Do These Links "Count"?

Trying to Evaluate Value Of Links W Strange Redirects on Them...

[aloe26]

I am considering listing products with two "dealer" sites, but I am curious about any link value that would be passed through the listing.

This is because the code doesn't really contain a *direct* link to my site. Instead, the links are formatted like this to somehow redirect to my site - but the code references THEIR site in the <a href=""> part:

(Note: I did disguise URLs for confidentiality purposes)

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</font><a href="dealer_click_etc.asp?id=insert#here&type=new" target="_blank" class="links">My_External_Site.com</a> </td>

This commented-out text is also below (but again, it's commented out):

<!--</font><a href="http://www.My_External_Site.com" onclick="window.open('dealer_click_etc.asp?id=insert#here&type=new'); return false;" target="_blank" class="links">www.My_External_Site.com</a> </td> //-->

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I would appreciate any advice from other users to help me understand if the engines would really recognize this as a link to my site, or if if the value would be diluted.

Thank you!

[Quadrille]

It's a direct link to "dealer_click_etc.asp?id=insert#here&type=new"

I assume that is NOT your URL!
There's no way I can tell how that URL forwards to yours; but you'd be wise to assume that it's not a 301.

So you are not in line for a paidlink penalty! ;)

[pageoneresults]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld aloe26!

[aloe26]

Thanks for the responses! Yes, I was afraid they wouldn't pass any value, but it was just hard for me to figure out exactly how the redirect was working.

Most people advertise there not for the link relevance but simply to list their products - but I was hoping there'd be an added benefit. ;)

[leadegroot]

Well, they might be doing a 301 and not bot blocking the path and not nofollowing the link, but its unlikely.

[ZydoSEO]

There are several tools on the internet that you can use to see the http status that is returned (301, 302, 200, etc) when a particular URL is requested. They will follow redirects enumerating them along the way until they get a 200 or some error status like 404.

I use HttpWatch Professional but it is a purchased product. It is very handy. If you search for "http header status tool" at Google, you'll find some. SEO consultants has a good free one.

For example, if you request page A, it might tell you that a 301 was returned for Page A redirecting you to page B and that page B returned a 200.