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    Anyone have a collection or list of spammy websites?

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    • DanDeceuster
      DanDeceuster last edited by

      Random I know. I started a fun pet project at www.me-not-spammer.info. Total spam. Totally says it's not spam. Satire and all, something only SEO people will get really.

      Anyway I want to make a sidebar of other "not spammers" and need to find a bunch of spammy websites. Problem is they don't rank in search engines obviously so I know of only the ones who leave comments on some of my wordpress sites.

      Anyone have a list of a bunch of them so I can link to them in my blogroll?

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      • GFD_Chris
        GFD_Chris last edited by

        Hey there! So while I don't have a list of spammy websites here's a general overview of how I analyze whether or not a website is spammy or not:

        • Does the website have a high Spam Score when running it through Moz's Link Explorer?
        • Does the website have an alternative TLD? (ga, rn, cl)
        • Does the website have a low domain authority?
        • Does the website use similar templates to others that are possibly low quality?
        • Does the website cover a topic that's totally unrelated to the linking site?
        • Is the website part of a blogspot link network?
        • Does the website pass the "eye test" and look like it could be useful for users?

        Of course one or two of these qualities does not make a site low quality but raises a flag that it could be. For me if a site has multiple factors that make it low quality and doesn't appear to pass the "eye test", then I might consider it a spammy domain. You can then submit all spammy domains to your disavow file.

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        • Gordon_Hall
          Gordon_Hall last edited by

          Wow! You must have plenty of time on your hands.

          It would be interesting to see how it ranks - if you choose to track it,,,

          Sorry I can't help with a list.

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