Questions

State the difference between ‘nofollow’ and ‘dofollow’ link?

Asked by Liz Seyi, in Technology
State the difference between ‘nofollow’ and ‘dofollow’ link

Sponsor Ads


Answers

Kapil Lowanshi Committed  Senior Seo Expert
Nofollow links do not pass Link juice and have no impact on Google Ranking Algorithm. Dofollow link passes link juice and has an impact on Google Ranking Algorithm.
Mar 13th 2023 03:59   
Yair goldstof Advanced  Protect your smartphone from cyber hacks TODAY!
A "dofollow" link allows search engine crawlers to follow and index the linked website, while a "nofollow" link instructs them not to follow it and not to pass on any SEO value to the linked website.
Mar 13th 2023 08:02   
Eric P. Advanced  Marketing Specialist
Dofollow passes the link juice and contributes to search engine ranking. On the other hand, No-follow links do not pass link juice but contribute to referral traffic to the website.
Mar 14th 2023 00:19   
Superb Cake Advanced  superbcake
Dofollow backlinks and nofollow backlinks are two ways of identifying a link and telling Google how to associate the website you are linking to your website. Dofollow links are a way to pass on authority to a website, while a nofollow link does not pass on link juice.
Mar 14th 2023 00:55   
Ankit Roy Junior  Technical Data Analyst
A do-follow link is a regular link that search engines will follow and count as a vote of confidence for the linked page. When a website links to another website using a do-follow link, it is essentially saying "I trust this website and recommend it to my users."

On the other hand, a no-follow link is a link that has an attribute added to it that tells search engines not to follow the link and not to pass link equity to the linked page. When a website links to another website using a no-follow link, it is essentially saying "I'm not endorsing this website, but I'm still providing a link for informational purposes."
Mar 14th 2023 01:27   
Balakrishnan David Committed   Content Marketer
A "dofollow" link allows search engine crawlers to follow and index the linked website, while a "nofollow" link instructs them not to follow it and not to pass on any SEO value to the linked website.
Mar 14th 2023 02:56   
Shabana T. Freshman  Tax Gyata | India's Best Taxation W
The difference between 'nofollow' and 'dofollow' links is that the former does not pass on any link juice or SEO value to the linked website, whereas the latter does. 'Nofollow' links are typically used by webmasters to indicate to search engines that they do not endorse the linked website or that the link was paid for. On the other hand, 'dofollow' links pass on SEO value and are considered beneficial for improving a website's search engine rankings. It's important to note that 'nofollow' links are still valuable for driving traffic and referral traffic to a website, but they do not directly impact search engine rankings.
Mar 14th 2023 02:58   
Liz Seyi Magnate I  Digital marketing manager
Thank you very much everyone............
Mar 14th 2023 03:38   
Yogesh Kumar Junior  SEO Analyst
In SEO dofollow links pass seo juice while a nofollow links dont transfer seo juice in the same way. So always try to for dofollow links.
Mar 14th 2023 05:59   
Lori Caricofe Advanced  Marketing Consultant
Dofollow links are a way to pass on authority to a website, while a nofollow link does not pass on link
Mar 14th 2023 07:09   
EXE Logistics Solutions LLC Innovator  EXCELLENCE IN EXECUTION
Do-follow links are hyperlinks that allow search engines to follow them and pass link equity to the linked website. They can improve the website's search engine rankings and increase its visibility on search engine results pages.

On the other hand, no-follow links are hyperlinks that tell search engines not to follow them and not to pass link equity to the linked website. They can still generate traffic to the linked website but they do not directly contribute to the website's search engine rankings.

It's important to have a mix of both do-follow and no-follow links in your backlink profile. Having only do-follow links can appear unnatural to search engines, while having only no-follow links may not provide enough link equity to improve search engine rankings.
Mar 14th 2023 07:54   
Mad Over Tech Innovator  Telecommunication Business and Marketing
In short, dofollow links pointing to a website usually improve its search ranking. Nofollow links typically don’t.
Mar 14th 2023 23:56   
James Spencer Senior  Blogger
Both the backlinks are different ways of identifying a link and telling Google how to associate the website you are linking to with your website.
Mar 15th 2023 00:19   
Komal Paras Junior  Psoriasis Ayurvedic Treatment Centre
Do follow links are best because it pass link to your website while no follow links doesn't pass any link juice.
Mar 15th 2023 00:37   
Lifafaz Kids Advanced  Maternity Photographer
The main difference between "nofollow" and "dofollow" links is that search engines follow "dofollow" links and use them to calculate the authority and relevance of web pages, whereas they do not follow "nofollow" links and do not use them in their ranking algorithms.
Mar 15th 2023 01:11   
Star Mobile Tyres Innovator  Star Mobile Tyres Preston
Do follow links are best because it pass link to your website while no follow links doesn't pass any link juice.
Mar 15th 2023 01:38   
Vijay K. Senior  Web Marketing
Nofollow- This type of links do not pass Link juice and has no impact on Google ranking algorithm.
Do Follow- This type of link passes link juice and impacts Google ranking algorithm.
Mar 15th 2023 04:18   
Tanimola S. Junior  affiliate
DoFollow links enable authority development with website visitors through search engine positioning.

NoFollow links prevent the development of search engine authority.

Position in search engines is determined by computations and DoFollow content that is indexed in search engines.

NoFollow material is not taken into account when search engines make calculations.
Mar 15th 2023 09:49   
TBC T. Innovator  Business, SEO, PPC
Links can have 4 attributes.

• Dofollow: This attribute is default if no other attribute is mentioned. Links that are dofollow carry SEO value.

• Nofollow: This attribute highlights to search engines that the link shouldn’t parse page rank. Links with nofollow are treated as “hints” according to Google.

• Sponsored: This attribute highlights sponsored/advertising links. Links with sponsored are treated as “hints” according to Google.

• UGC (User Generated Content): This attribute is used for user generate content. Links with UGC are treated as “hints” according to Google.
Mar 16th 2023 09:00   
Nelson Smith Innovator  Outlook Email Support
The primary difference between "nofollow" and "dofollow" links is that search engines follow dofollow links to crawl and index pages, while they do not follow nofollow links.

A dofollow link is a standard link that allows search engines to follow the link from one website to another, passing along link equity and helping to improve the target website's search engine rankings. It is the default link type that websites use.

On the other hand, a nofollow link is an HTML attribute added to a link that tells search engines not to follow the link. This means that while users can still click on the link to visit the target website, search engines will not pass any link equity to the target website.

Nofollow links are often used for links to untrusted or low-quality websites, or for links in user-generated content such as blog comments, to prevent spam and maintain the quality of the website. Dofollow links are typically used for high-quality links from trusted sources to help improve a website's search engine rankings.
Mar 16th 2023 15:54   
Please sign in before you comment.