Comments on: To follow or not to follow: a ‘nofollow’ experiment. http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/ / knowledge connects people. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:43:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: M. Siepman http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-29089 M. Siepman Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:34:10 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-29089 Hi, I added a rel attribute to my "add to shoppingcart"-links, but Google keeps indexing them. I started googling for more info and found your site. Now I know why, but still have to find a solution. I can't use the meta tag because the link goes to the page itself, so what can I do to prevent search engines from putting them in their index? Hi,

I added a rel attribute to my “add to shoppingcart”-links, but Google keeps indexing them. I started googling for more info and found your site. Now I know why, but still have to find a solution.

I can’t use the meta tag because the link goes to the page itself, so what can I do to prevent search engines from putting them in their index?

]]> By: affiliate.solutions http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-23501 affiliate.solutions Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:03:01 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-23501 I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future. Feel free to check out my blog on the 36 Best Wordpress plugins for 2009. I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future. Feel free to check out my blog on the 36 Best WordPress plugins for 2009.

]]> By: Lucas McDonnell http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-16300 Lucas McDonnell Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-16300 Dayo and Halim -- both of you raise a good point. I think bloggers certainly do look for blogs that have DoFollow, and they leave comments on those blogs in order to get links back to their own sites. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Assuming the person who leaves a comment on my site is polite, has something useful to say, and links to a non-spammy site, I will never remove their comment (even if they disagree with me completely). Thanks both for your comments. Dayo and Halim — both of you raise a good point. I think bloggers certainly do look for blogs that have DoFollow, and they leave comments on those blogs in order to get links back to their own sites.

And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. Assuming the person who leaves a comment on my site is polite, has something useful to say, and links to a non-spammy site, I will never remove their comment (even if they disagree with me completely).

Thanks both for your comments.

]]> By: Halim - Belajar SEO http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-16261 Halim - Belajar SEO Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:26:05 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-16261 Nofollow is for those new site competing for search term or keyword. I believe if site that has build its own loyal reader, dofollow is great to reward its reader and newcomer. Usually some people checking whether site is nofollow or dofollow before give a comment. Nofollow is for those new site competing for search term or keyword. I believe if site that has build its own loyal reader, dofollow is great to reward its reader and newcomer. Usually some people checking whether site is nofollow or dofollow before give a comment.

]]> By: Dayo http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-16241 Dayo Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:03:23 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-16241 I really don't see the need for the nofollow on my blog from the onset, so the first thing I did was to get a way to do away with it. I'll rather take the time to moderate all comments. If my readers took the time to leave me their comments, then it follows that I should take the time to moderate it too, and not by implementing a nofollow. Besides, since the bulk of commenter are other blogger who are more knowledgeable, I believe they love to leave comments on a dofollow blog rather than a nofollow blog. I really don’t see the need for the nofollow on my blog from the onset, so the first thing I did was to get a way to do away with it. I’ll rather take the time to moderate all comments. If my readers took the time to leave me their comments, then it follows that I should take the time to moderate it too, and not by implementing a nofollow. Besides, since the bulk of commenter are other blogger who are more knowledgeable, I believe they love to leave comments on a dofollow blog rather than a nofollow blog.

]]> By: Lucas McDonnell http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-14136 Lucas McDonnell Tue, 13 May 2008 18:09:06 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-14136 Glad to be of help Jenny, and glad you were able to get a hold of the plugin. I have to agree with you HobbyStop. The 'nofollow' thing may have been a nice idea, but unfortunately, it has little bearing in real life. Search engines still count links no matter what. My biggest reason for wanting to remove 'nofollow' was that my commenters were not getting a link back to their site, which I think is a bit inane. Take the time to leave an insightful comment that links back to a real non-spammy site, and you deserve the link. Speaking of which, thanks for your comment. :) Glad to be of help Jenny, and glad you were able to get a hold of the plugin.

