Sponsored blog - pass any link juice?
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Hello there,
If a quality blog in our specific niche writes an article about us which is clearly labelled "sponsored post" as we have either paid them or given them a product, will Google discount that link going back to our website?
Should we request for the link to be "no-follow"?
Thanks
Robert
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Hello,
If the article is sponsored by you and is all about you, I would request no-follow. If it was not sponsored by you (but still by someone) and there is only a brief mention of you and a link I would keep that as a follow. At the bottom of this article from woorank it explains similar circumstances.
Thanks,
- Mike Bean
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Hi there
I would request the link is nofollow - that seems to be the consensus on multiple resources - here's one and another. From Backlinko Ranking Factors, these can potentially decrease value (but, as this is a study, it's opinion).
Nofollow links are still beneficial though, especially if the links passes traffic where the user is looking for your products or interested in your content.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
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