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Should it be nofollow or dofollow?

by onlineblogger2
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I am going to write a post about Top 10 Forums For Internet Marketers.

I will add most popular forums like woriorforum to that list.

My question is, those links should be no follow or do follow?
#dofollow #nofollow
  • Profile picture of the author PBScott
    I just make all outbound links nofollow myself, the only time dofollow is detrimental is when the page you're linking to is questionable.
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  • Profile picture of the author sinishta
    If you are going to write it in your website then define it as "no follow",
    If you are posting it as guest blogging or other web 2.0 sites you can include those links as "do follow".
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  • Profile picture of the author Search Engine Optimizer
    Dofollow will transfer unnecessary link juice to the respective sites on which you will be writing about. So, it would be better to keep it "nofollow".
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  • Profile picture of the author mindwire
    You are better off with nofollow links since you avoid passing valuable link juice to the sites you are linking to.
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  • Profile picture of the author linkassistant
    We did a similar post in May 25+ top internet marketing and SEO forums to join [as of May 2013] | SEO Blog of Link-Assistant.Com, check it out.

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  • Profile picture of the author veekay31
    Go for no follow attribute. However, If you are linking out to authority sites then it does not really matter.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by Search Engine Optimizer View Post

      Dofollow will transfer unnecessary link juice to the respective sites on which you will be writing about. So, it would be better to keep it "nofollow".
      Originally Posted by mindwire View Post

      You are better off with nofollow links since you avoid passing valuable link juice to the sites you are linking to.

      The linkjuice is lost whether you are using nofollow or not. There is no reason to nofollow such links. Nofollow is really for paid ads. There are very few other circumstances where it makes sense to use nofollow.
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  • Profile picture of the author ciprianalexandrescu
    The idea of Nofollow link is for untrusted pages, that is for example when you leave the possibility to your visitors to comment and put links in the comments - you are not sure what kind of links will get posted there so you put rel = nofollow to all links in the comments
    but, in this case you are saying "Top 10 Forums For Internet Marketers", since are TOP Forums! why nofollow them!?
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    • Profile picture of the author onlineblogger2
      Originally Posted by ciprianalexandrescu View Post

      The idea of Nofollow link is for untrusted pages, that is for example when you leave the possibility to your visitors to comment and put links in the comments - you are not sure what kind of links will get posted there so you put rel = nofollow to all links in the comments
      but, in this case you are saying "Top 10 Forums For Internet Marketers", since are TOP Forums! why nofollow them!?
      That's why I posted this thread. There is no doubt that all forum links are trusted link. Even though they are trusted links, I have heard that it is better to add no follow attribute for those type of links also.
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      • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
        Originally Posted by onlineblogger2 View Post

        That's why I posted this thread. There is no doubt that all forum links are trusted link. Even though they are trusted links, I have heard that it is better to add no follow attribute for those type of links also.
        Whoever told you that, has no idea what they are talking about.
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        • Profile picture of the author onlineblogger2
          Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

          Whoever told you that, has no idea what they are talking about.
          Thanks. That means if it is a trusted website there is no problem giving links as do follow links.

          What happen I will give ALL external links as no follow links? Is it affect to my blog?
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  • Profile picture of the author patco
    If you are going to post your link in the signature, then it could be both dofollow and nofollow, but don't use too many sites that are DOFOLLOW because this could be dangerous for your website!
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Originally Posted by patco View Post

      If you are going to post your link in the signature, then it could be both dofollow and nofollow, but don't use too many sites that are DOFOLLOW because this could be dangerous for your website!
      ROTFLMAO! I am beginning to think you are a bot, cuz a human would not
      be able to write that without laughing so hard and never being able to finish
      typing it....

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    • Profile picture of the author Rebeccha Haase
      Originally Posted by patco View Post

      If you are going to post your link in the signature, then it could be both dofollow and nofollow, but don't use too many sites that are DOFOLLOW because this could be dangerous for your website!
      I think you have misunderstood the thread. Please read the OP again.
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