Do follow / no follow Link

chriswe73

How about a no follow / do follow Link option for directory entries.
For example not paid entries get a no-follow link to their page. Paying dierctory customer get a do follow link for their profile. To get another selling point for directory customers to buy a listing profile.

paolo

That would get you in trouble with Google IMHO.

chriswe73

I guess I was not specific enough.

I mean do follow / no Follow switch linked to packages for Links to external Websites of Directory profile customers. There is no problem with google, because it is only a backlink option for customers. no paid entries = no backlink for their page.

paolo

If you give nofollow links to free users and dofollow links to paid users, Google will penalize you for sure—that’s considered selling backlinks to manipulate search rankings.

However, suppose you give no link to free users and a dofollow link to paid users. In that case, Google won’t penalize you because you’re simply offering an additional feature to paying users, not manipulating search results.

GeoDirectory already allows this when setting up a pricing package, giving you complete control over link settings while staying compliant with Google's guidelines.