Most social websites of consequence use the nofollow attribute. This means that the traditional PageRank approach to scoring is a non-starter. Google has said in the past that they "(.do compute and use author quality and that Author authority is...
An HTML attribute that lists the target of a link. The anchor element contains an href attribute where the target of the link is designated. Some people nofollow them in order to prevent them from receiving any link juice.
In 2005, the nofollow link attribute came along and ruined all our fun. That can still work as you'll see at times, but quick wins with links aren't as plentiful as they were pre-nofollow. In 1998 there was the first on-paper mention of PageRank...
Situation C: 100 links on the page, 1 normal and 99 with a nofollow attribute. PageRank Distribution and nofollow When nofollow was introduced, some SEO enthusiasts wanted to use it for so called “PageRank sculpting” (the intentional steering of...
All links on Wikipedia have the nofollow attribute. Without getting into a massive debate on the merits (or lack thereof) of nofollowed links here, suffice to say that nofollow links carry some algorithmic SEO value.
PageRank sculpting with the nofollow attribute used to be all the rage until Matt Cutts shut the door on it almost two years ago. Instead of an artificial construct, such as the nofollow attribute, you instead direct the sculpting through the way...
Most blogging platforms default by adding the nofollow attribute to every link. According to Matt Cutts of Google, "In Google, nofollow links don't pass PageRank and don't pass anchortext. NoFollow Another common tactic from reciprocal link...
Just because a link has the nofollow attribute doesn't mean that it counts for absolutely nothing. However, other sites implement nofollow policies on all external links, such as many U.S.government sites.
So, let's look closer at the nofollow attribute so we're all clear on the topic. This doesn't seem to match your reply regarding the use of nofollow. Nofollow is an HTML code you insert into a link that lets the search engines know that you don't...
Recent changes in the processing of the nofollow attribute have caused consternation and concern among many publishers. This was the idea that you could control, at a granular level, the flow of link juice in your Web site through the use of the...
This practice, known as PageRank sculpting, is applied by adding a nofollow attribute to links to pages that a site owner feels are less important to rank for, such as "about us" pages or privacy policies.
Today, he goes into detail on how Google views PageRank sculpting, and how it treats the nofollow attribute in regards to PageRank flow. When the nofollow attribute originally came on the scene, Google would just remove those links from the...
Google Changes Course on Nofollow SEW EXPERTS: SEARCHING FOR MEANING Google used to advise SEOs that using the nofollow attribute on internal links could help save PageRank for more important pages. Today's Top Story:
By 2007, advanced SEOs realized that the nofollow attribute could be used internally in PageRank sculpting. Using that process, the nofollow attribute is added to links to certain pages to prevent PageRank from flowing to those pages.
It has also led to Cutts suggestion that publishers that sell text links mark their links with the nofollow attribute. However, doing so for the purpose of influencing PageRank, or your rankings, is against their guidelines.
There have been much discussion recently about using the “nofollow” attribute to sculpt a website's PageRank for ranking purposes, a practice commonly known as PR Sculpting. If you are not sure what I am talking about or you want a visual...
PageRank "sculpting" and siloing are two methods that use the "nofollow" attribute to control which links are counted in search engine ranking algorithms. Search Engine Watch Experts Columns SageLewis
You do this by adding a "nofollow" attribute to any link that you don't want the search engines to give credit to. All you have to do is add a nofollow attribute to the link. All of which involves utilizing "nofollow" attributes to control the flow...
In today's Link Building column, "Giving Links Away," Sage Lewis explains the concepts of PageRank "sculpting" and siloing: two methods that use the "nofollow" attribute to control which links are counted in search engine ranking algorithms.
I've noticed nofollow links at Wikipedia are scraped, dropping the attribute but keeping the link. While the paid links debate raged on, the nofollow attribute was quietly becoming used for more than just blocking outbound links.
