Is there a way of telling if a link to my site is a no follow link, would the url read different when I place my pointer over it?
When you check the source code of the page you can see a "no follow" attribute. To make your job simpler there is a "no follow" plugin in firefox.here is a link if you want to try. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5687 Regards, CD
If you are using Firefox then you can install SearchStatus addon and enable highlight nofollow links option. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/321
If you are using IE open the site url go to view then clcik on Source after openign source just check wheather "no follow" is there are not if it's there it's means it's no follow if not then it's do follow
Yeah, you are right! i do use this plugin for long time. Just one simple click you can highlight all the no follow links instantly.
A no follow link will have the rel="nofollow" attribute in it like this <#a href="http://www.moneysupermarket.com" title"Moneysupermarket.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.moneysupermarket.com</a#> (I've added in the # to avoid this being converted to a link)
Using firefox NOFOLLOW plugin helps you identify those nofollow links, as well to avoid losing more time (checking the source code)