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Nofollow backlinks showing up in Google

by franchiseshop
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I had always assumed that a no followed link, as well as passing no pagerank and not counting the anchor text, would NOT be shown in the link:mysite.com in Google. However on doing some keyword research on my competitors I am finding a few no follow links having been indexed.

Has this always been the case? Seems a little odd to me seeing as a link with no follow should have no positive attributes given to it.
#backlinks #google #nofollow #showing
  • Profile picture of the author Steven Carl Kelly
    As I explained in another thread, nofollow links have been and continue to be indexed by Google.
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    • Profile picture of the author franchiseshop
      Originally Posted by Steven Carl Kelly View Post

      As I explained in another thread, nofollow links have been and continue to be indexed by Google.
      Yes, indexed certainly as no follow is different to no index. I am just a little surprised they count as a backlink when the backlink apparently has no value.
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  • Profile picture of the author Virtual Banker
    Yeah, No-follow basically tells Google what YOU think about that link, however they make up their own mind.....
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    • Profile picture of the author John Blaisdale
      I am pretty sure that nofollow backlinks still carry weight in terms of SEO. Basically, a nofollow backlink will still help you in terms of SEO and ranking in the SERPS.

      Now, I am no SEO expert and do not claim to be one. However, I'm sure that there are many others who would agree with my take on nofollow backlinks.
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      • Profile picture of the author franchiseshop
        Originally Posted by John Blaisdale View Post

        I am pretty sure that nofollow backlinks still carry weight in terms of SEO. Basically, a nofollow backlink will still help you in terms of SEO and ranking in the SERPS.

        Now, I am no SEO expert and do not claim to be one. However, I'm sure that there are many others who would agree with my take on nofollow backlinks.
        Here is a quote straight from Matt Cutts of Google on Nofollow links.

        "Now let's talk about the rel=nofollow attribute. Nofollow is method (introduced in 2005 and supported by multiple search engines) to annotate a link to tell search engines "I can't or don't want to vouch for this link." In Google, nofollow links don't pass PageRank and don't pass anchortext [*]."

        It says in plain text here that the a link with the nofollow attribute does not pass page rank and does not pass anchor text.

        Apparently though, they do count as backlinks!
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  • Profile picture of the author Amenda Jessera
    As far as my knowlege, NOFOLLOW links are counted as a link still, but they do not pass the PR of the source page....... It has less weight than a DOFOLLOW link...
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  • Profile picture of the author basmin
    confused with the explanation above, because all people have a different answer about nofollow.
    thanks for great discussions
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