Spamlink attack wat to do
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Since today we had a spamlink attack. Just 150 dirty links in one morning and probably more to follow. Last year we also had an attack and we used the disalow. But this domain had a much stronger histrory and a PR of 6. The new domain has an authority (DA36) and PR1. The domain is very valuable and we rank on page on one of the most competitive words.
Should I use the disalow tool, or just hope that the spam links don't hurt my ranking. I have some (150) valuable incoming links.
Example of bad link:
http://lamevabarcelona.com/una-exposicio-ens-guia-per-barcelona/dscn0756/
I think X Rumer/ pingback is used. I hope somebody can help us with this.
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Yes we're going to disavow the links. The spam is exactly targeting the right keyword/anchors. And we're the only one receiving spam.
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I gave a concrete answer, I said disavow them. The simple reason being is that YOU need to manipulate the link direction of your website, not someone else.
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ah, no follows... according to Google, it doesnt pass anything but from experiments, it does pass and influence rankings. Some would say other wise.
truthfully, nobody really knows the definite answer to the question you are asking
You disavow it, you dip, then who's fault is it?
You dont disavow it, you dip, then who's fault is it?
Nobody would even really give you a concrete answer to this so people won't reply.
Personally, I would look at your competitors. See the % of spam they have (which is probably a lot since you are in that niche) vs their overall link portfolio then weigh your options if you want to disavow them. Whichever you choose, all the while building strong links. Those spam links are usually just non-anchored links so it does lower the chances of them becoming a problem. If you have time, you might also want to look at competitors that are receiving the same domain links, you might find the root of the problem or see how their sites react to the negative spam.
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Update: most spamlinks 98% are no follow. Do I still need to disalow them? Im afraid that using the tool influences my rankings.
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straight up disavow them, although some links could indeed pass as good links
Personally, Ive seen attacks like this stop within a few days. I would look at your website for any sort of hacking. Invisible links on the page are usually the main thing. They spam you after getting the links on your site.
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Hi Karl, thanks, but its about 1000 bad links a day. I need a callcenter to contact all owners.
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DONT JUST IGNORE THEM!! First of all, I'd get in touch with the websites to see if they will remove them, this is always the best option rather than just disavow-ing the links. If you don't get a response or they won't take them down, then use the disavow tool. Remember to put that your website was spammed by someone at the top as well.
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Always use the disavow tool for anything that you did not create or would not want created. The higher the sites PR, the more links it will take to drop the PR and get a penalty. Think how hard it would be to spam facebook or twitter for google to level a penalty on them. The lower the page rank, the easier it is to get a penalty leveled. Its a matter of numbers really. If you have 150 good links, they can be washed away with 5000 bad links. But Facebook who might have 10,000,000 good links, it would take 5bn or more links to do it.
If it were me I would disavow them. You don't want them, you don't want to have to lose sleep over them. 6 months later if the site dips in rankings, you will always wonder if it was the bad backlinks.
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