Has anyone used RMOOV or Remove'em for link profile cleanup?

[858-SEO]

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[inhouseseo]

Did you get a warning in your GWT?

I haven't looked at your site. I also don't know your link profile, or the kinds of links you have build. But I would be careful about going around removing links to your site.

If you did not get a warning, it could be that you simply over-optimized the text. If that is the case, you can't be sure which links are helping you and which links are hurting you. Even if you talked to a pro, they couldn't tell you for sure. If you simply go around removing links, and you have a sudden drop in inbound links (would NOT look natural), you could be setting yourself up for more damage. It might be a better idea to try to create quality branded inbound links for a couple of months and see the impact - again, I don't know the impact on your site.

Another thing to keep in mind, the worst links will likely be the hardest one to get removed.

Here are some questions to think about:

How much of a drop did you suffer?

How spammy is your profile? Are we talking about 10s of potential bad links, or 100s?

Was it particular keywords that dropped, or a sitewide drop?

Do you know if you were also affected by Panda? If so, have you tried dealing with those issues first? Dealing with Panda seems to be easier than dealing with Penguin because you are talking about content that is within your control.

If you do decide you want to get the links removed, simply try the contact page on the site. You can also try the Whois contact data. When you send an email, try to be polite and explain your situation without going into too much detail. Give it a week, and try again.

If this was helpful to you, please respond with "Good answer" or thumbs up.

Good Luck!

[OlegKorneitchouk]

We sent our link removal requests to a bunch of companies to see how they differentiate themselves... they are all pretty much the same. Get links, determine which ones to remove, get webmaster contact info, email blast, wait + reply to responses, follow up email blast, wait + reply, report back.

Difference lies in price and first language. I recommend you do the same thing (multi-quote) and weigh your options.

[ShaMenz]

Hi 858-SEO,

First, for the disclosure: RMOOV is developed by our company.

Now, the significant difference between the two products is that Remove'em offers automated advice on which links you should remove based on anchor text, metrics comparison etc.

When developing RMOOV we made the deliberate decision not to try to tell people which links they should remove because we believe that accurate analysis is paramount and should be carefully managed by a human.

Once the analyis has been completed and users have a list of URLs they wish to remove, that list can be uploaded into RMOOV, which then manages the entire process of finding contact information, creating and sending customized email, recording and tracking responses and reporting on campaign activity. The tool allows users to make Notes on domain status, update domain information via csv upload, mark contact methods unavailable etc.

Hope that helps,

Sha