phprocker Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I'm curious, since the nofollow attribute essentially raises the integrity of a webpage, does Google "reward" these pages with better SERs? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/215107-does-google-reward-nofollows/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I'm curious, since the nofollow attribute essentially raises the integrity of a webpage Where did you get that information from? nofollow simply prevents Google from passing any pagerank or anchor text keywords through the link. Spiders will not follow the target link from the source. It does not stop the target pages getting indexed if they are linked to from other sites or have been submitted to Google. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/215107-does-google-reward-nofollows/#findComment-1118904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phprocker Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 I understand what nofollow does. I'm asking if Google considers it's use on web pages to raise that page's trust and integrity. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/215107-does-google-reward-nofollows/#findComment-1118979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 "nofollow" does not raise the integrity of your page. It is just a mechanism to help you control how your own "reputation" on google is passed along, whether or not you vouch for the content/site the link is for. http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf page 22 : Be aware of rel="nofollow" for links It does not specifically say you get "rewarded" for doing it, just that it helps prevent possible punishment, because if you link to shady sites, that could in turn lower your own rep. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/215107-does-google-reward-nofollows/#findComment-1118983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phprocker Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 Ya I figured that. I WANT a reward for being a responsible web designer. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/215107-does-google-reward-nofollows/#findComment-1118984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 best way to be "rewarded" is by providing quality content and using the most relevant keywords in the appropriate places (including bidding on them through adwords) for that content. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/215107-does-google-reward-nofollows/#findComment-1118985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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