I have to agree with you HobbyStop. The ‘nofollow’ thing may have been a nice idea, but unfortunately, it has little bearing in real life. Search engines still count links no matter what.

My biggest reason for wanting to remove ‘nofollow’ was that my commenters were not getting a link back to their site, which I think is a bit inane. Take the time to leave an insightful comment that links back to a real non-spammy site, and you deserve the link. Speaking of which, thanks for your comment. :)

]]> By: HobbyStop http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-14076 HobbyStop Wed, 07 May 2008 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-14076 Honestly, from the experiments that I have read, google apparently does still crawl nofollow links, and it does still pass some authority, but it appears to be less than if you were to receive a link from a dofollow link. Also, other search engines do not honor the nofollow command. For instance, if you go and collect say 4 or 5 no follow links on prominent blogs, then go check your incoming links via the yahoo site explorer, you will notice that they are counted. Really though, who cares what yahoo says? Even if you are top of the SERPs in yahoo you won't see 1/10th the traffic you would through google. By the way, my blogs still get inundated with spam regardless of whether no follow is on or off! Honestly, from the experiments that I have read, google apparently does still crawl nofollow links, and it does still pass some authority, but it appears to be less than if you were to receive a link from a dofollow link.

Also, other search engines do not honor the nofollow command. For instance, if you go and collect say 4 or 5 no follow links on prominent blogs, then go check your incoming links via the yahoo site explorer, you will notice that they are counted. Really though, who cares what yahoo says? Even if you are top of the SERPs in yahoo you won’t see 1/10th the traffic you would through google.

By the way, my blogs still get inundated with spam regardless of whether no follow is on or off!

]]> By: Jenny http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-13899 Jenny Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:32:28 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-13899 Thanks for telling me where the plugin is. I actually asked at another blog and now have it installed. I think it is very useful. Thanks for telling me where the plugin is. I actually asked at another blog and now have it installed.
I think it is very useful.

]]> By: Lucas McDonnell http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-13898 Lucas McDonnell Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:24:04 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-13898 Naija -- it's definitely a confusing issue, with both sides of the argument promoting different pros and cons. I figured that the only way I would see what 'dofollow' was like was to try it out for myself, and I've been happy with the results. I try to delete any comments that are obviously going to spammy/shady sites, but I feel that my legitimate readers who take the time to comment deserve something in return, as you said. Jenny -- the 'nofollow' comment thing is a little ridiculous in my opinion. I think it just alienates readers. As for the plugin, it's called 'Subscribe to Comments', and it can be found <a href="http://txfx.net/code/wordpress/subscribe-to-comments/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Naija — it’s definitely a confusing issue, with both sides of the argument promoting different pros and cons. I figured that the only way I would see what ‘dofollow’ was like was to try it out for myself, and I’ve been happy with the results. I try to delete any comments that are obviously going to spammy/shady sites, but I feel that my legitimate readers who take the time to comment deserve something in return, as you said.

Jenny — the ‘nofollow’ comment thing is a little ridiculous in my opinion. I think it just alienates readers. As for the plugin, it’s called ‘Subscribe to Comments’, and it can be found here.

]]> By: Jenny http://lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-13893 Jenny Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:23:29 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow-a-nofollow-experiment/#comment-13893 I've been hearing about this follow and nofollow argument for a while now. Some blogs demand a nofollow site to be able to comment. I still don't quite understand why they do this. All it means is that I will not comment PS I just noticed you have a 'notify me of followup comments by email'. I've been looking for this plugin, but perhaps it's in the theme? Can you tell me the name of the plugin, if it is one please. I’ve been hearing about this follow and nofollow argument for a while now. Some blogs demand a nofollow site to be able to comment.

I still don’t quite understand why they do this. All it means is that I will not comment
PS
I just noticed you have a ‘notify me of followup comments by email’.
I’ve been looking for this plugin, but perhaps it’s in the theme?

Can you tell me the name of the plugin, if it is one please.

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