How do I disavow backlinks using Monitor Backlinks?
First, identify your bad links. Make sure that they are indeed bad links, because if you accidentally disavow good links, it will hurt your rankings.
Second, disavow the bad links that you identified inside Monitor Backlinks. To do this:
go to Your Links:
 a link back to your site. You would want to do this if it is a low quality link, because a lot of low quality links can trigger a Google penalty, which, in its turn, leads to lower rankings and traffic.
The process of disavowing with Monitor Backlinks includes two steps:
Disavow the bad link in Monitor Backlinks
Submit the disavow file to Google.
Please read [this article](https://Very popularWhen I disavow in Monitor Backlinks, do I need to take any additional steps to make Google ignore / exclude the disavowed links?
Our tool helps you easily create your disavow report, but you'll still have to download it from your account (https://monitorbacklinks.com/app/disavow) and then submit it to Google.
Disavowing a backlink within Monitor Backlinks is not sufficient, by itself, to ensure that Google ignores / excludes backlinks.
For more complete information on how to disavow efficiently with Monitor Backlinks, read this guide: [https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/hoVery popularHow does uploading a disavow file work? Does it affect the disavowed URLs/domains that are already in the system?
Monitor Backlinks has a feature that allows you the flexibility to either keep your existing disavow rules in Monitor Backlinks while uploading new rules from a file, OR, to completely remove the existing disavow rules in Monitor Backlinks, and replace it with the new set of disavow rules.
Keeping your existing disavow rules in Monitor Backlinks while adding new ones
To keep your existing disavow rules in Monitor Backlinks while adding new ones:
click on the Disavow Tool dashboard:
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The disavow file that you upload can be empty if you wantFew readersCan I import my disavow list from Google Search Console with the trial version?
Yes, you can import your previous disavow tool with the free trial.Few readersHow can I manually add a spammy website to Monitor Backlinks in order to disavow?
A spammy website may keep backlinking to your site. If for some reason the website doesn't show up in Monitor Backlinks yet, you can add it manually to disavow.
First, go to your Your Links dashboard and click on the + sign to add new backlinks manually:
After you add the new backlink(s), make sure you disavow the domain (not just the URL) so that you can completely remove all backlinks and fuFew readersWe are getting random, spammy backlinks - should we be concerned?
It's common for established websites to get some amount of spammy backlinks. They might be linking to random images on your site. There are lots of bots that link out indiscriminately for many reasons. It might not necessarily be a negative SEO attack on your site. They might be doing other sorts of manipulative link building, and are just linking to your site in order to cover their tracks.
Whether you should be concerned really depends on things like the size of your site, the velocity withFew readersShould I still disavow links from a bad site which no longer exists?
You may have links from sites that were bad, but which no longer exist or have expired. Should you still disavow those links?
Yes, because:
You never know when those dead domains may come back online again.
You never know how Google's algorithms react to those links.
Thus, there is no disadvantage to disavowing spammy domains even if they have expired.Few readersHow often should I disavow?
You should only use the disavow feature if you've been penalized by Google, or someone is constantly spamming your website with low quality links. You should not submit the disavow file very often - we would normally wait at least 2 months between disavowing again.Few readersI have some links that I've disavowed to Google - when will these changes be reflected in Monitor Backlinks?
Regarding the disavow reports that you've submitted to Google: Monitor Backlinks cannot know which links you've disavowed automatically. You'll need to import the links from Google Search Console into Monitor Backlinks. You can do this by taking the following steps:
Get the previously disavowed links by logging in to the search console account then going here: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/disavow-links-main
ImportFew readersIf there is a low quality, spammy link, but it is NOFOLLOW, does it still need to be disavowed?
Nofollow links may not be needed to be disavowed, if you are sure that:
- the owner won't remove NOFOLLOW attribute AND
- they don't have other links to your website which are not NOFOLLOW.Few readersI submitted a disavow file to Google and I now want to see if there are changes to my site rankings and traffic.
After submitting your disavow file, it's only natural for you to want to know the status of it with Google.
Unfortunately, while Google confirms that it has received a disavow file, it doesn't send any notifications afterwards --- whether they carry out the disavow request or not. It can take months.
This is one of the reasons why it makes it a good idea to keep your disavowed backlinks and include them with new ones when you are submitting a new disavow request to Google.Few readers