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webcreationuk · 02-09-2008, 11:26 AM

Hi,

Hyperlinks using the nofollow element are not crawled, indexed or passed on any PR or SEO value. Some tests have shown that GoogleBot will still sometimes follow the link, but no hard evidence from Google suggests this is true.

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webcreationuk Contributing Member Join Date: 12-28-07 Location: UK Posts: 159 iTrader: 0 / 0% Latest Blog: Social Bookmarking	Hi, Hyperlinks using the nofollow element are not crawled, indexed or passed on any PR or SEO value. Some tests have shown that GoogleBot will still sometimes follow the link, but no hard evidence from Google suggests this is true. __________________ Darren Earney (Business Director) Webcreationuk and SeoNurse Website Design by WebCreationUK Search Engine Optimization by SeoNurse SeoNurse = Search Engine Optimization