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How To: Make Your Links Do Follow Links in Google Plus

Bill Hartzer

I am not sure if Google has done this on purpose, but some links that are posted in Google Plus are automatically tagged with a nofollow link attribute, meaning that there is not any search engine optimization value added to the link. It is a “nofollow” link: Click on the image above it in order to enlarge it.

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How Much It Costs to Publish on Top Media Websites like Forbes, Entrepreneur, and BuzzFeed.com

Bill Hartzer

We’ve always known that you can, in fact buy your way onto these sites, but what does it cost? In order for your link profile to look more natural, it’s best to have a mix of links with the nofollow attribute on them as well as links without the nofollow link attribute on them. Website Price. Forbes.com $1,750.

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HOW TO: Guide to Performing Website Audits

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Noindex and Nofollow. Any irrelevant pages like terms of use, PDF files, privacy policy, and sitemaps should be nofollowed. Use your own discretion as to other pages you may want to nofollow. Site search results should also be nofollowed and noindexed. Site search results should also be nofollowed and noindexed.

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3 Great Safe Alternatives to Guest Blogging

Bill Hartzer

Links in all the content are typically nofollowed and comply with all FTC and Google Webmaster Guidelines. So, what’s the next best thing to guest blogging? An alternative is to use a service like AuthPost , which connects you to those who have verified authorship and have a good following on social media sites.

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How Google Finds and Penalizes Advertorials

Bill Hartzer

Google wants links in advertorials to be tagged with the nofollow attribute and the FTC requires full disclosure. In order for Google to “deal” with the thousands or tens of thousands of websites buying and selling paid links was a tremendous task.

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Google Reconsideration Request: How to Get a Manual Penalty Lifted

Bill Hartzer

Examples of unnatural linking could include buying links to pass PageRank or participating in link schemes. As for links to be nofollowed if they bring you traffic but or paid or sponsored links, or are part of a guest post or advertorial. We encourage you to make changes to your site so that it meets our quality guidelines.

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10 SEO Tactics That No Longer Work (If They Ever Did) | Small.

Small Business Mavericks

Did you just buy a nifty SEO book, or download one for free, that promises to tell you everything there is to know about SEO? Did you just buy a nifty SEO book, or do… [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 17, 2011 at 1:55 am Thx! » 10 SEO Tactics That No Longer Work (If They Ever Did) Confused about SEO?

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