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    • RWW
      RWW last edited by

      Hi !

      I have 7 Domains that I bought that point to the same webspace as my main domain. In Open Site Explorer they are showed as spam links. So to solve the issue I redirected the links to an empty subdirectory on the same server which is different from the directory the main domain is linking to. But nevertheless the domains are still showing up as spam. Why might that be? What can I do to get rid of these domains? In fact I only need the main domain.

      Cheers,

      Marc

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      • Kashif-Amin
        Kashif-Amin last edited by

        Hi,

        Can you tell me that are all these domains are from Same IP / Same Hosting / Registrar.

        Please also PM me the screenshots of Spam Links to better understand your problem.

        Thanks

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        • RWW
          RWW last edited by

          Hi,

          thanks for replying!

          Yes, the domains are all together (inkluding the main domain) from the same Hosting Provider and the same Webspace there. So I think they might have the same IP.

          Thank you very much

          Marc

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          • Kashif-Amin
            Kashif-Amin @RWW last edited by

            Hi,

            This is the cause i guess. All the seven domains on same IP are pointing to your main domain which is also on that IP.

            I do not have the solution of this right now but i am keen to know its answer from our senior community member.

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            • randfish
              randfish last edited by

              Hi Marc - if you're worried about them being potentially problematic in Google, just disavow them vai Google Search Console (aka Webmaster Tools), then you can point the domains to any page or part of your site you want without concern. It's likely not a big issue regardless, but if you want to be sure, that would be how I'd do it.

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              • RWW
                RWW @randfish last edited by

                Hi Rand - thanks for replying!

                Ok I'll do so. I already put 301 redirect in the .htaccess file but I will use the disavow tool to be sure.

                Cheers

                Marc

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