Google: Ignore Spammy Links Even When A Whole Penalized Site Is Redirected To You

Dec 23, 2022 - 7:11 am 11 by

Google Spam Swarm

Google's advice since Penguin 4.0 was that you don't need to disavow links since the links are neutralized (devalues vs demotes) and don't end up helping or hurting you. In short, Google ignores those links. This even applies to when someone redirects a site that was penalized for spammy links to your site, said John Mueller of Google.

John was asked, "does your advice regarding ignoring bad links pointing to your site (and no need to disavow), also apply if someone redirected an entire website that is penalized or has spammy links to your site?" He replied on Twitter with one word - "Yes."

So yes, this also applies when someone redirects a spammy website to your site.

Here are those tweets:

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Follow

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: June 10, 2024

Jun 10, 2024 - 10:00 am
Google

Google Responds To Specific Search Leak, Navboost, Clicks & User Interactions

Jun 10, 2024 - 8:01 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google: You Can't Completely Disregard What's Served On Desktop For SEO

Jun 10, 2024 - 7:51 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google On Fixing A Few Pages To Recover From Helpful Content Update 👎

Jun 10, 2024 - 7:41 am
Google Maps

Google Business Profiles Locksmiths Reinstatements Now Being Processed

Jun 10, 2024 - 7:31 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google Fixing Product Variant Structured Data Star Rating Bug

Jun 10, 2024 - 7:21 am
Previous Story: Rusty Google Room