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    Is there a problem here - lots of backlinks from subdomains

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    • McTaggart
      McTaggart last edited by

      Hi - just been looking at a clients backlinks and seeing a couple of hundred from this website - from different subdomains.

      http://www.wales.info/ is the main url

      then you have loads of subdomains: e.g. http://esplanade-hotel.wales.info/areasite_list.asp?Curpage=7&q_group=7 - all with follow backlinks pointing at the same bed and breakfast / hotel / hostel.

      I'm tempted to remove my listing or request nofollow links. Is that the right thing to do?

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      • SoftzSolutions
        SoftzSolutions last edited by

        _Seems like the website is just another listing site. I do not think sites like of these types are going to add any value to your website. So, if you feel that links coming from this site is affecting the visibility of your website in one way or the other, you can ask the webmaster to add no follow attribute against the links or remove it completely. But before you decide to remove the links, you need to check the analytics account to see if you are getting any referral traffic from the website. So, adding no follow attribute would be a safe bet. _

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