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Dofollow

What is dofollow?

A dofollow link is an ordinary hyperlink with no nofollow, sponsored, or ugc attribute, so it passes ranking value to the destination page.

Why it matters

There is no actual rel="dofollow" attribute — the term simply describes the default behaviour of a link.

Editorially earned dofollow links from relevant publications are the primary target of most guest posting programmes.

Related terms

  • Nofollow

    rel="nofollow" is a link attribute that tells search engines not to pass ranking credit through that link. Google now tr

  • Link equity

    Link equity, sometimes called link juice, is the ranking value passed from one page to another through a hyperlink.

  • Editorial link

    An editorial link is one a writer or editor chose to include because it genuinely helps the reader, with no payment or e

Cite this definition

Guest Post Website. “Dofollow.” Guest Posting & SEO Glossary. https://guestpostwebsite.com/glossary/dofollow