Anyone Help me to understanding the DoFollow & NoFollow links ???

[colinwood07]

Please Any one help to understand do follow & No follow links how much effect in Page Rank in Our Website ?

[LD]

Please Any one help to understand do follow & No follow links how much effect in Page Rank in Our Website ?

First you must understand there is no such thing as a dofollow link. In absense of the use of "nofollow", it is then a followed link. For reference to nofollow and any other question you may have, try using the "search" function on this site - it can give you the information you may be looking for and avoid having to ask questions that have been discussed and answered more than a few times. Try this link to answer your question. (http://www.webproworld.com/webmaster-forum/threads/106993-index-follow-vs-noindex-nofollow?highlight=nofollow) Or try this one also. (http://www.webproworld.com/webmaster-forum/threads/110053-differenciate-between-nofollow-external-nofollow-and-external?highlight=nofollow+links) I'm sure if you search on your own, if these two thread links don't help, there are many others that will help. :)

[colinwood07]

Thanks for help. I understand the Do follow & No Follow

[LD]

At the most recent SMX conference, they stressed the importance of a web site having many dofollow links, but balanced out by some nofollow links as well.

Did they actually call them "dofollow links"??

[rony23]

First you must understand there is no such thing as a dofollow link. In absense of the use of "nofollow", it is then a followed link.
well said it is true that in absense of nofollow tag a link is followed by people prefer to call them dofollow.

[monstercoder]

well said it is true that in absense of nofollow tag a link is followed by people prefer to call them dofollow.

I call them "DoFollow" links because it's easier to say "DoFollow" link instead of saying, "Links that don't have the rel="NoFollow" tag."

:mrgreen:

[LD]

I call them "DoFollow" links because it's easier to say "DoFollow" link instead of saying, "Links that don't have the rel="NoFollow" tag."

:mrgreen:

Point taken. You could try calling them "followed links".

[monstercoder]

Google "DoFollow" and you'll see nearly 15,000,000 mentions. :shock: I guess a lot of people are calling it that now. A piece of software we use to help us find links for our clients also says "DoFollow" in it as well.

Cheers.

[LD]

I can imagine. There was a thread here in WPW a while back titled "Silly Stupid SEO" referring to an article by Jill Whalen (spelling?). A lot of the propagation, such as the incorrect use of a made-up terms like "dofollow links" can be attributed to people mentioned in that article.

[deepsand]

The problem began with those who actually believe that "nofollow" had its "dofollow" counterpart, and were/are still actually using it in links!

From there, as usual, the myth was repeated countless times, so that there are now very many who believe in the existence of "dofollow."

As LD noted, the proper description should be followed.

[Sweet Tooth #3]

I call them "DoFollow" links because it's easier to say "DoFollow" link instead of saying, "Links that don't have the rel="NoFollow" tag."

:mrgreen:

I always called 'em "DoFollow" links because it would stir up a firestorm on certain forums. :mrgreen:

[deepsand]

I always call people who use "dofollow" by the descriptive term "doofus."

[LD]

I always call people who use "dofollow" by the descriptive term "doofus."

Clicking "I Agree" isn't enough on this one!! In the next few days or weeks I can just see some newly registered members of other forums using this new term in questions and discussions. :lol:

[Tubby]

You are Driving me crazy changing the name of a 'link'?
Please note the word 'crazy' written above is "non clickable text"

Here is a 'non clickable text link' crazy

Note; All non clickable text or text links. are correctly described as Nofollow non clickable text and Nofollow non clickable text links respectively

Expert note - spaces between words technically known as No follow non clickable none text or No follow non clickable blank spaces


DOOFAS! (sounds about right to me....)

[deepsand]

DOOFAS! (sounds about right to me....)
doof - fool (Scottish)

[Sweet Tooth #3]

See, it provokes a response every time. ;-)

[deepsand]

http://www.myemoticons.com/avatars/images/moods/yawn.jpg

[LD]

Great post. its a need of today's generation,..

LOL!! This is certainly the most unique, non-sensicle, "great post"-style entry I've seen since joining this forum.

[jhannawin]

I'm getting confused. If dofollow is now common terminology do we have to change the way we refer to things:

'click a link' -> 'do a dofollow'
'back' -> 'undo a dofollow'
'visited link' -> 'a done dofollow'
'forward' -> 'redo a done dofollow'

We have to resolve this :-)

Oh and what is an ofus if you can doofus?

[deepsand]

I'm getting confused. If dofollow is now common terminology do we have to change the way we refer to things:

'click a link' -> 'do a dofollow'
'back' -> 'undo a dofollow'
'visited link' -> 'a done dofollow'
'forward' -> 'redo a done dofollow'

We have to resolve this :-)

Oh and what is an ofus if you can doofus?
Add to that "refresh - redo the current done dofollow"

As for "ofus," is that related to "offal?"