Should I no follow the embed code for youtube videos on my site?
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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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Great, thanks guys. Much apprecaited
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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:
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- Agree with Albin. You don't stand to gain anything from putting a nofollow on the links.
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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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