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Backlinks From Scraper Sites - Should I Disavow Them?

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  • sbrault74
    sbrault74 last edited by May 9, 2013, 1:55 PM

    I'm going through all the links (hopefully) to my website and I've found so many links from site scrapers. For instance:

    http://www.fzccg.com/cmsteam/dvbbs/boke.asp?zkhod76681.showtopic.148760.html

    ... which links to my site with anchor text "abercrombie uk How To Change Your Wiper Blades"

    It is surely not realistic to think that I can contact all the scraper site owners.

    So what should I do with this kind of links?

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    • DennisSeymour
      DennisSeymour last edited by Jun 8, 2013, 5:29 AM Jun 8, 2013, 5:29 AM

      Personally, I wouldnt. Scrapers have been around for years and it's "natural" in my eyes. all the good sites out there, even moz, have thousands upon thousands of scraper sites linking to them. I it's about penguin, then id look into the other links deeper.

      For client work I do, I just disavow them if the DA of the site is below 30. LOL.

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      • Carson-Ward
        Carson-Ward @sbrault74 last edited by Jul 17, 2013, 11:05 PM Jun 6, 2013, 4:09 PM

        I typically tell people not to worry about these types of sites. EVERYONE gets a little spam linkage, and it's rarely worth worrying about.

        If you have been hit with a manual penalty or think you're being impacted by Penguin already, then yes, definitely include these domains in the disavow list. Technically Google wants you to try to have the links removed first.

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        • Mike_Davis
          Mike_Davis last edited by May 9, 2013, 6:08 PM May 9, 2013, 6:08 PM

          If a link is not beneficial to your site and if you are worried about whether or not it will hurt you, there is no reason you shouldn't disavow that link.  I would recommend that you are disavowing the entire domain rather than each link one by one.  It will save you time and will prevent any further weirdness from happening on that specific domain.

          Disavowing links can be tedious and annoying, but the whole concept of "better safe than sorry" comes into play here hardcore.  An intern would be extremely useful in this situation.  🙂

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          • sbrault74
            sbrault74 @sbrault74 last edited by May 9, 2013, 3:22 PM May 9, 2013, 3:22 PM

            I meant "will be reviewed manually"

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            • sbrault74
              sbrault74 last edited by May 9, 2013, 3:22 PM May 9, 2013, 3:22 PM

              Well here's the issue: my site has a penguin penalty so it means my link profile will be reviewed.

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              • EGOL
                EGOL last edited by May 9, 2013, 2:28 PM May 9, 2013, 2:28 PM

                One of my site has a million of these links.  No kidding.

                I had nothing to do with these links.  They are simply gifts from blackhats.

                The site is very healthy, has kickass rankings, does not have any penguin or unnatural links problems, so I am doing nothing about those links.

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