{"id":23021,"date":"2024-03-13T13:07:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?p=23021"},"modified":"2024-03-13T13:44:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T08:14:19","slug":"nofollow-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/nofollow-links\/","title":{"rendered":"The Absolute Guide On NoFollow And DoFollow Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NoFollow and DoFollow links: Two of the most common terms that digital marketers and SEO experts use in their day-to-day lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what exactly do these terms mean? What is the difference between DoFollow and NoFollow links?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are NoFollow links equivalent to toxic links? Are they good for your website?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that the above-mentioned questions are just a fraction of what any person who is new to the field of digital marketing and SEO might think of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And we are here to clear all these doubts today. In this article, we will discuss all the norms related to NoFollow and DoFollow backlinks, where to use them, their differences and their impact on SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s go!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Is A NoFollow Link?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-6.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23022 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-6.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rel=nofollow tag\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-6.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-6.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-6.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-6.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-6.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first question that arises in a person&#8217;s mind after hearing \u201dNoFollow link\u201d is what exactly does it mean?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is a NoFollow link bad for business? Are they toxic links?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, the answer to the above questions is a big NO!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, NoFollow links are neither toxic nor are they bad for your business. Basically, a NoFollow backlink is a rel nofollow attribute or a tag, which is written as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rel= \u201cnofollow\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does the tag do? It indicates that the search engine crawlers do not pass the link juice to the mentioned website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rel nofollow tag is for those websites to which you want to link in your website content but don\u2019t want the search engines to pass authority to that webpage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google introduced this attribute back in 2005, along with several other updates that are available in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/google-timeline\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google updates timeline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for the sole reason of restricting comment spamming on web pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, several hackers and spammers used to comment spammy links in the comment section of a blog, which ultimately led to passing on of page authority to the link, even if the link was nowhere relevant to the blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the help of the rel nofollow tag, webmasters can restrict search engine crawlers from passing on page authority to such links.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it\u2019s not just spammy links that you can add the tag to. That\u2019s what we are going to discuss in the upcoming sections.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is a DoFollow Link?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23023 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rel=dofollow tag\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know what a NoFollow link is, it\u2019s time to understand the other side of the coin: DoFollow link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While rel nofollow tags do not allow any page authority to the linked webpage, rel follow or dofollow tags help the linked webpage in getting proper page authority from search engine crawlers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, there\u2019s no \u201crel follow\u201d attribute as compared to that of NoFollow backlinks. If you want to pass on the link juice to a website, you can simply link it without the rel nofollow tag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, that\u2019s it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Where To Use NoFollow Tags?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NoFollow tags are mostly used for websites to whom you don\u2019t want to pass on any link juice or give an endorsement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s say you are creating content on the side effects of vaping and have to mention some sites that are selling vapers but don\u2019t want to pass on authority to them,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what do you do? Simply add the rel nofollow attribute while linking to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, apart from the rel nofollow attribute, there are other tags that almost serve the same purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are those?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Sponsored Links<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23024 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sponsored link from website B to website A\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsored links are those links that have been bought or purchased by a website. As Google is strictly against buying links, and it can even penalize your website, it is better to use the specified version of the rel nofollow attribute over here, which is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rel= \u201csponsored\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above tag clearly states that the links are purchased, and you do not want to give any endorsement to these links.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is better to remain clear than to get penalized for buying links. So, remember to use the above tag properly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>User Generated Content<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23025 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"User generated content with social media logos in the background\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the time, viewers mention certain website links in comments that might or might not be relevant to the content. In such scenarios, the webmasters can decide not to pass on the link juice by using the UGC or user-generated content tag, which is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rel= \u201cugc\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will restrict the crawlers from crawling or passing authority to those sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Affiliate Links<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-4.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-4.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Code example of affiliate link with terms\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-4.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-4.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-4.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-4.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-4.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of affiliate programs, one must always use the sponsored tag to avoid getting any penalties from search engines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though affiliate programs are good, and you can monetize your website through them, just remember to clarify that to Google by using the sponsored tag.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Where Not To Use NoFollow Tags?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know the best practices of SEO NoFollow tags, it is time to know the areas where you should prevent using the NoFollow tags.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Internal Links<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6-6.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23028 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6-6.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example model of internal links in a website\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6-6.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6-6.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6-6.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6-6.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6-6.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rel nofollow tag for linking to internal web pages will only harm your website\u2019s rankings. If you do not want Google to rank or index a web page of your website, you can use a meta robots tag, which would save your crawling limit and prevent the page from getting indexed as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>All External Links<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/7-3.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23029 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/7-3.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"External links from website A to website B and website C\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/7-3.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/7-3.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/7-3.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/7-3.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/7-3.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We understand that you might not want to provide page authority to external websites, but using the rel nofollow tag for all external links might bring more harm to your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is better to maintain the balance between NoFollow and DoFollow while providing backlinks to external websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Check the Presence of DoFollow and NoFollow Links?