Should I Nofollow All External Links?
If You Have to Use a Nofollow Attribute, Use It as an Attribute on Specific Links but Not at a Page Level. Using Nofollow at a Page Level Just Hurts You More...
If you have to use a nofollow attribute, use it as an attribute on specific links but not at a page level. Using nofollow at a page level just hurts you more than anything. It's not a good idea. Using nofollow on all outbound links is just a ridiculous practice built out of fear of linking out.
When should you use nofollow links?
Nofollow:
- If you sold a link.
- If someone paid you to post their content.
- If you are in any way nervous that you might be penalized for the link.
- Sitewide link to person who designed your site – although many people will follow links to company names.
- Widgets.
Which links should be nofollow?
What Types of Links Are Nofollow?
- Blog comments.
- Social media (for example, links in Facebook posts)
- Links in forum posts or other forms of user generated content.
- Certain blogs and news sites (like the Huffington Post)
- Links from “widgets”
- Links in press releases.
Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.
