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Hey guys, pls help me.

My site have too many backlinks and some are looks very spammy or not site related that hurt my site.
So i decided that i create a database of that kind of backlinks and submit it on webmaster disavow tool.
Now, is there any issue occur with my site about ranking?

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A short, practical update to the thread: disavowing can be useful, but it is an advanced, low-frequency step — Google recommends it only when a site has a considerable number of spammy or unnatural links (often after a manual action) and after outreach to remove links has failed. (developers.google.com)

Recommended workflow (audit → outreach → disavow):

  1. Assemble a backlink list from Search Console and a third-party tool, then triage by domain and page (prioritize obvious paid/link‑farm sources).
  2. Log outreach attempts to site owners and request removals (document dates and responses).
  3. Prepare a single plain‑text disavow file (one entry per line; use domain: to ignore a whole domain; # for comments). Example disavow file:
# Contacted spamowner.com on 2025-07-01 — no response
domain:spamowner.com
# Missed links on specific pages
https://example-spam.com/badpage.html

Upload the updated file to the Disavow tool only after documented removal attempts. (developers.google.com)

Troubleshooting and expectations: Google must recrawl/reindex before disavowals take effect, so changes may take several weeks and disavowed links can still appear in reports while being ignored for ranking. The tool lives in Search Console (may behave differently for domain vs URL‑prefix properties), and uploading replaces the previous file — download the live file, merge new entries, then reupload. (searchenginejournal.com)

Context for this thread: and gave the correct, practical advice about removal first; rightly shared Google’s warning about using the tool with caution; ’s suggestion to attempt takedowns before disavow is sound. Disavow only when there is clear evidence the links are harmful (or after a manual action); indiscriminate disavowing of low‑quality links can remove useful signals and may lower rankings, so monitor Search Console and organic performance rather than raw link counts. (searchengineland.com)

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Member Avatar for sofhiathomas

Once you remove the bad spammy links from the website, try performing tasks to obtain effective backlinks. Definitely ranking would improve and also your site won't suffer from penalty.

Member Avatar for Mudassir Hasan

Did you read Google's this warning? If not then read and then think again about your action.

"This is an advanced feature and should only be used with caution. If used incorrectly, this feature can potentially harm your site’s performance in Google’s search results. We recommend that you disavow backlinks only if you believe you have a considerable number of spammy, artificial, or low-quality links pointing to your site, and if you are confident that the links are causing issues for you. In most cases, Google can assess which links to trust without additional guidance, so most normal or typical sites will not need to use this tool."

more info is here: support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2648487?hl=en

Member Avatar for Ketul_1

ya suraj, after reading warning, i decide to update disavow link.

and thanks to thomas for reply.

Member Avatar for thaversantosh

You have need to performing disvow very carfully . Some time page authority also get down . I agree with above post .

Member Avatar for omthavertch

i totally agree with the suraj that if you are sure about that your site content numbe of back links or the low quality links that point tpwards your site but be careful it would be harmful as well if not use in proper way.or i suggest you please consult with professinal person who is master in this disavow

Member Avatar for christiangel.mathews

If there are links which are relative to your website. You should first contact the site administrator by requesting them for link removal and if there is no response then disavow those links.

Member Avatar for Africantarps123

diswov links means remove bad backlinks,which decrease your website rank, from your website.

Member Avatar for Kelly Burby

Well,you are doing the correct thing if you feel tha certain backlinks are spammy you can use your Disavow tool to fight agains them but yes before using the disavow tool try to take those links down first by contacting the owner of the site and then if you still can't take those down, you can use the disavow tool because using those tools has their own disadvantages.

Member Avatar for Ketul_1

Ok thanks kelly for provide good information.

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