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UGC, Sponsored Are The Two New Nofollow Link Attributes Introduce By Google

BeingOptimist

Google is one of the top search engines in the world, and it is continuously upgrading the search engine to understand the behaviour of the links. That is why they have recently launched two more nofollow link attributes that is UGC and sponsored. In Search Engine Optimization , no follow is an attribute you add to a hyperlink.

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NoFollow Links in Press Releases? How To Revise Your Press Release Strategy

Bill Hartzer

Therefore, all links in press releases should have the nofollow attribute added to the links, so that the press release does not pass any SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) value to the website it’s linking to. But I have a suspicion as to why they are wanting us to put nofollow links in press releases now. But I digress.

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

Bill Hartzer

Here is a nifty, simple search engine optimization trick that I bet you didn’t know. 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.

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SEO Guidelines for Sponsored Content and Partner Links

Adam Sherk

However in any implementation it is important to comply with search engine guidelines to avoid negative repercussions for SEO. Make sure that links within sponsored content have the “nofollow” attribute or are coded so that they are inaccessible to crawlers. Sponsored Content Compliance.

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Why Your Search Engine Optimization Strategy Must Now Include Social Validation

Bill Hartzer

You probably have heard me preach it before: if at all possible, for search engine optimization purposes, your web site should include a blog or other section of your web site that includes articles. To rank well in the search engines, your web site needs new, fresh, topical content added on a regular basis.

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Takeaways from Google’s Updated Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide

Bill Hartzer

A while back, I took a long hard look at Google’s first version of the Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide. Google has now updated their Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide, along with some interesting information: interesting if you read between the lines ,so to speak, in the document. quality content.

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SEMPO Caught Violating Google Webmaster Guidelines for Advertorials

Bill Hartzer

SEMPO, The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization , is taking advantage of text links in advertorials, clearly a violation Google Webmaster Guidelines for link schemes. The sole link in the article does not have a “nofollow” attribute added to the link. Why I have a problem with this.