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know the meaning of both NoFollow and DoFollow backlinks, along with the best practices for the former, it is time to know how to check the presence of both DoFollow and NoFollow backlinks on your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See, there are manual methods as well through which you can detect the presence of both DoFollow and NoFollow tags, like through HTML code, using an extension, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But those methods can be time-consuming, and honestly, there are chances of misinterpreting or missing out on a link or two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid such mistakes and save time, we highly recommend you use a proper backlink analysis tool that can uncover the nature of all the referring links in your link profile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RankWatch <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/backlinks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">backlink checker tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a prominent tool for analyzing link profiles, and that too for FREE!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, our backlink analyzer can help you discover the types of links present in your link profile for free, along with several other metrics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Backlink Audit section has several sections, each designed for specific purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-4.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-4.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RankWatch Backlink Overview dashboard\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-4.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-4.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-4.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-4.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8-4.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the overview section gives a complete list of your link profile, the Referring Backlinks section is where you will find the NoFollow vs. DoFollow section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RankWatch\u2019s Referring Backlinks section\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/9-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The advanced table settings have the DoFollow Vs. NoFollow column, specifying which of the referring backlinks have passed the link authority to your website and which ones tagged your URL as NoFollow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23032 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RankWatch\u2019s referring backlinks advanced table stating dofollow vs nofollow\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have the data, you can approach the websites from whom you want to remove the NoFollow or DoFollow tag for your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, you can also uncover your competitors\u2019 link profiles through our Backlink Analyzer. Just add their domain URL while creating a new project, and the entire link profile will be presented to you within seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can approach the referring websites linked to your competitors to improve your networking skills and even get opportunities for guest posting and collaborations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Impact of NoFollow Links On SEO<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can NoFollow backlinks affect a website\u2019s SEO? They are designed not to pass the link authority to the tagged website, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, there are some ways through which these attributes can affect your website\u2019s SEO.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Google Recognizing NoFollow Tags<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/11-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23033 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/11-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google with nofollow tag\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/11-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/11-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/11-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/11-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/11-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google had announced back in 2019, that it will start taking SEO NoFollow attributes as hints to understand the tagged websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only that, other attributes, like sponsored, UGC, and affiliate tags, will also be treated as hints by Google.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason is still unknown, as Google never discloses the reason behind its doings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, digital marketers and SEO experts interpret that the search engine might ignore the above-mentioned attributes in some cases if it feels that the tagged website deserves ranking and indexing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does this mean for your website? If you have a SEO NoFollow link, there is a chance that Google might give recognition to your site and even improve its rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can easily verify this with RankWatch\u2019s Site Auditor as well. The Site Auditor dashboard showcases the number of web pages that a website has with NoFollowed tags.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/12-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23034 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/12-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RankWatch\u2019s site auditor \u201cnon-indexable pages\u201d dashboard\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/12-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/12-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/12-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/12-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/12-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon clicking on the number, the feature further discloses the linked pages\u2019 page depth, HTTP status, indexability status, and load time as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/13-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23035 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/13-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RankWatch\u2019s site auditor Nofollowed pages dashboard\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/13-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/13-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/13-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/13-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/13-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above metrics will help you understand whether Google has indexed the web pages with NoFollow SEO tags or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Diversity In Link Profile<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23036 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Diverse link profile example\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/14-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A perfect link profile is one that has a good blend of DoFollow and NoFollow SEO links. Though the perfect ratio is still not known, it is better to keep a nice diversity in your link profile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, it\u2019s not always <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/what-links-does-google-care-most-about-follow-or-no-follow\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nofollow vs dofollow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but a mixture of both rel nofollow and rel follow links.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By using both DoFollow and NoFollow tags, you will be able to pass on necessary link juice to trustworthy websites and still link to websites that seem relevant to your content but are not suitable for passing on the authority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, a diverse link profile is more approvable by Google than one that lacks it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Increase In Traffic<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15-5.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23037 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15-5.png?resize=640%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"increase in web traffic graph\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15-5.png?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15-5.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15-5.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15-5.png?resize=768%2C320&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15-5.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, SEO NoFollow tags do bring traffic to your website. Even if you are not getting the desired page authority, you will get traffic from the referring website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, it is better to get a NoFollow tag from a website with high domain authority than a DoFollow backlink from a low-quality website.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, this is all you need to know about NoFollow tags.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NoFollow backlinks do hold a lot of importance in the field of digital marketing. Though they do not pass on the link juice, they still bring traffic to your website, and as stated above, Google takes NoFollow attributes as a sign for understanding the linked websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hoping that this blog clears your doubts regarding NoFollow tags.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See you soon!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NoFollow and DoFollow links: Two of the most common terms that digital marketers and SEO experts use in their day-to-day lives. But what exactly do these terms mean? What is the difference between DoFollow and NoFollow links? Are NoFollow links equivalent to toxic links? Are they good for your website? 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