Originally, the nofollow attribute appeared in the page-level meta tag, and instructed search engines not to follow (i.e., crawl) any outgoing links on the page.
How Google says they handle nofollowed links
Google states that their engine takes nofollow literally and does not pass anchor text.
We don’t follow them. This means that Google does not transfer PageRank or [...]
Tag Archives: anchor text
Nofollow Does Pass Anchor Text
April 19, 2010 – 9:46 pm
Why You Need Backlinks
February 3, 2010 – 4:51 pm
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Search engines take numerous variables into consideration when displaying websites inside their natural search results depending on the search terms you use.
Backlinks are just one of these many factors.
Unfortunately only a small number of people,who are sworn to secrecy, know the complete algorithm that is used. This makes it real tough [...]
Banned to Australia, Leveraging Social Network Sites and the Google -50 Penalty
September 12, 2009 – 12:28 pm
It doesn’t matter what topic is at hand, if you ask 20 people you’ll get 15 different answers.
What should be done about black hats?
Can I be “slapped” for over optimizing anchor text in my incoming links?
Do social networking sites work for leveraging traffic to your site?
50 SEO’s One Question
What should we do with the Black [...]
