Web Optimization | (SEO) Search Engine Optimization & Website Optimization

Website promotion is getting harder than ever. Not only are search engines constantly changing their algorithms, anti-spam measures are also becoming stricter. Given this situation, getting a website on the front page of search engines is becoming harder and harder not only for spammers but also for honest link builders.

One such anti-spam measure is the implementation of the Nofollow attribute in links. This can be implemented by simply affixing rel=’NOFOLLOW’ on a link. When a website owner does this, people who put their own links on the page will not be given the corresponding link juice. It is done with the goal of preventing spam and it is usually done in comment pages and social bookmarking websites.

Now you may wonder what does DoFollow means. Well, it is simply the opposite of NoFollow. If the NoFollow attribute is removed by the website owner, then the links become DoFollow. There are some blogs who implement this so that they can reward their users by having them benefit from their link juice. There are also some social networking websites that implement this on their profile pages. The key here is finding these websites and putting up your links.

However, finding these blogs may take some time. That is why DoFollow link services have been very popular. But you can also do this yourself if you use certain programs or websites to look for them. The most popular ones are Comment Kahuna and Comment Hunt.

Using these programs is easy. All you need to do is type in a keyword and it will return a list of DoFollow blogs you can comment in. But it is very important that you make each comment unique and relevant to the blog post. Spamming with these tools will not get you anywhere for the website owners will simply delete your comment.

The great thing about commenting is anchor text control. You can choose your anchor text through the Name field. However, you should not get over the top and only put your keywords in your anchor text. Make it look natural and put a name beside it like “Anna – muscle building specialist”.

You may also consider searching for DoFollow lists. There are a lot of them on the Internet. All you need to do is type “dofollow blog list”, “dofollow directory list” or “dofollow directories” in the search engines and then click on the results. Visit every website in this list and put your link up. The best part is that you can get a link without paying for anything.

Another way of obtaining DoFollow links is by receiving them from people who compile them. This is how Angela and Paul’s backlinks became popular. They compile a list of DoFollow and High PR websites that users can submit to. It is very easy to do and it cuts down the search work for a monthly fee.

But if you are one of those lazy people, you can always outsource the work. There are lots of services in the webmaster forums that provide dofollow link and directory submissions as well as Angela and Paul’s backlink submissions. However, you will need to pay a higher fee.

These are just some ways on how you can get DoFollow links. But this does not mean NoFollow links are of no value. In fact, search engines such as Ask.com considers NoFollow links as ordinary links unlike Google and Yahoo. They are still as valuable in telling the search engines what keywords your website should rank for. Always mix your DoFollow with NoFollow links to make things more natural.