Do back-links to non indexed sub-domains / sub-directories considered by Google as website backlinks and pass Pagerank to website?
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Hi,
If some noindexed links on our website or sub-domain got some backlinks, will that backlinks pass Pagerank / linkjuice to website? Will they be considered as backlinks to website by Google?
Here is a statement from Matt cutts for the question. My question is same as below with answer?
Eric Enge: Can a NoIndex page accumulate PageRank?
Matt Cutts: A NoIndex page can accumulate PageRank, because the links are still followed outwards from a NoIndex page.
Thanks
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Hey there,
Those links are absolutely considered as back links by Google and are able to accumulate PR / link juice, as long as they are FOLLOW. It doesn't make a difference if they're indexed or not.
Hope it helps. Cheers, Martin
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