Why are article sites using Nofollow for links?

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  1. #1
    Just noticed that ezine and some other popular article sites are using nofollow tags for and anchor text or links. Although some articles have nofollow and some don't? I posted an article about 6 months ago and ezine never put a no follow on it. Now a new article I posted has the nofollow in it ?

    Anyone know what is the point of posting articles if there is a nofollow on the links ?
     
    joepipe, Jul 9, 2009 IP
  2. rivershan

    rivershan Peon

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    nofollow in ezine? u sure?
     
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  3. HarrisonJ

    HarrisonJ Well-Known Member

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    #3
    I'm pretty sure most article sites like HubPages, EzineArticles, and GoArticles allow dofollow links within content. If they are starting to switch to nofollow, it's only to improve their own google rankings.
     
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  4. joepipe

    joepipe Active Member

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    #4
    Some articles have it , some don't ....I posted an article yesterday and it automatically had no folllow in the code.... anyone know how to remove it ?

    Also , articlesbase did this too...Does this mean I am getting no real value now for my website in posting articles out there ?

    This is not my article but right click the anchor "fixed rate home mortgage" and click properties....there is a nofollow

    http://ezinearticles.com/?2009-and-2010-Mortgage-Rate-Predictions&id=2583088
     
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  5. theapparatus

    theapparatus Peon

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    #5
    Interesting as it's against again their own ToS:

    http://ezinearticles.com/terms-of-service.html

    I'd raise the issue with them and see what they say.
     
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  6. joepipe

    joepipe Active Member

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    I did...and I contacted articlesbase too....I'll report back as to what they say about it! :mad:
     
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  7. joepipe

    joepipe Active Member

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    Does anyone know some decent PR article sites that do not put nofollow in the links ?
     
    joepipe, Jul 10, 2009 IP
  8. Astroman

    Astroman Well-Known Member

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    #8
    We posted this dream article this week and it doesn't have no follow in the link.
     
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  9. mrmoney

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    #9
    You are mistaken..They have allowed do follow in author resource box.This article violates ezine rules rather by specifying links in body section.
     
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    player82 Active Member

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    what is their requirement for a do follow link?
     
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  11. mrmoney

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    virtually nothing...just place your backlinks in authors about box which ezine calls resource box
     
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  12. joepipe

    joepipe Active Member

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    It seems you can put a website link in the resource box that is a dofollow, but you can't use a link with anchor text which is what I want. With a dofollow of course.
     
    joepipe, Jul 10, 2009 IP
  13. artofbizz

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    #13
    i learn something today.. :)
     
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    #14
    Something new for me. Because everywhere I have read that Article submission is a good way of building links. Now if they are nofollow, then it's really of no use.
     
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    hurn1 Well-Known Member

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    #15
    You didn't check properly lot of article directories give dofollow backlinks.
     
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  16. joepipe

    joepipe Active Member

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    Do you know which ones have dofollow ?
     
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  17. mrmoney

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    r u sure ?? cauz ezine always have do follow links as far as i know:confused:
     
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  19. Natheen2000

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    #19
    Ya there are some NOFOLLOW directories too, but are you sure, Ezine is NOFOLLOW? Can't be...
     
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  20. james.william777@gmail.co

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    #20
    They don't want to give out links anymore :)
     
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