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zaidkalthoum
2,318 PointsSEO No Follow Miss-understanding
Generally, no follow is used when you want to prevent a search engine from following paid links like sponsors or partners or links on your site that you didn't create.
I did't get this statement clearly , and why could i prevent the Search Engine rom following paid links like sponsors or partners ???????
1 Answer
Dale Severude
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 71,349 PointsHe is referring to external links that are on your site that either you have put there or others put there like in a blog feed. Here is article that describes when or why you would want to do such a thing.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/five-situations-where-you-should-use-nofollow-for-linking/6361/