Do No Follow Links have Value?

I build them for no other reason than I think they make my backlink profile look natural. I do think they have value but I haven't done a case study on it so I can't provide any proof of that claim.

Along the lines of the original question, we know no link juice passes but if you get a nofollow with anchor text does the anchor text help? Any thoughts/theories?

Nigel Farage said:

A guy on another forum said that no follow links were ignored by Google and so therefore had no SEO value, and some of his other opinions seemed really dated, so I posted disagreement saying that no follow links have value now, and he's called me out on this and wants a link.

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I would avoid people that make statements like that and roll with what you know. With that guys statement and my experience, he doesn't know what he is talking about. If you drop a comment to help someone like that and they turn around and say POST PROOF they are just looking for a handout. The most likely possibility is, they are just looking for some quality regurgitation to give him more reasons to spread his forum signature.

Nigel Farage said:

How do I constructively engage in a discussion about the value of no-follow backlinks without opening the door to murder, mayhem and public ridicule and scorn?

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You can't engage in any form of constructive communications with anyone who is blinded by their emotions to that degree, especially if they are ignorant and unwilling to put what you said to the experiment.

domainmadness said:

I'm looking into this and it seems like there's really not definitive answer. All answers in this thread are just speculation and opinions without any facts - at least no sources.

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There is people with data/answers/facts they just choose not share it in the public. Trade secrets and all.

domainmadness said:

Problem is that how we know if Mr. Cutts is being genuine or is he just trying to mislead us?

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Rule #1 Never trust anything matt craps says. This is like listening to the cia on how they catch criminals. They are not going to reveal exactly how they do it, because they want to keep catching those criminals.

GangsterWilly said:

I wish i could read mats face when he is telling bshit and when he is telling truth like in tv serial "Lie to me"

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Everything he says is lie. How do i know this? When he opens his mouth and words come out.