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DoFollow ~~links are normal links~~ on ~~the Internet~~ that ~~do pass~~ [[Glossary/PageRank|PageRank]] or [[Glossary/Link-juice|link juice]] on to the linked to ~~website~~.

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A DoFollow link is a link on a web page that passes [[Glossary/PageRank|PageRank]] or [[Glossary/Link-juice|link juice]] to the target web page - that is, the page that's linked to.

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~~Technically speaking,~~ DoFollow ~~links are ones~~ that ~~do not~~ have a [[Glossary/NoFollow|NoFollow]] attribute ~~on them~~.

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A DoFollow link is just a link that doesn't have the [[Glossary/NoFollow|NoFollow]] attribute attached to it.

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Here's ~~what the~~ HTML code for a normal, DoFollow ~~links looks like~~:

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Here's an example of HTML code for a normal, or DoFollow, link:

<nowiki><a href="http://www.Blogfullverion.com">Full verion software</a></nowiki>

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<nowiki><a href="http://Blogfullverion.com" rel="nofollow">Full verion software</a></nowiki>

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On the Web, a DoFollow link to a website is ~~much~~ like a vote for that website ~~and~~ [[Glossary/Inbound-link|~~inbound~~ links]] are something that search engines really pay attention to when deciding where to rank a web page in search results.

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On the Web, a DoFollow link to a website is like a vote for that website. [[Glossary/Inbound-link|Inbound links]], or links from a different website, are something that search engines really pay attention to when deciding where to rank a web page in search results. Inbound links from a number of authoritative websites tells search engines that the target web page is important.

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~~Unless~~ you don't trust ~~or want to support~~ the ~~website that you're linking to~~, ~~it's best practice to leave the link DoFollow. If you~~ don't want to ~~be associated with or "vote"~~ for ~~a website though~~, it's a ~~good idea to make that link [[Glossary/NoFollow|NoFollow]]~~.

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It's best to leave links DoFollow unless you don't trust the target site, or for some reason don't want people to find it in search results. A log-in page, for example, isn't really a page people search for.

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If you're hosting a paid link, such as an ad, you should make it [[Glossary/NoFollow|NoFollow]]. Links in user-generated content, such as comments on blog posts, should also be marked NoFollow.

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For more detailed guidance on deciding which links to mark NoFollow, read [[Learn/No-Follow-Links-Don't-Help-PageRank-or-SEO|No Follow Links Don't Help PageRank or SEO]].

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''Here on AboutUs.org -- the world's largest website directory -- we link to ~~each~~ website ~~on our page about them, but we make those~~ links NoFollow by default because we know ~~not all of the websites~~ on the Web ~~are~~ great or worthy of ~~endorsing~~. We do choose to ~~selectively make~~ the links to a ~~website DoFollow (removing the NoFollow attribute)~~ once we ~~review~~ it. See AboutUs' [[DoFollow|DoFollow links policy]] for more details.''

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''Here on AboutUs.org - the world's largest editable website directory - we link to every listed website. These links are NoFollow by default because we know that every site on the Web isn't great, nor necessarily worthy of our endorsement. We choose to follow the links on a Website Profile once we have reviewed the site and the page about it. See the AboutUs [[DoFollow|DoFollow links policy]] for more details.''

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-DoFollow links are normal links on the Internet that do pass [[Glossary/PageRank|PageRank]] or [[Glossary/Link-juice|link juice]] on to the linked to website.
+A DoFollow link is a link on a web page that passes [[Glossary/PageRank|PageRank]] or [[Glossary/Link-juice|link juice]] to the target web page - that is, the page that's linked to.
-Technically speaking, DoFollow links are ones that do not have a [[Glossary/NoFollow|NoFollow]] attribute on them.
+A DoFollow link is just a link that doesn't have the [[Glossary/NoFollow|NoFollow]] attribute attached to it.
-Here's what the HTML code for a normal, DoFollow links looks like:
+Here's an example of  HTML code for a normal, or DoFollow, link:
 <nowiki><a href="http://www.Blogfullverion.com">Full verion software</a></nowiki>
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 <nowiki><a href="http://Blogfullverion.com" rel="nofollow">Full verion software</a></nowiki>
-On the Web, a DoFollow link to a website is much like a vote for that website and [[Glossary/Inbound-link|inbound links]] are something that search engines really pay attention to when deciding where to rank a web page in search results.
+On the Web, a DoFollow link to a website is like a vote for that website. [[Glossary/Inbound-link|Inbound links]], or links from a different website, are something that search engines really pay attention to when deciding where to rank a web page in search results. Inbound links from a number of authoritative websites tells search engines that the target web page is important.
-Unless you don't trust or want to support the website that you're linking to, it's best practice to leave the link DoFollow. If you don't want to be associated with or "vote" for a website though, it's a good idea to make that link [[Glossary/NoFollow|NoFollow]].
+It's best to leave links DoFollow unless you don't trust the target site, or for some reason don't want people to find it in search results. A log-in page, for example, isn't really a page people search for.
+If you're hosting a paid link, such as an ad, you should make it [[Glossary/NoFollow|NoFollow]]. Links in user-generated content, such as comments on blog posts, should also be marked NoFollow.
+For more detailed guidance on deciding which links to mark NoFollow, read [[Learn/No-Follow-Links-Don't-Help-PageRank-or-SEO|No Follow Links Don't Help PageRank or SEO]].
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-''Here on AboutUs.org -- the world's largest website directory -- we link to each website on our page about them, but we make those links NoFollow by default because we know not all of the websites on the Web are great or worthy of endorsing.  We do choose to selectively make the links to a website DoFollow (removing the NoFollow attribute) once we review it.  See AboutUs' [[DoFollow|DoFollow links policy]] for more details.''
+''Here on AboutUs.org - the world's largest editable website directory - we link to every listed website. These links are NoFollow by default because we know that every site on the Web isn't great, nor necessarily worthy of our endorsement.  We choose to follow the links on a Website Profile once we have reviewed the site and the page about it. See the AboutUs [[DoFollow|DoFollow links policy]] for more details.''