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    • niaokun683807
      niaokun683807 last edited by HayleyBowyer

      My domain  longfeifei.com is for a regular company website and someone sent a lot of external links on different low-quality websites on the internet. Now the score is very high about 75%. If I disavow the unusual links from google search console. Is it possible to reduce the spam score? Is MOZ associated with GOOGLE Data?

      Thanks,

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      • jocameron
        jocameron @Pollyb last edited by jocameron

        @pollyb Heya Polly!
        It's not uncommon to see this sort of thing when looking a backlink data at a granular level. The data isn't updated live as crawling and indexing the web is quite a heavy load on resources to it takes time to gather and "crunch"

        The most important thing here is to make sure that you're using the Spam Score tool and data in the most helpful way possible. If you're exploring spammy sites linking to your site, and you're finding that they don't exist then * dusts hands * job done.
        Please also note that 'disavowing' links won't impact your own site's spam score as we don't have insight into which links are 'disavowed'.

        If you're investigating improving your own site's Spam Score then I would recommend taking some time to explore which of the 27 flags you are triggering. We have a great guide on our Help Hub outlining what you can do to reduce your Spam Score

        If you're still stuck please reach out to our help team help [@] Moz.com

        Best,
        Jo

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        • Liveinsurance
          Liveinsurance last edited by

          I'm the owner of liveinsuranceinfo.com please help me out in reducing spam score and build DA of my website please suggest me something.

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          • blancdeco
            blancdeco last edited by

            @Technical11 said in How to reduce the spam score for my domain?:

            Can you please check my agence seo website After the broad core update, I think my website traffic also gets punished. Also ```
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            • Technical11
              Technical11 @niaokun683807 last edited by

              @niaokun683807

              Can you please check my website automobilehut? After the broad core update, I think my website traffic also gets punished.

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              • Nidhibng
                Nidhibng last edited by

                To reduce spam in your domain, focus on improving email authentication protocols such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. Clean your email list regularly, avoid spammy language, and encourage recipients to engage with your emails by providing them with valuable content.

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                • mkchavan
                  mkchavan last edited by

                  Hi! You can check satyanews To enhance your domain's backlink profile and reduce spam risk, prioritize high-quality, relevant backlinks from authoritative sites. Avoid link schemes or buying links, and disavow any harmful links. Regularly audit your backlink profile using tools like Google Search Console. Foster organic link growth through valuable content and genuine relationships.

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                  • juperko
                    juperko last edited by

                    Disavowing low-quality or spammy backlinks through Google Search Console can potentially help improve your website's spam score over time. When you disavow links, you're essentially telling Google to ignore those specific links when assessing your website's credibility and authority.

                    Create a Disavow File: For backlinks that you're unable to remove manually, create a disavow file containing a list of URLs or domains you want Google to ignore. Google provides guidelines on how to create and submit a disavow file.
                    
                    Submit Disavow File: Use Google's Disavow Tool within Google Search Console to submit your disavow file. This tells Google to disregard the specified links when assessing your website's backlink profile.
                    
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                    • Lily_Rose222
                      Lily_Rose222 last edited by

                      @niaokun683807 said in How to reduce the spam score for my domain?:

                      My domain  longfeifei.com is for a regular company website and someone sent a lot of external links on different low-quality websites on the internet. Now the score is very high about 75%. If I disavow the unusual links from google search console. Is it possible to reduce the spam score? Is MOZ associated with GOOGLE Data?
                      Thanks,

                      Disavowing low-quality or spammy links in Google Search Console can help improve your website's overall quality and potentially reduce any negative impact on your site's ranking caused by those links. However, it's important to note that disavowing links doesn't guarantee an immediate or significant improvement in your site's performance. It may take some time for Google to recrawl your site and take the disavowed links into account.

                      Regarding Moz, it's important to understand that Moz is a separate entity from Google. Moz provides its own set of tools and metrics for analyzing websites and their backlink profiles. While Moz's metrics, such as Domain Authority and Spam Score, can be useful for evaluating the quality of your backlinks, they are not directly associated with Google's search algorithms or data.

                      Disavowing links in Google Search Console can help address issues with Google's search algorithms, but it won't directly affect metrics provided by Moz. However, improving the quality of your backlink profile can have a positive impact on both Google's rankings and metrics provided by other platforms like Moz.

                      In summary, disavowing spammy links in Google Search Console can be a step towards improving your site's performance and reducing any negative effects from low-quality backlinks. While Moz provides valuable insights into your site's backlink profile, it operates independently of Google's search algorithms. Focus on improving the overall quality and relevance of your website's content and backlink profile to achieve better results in both Google and other metrics provided by platforms like Moz.

