Do-follow or no follow?
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What kind of link i should give when i mention someone in a blog, If they already have a better DA then my site.
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Writing a blog post and mentioning another site as a useful resource is the very definition of when you should leave a link as do-follow. Makes no difference what the DA of the other site may be.
There are really only two main reasons to no-follow a link:
- You are linking to untrusted content/you didn't create the link yourself - user-generated comments in a blog are a good example of this, or if you're linking to a questionable website to use it as an example of a bad practice.
- Links to websites with which you have a commercial relationship - e.g. links that have been paid for, or are part of a business arrangement with the other site.
The third reason is if you are linking to pages that aren't useful for a general reader, like registration pages, though this aspect often gets overused.
Hope that helps?
Paul
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Hi Joginder,
If you want to mention someone in a blog you should give nofollow there is no problem and link juice also want to pass. I presume the site is related to your blog whom you want to link.
Hope this helps.
Thanks
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Hi there
Never fear a nofollow link, especially if it's on a site that is relevant to your industry / content.
How do you know if a link is quality? Ask yourself the following...
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Does this link help my website?
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Is this link relevant to my website?
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Would I trust this site (that's linking to me) if I landed on it?
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Is the website or content in which I am being linked from topically relevant to my website?
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If you check metrics - does anything about the metrics (domain authority, page authority,Majestic, SEMRush traffic/ranking data, etc) make me feel uneasy?
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Are the links from directory templates? (example)
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Inspect URLs with blatant spam words
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Free
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Porn
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XXX
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Submit
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Directory
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Paid
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Links
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URL
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Sex
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etc.
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Check for multiple domains and URLs on the same IPs
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This can usually show link farms or spam
If the link doesn't pass the common sense sniff test, it's probably not meant to be.
But never discount a link because it's nofollow. It could be a great opportunity!
Hope this helps - good luck!
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If you are writing a blog post for your product / services etc on an external site then this can be viewed as advertising in Googles eyes. For this type of self exposure I would suggest no-follows for any links pointing back to yourself.
If you are writing a post for your own blog and would like to mention something be it a product or person that is relevant to the blog topic etc then there is no harm in leaving the link as a follow version. If the person / site is a direct competitor in a similar market then leaving a follow may boost their rankings, but that is your call.
It all depends on the promotional aspect and location of the blog post for me. Hope this helps.
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