.
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