Can google follow it?

Discussion in 'Google' started by Lary121, Sep 13, 2009.

  1. #1
    i have got a link the html code is <a href="http://www.financecreditinsurance.blogspot.com/" rel="dofollow">blogs on finance</a>

    i want to know that is rel="dofollow" means google can follow the link?
     
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  2. d3w

    d3w Active Member

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    #2
    rel="dofollow" or without it = google follow
     
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  3. sezerb

    sezerb Guest

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    Google will follow either way. The weighting they give to the link may change though depending on nofollow/dofollow.
     
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    there is no need to put "dofollow" in the url code. Google can follow without that too.
     
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    Remove the do follow for safety.
     
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    but if you are using WordPress, default setting is nofollow. then will this rel do follow work?
     
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    Sounds like this trick is used for spamming. Like for example when commenting on a blog that is initially set as "nofollow" and then "dofollow" as other attribute..

    Ex.
    <a href="http://www.example.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow">link spam</a>
     
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    Yes you are right. But i don not recommend you to add rel tag for having dofollow.
     
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    dofollow is not a real tag but it's likely google will index it provided there isn't another rel tag stating nofollow. If there is Google will go with the last directions stated within the code. So in wishbone's case it would treat the link a nofollow.

    BTW know the difference between nofollow and noindex, a nofollow link still gets indexed. The nofollow is a misnomer in seo, it still has value.
     
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    1.There's no such thing as dofollow.

    2. nofollow is not an attribute, neither it is a tag. nofollow is an attribute value.
     
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    thank you for sharing with us!;)
     
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  12. seminar

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    It will follow by google.
    Caffeian may introduce new tag
     
    seminar, Sep 14, 2009 IP
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    do follow is equal to follow by Google
    No follow is equal to not follow by Google
     
    sghataliya, Sep 14, 2009 IP
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    #14
    yes Google follow it...
     
    hvwebseo, Sep 15, 2009 IP