Can anyone help me clean up my link profile?
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Hi,
I've been struggling with my rankings for some 18 months or so. It seems like the plan is to review my back links and remove or disavow the ones that could be causing my site problems.
Unfortunately I neither have the time or expertise to perform this task and wonder if there are any freelancers who could work on this project?
I look forward to hearing from anyone.
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Hi Jeff,
Some interesting points I found instantly whilst checking out the link profile. I'll give my initial findings now and then examine them afterwards to summarize soon.
You have 569 links (out of a total of 2399 links that I checked to your site, this is a huge portion of your link profile) using the anchor text "twin prams". Every single one comes from the same domain (babyandco.com). You do not rank for this term in Google.
You have a fair few links using the anchor text "quinny prams". This time, they are from various domains and not one domain. You do not rank for this term in Google.
You have a fair few links using the anchor text "pushchair" again from various domains. You do not rank for this term.
The above also applies for Prams, Pram Systems, Baby Car Seats & Baby Buggies.
I would hazard a guess that your Google analytics shows drops in visitors coming on to your site from searching these terms. How do you feel about letting me have a look?
I think your link profile, while not terribly horrific, certainly isn't anywhere near natural or clean. I think that there could also be other issues playing a part. If I can access your analytics I can check out visitor drop dates and cross reference against Penguin and Panda algo updates to see if there could also be a content issue.
Here are a few links pointing to you site which are pretty toxic links (either deindexed from Google or have horrific trust signals):
EDIT: Removed the backlinks. I'm sure Moz don't want to be linking to these sites!
http://abdulmohideen.fastpage.name/litesun
http://bargainbabygear.info/otherresources/browse/73/quinnypushchair.html
http://pram-stroller.com/choosing-baby-car-seats-bytrevor-hobbs/
http://www.stufftobuyforbaby.co.uk/cheap-baby-stuff/cheap-prams-and-pushchairs-uk/
http://nursing-australia.com/baby-lo-nursing-chair/
I can give you a full list if you like. I would not submit these to Google Disavow unless you have received a warning though. Instead, you should use it to contact the owners of the sites to get them to remove the links. In total, Link Research Tools shows that you have 7% of incoming links being toxic.
A few questions/notes:
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Has the site got any sister sites, old owned sites, micro sites, niche sites etc 301 redirected to it that you know of? (other than the .com version I mention below)
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Did you receive an unnatural link message from Google?
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Can you give me a list of maybe 5 competitors so I can check out their backlink profile please.
Perhaps most worrying is that babys-mart.com redirects to the .co.uk version. The .com version has been deindexed by Google. This could be causing problems and is a big issue. It will pass on some very bad trust signals.
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Hi Jeff, have you checked Moz's List of Recommended Companies out?
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I've just emailed you. Thanks
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Nothing has come through Jeff. Mail me: [email protected]
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yep, done.
i've set up a hangout
i think?
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Nothing is coming up Jeff. Try this: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103919683606070410359/
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i've linked up on google +
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Click my profile and there are links to my social accounts (LinkedIn, Google +, Twitter etc). Come find me
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Hi Matt,
What do you mean "add you to socials" how do i do that??
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Hi Jeff,
Firstly, you need to figure out if your link profile is actually causing problems. There have been numerous algorithm updates in the last 18 months which could be causing your ranking struggles... It might not actually be your links. I can take a look at your site to see if I can give some advice.
I can actually save you LOTS of time and money in hiring a freelancer to trawl through your links. I have a spare Link DTox credit from Link Research Tools. It can give a list of any bad links. This could be useful even if your links aren't effecting your rankings. Pop me a private message on here or add me to socials and we can discuss. Of course, you can have this credit for free, I wont and don't charge for my advice or help on SEOMoz Q&A.
Matt
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Hi,
First of all you need to make sure that this is the reason for your poor rankings as if you go this route you might end up with resources spent and noting to brag with
As far as finding freelancers - I don't know about the SeoMoz Q and A - if you can find any I mean - but you can try Elance or Odesk but make sure you get a person that is reliable based on feedbacks, reviews and ratings ...
Cheers.
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