| Firefox is a popular web browser and search engine | | | | do follow link unless you check page source. This is a |
| optimization (SEO) is a popular term to describe | | | | huge drawback of browsers when doing SEO and |
| activities related to website ranking in search results. | | | | searching for backlink opportunities. |
| One of the reasons for the popularity of Firefox is | | | | Luckily, there are many Firefox SOE add-ons that |
| the availability of a huge number of add-ons. For | | | | have the ability to display nofollow links in a different |
| every imaginable task there is an add-on available. | | | | way. One of the most popular Firefox SEO |
| You can upgrade Firefox to a professional web | | | | extensions is SeoQuake. This is a complex add-on |
| development platform or keyword analysis and SEO | | | | providing many functions needed for website |
| tool. | | | | optimization. It has also the ability to line-through |
| One of very important aspects of the off-site | | | | "nofollow" and "noindex" links making them easy |
| optimization is getting as many backlinks as possible. | | | | distinguishable. With this option turned on as soon as |
| Every link to your website tells search engines that | | | | the page loads you can spot any link with such tag. |
| your website has something related or interesting. | | | | SeoQuake has also functions to list internal and |
| Links are also a backbone of the PageRank algorithm | | | | external links. This list includes also information about |
| which assigns a number to each web page. This | | | | the nofollow attributes. Another add-on that supports |
| number is a direct reflection of the number of links | | | | marking of nofollow attributes is the Quirk |
| and popularity of the page. | | | | SearchStaus add-on. It has the ability to highlight links |
| Unfortunately, there are two types of links. Every | | | | with attributes. Both add-ons can also display the |
| link can be marked with the "nofollow" tag which | | | | PageRank of the displayed page and many other |
| means that Google will not follow (visit) the target | | | | important parameters for website optimization. |
| page and this link will not contribute to the PageRank | | | | While nofollow links are pretty unpopular for SEO, |
| of the target page. This means that nofollow link is | | | | you should never ignore them. They will not |
| worth much less than a normal one. The main | | | | contribute to the PageRank calculation and Google will |
| problem with links is that on the page display in | | | | not follow them, but users will still be able to reach |
| browser there is no difference between them. From | | | | your website. This also counts. |
| the link itself you can not see if it is a no follow or | | | | |