What's the ratio of Do-Follow and No-Follow backlinks for SEO ranking?

Started by Easton234, 04-05-2019, 04:23:27

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Easton234Topic starter

Hi friends,

I have a photo retouching website to which 85% No-Follow and 15% Do-Follow backlinks pointing to. But I need to know what's the ratio of Do-Follow and No-Follow backlinks that is very helpful for SEO ranking.


riyaa_rp

The ratio of Do-Follow and No-Follow backlinks that is helpful for SEO ranking can vary, as there is no definitive answer. However, having a natural mix of both types of backlinks is generally considered beneficial. Search engines like Google appreciate a diverse link profile, which includes a mixture of Do-Follow and No-Follow links from reputable websites. This diverse linking pattern can indicate the organic and legitimate growth of your website's authority. Ultimately, it is important to focus on acquiring high-quality backlinks from relevant and trustworthy sources, regardless of their Do-Follow or No-Follow status.

While there isn't a specific ratio that guarantees SEO ranking success, here are a few considerations:

1. Natural Link Profile: Aim for a natural and diverse link profile that reflects organic growth. This means having a mix of Do-Follow and No-Follow links, as well as different types of anchor texts.

2. Relevance: Focus on obtaining backlinks from websites that are relevant to your industry or niche. These links carry more weight in terms of SEO value.

3. High-Quality Links: Prioritize high-quality backlinks from authoritative and trustworthy websites. Such links can have a significant positive impact on your SEO rankings.

4. Link Diversity: Seek backlinks from a variety of sources such as blogs, news websites, forums, social media, and industry directories. This will help enhance your website's credibility and authority.

5. Avoid Spammy Tactics: Stay away from black hat SEO techniques that involve buying low-quality backlinks or engaging in link schemes. These tactics can hurt your website's SEO performance.

Here are a few additional tips regarding backlink ratios and SEO ranking:

1. Focus on Quality: Rather than obsessing over specific ratios, prioritize the quality of the backlinks you acquire. High-quality backlinks from reputable and authoritative websites tend to carry more weight in terms of SEO value.

2. Natural Link Building: Aim for organic and natural link building rather than trying to manipulate ratios. Build relationships with other relevant websites and offer valuable content that naturally earns backlinks.

3. Anchor Text Variation: When obtaining backlinks, it's important to have a mix of anchor texts. Use both branded anchor texts (your website or company name) and keyword-rich anchor texts to provide a natural link profile.

4. Monitor and Diversify: Regularly monitor your backlink profile to ensure it stays diverse and doesn't lean too heavily towards one type of link. Consider pursuing a range of link-building strategies, such as guest blogging, social media promotions, and content syndication.

5. Stay Up-to-Date: Keep abreast of any changes or updates to search engine algorithms. Search engines continuously refine their ranking criteria, so staying informed can help you adapt your backlink strategy accordingly.


alexmembrillo

It usually looks more natural to Google to have more No-Follow links than Do-Follow. That's why the example you've shown is a completely natural looking Link Profile. Everyone wants to have a bunch of Do Follow links but they should never be more than the No Follow ones. It just doesn't look organic enough.

sarahalfred

Good question!

It's been a long-standing argument.

SEO experts and internet marketing companies want to know what the best dofollow vs nofollow link ratio is.

The truth is there is no best ratio. What works for my site might not yield good results for you.

But the truth is: you need both dofollow and nofollow links

According to Matt Cutts:

"in general, we don't follow nofollow links."

Although nofollow links are supposed to not influence ranking, the general consensus is that social signals have a positive impact on ranking.

And having a lot of nofollow links will give you more leeway to get after follow link.

So, though there is no official comment on a good dofollow: nofollow ratio from Google:

A few webmasters I know, follow 60:40 ratio.
We, on our blog, follow a 70:30 ratio.
Having too many (or, all) dofollow links lead you to the danger zone of link profile, because:

It gives a sense that you link profile is not natural and the whole objective of your link building strategy is - Get dofollow links to give your ranking a push.
And, as Matt Cutts says:


Wrapping it up:

So, one should try to keep a ratio of 60:40 or 70:30 to have a healthy backlink profile.

Hope it helps.

Cheers.
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onlinebusinesscasestudies

Personally, I have a website in the fitness niche where I have about 70% dofollow links, and so far the site hasn't been doing that bad (nowadays traffic isn't as high as it used to be once, but that's because I've been ignoring the site for over a year now). So I think Google doesn't really care as long as you have high quality backlinks (I built over 300 high quality, white hat outreach links so I think that's a big plus in Google'y eyes). Here's an Ahrefs screenshot of my backlink profile, you can check out my fitness site as a case study, I don't mind (as long as the mods don't mind it either).
newbielink:https://onlinebusinesscasestudies.com/how-i-built-an-authority-website-in-the-insanely-competitive-fitness-niche-domain-revealed/ [nonactive]
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saravanan28

98% do-follow links and 2% no-follow links. In case you suspect the authenticity of the link you are linking to, go for no-follow links. Why Backlinks are important for your web pages? Not long ago did having low-quality backlinks was also considered to rank pages by Google.
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julia timpi

Nofollow Ratio"! The ratio between specific single link attributes has always been exciting to look at in SEO and link analysis. However, printing a big number for all the database links (warning: probably not the complete backlink profile) does make no sense. 30% NoFollow.
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Lishmalinyjames

Nofollow Ratio"! The ratio between specific single link attributes has always been exciting to look at in SEO and link analysis. However, printing a big number for all the database links (warning: probably not the complete backlink profile) does make no sense. ... 30% NoFollow.20


DavidMull

Nofollow Ratio"! The ratio between specific single link attributes has always been exciting to look at in SEO and link analysis. However, printing a big number for all the database links (warning: probably not the complete backlink profile) does make no sense. 30% NoFollow.
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AronYakov

As we know that, google only crawl do follow link. So try to make more no. of do follow backlinks. But if we make only do follow backlinks for sites then, this will sign to google - backlinks are not naturals made. So the ratio of do follow and no follow backlinks is 75:25
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