Instructables site - follow and nofollow

[alexddseo]

Hi,

I haven't been able to find a clear answer to this issue yet, so I'm posting here for help.

I have just created a profile on the site Instructables - http://www.instructables.com/ as well as an article.

The issue is that I could find most of the published articles there have follow links in them - e.g links under materials: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Reclaimed-Industrial-Coffee-Table/ - however mine is attributed nofollow links. I simply don't know why this is or if there is a way around it to get the links followed.

This question only relates to the links in the articles, not the profile links - which are followed.

Anybody knows?

Thanks,

Alex

[MattRoney]

Hi Alex!

Honestly, this sounds like something you'd need to contact Instructables about. Unless someone here has pretty deep knowledge of their services, they're probably the only ones who'd know for sure.

[GastonRiera]

Hi Alex!

I'd believe that they have some sort of rule just like Moz. The NoFollow tag will be gone after some ranking you should overcome.
Just on a quick look i've found 3 articles that have NoFollow external links
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-StormTrooper-Helmet/step2/Finding-a-Template/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Compliant-Prosthetic-Hand-With-Sensorimotor-Contro/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Bicycle-Picknick-Box/step8/Attatchment-to-the-bicycle/

Also, many others with follow links.
Keep in mind that sites that get lot of articles, know about SEO, and dont want to be used and get their authority stolen.

Hope it helps.
GR.

[varun1800]

Hi Alex,

It totally depends on the website to give a follow or no-follow link. But yes you can convince them for do follow the link by justifying how your article can help their website too. If you will be able to do so, they might provide you do-follow link.

All the best,

Varun

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