Avoid giving PR to affiliate links.. rel=nofollow them?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by S2X, Nov 22, 2006.

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    I have probably about 15'ish affiliate links on the homepage of my website, and I don't want those links to be taking away from the Page rank given to the other external links on my homepage.

    Would adding a rel=nofollow to the links fix this problem, or will I have to change the link to mysite.com/redirect-to-affiliate-link/ and redirect that link to the affiliate link?
     
    S2X, Nov 22, 2006 IP
  2. Icheb

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    #2
    Just use nofollow.
     
    Icheb, Nov 22, 2006 IP
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    #3
    or stick them in a JavaScript linking thing and play dumb ;)
     
    Dudibob, Nov 23, 2006 IP
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    I would have put a script in a seperate directory and do URL redirecting.
    Then, disallow this script dir with robots.txt
     
    lkj, Nov 23, 2006 IP
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    #5
    If a SE ignores rel="nofollow" what makes you think they will adhere to robots.txt?
    Both have the same effect and rel="nofollow" is a lot easier to implement.
     
    Icheb, Nov 23, 2006 IP