HELP: Why do I have a 61% score for "% of total links, external + follow"?
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Firstly, I understand what this percentage is. It's the ratio of external links that are "follow" -> compared to the links that are "no-follow".
Four questions:
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This is definitely not accurate! I have loads of no-follow links
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Does anyone have ideas or techniques to add more healthy no-follow links?
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Am I completely misunderstanding this?
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Will this high score negatively affect my ranking?
I could definitely use some help. Thanks so much in advance.
I don't think my website address should help, but if you need it for context, it's estatediamondjewely.com.
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