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  • Faizali.786
    Faizali.786 Subscriber last edited by May 29, 2024, 8:38 AM

    Why spam score of my website is 78 in moz. I had disaow bad backlinks in 2023 and it's still showing my spam score too high. Help me to decrease it. alt text

    hiteshclini 1 Reply Last reply Jun 5, 2024, 7:25 AM Reply Quote 0
    • william023
      william023 last edited by Oct 22, 2024, 12:36 PM

      you can increase the spam score by removing bad links and putting good links in your website. convert srt to txt

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      • william023
        william023 last edited by Oct 22, 2024, 12:36 PM

        you can increase the spam score by removing bad links and putting good links in your website. convert srt to txt

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        • erdinckoc
          erdinckoc last edited by Jul 4, 2024, 12:52 PM

          Hello everyone, apologizing to the subject owner, the same problem exists on the sites I have just opened, I have rejected domain names with a high toxic spam score via moz, with the google disavow tool, I have completely updated my posts, my images, when this spam score is updated, how can I get rid of it. Example domain name : https://www.cimhalifiyatlari.net thank you for the answers you will provide in advance.

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          • topic:timeago_earlier,23 days
          • pelorustech
            pelorustech last edited by Jun 11, 2024, 1:28 PM

            To reduce your spam score, focus on authentic content, avoid overuse of keywords, ensure clear and relevant subject lines, regularly cleanse your email list, use the double opt-in method, offer an easy unsubscribe option, and keep your subscribers engaged with valuable targeted content.

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            • ahmed1112
              ahmed1112 last edited by Jun 9, 2024, 11:23 AM

              If you wanna decrease your spam score, you must make high authority backlinks from relevent sites and remove spammy links.

              Recently I make backlinks for MUNBYN Official that not only increase its DA but also decrease its spam score.

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              • Emma1221
                Emma1221 @hiteshclini last edited by Jun 5, 2024, 5:20 PM

                You can decrease your spam score by removing spammy links or just increasing the number of high quality links.
                Let me show you a case study of my website. Recently I faced a spammy links on my website. then 1 did 2 steps to neutralize this. First 1 created high quality good links and then tried to remove these spammy links which is a little bit difficult. Evently my site spam score reduced from 20 to 5.

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                • MiroJames
                  MiroJames last edited by Jun 5, 2024, 11:33 AM

                  I had spam backlinks on my website, I disavow all the links and it working for me

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                  • hiteshclini
                    hiteshclini @Faizali.786 last edited by Jun 5, 2024, 7:25 AM

                    @Faizali-786 First Analysis your broken backlinks and make a list then disavow all links and decrease your spam score.@😊

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