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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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SEO Guidelines for Sponsored Content and Partner Links

Adam Sherk

For example The Huffington Post is allowing brands to sponsor a section on the site which (in some cases) includes only regular HuffPo editorial content, as opposed to brand-created content. Make sure that links within sponsored content have the “nofollow” attribute or are coded so that they are inaccessible to crawlers.

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Your Link Building Guide for 2018

Razor Social

So a link from a high authority site like The New York Times will be more powerful than a link from a low authority site, for example, a new site with no inbound links of its own. Please take a look at the example below. Nofollow links also matter. The nofollow attribute gives search engines instructions not to follow the link.

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SEMPO Caught Violating Google Webmaster Guidelines for Advertorials

Bill Hartzer

As such, links to SEMPO should include a ‘nofollow’ link, and clearly state in the article (or at the end of the article) that Motoko Hunt is a Board Member of SEMPO. The sole link in the article does not have a “nofollow” attribute added to the link.

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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? A solid example would be related to very high-level tech companies providing specialized tools for websites/warehouses and such. How do they work?”

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Survey: Pinterest a Great Source of Links for Publishers. What Types of Sites Get the Most Links?

Adam Sherk

But What About Nofollow? External links on Pinterest have the nofollow attribute which takes way their direct SEO value (a necessary step to combat abuse). I spend a lot of time auditing websites which means I am regularly in the Google Webmaster Tools profiles for a variety of sites.

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The Most Important SEO Metrics For Backlinks Analysis

Kikolani

For example, in 2008, link exchanges were a common technique for SEO, and the results were excellent for most sites. To quickly determine if a link is dofollow or nofollow, you can install the Chrome Nofollow extension, which will highlight all nofollow links. Meta nofollow. Meta noindex. 302 moved temporarily.

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