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Ways to remove spammy backlinks
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Hello everyone,
I got hit with an algorithm penalty and need to start removing old backlinks ASAP.
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Does anyone have any good resources on how best to ask webmasters for removal?
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Are there any other ways to remove bad back links besides the disavow tool? (An SEO consultant I talked to said that they had a proprietary software that can remove them - is that possible?)
Thanks all,
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Nothing can physically remove them but the webmasters that own those websites, so:
1. You need to craft a well organized pitch email that doesn't offend the webmaster, and asks them politely to remove the link. Bank on this taking at least 3 total emails, and in many cases, you might get no response.
PM me and I can send you a script or two that has been effective for us.
2. No too can remove those links for you externally.
Hope this helps!
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The sercice I have been most impressed with is this: http://www.removeem.com
However, there was a recent moz post about this exact issue: http://moz.com/blog/google-disavow-tool
I hope that helps.
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