Does a nofollow link from a high DA site count towards trust?
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I've been checking out competitors through the 'link intersect function in my Moz account. Many have got nofollow links from high DA websites. I understand that nofollow links do not count count as a backlink, but will they add towards the trust factor?
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Hi, The best answer to your question is this post https://moz.com/blog/seo-value-nofollow-links
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