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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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SEO Guidelines for Sponsored Content and Partner Links

Adam Sherk

This topic has been in the news recently with Google first issuing a reminder that any links within sponsored content should not pass PageRank. 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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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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Google Ready To Rollout Page Speed Report In Search Console

BeingOptimist

That means if you have fixed the issue then you can use this report to find out whether it has served the user purpose or not while browsing the fixed version of your site. UGC, Sponsored Are The Two New Nofollow Link Attributes Introduce By Google. Conclusion Page Speed Report In Search Console. Useful Resources.

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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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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. I would like to note that those text link ads do not appear to have the “nofollow” attribute on them. So how does Google find and penalize websites who have links from advertorials?

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Google Reconsideration Request: How to Get a Manual Penalty Lifted

Bill Hartzer

If you have any questions about how to resolve this issue, please see our Webmaster Help Forum for support. 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. Of course, there may be other issues with your site that could affect its ranking.

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