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    • INN
      INN last edited by

      If you have more NoFollowed Linking Root Domains than Followed Linking Root Domains is that a problem?

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      • TomRayner
        TomRayner last edited by

        Purely on the ratio - no. It's no problem at all.  I very much doubt your followed vs non-followed ratio is a ranking or negative ranking factor.

        However, all of those no-followed links will not be passing link equity and - I'm very much generalising here - a few spammy links are generally nofollowed, such as blog comments.  I'd just quickly review the links that are there and make sure they aren't spammy, but other than that having a larger amount of nofollow links won't be a problem.

        Hope that helps.

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