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    • Faizali.786
      Faizali.786 Subscriber last edited by

      Why spam score of my website is 78 in moz. I had disaow bad backlinks in 2023 and it's still showing my spam score too high. Help me to decrease it. alt text

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      • william023
        william023 last edited by

        you can increase the spam score by removing bad links and putting good links in your website. convert srt to txt

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        • william023
          william023 last edited by

          you can increase the spam score by removing bad links and putting good links in your website. convert srt to txt

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          • erdinckoc
            erdinckoc last edited by

            Hello everyone, apologizing to the subject owner, the same problem exists on the sites I have just opened, I have rejected domain names with a high toxic spam score via moz, with the google disavow tool, I have completely updated my posts, my images, when this spam score is updated, how can I get rid of it. Example domain name : https://www.cimhalifiyatlari.net thank you for the answers you will provide in advance.

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            • pelorustech
              pelorustech last edited by

              To reduce your spam score, focus on authentic content, avoid overuse of keywords, ensure clear and relevant subject lines, regularly cleanse your email list, use the double opt-in method, offer an easy unsubscribe option, and keep your subscribers engaged with valuable targeted content.

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              • ahmed1112
                ahmed1112 last edited by

                If you wanna decrease your spam score, you must make high authority backlinks from relevent sites and remove spammy links.

                Recently I make backlinks for MUNBYN Official that not only increase its DA but also decrease its spam score.

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                • Emma1221
                  Emma1221 @hiteshclini last edited by

                  You can decrease your spam score by removing spammy links or just increasing the number of high quality links.
                  Let me show you a case study of my website. Recently I faced a spammy links on my website. then 1 did 2 steps to neutralize this. First 1 created high quality good links and then tried to remove these spammy links which is a little bit difficult. Evently my site spam score reduced from 20 to 5.

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                  • MiroJames
                    MiroJames last edited by

                    I had spam backlinks on my website, I disavow all the links and it working for me

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                    • hiteshclini
                      hiteshclini @Faizali.786 last edited by

                      @Faizali-786 First Analysis your broken backlinks and make a list then disavow all links and decrease your spam score.@😊

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