Nasty links

[T-J-I]

Hi

My first q on here (hoorah!), and it's about links (boo!).

I've got what appears to be a handful (but worryingly, increasing in number) of links pointing to my site like this:

http://condos.mrgulffront.com/florida-condos-for-sale/320-scenic-gulf-drive-miramar-beach-fl-32550-mls-567591/

I've made contact with the sites concerned, and had only one positive response who flatly denied all knowledge of it.

The issue (as far as I can see) is that as in the above example the links (on the bottom right in the grey box) are forever changing so not always visible.

Can anyone offer any guidance as to these kinds of nasty links.... I'm right at the v beginning on this "path of seo understanding" so please don't assume prior knowledge!

Thanks in advance.... tom

[Andy.Drinkwater]

Hi Tom,

The links you refer to are in the Blogroll of the site - something common with Wordpress based sites and generally serve no good purpose.

If they are all like this, you have no idea how they came to be there, and serve no purpose, then the best thing to do (in the event of lack of action when contacting them) is to disavow the sites through Google Webmaster Tools. This will ensure you have nothing more to do with the sites in question and Google will know you want nothing to do with them either.

How they came to be there is anyone's guess, but sounds like they need to be removed.

Are you familiar with disavowing and how it works?

-Andy

--Edit. Updated for typos

[T-J-I]

Yes I am.  Thanks for your assistance Andy.... tom

[Andy.Drinkwater]

Very welcome Tom - hope all gets sorted.

-Andy