Disavowing spammy backlinks can help protect your website from potential penalties or ranking drops due to low-quality or manipulative links. Here’s how to do it properly:
🔧 Step-by-Step Guide to Disavow Spammy Backlinks
🔍 1. Identify Spammy Backlinks
Use SEO tools like:
- Google Search Console (Links → Top linking sites)
- Ahrefs, SEMrush, Moz, or Ubersuggest
Look for links from:
- Irrelevant or foreign language sites
- Spammy directories
- Adult, gambling, or pharmaceutical websites (if unrelated)
- Sites with very low Domain Authority (DA)
📄 2. Create a Disavow File
This is a .txt file with a list of domains or specific URLs you want to disavow.
Example format:
makefileCopyEdit# Disavowing spammy backlinks
domain:spamdomain1.com
domain:spamdomain2.com
http://spamdomain3.com/bad-link.html
Use
domain:to disavow all links from a domain, or specify full URLs if you only want to disavow specific pages.
⚠️ 3. Upload the File to Google Disavow Tool
- Go to the Disavow Tool
- Select your property (must be a domain property in Search Console)
- Click “Disavow Links”
- Upload your
.txtfile
✅ Best Practices
Monitor rankings after submitting.
Only disavow links you’re sure are harmful and can’t be removed manually.
Google is good at ignoring spammy links, so use disavow sparingly.
Keep a backup of your disavow file.
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