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    Should you disavow backlinks even if your site spam score is 1%?

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    • AndrewOrr10
      AndrewOrr10 last edited by

      With a site spam score of 1% as indicated by Moz, is it worth the effort or necessary to disavow backlinks in Google?

      Even at just 1%, could those spammy links still hurt a site's Google search rankings, even in the slightest of ways?

      As it relates to disavowing backlinks, everything I read about  is only related to sites with high spam scores. But what about sites with low spam scores?

      I'm interested in best practices for dealing with spammy links, regardless of one's site spam score.

      Thank you

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      • TakeshiYoung
        TakeshiYoung last edited by

        Unless you're seeing a high volume of spammy links, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Every site is going to accumulate spammy links over time. It's just when there is a lot of them that they can lead to your site being negatively impacted. Unless you believe you're being penalized, I would leave it alone for now.

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        • AndrewOrr10
          AndrewOrr10 @TakeshiYoung last edited by

          Thank you!

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