Has anyone been able to by pass charges to have links removed?
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I am working on Google Reconsideration Request Process for a website and have been asked by a few links to pay a certain amount to have my link removed however, the links were placed without my knowledge is there any way to be able to get them to remove without having to pay especially since I did not ask to be linked anyway? Does anyone know if Google has a templete that has been used in the past that possibly works well to bypass charge due?
Thanks!
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Thanks Jesse for your response.
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Nope. Just do as you are doing - email the webmasters and keep track of all these emails where they are demanding money from you. Take screenshots and include them in your reconsideration request. Use Google's Disavow tool in the very end, but only after you've made an effort.
Google wants to see that you have made an effort to clean up these links and that you are able to identify what spam is and which links should not exist in your profile. So success or no, keep track and you will eventually get where you need to be.
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