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    • GrouchyKids
      GrouchyKids last edited by

      I have noticed some weird backlinks in Google Search console and Referals for Google Analytics.

      For example a reddit page I have never commented on or been on has referred over 900 visitors. The page has no relevance to my site whatsoever, when I check the source code I cannot see the link, so perhaps its been removed.

      Also seeing links in Google Search Console from sites that are just domain name for sale type pages, and sites/pages that don't seem to exist anymore, or which redirect to others.  All of these links have disappeared as well, nothing in source code .

      And numerous pages that used to link to 404's on my site, many domain name for sale type pages, another which makes my bitdefender plugin go crazy.

      And seeing common referral patterns in Google Analytics, i.e. numerous /try.php pages on different domains that presumably used to link back but which now redirect to another site.

      I cannot say there are thousands of these, but I guess they are causing more harm than good.

      My instinct is to I go through all the links I can and disavow, the link types described above, but am I safe to do so?  And is it a good idea or a waste of my time?

      NB: I haven't built any of them.

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      • KeriMorgret
        KeriMorgret last edited by

        For Reddit, was it really reddit, or was it a site pretending to be reddit but using a foreign character for one of the Rs? https://www.billhartzer.com/pages/how-to-stop-lifehacker-com-and-reddit-com-fake-google-analytics-referral-traffic/

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        • sq1SEO
          sq1SEO last edited by

          I would not so much focus on those links, since Penguin runs in real-time now, recrediting those links rather than "punishing" your site. I would focus that time finding unlinked mentions, and reclaiming the real links. Redirecting your highly linked content is good for preserving link equity no matter those odd links.

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          • GrouchyKids
            GrouchyKids @KeriMorgret last edited by

            Thanks so much for the insight your right!

            Got lifehacker referral data as well.

            Justin

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            • GrouchyKids
              GrouchyKids @sq1SEO last edited by

              Thanks just what i wanted to know.

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