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

BeingOptimist

That is why they have recently launched two more nofollow link attributes that is UGC and sponsored. So, Recently Google has unfolded two new attributes of the nofollow link, and from now onwards nofollow link attributes (rel=”nofollow”) would be considered as a “hint” rather than as a directive for ranking purposes.

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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. Not one bit.

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Why Nofollow Isn’t Such A Bad Thing

Small Business Mavericks

Even today, many bloggers and webmasters are suspicious of nofollow links. Certainly, you don’t want all your inbound links being nofollow, but does it really hurt if some of them are? If you receive $50 or $100 for your article, does that nofollow link really matter? If not, then you don’t understand marketing.

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Your Link Building Guide for 2018

Razor Social

Nofollow links also matter. Some links, for example, the ones from blog comments may have the rel=”nofollow” attribute. <a <a rel=”nofollow” href=” [link] “>Example of nofollow link</a> Any paid links must have the rel=”nofollow” attribute to comply with Google’s guidelines.

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SEO in 2018, Which Practices You Should Avoid and Why.

Social Media Marketing

The guy wrote: “I recently commented on another thread regarding this, and I just did a double-take and Reddit comments indeed appear to not have the "nofollow"-relation? Link Building: Avoid Forum Posts John Mueller posted this after someone asked if Reddit comments are dofollow. How do they work?”

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Why Your Search Engine Optimization Strategy Must Now Include Social Validation

Bill Hartzer

(For the full list of questions and answers, see the article I just referenced): 1) If an article is retweeted or referenced much in Twitter, do you count that as a signal outside of finding any non-nofollowed links that may naturally result from it? Bing: We do look at the social authority of a user.

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The Most Important SEO Metrics For Backlinks Analysis

Kikolani

Using the same strategy today would have significantly different results. To quickly determine if a link is dofollow or nofollow, you can install the Chrome Nofollow extension, which will highlight all nofollow links. It’s totally fine, and natural to have nofollow links, as they’ll make your profile look natural.

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