SEOs Split On Buying Links Have The NoFollow Attribute

Aug 6, 2008 - 8:27 am 7 by
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Poll On Nofollow Links - Would you BuyIn May I ran an informal poll asking Would You Buy a Link With a NoFollow Attribute? In short, a nofollow attribute is an HTML attribute you add to a hyperlink that tells the search engines that you do not vouch for this link. Most search engines will not count that link as a vote for the site it is linking to.

I was actually surprised by the results. They were split down the middle.

Of the 177 responses, 50% or 89 people said they would buy a link with a nofollow attribute. While 45% or 80 people said they would not. 5% or 8 people said, it depends.

Here is the break down: :: Yes said 89 respondents or 50% :: No said 80 respondents or 45% :: Other said 8 respondents or 5%

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