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  • Kard63
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2003
    • 8944

    #1

    Question about nofollow and robots.txt

    On my blog I added a hideously long navigation to the side my google position fell. It went back up when I removed it. I guess it was too many outbound links. The links were to galleries and tours. I made more money than average until my google position fell so I want to add it back. Can I use no follow or robots.txt to get google to ignore it? I don't want to drop in position again.
  • Lycanthrope
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2004
    • 4517

    #2
    I assume it is an include, therefore no - Google sees it as one big page. What you could do is try to redo the css so that the content area is actually read first.

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    • woj
      <&(©¿©)&>
      • Jul 2002
      • 47882

      #3
      use javascript for the links...
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      • Kard63
        Confirmed User
        • Nov 2003
        • 8944

        #4
        Originally posted by woj
        use javascript for the links...
        Is there a way to use php ?

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        • directfiesta
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Oct 2002
          • 30136

          #5
          Originally posted by Kard63
          Is there a way to use php ?
          PHP Code:
          <?PHP
          
          if ($o == "l1") {$link = "http://www.sponsor.com/id/youref";} // Default link
          if ($o == "l2") {$link = "http://www.yahoo.com";}
          if ($o == "l3") {$link = "http://forums.digitalpoint.com";}
          if ($o == "l4") {$link = "http://blog.findinforums.com";}
          
          header("Location: $link"); // Jump to the hiddden affiliate URL above
          exit();
          ?>
          linking : links.php?o=l3
          Last edited by directfiesta; 03-22-2008, 10:10 AM.
          I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !

          But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

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          • baddog
            So Fucking Banned
            • Apr 2001
            • 107089

            #6
            SE's have not really decided how they are treating nofollow yet. You can try, got nothing to lose . . . except maybe your positions again.

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            • fluffygrrl
              So Fucking Banned
              • May 2006
              • 2187

              #7
              I'd say it's most likely your position fell for whatever other reasons, not related to your navlist.

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              • Kard63
                Confirmed User
                • Nov 2003
                • 8944

                #8
                Originally posted by woj
                use javascript for the links...
                I read google can catch you with php or javascript and they dont like it. Have you experienced this?

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                • Kard63
                  Confirmed User
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 8944

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Kard63
                  I read google can catch you with php or javascript and they dont like it. Have you experienced this?
                  Still wondering. I had a guy do it in php but if javascript makes me less likely to be caught, if they are looking, then I should switch. Let me know.

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                  • roly
                    Confirmed User
                    • Aug 2002
                    • 1844

                    #10
                    Originally posted by baddog
                    SE's have not really decided how they are treating nofollow yet. You can try, got nothing to lose . . . except maybe your positions again.
                    i thought it was google who came up with the idea of nofollow? and they've been suggesting recently with preventing your rankings dropping for suspicion of link selling.

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