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    • DDL
      DDL last edited by

      Does rel****=****"nofollow" mean the same thing as rel=****"no follow"? I mean written in one word or two words.

      Can Google feel the difference?

      Thanks

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      • KLLC
        KLLC last edited by

        Hello DDLUC,

        Where you found rel="no follow "? I never found. Google reads rel="nofoolow" and rel="dofollow". I never found anything you mentioned above.

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        • mos_rich
          mos_rich last edited by

          The chances are if you found a **rel=****"no follow"**then it has been mistyped. It should always be rel="nofollow"

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          • Chenzo
            Chenzo @mos_rich last edited by

            I agree with Rich here - quality control.

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            • DDL
              DDL @Chenzo last edited by

              Well, they really exist. Of course it is not a usual thing.

              I know that they should be nofollow's, but they are no follow's. The question is if Google ignores wrong versions or not.

              What do you think about the mistyped version? Is Google smart enough to ignore them, or smart enough to translate them?

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