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    • Carlos-R
      Carlos-R last edited by

      Hi all,

      I've been checking and it seems like there are only 2 options when disavowing links with Google's tool.

      Disavow the link:

      http://spam.example.com/stuff/content.htm

      Disavow the domain:

      domain: example.com

      What can I do if I want do disavow a subdomain? i.e. spam.site.com

      I'm also assuming that if I were to disavow the domain it would include all subdomains?

      Thanks.

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      • JarnoNijzing
        JarnoNijzing last edited by

        Carlos,

        the 2 options are indeed correct. But you can disavow spam.site.com (www.site.com is also a subdomain in fact).

        I would like to suggest the same thing Google is suggesting: Do not just use the disavow tool but contact the website with the links pointing to your website you don't want and start by kindly asking them to remove the links.

        Try to solve it by getting the spammy links down in stead off overloading google with requests about the links.

        hope this helps

        Kind Regards

        Jarno

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