Disavow file and backlinks listed in webmaster tools

[superseopl]

Hi guys,

I've sent a disavow file via webmaster tools. After that, should the backlinks from domains listed in that file disappear from the list of links to my website in webmaster tools? Or does webmaster tools show all the links, whether I've sent disavow file or not?

[GPainter]

It can take time to be removed, its best to wait.

What I recommend is having a list (excel) of the backlinks and what you've removed and keep that list up to date. This helps you know where you are what links you've got etc. and can avoid confusion. You can also then cross reference in the future. Also webmaster tools never really shows all the links you've got try giving Open Site Explorer a whirl its free and you may find some links that were not in WMT.

Good luck!

[KevinBudzynski]

According to Google:

"It may take some time for Google to process the information you’ve uploaded. In particular, this information will be incorporated into our index as we recrawl the web and reprocess the pages that we see, which can take a number of weeks. These links will continue to be shown in the Webmaster Tools inbound links section."

However, I have seen this process take over a month. Good luck!

[Andy.Drinkwater]

Hi,

Just to answer your question, you will still see links in webmaster tools, even after a disavow. They are still shown as inbound links, but Google essentially adds their own invisible nofollow tag.

-Andy

[superseopl]

That was exactly what I was wandering about. Thank you for straighten this out for me.

[Andy.Drinkwater]

No problem at all

-Andy