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    Should I no follow the embed code for youtube videos on my site?

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    • whorneff310
      whorneff310 last edited by

      Since it is not an internal page, would it make sense to nofollow links to my youtube videos throughout my site?

      Thanks for the help

      William

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      • whorneff310
        whorneff310 last edited by

        Great, thanks guys.  Much apprecaited

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        • akaigotchi
          akaigotchi last edited by

          I think that linking out with followed links is generally a good idea 🙂 So, No you shouldn't.

          Here's something from a previous SEOMOZ Whiteboard Friday, that you should maybe read / watch on that topic:

          http://www.seomoz.org/blog/category/33

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          • Devin_Anderson
            Devin_Anderson last edited by

            • Agree with Albin. You don't stand to gain anything from putting a nofollow on the links.
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            • mozalbin
              mozalbin last edited by

              My first thought is "No, you shouldn't".

              First of all, nofollow is a tool to stop other websites from getting link juice. This is primary for websites you don't trust. But I believe you trust Youtube, right? 🙂 Plus that it's your own videos on Youtube that you link to, another reason to not put nofollow.

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