I want to use the Google Disavow tool to get rid of one of my backlinks, but the problem is that that particular backlink doesn't show in my Google Webmaster Tools account. It however shows when I check my backlinks using a tool like e.g. backlinkwatch.com. Can I disavow that link even if it does not show in my Webmaster Tools account?
Thank you for your reply. I have a question regarding the text document for the Google's disavow tool: How should the links be separated? - with a comma or should they be below each other? Also, let's say I have a link from http://www.examplewebsite.com/page1/ - should I write whole URL into the text document or just the domain http://www.examplewebsite.com/ ?
Put the URL's in the text file one per line.. like this: http://www.examplewebsite.com/page1/ http://www.examplewebsite.com/page2/ ...etc If you want to remove links from an entire domain create a line like this: domain:examplewebsite.com
Google takes time to know the newly built backlinks to site as it needs to crawl the web and know the new backlinks to a site before listing it in Google Webmasters. Google Disavow tool is to tell Google not to consider some spammy links pointing to your site while ranking. When Google doesn't know that a spammy backlink is pointing to your site, no need to disavow it until the link is listed on Google Webmasters.
Webmaster tools will never display your full backlink profile, it only shows you a selection of backlinks rather than a comprehensive list.
The thing is you need to work with white hat method and according to latest panda and penguin rules, don't care of what webmaster tool shows in terms of links.. you can use other backlink checkers as well for checking links.
No it's not true..actually you can't use Google disavow tool without you not getting all your website backlinks then it's not beneficial for you...and maybe whose you understand backlinks it's not be backlinks because Google webmaster show all your backlinks.
I keep having to repeat myself here... GWT will NOT show a comprehensive backlink list, everyone knows google is notoriously slow at listing links in WMT, it does not mean that google does not know about these links.. Plus if you are just going to clean up the crap links that show on WMT, in a few months im sure WMT will finally pick up on other crap links and you will have to repeat the process again... I'd rather play it safe and use link detox, ahref, majestic and as many others i can find, compile a massive backlink list, remove the duplicates... And there you have it.. About as comprehensive as you can get, no need to worry about links that WERE NOT SHOWING IN WMT popping up months down the line, because you have already done a proper job, not a half job based on one single unreliable backlink data source (WMT). Cheers.
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Why are you disavowing links? Did you receive notification that you've been hit with a penalty? Using the disavow tool is not something that should be taken lightly.
Agreed.. In my opinion, i think it should be a last resort to be used if you have been hit with a penalty or are trying for re-inclusion.. Even then you should try and get the webmasters to remove any problematic links manually before using disavow.. There seems to be alot of webmasters that are using disavow after this last google update, the SERPS have not settled yet but people seem to be going into panic mode and are disavowing anything just for the buzz.. lol
Before using disavow tool you have to find out spam link.. I suggest that without knowing your back link, do not use disavow tool.... Web Development Company
In my opinion, you should send spam link removal request to Google before using disavow tool. If you use disavow tool, your all back links may be removed