Link Removal
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Hi - We have been trying to remove bad links for about 12 months.
QUESTION: How can be eliminate backlinks from sites are not possible to contact?
Background:
- Contacted as many domain administrators as we could. Not a big change. Some want $$$
- Submitted 3 disavow lists (3 months apart from each other). Last list was to remove all links.
We still have a large number of Japanese and Chines links directories pointing to us that we cannot contact or don't know how to ask to be removal.
One key thing to keep in mind, is that we don't want to change the URL.
Thanks, for the help.
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And to you as well! Sorry if I was blunt and no disrespect intended.
If you decide to keep the url then you will need to build new quality links. Even after disavowing the bad links you will not rank if you don't get good links going forward. Check out these guides http://moz.com/blog/the-noob-guide-to-link-building http://pointblankseo.com/link-building-strategies http://www.makemoneyninja.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-link-building/
The good news is you can save the url but it will be more time consuming.
Good luck!
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Hi Chris 661.
Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for the reply.
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I looked at your backlinks and honestly, you should consider starting over with a new url. Just my opinion but I didn't see one actual link worth keeping and lots of spammy links. And you should consider getting some professional help and see what their recommendation would be.
I think that would be your most expedient solution.
Best,
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Google has stated that you should never pay to have a link removed. Here is a good resource of videos from Google employees stating this: http://www.hiswebmarketing.com/should-you-pay-for-link-removal/
If you have tried to remove the link, and the webmaster has made it difficult and/or impossible, then I would turn to the disavow tool. As others have said, it won't remove the link from the internet, but it won't pass PageRank onto your site in the future, and therefore should in theory no longer be construed by Google as you actively participating in a link scheme (the sort of thing that gets you penalized).
If you want, you can add notes to your disavow file to explain why you had to disavow a particular site. The process for doing that is shown here: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2648487?hl=en
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Hi Chris661,
Thanks for reply. What I don't understand is that the numbers of domains (and links) has not changed dramatically since I submitted the disavow ALL list on Oct 3. Whatever it takes to clean house and recover our business. For the key words "machu picchu tours" we used to be on page 1 in Google, now we don't even show on page 50.
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Submitting a disavow list to Google will not eliminate the links. It is a request for Google to ignore the links and has been described as Google will see the link as "nofollow". It is fine that you are disavowing Domains! Exact links are not required and in the case of directories or scrapers, it's a good idea to disavow at the domain level in case more links "pop up". One thing to note is when you say you submitted 3 lists, they should be cumulative. When adding links to your disavow list you should append the list keeping the previous links in the list.
Also assuming you are disavowing because you are concerned about your rankings in Google. When you say you disavowed "all links", I hope you meant all bad links!
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That may be why they are not going away. When using the disavow tool, you need to find the exact link from that domain where the link is placed, and then disavow that linked page.
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Thank you Donford...
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Okay, I know there are some people here with much better experience then I with removing / disavowing links. I have been fortunate not to get caught up in the old black hat tricks that lead the industry to this point.
I wish you the best of luck
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For all 3 disavow list, just the domains.
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Sorry. Added question. Tks for noticing.
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Hi highlandadventures,
Not at all trying to be rude here but, did you have a question?
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Are you disavowing the exact links or just the domains?
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