Distinguish between dofollow and nofollow link

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  1. #1
    Hi friends
    how can we Distinguish between dofollow and nofollow link?
     
    Rafique, Jan 30, 2010 IP
  2. Natali57

    Natali57 Peon

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    I use SEOtool bar and on there they have a little NF button that you just press to check if the links are do follow or not.

    If you use firefox there is loads of add on as well.
     
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    alxstatik Active Member

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    A more tedious alternative would be to just right click on a link and select properties. With Firefox if the link is a nofollow it will show nofollow in the link properties box if its do follow it will not show nofollow anywhere in the link properties box
     
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    Firefox users are fortunate enough to have a NoDofollow add on. The add on can basically confirm if a link if dofollow or nofollow. You can google this addon or you can check out my signature to checkout a tutorial on how to install it.
     
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  6. KC TAN

    KC TAN Well-Known Member

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    Yes, indeed. I use FF with such extension =)

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5687
     
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    google also follows NOFOLLOW links pretty quickly. i tested it.
     
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    jitendraag Notable Member

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    Just open the source code, locate that link you want to check and confirm if there is rel="nofollow" or rel='something else nofollow" within anchor tag.

    These firefox plug-ins do a great job too.
     
    jitendraag, Jan 31, 2010 IP
  9. the Player

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    to prevent comments spam, Google engineers suggested nofollow and dofollow tags, adding nofollow tag on links that can be generated by users on blog comments and on other pages.
    by adding this in result SEs will not follow/give weight/index that link in comments

    and dofollow is just opposite


    You can also install firefox toolbar extension ( firefox/mozila/SeaMonkey only)SearchStatus it has a very useful option to Highlight Nofollow Links

    http://www.quirk.biz/searchstatus/
    this tool has also other very useful options for search engine marketers.
     
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  10. Kaabi

    Kaabi Well-Known Member

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    Just to be sure, even with my SEO program, I usually check the source code for the nofollow tag. When you combine that with the Find function (Cntrl + F), it does not take long at all.
     
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    Yup, I would just "view source" and check the link html code just to be sure.
     
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    Definitely check the source, you might be surprised at how many modules manage to hide the nofollow attribute. I noticed this with IntenseDebate - the right-click properties trick didn't show nofollow, but the source had it in there.
     
    korr, Feb 1, 2010 IP