one site - many same outbound links

[newreality]

I operate an established site, a job board and will now be having many outbound links to the same url address to apply for jobs (different url variables). More than 100+ of these links.

What can be done to minimize the outbound link value?

Would it help to direct to an intermediate page first?

main job category > job detail page > intermediate page containing external url link (3rd level instead of 2nd)

Is there a safe redirect solution?

[jag]

You can have jobs listing page in second level and job details in third level and make sure you have link in page to your domain for link juice loop

Best,

[newreality]

... and make sure you have link in page to your domain for link juice loop

what is link juice loop?

and what about placing the link to external site?

what about nofollow:
- does it work, is it reliable?

<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.site.com/">Anything</a>


seoconsultants.com/html/links/nofollow.asp

[jag]

You may add your domain xyz.com to Home link instead of xyz.com/index.html or may be you can redirect default page to the domain

nofollow - If you are not interested to pass value for external sites you can use the attribute more over you can read Following the Nofollow Kerfuffle

Best,

[JohnW]

>what about nofollow: - does it work, is it reliable?

It works but it does not conserve the juice, according to the latest info. In other words with nofollow, the juice is not passed to the target page but it is still subtracted from the linking pages juice-passing ability.

What Jag said, looping it back, is the right answer.

Or else use a type of link that is not "seen" as a link.

[newreality]

...looping it back, is the right answer.
Or else use a type of link that is not "seen" as a link.

How do you "loop it back"? I'm assuming Jag isn't talking about a seperate link to my home page here.

This is starting to sound like I should add a single outbound link page: /
instead of 100 pages with seperate outbound links, they would all link to a single page(with needed variables passed) which then links to the outbound in a single leap.

When you say a type of link not seen as a link -- could you please give an example so I can see it?

[JohnW]

> loop it back
He is saying if you link to a page, then make sure that page links back or else links to some page that will do you some good.

>a type of link not seen as a link

Until about a year or so ago, javascript and flash links would be essentially invisible as a link, and that can still be the case when they are coded a certain way. Just do a search for search engine friendly javascript or flash links, and then do the total opposite of what’s recommended ;-)

Other option is use server side script in a disallowed folder.

[newreality]

These are one-way links for job postings. So cannot get backlinks.

...server side script in a disallowed folder.

disallowed by htaccess file?

with <a rel="nofollow" on the page?

[JohnW]

>disallowed by htaccess file?

>with <a rel="nofollow" on the page?

No and no. On the page would only be a script call. The "link" script would be off page, in a folder that is disallowed by robots.txt. Really, there is no hyperlink to follow or not follow, just an offpage redirection script that can be made to pass variables etc. and function like a link (except that a robot can't see or execute it).

[newreality]

so, basically, for my case;

index page >
main job page >
job detail page (clicks for redirect to) >

another page, while passing variables which calls a php script and is located in a seperate folder. this page has the <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW" and...

just an offpage redirection script that can be made to pass variables etc. and function like a link

I'm searching for how this might be done with php and clickable link.

- so the redirect page will have <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW"
- and you would not use on this page: <a rel="nofollow" ?
- do you mean a header redirect/like which of these -- the 2nd? with the script in "function.php" (and are header redirects still risky to use -- which type is safest? -- and will a url variable pass to call the variables)?:

PHP Code:

<?php
header("Location: http://externallinkwithvars/");
exit;
?>

<?php
@include("/function.php");
movePage(403,"http://externallinkwithvars/");
?>

<?php
header("location:http://externallinkwithvars/");
?>

<?php
echo "<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0;url=http://externallinkwithvars/'>";
?>

[JohnW]

I don't want to comment on any specific scripting but in general terms - I assume you have a button the users click to go to the listing. So instead of it being a hyperlink, make this button launch a script. Put a robots disallow on the folder that contains the script -note- robots disallow goes in your robots.txt file - it's not a meta tag. The script is going to need to be customized for what you are trying to do i.e. redirect the browser to some url plus whatever other magic is needed.

[jag]

You can go with Jhonw's advices and get into a detailed study of it and things are not complex as it looks

Originally Posted by newreality

so, basically, for my case;

Once you try with things and you may mention factors that worked, got understood and you are welcome for further clarification

Best,