Index tag

Help please

[steve128]

<meta name="robots" content="index">

Sorry if wrong thread, but what does the actual tag above mean:
Will google just index the page but not follow links?
I havn't seen it before, usually noindex, or nofollow etc

A local search engine uses this tag, but they want plenty of money for my ad, it is a very localised se and will not bring much traffic, but the site home page has a PR7.

[heini]

It's just a wish...
No, this has no consequence. I simply states bots are not forbidden to index the page.
If you have a link on that page a bot will follow the link, especially when it is a high PR page.

So if I understand you correctly, you plan to advertize with a site and you try to evaluate if the engines will count the link for your linkpopularity/PR?

If so check for two things:

- Does the site block bots by robots.txt?

- Are links on that site redirected or plain links?

[steve128]

Thank you for the super quick response!

The site uses frames, the only off site links on the page at the moment are affilate link using image links/banners etc.

I wanted to negotiate a text link, and yes the link pop etc is the reason.
I can't see any robots.txt