jonwashburn: The truth about links in comments

The truth about links in comments

ActiveRain, as well as almost every other blog in the blogosphere, places "No Follow" tags on all comments within our network. That means that Google doesn't "see" the links left in comments.   So the only links getting Google Juice are the links in the blog postings.

We do this to discourage link spamming. 

Just thought I would set the record straight on this. 

6 comments • Jonathan Washburn • August 08 2007 01:55PM

Comments

Thanks for sharing this. I wondered if the showed up or not.
Posted by SHAUN WREN (LICENSE IS NOT PLACED) over 3 years ago
Jonathan- Thats interesting....I did not realize that was the case. Thanks for that info.
Posted by Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty) over 3 years ago

And you learn something new everyday...

Thanks for sharing.

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Posted by Long Beach Mobile Notary - LaShon James-Major (The Document Diva) over 3 years ago
If there's a "no follow" tag so that the search engines can't pick it up, can someone reading the comments still click through to the link?

Posted by Sharon Simms St Pete FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS (ALVA International, Inc.) over 3 years ago

Sharon, yes the links work.  We include the "no follow" tags specifically for search engines. 

Posted by Jonathan Washburn (ActiveRain Corp) over 3 years ago

Jonathan, Thanks for posting this.  I used the search feature to find this. 

Posted by Judi Barrett Integrity Real Estate Services, 580-212-5946 about 1 year ago

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