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< [[How to improve AboutUs pages]]
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#redirect [[DoFollow]]
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<big>In our effort to grow a valuable guide to [[DomainPage|websites]], we want to give '''link love''' to good sites with good [[AboutUs]] pages.</big>
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At the same time, we want to withhold it from "bad actors" such as [[parking lots]], [[pac|adult sites]], scams, etc. (This is why we decided to default to [[Wikipedia:Nofollow|NoFollow]].)
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<big>To nominate a website's [[AboutUs]] page for '''"ProFollow"''', please:</big>
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* Confirm that the website you would like to ProFollow is a "good actor" on the web
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* '''Edit and build a great [[domain page]] for the site here at [[AboutUs]] (we want to reward good content) by editing it with the suggestions and instructions on our <u>[[How to improve AboutUs pages]]</u> page.'''
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** Note that a [[summary]] (at the top of the page), unique description of the site ('''in your own words, not copy/pasted from the website'''), contact info, and relevant [[tags]] are required for ProFollow (and an [[ImageHelp|image]] is highly encouraged). Instructions and more suggestions can be found '''[[How to improve AboutUs pages|here]]'''.''
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* When the site's page looks great (or if you have questions) [mailto:help@aboutus.org email us] at [http://www.aboutus.org/Special/user/email/EmailAboutUs <email>be142b9d0d036769fdb175e5bfe50270</email>] (with "ProFollow" in the subject) or [http://blog.aboutus.org/2009/12/14/chat-with-aboutus/ come chat with us].<br><br>
* [[Google]]'s article [http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=96569 about NoFollow]
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* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/321 SearchStatus'] Firefox add-on that allows you to highlight no-follow links on a web page (in addition to showing its [[PageRank]] and [[Alexa]] rank)
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* [[SpotlightArticles|Examples of good AboutUs pages]]
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* Bloggers that have talked about our ProFollow policy:
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** [http://www.collaborativegrowthnetwork.com/Blog/bid/3600/Sites-to-Get-Free-Links-Aboutus-org Sites to Get Free Links: AboutUs.org]
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** [http://blog.wehaveitall.net/2010/01/04/aboutusorg-wiki-for-websites.aspx "I recommend you include Aboutus.org in your online marketing strategy."]
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** [[SEORankings.com]]: [http://www.seorankings.com/get-links-followed-aboutus-org Get Your Links Followed On AboutUs.org]