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                      • sai4320
                        sai4320 last edited by

                        hello i am doing seo for my site Embeddedhash.in its spam score 2% how to reduce it i have done many things so no use so kindly suggest me a ways so i can remove the spam score please

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                        • Liveinsurance
                          Liveinsurance last edited by

                          I have reduced my spam score by just redirecting my deleted links to my website. Also, you can reduce your spam score by submitting your dead or removed URL to URL removal on Google search console.

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                          • fahadddf
                            fahadddf last edited by

                            My domain is for a regular company website and someone sent a lot of external links on different low-quality websites on the internet.

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                            • shivamevs12
                              shivamevs12 last edited by

                              Hii,

                              I am Shivam founder of SEO Shades, As you are looking for how to reduce website spam score ? First you dont need to be worry , it happens with every and when we talk about spam score , it doest not direct affect your SEO. Google doesnt have any spam score metrics to detrmine webiste will rank or not. It is mesaures by Moz and tell us how many unnatually backlinks we have on our site. Basically google ingore spammy or unntaurally links on your site, so do not worry about spam score . It is just a number which tell us how many unnatual backlinks your site have.

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                              • ETYS
                                ETYS last edited by

                                hi, any suggestions to help improve my website

                                spam score is high at 55% currently.

                                appreciated

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                                • raselkabir07
                                  raselkabir07 last edited by

                                  I am Rasel Kabir MY website also have huge spam score can somebody help me https://raselkabir.com/

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                                  • RocketRaccoon
                                    RocketRaccoon last edited by

                                    I am trying to reduce my domain spam score but unfortunately it is not going down. somebody help me
                                    my domain: https://www.jmmd.org/

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                                    • ivoo56
                                      ivoo56 last edited by

                                      In my case MOZ crawler was unable to find all my pages untill I have added html site map linked to the rooth domain. Details here https://www.directorysubmissionsite.com/reduce-moz-spam-score-website.html

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                                      • jocameron
                                        jocameron @monika_rawat last edited by

                                        @monika_rawat
                                        Spam Score is calculated based on 27 flags that we identified that correlate with spamminess, that means that Spam Score is based on your own site and its features, setup, and content. To reduce your Spam Score you need to work on improving your site. Please follow our guide on investigating your own site's Spam Score
                                        Best of luck!

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                                        • monika_rawat
                                          monika_rawat @MrWhippy last edited by

                                          @mrwhippy How can we redure?

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                                          • jocameron
                                            jocameron @Pollyb last edited by jocameron

                                            @pollyb Heya Polly!
                                            It's not uncommon to see this sort of thing when looking a backlink data at a granular level. The data isn't updated live as crawling and indexing the web is quite a heavy load on resources to it takes time to gather and "crunch"

                                            The most important thing here is to make sure that you're using the Spam Score tool and data in the most helpful way possible. If you're exploring spammy sites linking to your site, and you're finding that they don't exist then * dusts hands * job done.
                                            Please also note that 'disavowing' links won't impact your own site's spam score as we don't have insight into which links are 'disavowed'.

                                            If you're investigating improving your own site's Spam Score then I would recommend taking some time to explore which of the 27 flags you are triggering. We have a great guide on our Help Hub outlining what you can do to reduce your Spam Score

                                            If you're still stuck please reach out to our help team help [@] Moz.com

                                            Best,
                                            Jo

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                                            • Pollyb
                                              Pollyb @meghanpahinui last edited by

                                              @meghanpahinui your spam rank tool is terrible. Most of the websites linking to my domain don't even exist anymore, they are domains for sale. How can you give my website a bad note based on websites who don't exist, linking to pages 404? At leat the pages 404 should be taken into account. It doesn't make sense at all

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                                              • meghanpahinui
                                                meghanpahinui last edited by

                                                Hi there!

                                                Thank you so much for the great question and sorry for the confusion here! Moz's Spam Score is not calculated based on the Spam Scores of your inbound links but rather, it is the percentage of sites we have found to have been penalized or banned by Google which have similar on-site features.

                                                If you're looking to improve your Spam Score on Moz, I would recommend checking out the 27 common features we identified through our machine learning model which make up this score. Working to improve those features on your site will help to improve your Spam Score. I also have a guide here from our Help Hub which talks more about Spam Score, the common features, and how to use this metric. https://moz.com/help/link-explorer/link-building/spam-score

                                                I hope this helps! If you have follow up questions, you can always email us at help@moz.com.

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                                                • MrWhippy
                                                  MrWhippy last edited by

                                                  Hi Niaokun,

                                                  First, of Disavow the spammy links will help with how Google sees your website.

                                                  But to reduce your spam score on MOZ etc... you will need to contact the sites that have links you want removing and ask them to remove them. This can be time-consuming and doesn't always have a high success rate.

                                                  No MOZ and Google do not share data.

                                                  I hope this helps

                                                  Steve

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