Google is adding rel="sponsored"

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Would also like to know how the impact would be with the "sponsored"
 
Backlinked said:
If you buy guest posts, you better ask the motherYucker to put it as ******** and nothing else :)
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Well DF doesn't actually exist. It's currently the default if you don't attribute anything to the link such as 'nofollow', so Google just follows up. Therefore, all I can guess at the moment is that the link will be left as normal, with nothing else added to it.

Although I'm sure Google never tell us the full story, so I'm sure they're doing this to better work out whether it's worth giving any credit for.
 
This is just Google wanting SEO's helping them better identify link types/patterns.

The question is, will it be widely used? I can't see it happening unless Google start initial chase on large publishers.

The interesting bit is them saying 'noffolow' moved from directive to 'hint'. If this is accurate, then we must see significant SERP changes. Changes happened 2 days ago, where are the SERPs big shifts? Google being once again deceptive.
 
didiseo said:
This is just Google wanting SEO's helping them better identify link types/patterns.

The question is, will it be widely used? I can't see it happening unless Google start initial chase on large publishers.

The interesting bit is them saying 'noffolow' moved from directive to 'hint'. If this is accurate, then we must see significant SERP changes. A bit sceptical here!
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I've personally semi-given up with trying to get my sites higher in Google, as it's never-ending losing battle. If it ranks high, great, but so long as Moz keeps giving me a good DA, and people who buy Sponsored posts/links, keep believing in DA, then I'll carry on selling links/posts.

The thing with Google is they don't want to tell us what's wrong with our site, that will change rankings - they want to keep that from us, and like you say, let SEO's give them the information they need, without really knowing they've just done it.

At the moment, Google clearly aren't that great at deciphering what an interesting link is vs a manufactured one, placed there as the we were paid to put it there. This will no doubt be an attempt for them to better understand this, but I'm sure there will be ways around it.
 
ScreamingMidget said:
This will no doubt be an attempt for them to better understand this, but I'm sure there will be ways around it.
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Oh yes! Most of us will ignore it, nothing changes :p

It's just hilarious how G tries this hard in 2019 for SEOs to help them identifying links. I guess Sullivan is still trying to prove himself. Big :poop: looks to me.
 
SO, those who offer guest posts now have a bargaining chip with two levels and price points as this will certainly lower the link value from an SEO perspective. Interesting :)
 
didiseo said:
The question is, will it be widely used? I can't see it happening unless Google start initial chase on large publishers.
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You bet this will be widely used for the same reason big authority websites are required to disclose their partnerships and sponsored content as per FTC rules. My guess is this will become mandatory gradually with the intervention of government bodies like FTC. Small sites may not use, but the bigger fishes will definitely get behind this to avoid any legal trouble.
 
Would be funny to tell Google that an article is sponsored ... for me rel="sponsored" >= Nofollow ;)
The question is.. does big G loves sponsored content?
 
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I think certain prominent (navbar hard links like porn sites often use) high click nofollow links have more SEO value than people generally assume. Would like to see if this is even more elevated with sponsored attribute.
 
CyberHour said:
The question is.. does big G loves sponsored content?
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I'd be surprised if they do, because a manufactured/sponsored link is less likely to be useful to the visitor, than a website owner who's linked to something such as Wikipedia because it genuinely helps the reader as it's bang on relative.

I'm not sure you can get more relative, when someone links out, even though they are receiving nothing in return. You'd surely only do that if you believed it beneficial to the person reading the page on your site.
 
Google did shot in the foot with "nofollow" attribute.
So, now trying to fix it - however nobody care about.
Especially that Google wants - it's not concert of wishes.
 
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