Comments on: Search Engine Optimization And The NoFollow Debate http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/07/02/nofollow/ Search Engine Optimization Journal is an SEO Blog that contains usefule articles, tips, resources and news about SEO. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Allen Taylor http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/07/02/nofollow/comment-page-1/#comment-18519 Allen Taylor Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:13:08 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/07/02/search-engine-optimization-and-the-nofollow-debate/#comment-18519 I wouldn't nofollow any link in a navigation menu, which is usually where you'll find a link to the About page. I might nofollow in-text links to the About page if it is coming from a high authority page where I want link juice to flow to other pages. I definitely want my About page indexed and if you have one link to it from anywhere then it will get indexed as long as you don't noindex it in the robots.txt file. Otherwise, I think it depends on how many other links you have on a page from which you are linking and how much authority that page has and where you want that authority transferred. I wouldn't make it a hard-and-fast rule either way. I wouldn’t nofollow any link in a navigation menu, which is usually where you’ll find a link to the About page. I might nofollow in-text links to the About page if it is coming from a high authority page where I want link juice to flow to other pages. I definitely want my About page indexed and if you have one link to it from anywhere then it will get indexed as long as you don’t noindex it in the robots.txt file. Otherwise, I think it depends on how many other links you have on a page from which you are linking and how much authority that page has and where you want that authority transferred. I wouldn’t make it a hard-and-fast rule either way.

]]> By: namecritic http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/07/02/nofollow/comment-page-1/#comment-18486 namecritic Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:19:36 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/07/02/search-engine-optimization-and-the-nofollow-debate/#comment-18486 On page links to areas such as your About page should be NoFollowed? Why? On page links to areas such as your About page should be NoFollowed?

Why?

]]> By: Creativecaravan http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/07/02/nofollow/comment-page-1/#comment-18281 Creativecaravan Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:50:16 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/07/02/search-engine-optimization-and-the-nofollow-debate/#comment-18281 A good summary of the WebProWorld thread, which, incidentally I started. As you say, the jury is still out on whether doFollowing external links does leak out link juice, which was the original point which I was trying to get to. Would it have a negative effect on a pages PR? I was prompted into asking this question after reading an interesting blog post which talked about the idea of removing the nofollow attribute from blog posts as a reward to commentators who took the time to leave legitimate comments, thus adding to the on page discussion. A good summary of the WebProWorld thread, which, incidentally I started. As you say, the jury is still out on whether doFollowing external links does leak out link juice, which was the original point which I was trying to get to. Would it have a negative effect on a pages PR?

I was prompted into asking this question after reading an interesting blog post which talked about the idea of removing the nofollow attribute from blog posts as a reward to commentators who took the time to leave legitimate comments, thus adding to the on page discussion.

]]> By: Matt Inertia http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/07/02/nofollow/comment-page-1/#comment-18280 Matt Inertia Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:47:28 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2008/07/02/search-engine-optimization-and-the-nofollow-debate/#comment-18280 Not sure i agree on the adding nofollow to duplicate links idea. Internal site links should use as open an architecture as possible. I have heard of image links being nofollowed when the equivalent text link is next to them but generally if it's done for the visitor then why nofollow it? Thats shooting yourself in the foot, especially when thats what the search engine wants. I nofollow internal links to login, shopping carts but that about it. The about us page usually has some content relating to your business and business name? Not sure i agree on the adding nofollow to duplicate links idea. Internal site links should use as open an architecture as possible. I have heard of image links being nofollowed when the equivalent text link is next to them but generally if it’s done for the visitor then why nofollow it? Thats shooting yourself in the foot, especially when thats what the search engine wants.

I nofollow internal links to login, shopping carts but that about it. The about us page usually has some content relating to your business and business name?

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