Dumb SEO Questions

(Entry was posted by Peter Cornish on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 07/03/2014).

Do nofollowed backlings impact SEO?

My client`s site has 12, 000+ nofollow`d backlinks from a large directory site. Is this likely to impact their SEO performance ? ?
This question begins at 00:11:53 into the clip. Did this video clip play correctly? Watch this question on YouTube commencing at 00:11:53
Video would not load
I see YouTube error message
I see static
Video clip did not start at this question

YOUR ANSWERS

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

  • Peter Cornish: My client's site has 12,000+ nofollow'd backlinks from a large directory site. Is this likely to impact their SEO performance ? ;
  • Jim Munro: I am not an expert, Peter, but I would say definitely not. I recently had to  ;write on this exact subject. I canvassed opinions from people who know which way is up and all responses were unequivocal.  ;
  • Edwin Jonk: From the expert panel in this weeks SEO Questions hangout on air on 00:11:53 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/do_nofollowed_backlings_impact_seo +Peter Cornish

    The cuetimes listed on this page are functional while the live broadcast continues and also once Youtube has finished processing the public broadcast. Processing time varies between 6-24 hours. During this period the clip is viewable in full but the cuetimes cannot be relied on.

    If our assistance with this issue was useful to you, please consider sharing your success story so that others might benefit.
    
  • Pau Lica: Google only has problems with dofollow backlinks.
    Hope that directory doesn't decide to turn dofollow :).

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 07/03/2014).

All Questions in this Hangout