If someone buys a text link from my website I add the nofollow tag so you know it's a paid link. Should I do the same for banner images also? Damian, Blogosphere Russian subtitles provided by Mike Shakin. Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help … [Read more...]
Should internal links use rel=”nofollow”?
Should "back to top" links have rel="nofollow"? AntonioSo, Montreal, QC Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when … [Read more...]
Will Google penalize sites which only link using the nofollow attribute?
As many webmasters are linking only in nofollow killing the natural way of links do you think Google will penalize people who only link out with nofollow attribute in the future? Johan Tavard, Hua Hin, Thailand Russian subtitles translated by Mike … [Read more...]
How does Google treat sites where all external links are no-follow?
How does Google treat sites where all external links are no-follow? I understand the purpose of no-follow is for webmasters to indicate which links are paid, but when sites like Wikipedia make EVERY outbound link no-follow, that defeats the purpose. … [Read more...]
When would someone use “noindex, follow” in a robots meta tag?
Can you give us an example of a situation where you would recommend using a NOINDEX, FOLLOW robots META tag? Andy, NY Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow … [Read more...]
Is it OK to sell links as long as we use the nofollow attribute?
Is it OK to sell links as long as we use the nofollow attribute? Lost faith, Australia … [Read more...]
Why are links used in ranking when they all have the nofollow attribute?
How can linking remain a major part of a search algorithm when the majority of Internet users are unable to post a 'followed' link on the World Wide Web? For example Twitter, Facebook, wiki etc. are all 'nofollow'. It seems only a very small … [Read more...]
Should I use the nofollow attribute on internal links?
Regarding "nofollow" on internal links: Does it hurt? Does it help? I read different comments from Matt on this matter over time. What's the latest? Roland, Bangkok … [Read more...]
At what level is nofollow honored?
tzd from Earth asks: "I didn't get to go to PubCon this year, but heard that if there was at least one unfollowed link in a webpage, all links were considered unfollow?" … [Read more...]
Are nofollow links irrelevant?
Dan from Bucharest asks: "Are nofollow links worth getting? Or are they almost irrelevant?" … [Read more...]