How to Get Rid of Bad Backlinks
A backlink is any link that points to your website from another. Backlinks are a critical aspect of search engine optimization. High-ranking, relevant backlinks help demonstrate to search engines that your site is respectable and useful. However, in addition to amassing backlinks on respected websites, you may find some incoming links to your site with less than reputable origins. While bad backlinks should not have a major impact on your search ranking, there are still a few ways to get them taken down.
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Delete any links you may have created by logging into old user accounts and getting rid of forum signatures, website information and personal profiles. If you created links in a hurry, you may be unsatisfied with them once your site begins generating natural backlinks.
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Build good links by sharing content with other publications in your niche and encouraging readers to do the same. The more good backlinks you have, the less important your old backlinks will be.
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Contact the owner of the website that currently hosts your bad links. You can usually find contact information on the website, but may need to use a "WHOIS" search to determine the actual owner.
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Request removal of the bad backlink. Most webmasters are more than happy to remove an old link.
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Bad links do not affect your search ranking as much as good links. Because links are generally outside of your control, you should not receive penalties for bad backlinks unless your site is breaking spam rules.
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