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Clarification with Backlinks

by katsu1990
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I have read about backlinks and the dofollow and nofollow html code that you can also attach to your link when doing guest posts etc.

I was wondering whether someone could clarify:

-For jumping up in page ranks in google, does the link need to be a "dofollow"?

-I have been trying to make baclinks with just the plain URL with no "dofollow" html attached.


Could someone summarise whether an external website has your URL and article posted on their site, will this be classifed as a backlink to Google and count toward your page ranking? Or does the URL need to be a "dofollow" for Googles algorithms etc to pick it up?

Thanks in advance
#backlinks #clarification
  • Profile picture of the author cbpayne
    There is such such rel attribute as "dofollow" !!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author katsu1990
    Hahahahaha i just read somewhere that all links are :dofollow"? I feel like an idiot
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  • Profile picture of the author dmammar
    It will clasified as backlink but link juice of dofollow backlink is more than nofollow attribute
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    • Profile picture of the author shohag000
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      • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
        Originally Posted by katsu1990 View Post

        Hahahahaha i just read somewhere that all links are :dofollow"? I feel like an idiot
        All the links that do not have rel="nofollow" are "followed" in that sense. There's no "dofollow", it's just the default state.

        However, not all "followed" links are useful for your SEO efforts. In fact many are not.

        Originally Posted by shohag000 View Post

        One thing is that web rank always depends on visitor not backlink.

        If any one interested to take your web first page in google, you can get an offer from here
        This is what we in the industry refer in technical terms as "scammer posting total BS". The number of visitors isn't even a ranking factor. But if you're stupid enough to order something from this spammer you probably don't mind the quality you're getting.
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        Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
        Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

        What's your excuse?
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  • Profile picture of the author monachus
    In my experience, both do-follow and no-follow links help your rankings, as long as they come from respectful websites with high rank.

    Also, you need the no-follow links in order for your link profile to appear as "natural" to google's eyes (a normal website will not have only do-follow backlinks).

    Regarding the plain text link, i have seen such links in webmaster tools and ahrefs, but i am not sure if they will stay there or how much power they will give your website.

    The overal advise is keep building.
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