Comments on: Squidoo Struggles with Nofollow bugs http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/ Blogging about Search Engine Optimization and Internet marketing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:21:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: hahah http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2711 hahah Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:28:30 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2711 nofollow does NOT mean, in google's eyes that it will not crawl that page, it will not PASS on page rank to the link, MSN and Yahoo however, will not crawl it. nofollow does NOT mean, in google’s eyes that it will not crawl that page, it will not PASS on page rank to the link, MSN and Yahoo however, will not crawl it.

]]> By: Mie http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2636 Mie Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:47:08 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2636 This begs a very interesting question regarding social posting and promotion of new lenses. As I write this a lens I just created is resolutely on nofollow. So I am wondering whether to leave digg, stumble etc until the lens has follow links, in the hope that google will not spider it until it is follow. What do you think? Is there an update on this by the way. Are squidoo intentions any clearer? At least hubpages have a definite policy based on page and author rank. This begs a very interesting question regarding social posting and promotion of new lenses.

As I write this a lens I just created is resolutely on nofollow.

So I am wondering whether to leave digg, stumble etc until the lens has follow links, in the hope that google will not spider it until it is follow.

What do you think?

Is there an update on this by the way. Are squidoo intentions any clearer?

At least hubpages have a definite policy based on page and author rank.

]]> By: Bill Gassett http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2350 Bill Gassett Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:32:22 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2350 I had noticed that squidoo went no follow but was unsure why. I am glad to know it is just a server issue. I had noticed that squidoo went no follow but was unsure why. I am glad to know it is just a server issue.

]]> By: Markus http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2297 Markus Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:33:28 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2297 It's certainly taking a lot longer than what it would take to rectify a bug. I have a sinking feeling that squidoo has actually scummed to the might nofollow. May be their rankings were dropping in the listings. They have a lot of content now to afford people going off. And the thing is that they get most of their best content from people who are not looking to get a backlink. Considering these factors, squidoo seems to have made the right move. Sad for us but good for them. Good thing is that the previous posts are still dofollow, so the link value for those links will surely increase because of this move It’s certainly taking a lot longer than what it would take to rectify a bug. I have a sinking feeling that squidoo has actually scummed to the might nofollow. May be their rankings were dropping in the listings. They have a lot of content now to afford people going off. And the thing is that they get most of their best content from people who are not looking to get a backlink. Considering these factors, squidoo seems to have made the right move. Sad for us but good for them.

Good thing is that the previous posts are still dofollow, so the link value for those links will surely increase because of this move

]]> By: Will http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2127 Will Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:59:20 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2127 Glad we could help, Olivier. Glad we could help, Olivier.

]]> By: Olivier http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2125 Olivier Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:52:46 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-2125 This explains a lot. I had the unpleasant surprise to find my lens completely nofollow. What a shock! Especially since they advertise that one can promote ones own blog with squidoo, exactly what I'm trying to do. Thanks for covering this issue! Olivier. This explains a lot. I had the unpleasant surprise to find my lens completely nofollow. What a shock! Especially since they advertise that one can promote ones own blog with squidoo, exactly what I’m trying to do.

Thanks for covering this issue!

Olivier.

]]> By: Shell Harris http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-1233 Shell Harris Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:21:01 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-1233 Thanks for the explanation, Kimberly. I think Squidoo has value for both marketing and making money online. I think some people overvalue it and get disappointed it. It is a tool like anything else on the Internet. Thanks for the explanation, Kimberly. I think Squidoo has value for both marketing and making money online. I think some people overvalue it and get disappointed it. It is a tool like anything else on the Internet.

]]> By: Kimberly at Squidoo http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-1223 Kimberly at Squidoo Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:10:15 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-1223 Lenses don't leave WIP until LensRank refreshes, and LR doesn't refresh more than (or less than) once every 24 hours unless we have problems. WIP isn't a bad thing. It gives you a chance to polish your lens before people start visiting it. Take the time to make it shine and it will get a great welcome. ~Kimberly Squidoo's Community Organizer Lenses don’t leave WIP until LensRank refreshes, and LR doesn’t refresh more than (or less than) once every 24 hours unless we have problems.

WIP isn’t a bad thing. It gives you a chance to polish your lens before people start visiting it. Take the time to make it shine and it will get a great welcome.

~Kimberly
Squidoo’s Community Organizer

]]> By: Marius http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-1213 Marius Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:54:18 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-1213 Squidoo is nothing more than a website full of spam and clickbank links. I really don't understand why Google trust it so much. I really hope they will use nofollow for good. Squidoo is nothing more than a website full of spam and clickbank links. I really don’t understand why Google trust it so much. I really hope they will use nofollow for good.

]]> By: Will http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-1131 Will Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:16:26 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/squidoo-nofollow/#comment-1131 It doesn't sound like it's been totally fixed. It shouldn't take 24 hours for the lenses to leave WIP. It didn't take that long on the old server; the links were dofollow as soon as you published the lense. But I guess as long as they are eventually converted, that's good enough. It doesn’t sound like it’s been totally fixed. It shouldn’t take 24 hours for the lenses to leave WIP. It didn’t take that long on the old server; the links were dofollow as soon as you published the lense. But I guess as long as they are eventually converted, that’s good enough.

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