Dofollow 2 nofollow

[amoseshet]

hi everyone,

if i have a dofollow link pointing at me from  website A

and also i have a nofollow link pointing from my website to website A

do they cancel each other out?

or is it only if i have dofollow to dofollow?

[Matt-Williamson]

The links are treated as separate, so they won't cancel each other out and the link from website A to you will pass link juice. Even if you have a reciprocal link that is dofollow and they have one pointing to you that is dofollow they won't cancel each other out and link juice will be passed.

A few reciprocal links in the right circumstances are fine, it is only when a large proportion of your link profile is reciprocal that you are likely to get a penalty for attempted manipulation of Google's rankings.

Hope this helps...

[EEE3]

Also, a link is still a link. Even if it's a no follow link on an external website, it can still help your website from a user experience. If website B has a lot of dedicated visitors and traffic, they could follow your link back to your website and become fans of yours. Just something else to keep in mind.