Disavow File Submission process?
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Hi Mozzers,
I am working for client that hasn't got penalized but has lots of junk seo directories that I would like to disavow. My question is should i try reaching out to webmasters (if they are existant) first and show proof to google? or should I just go ahead and submit the file without any reach out?will it still work?
Thanks!
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I would go ahead and submit as this can have an affect on the algorithmic part of the penalty. You should still try to have them removed, especially if a manual penalty is in place and record your steps, but if you know the links are bad you might as well go ahead and disavow them.
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