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Wanted: “Do Follow” Bookmarking sites that actually do follow…Anyone, Anyone?

June 24, 2009 by Jenn's Tech Tips  
Filed under FHK WebWarriors

Sign up for our Weekly Web 2.0 Newsletter here!I’ve been hearing a lot lately about social networking sites that are great for “back-links,” on Google.

What’s a back-link? This happens when you post a link to your own blog on another site (usually a social bookmarking site, or the comment section of another blog), which has a Google Page Rank of 4/10 or better, and that site or blog actually links back to your blog without using rel=”nofollow”, preventing that link from “counting” on Technorati or Google. (For more info on why this is important, see Using [and Abusing] rel=”nofollow to Preserve Page Rank.) Note: There is no code for “do follow,” it just happens automatically if there are no “no follow” instructions.

How do you know if you’re getting back-links? They’ll show up as trackbacks or pings in your comments section. They’ll also show up as links on Technorati, and (eventually) under a reverse-search for your blog on Google. If they don’t it’s probably because the site that linked to you is using the rel=”nofollow” code.

So, as you can imagine, a lot of bloggers are anxious to know which social networking sites will give them good back-links. There are a lot of “lists” out there. Socializer.com has one (click on the “Do Follow” link), and there are numerous blogs on Google that have lists, most of which are splogs (”spam blogs”). Many of the lists are out-dated, and contain links to sites that used to be good for back-links but aren’t anymore. I’ve actually tested a good number of the social networking sites on these lists recently and have not been successful in gaining ANY back-links.

So, here’s my question: Has anyone out there been successful in gaining back-links from ANY social networking site in the last 60-90 days? If so, please leave a link to that site in the comment section below, and we’ll check it out. We’re hoping to develop a list of sites that are useful for this purpose. If we’re successful in compiling such a list, we’ll keep you updated.

Also see: Better Ways to Get some Link Love>

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3 Responses to “Wanted: “Do Follow” Bookmarking sites that actually do follow…Anyone, Anyone?”
  1. Lindamood Bell says:
    July 3, 2009 at 3:17 am

    Thanks for u sear with us this nice list bcz Do follow Bookmarking list its very useful bcz they get easily Back links, PR, Website Ranking and Traffics

    Reply
  2. Travel Opinions says:
    July 4, 2009 at 5:47 am

    There are about 20 Social Bookmarking Sites without nofollow
    http://www.caroline-middlebrook.com/blog/do-follow-social-bookmarking-sites/

    Reply
  3. Ryan Montane says:
    November 1, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    Hey my social bookmarking site is a do follow and google indexes daily http://www.siteter.com :)

    Reply

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