Disavow question
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Hi there,
I have 2 website's, and one of them will be redirected to the other. For both I need to do a disavow list, but I don't know how is better. I should make only one disavow list for the main site, and include the link from the site that I will redirect, or make a list for each website?
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Hi there
Whichever site is being redirected, make sure that you prepare a disavow file for that specific site. Reason being, you're redirecting all of the links to a new site, so you want to make sure the links are stopped where they started that you want to disavow.
I would also make sure that you do a proper backlink audit and properly assess any potential harmful backlinks. From there, make sure you do the same for the new website, but it shouldn't be the same if links from the old site aren't appearing in the new site's backlink profile. Also, read Google's Move a site with URL changes guide and assess the pages with the most backlinks and optimized anchor text for risk assessment.
From this update, I would update any potential good backlinks you find:
- Listings & citations
- Partnerships
- Sponsorships
- Relevant or authoritative mentions
All of the links above from Ikkie are a great place to start with your disavow:
- Guide to Google's Disavow Tool (Moz)
- Disavow: Secrets of Google's Most Mysterious Tool (Moz)
- Disavow backlinks (Google)
But then, I would also take a look at Matt Cutts on Common Disavow Link Tool Mistakes & 7 Things You May Not Know About Google's Disavow Tool and make sure you have your bases covered.
Hope this all helps - good luck!
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I think you should prepare the file for the main site and then use it for both sites. I have done the same for my site earlier and the result was far better than i expected.
Here is few links for you to understand batter.
https://mza.seotoolninja.com/blog/guide-to-googles-disavow-tool
https://mza.seotoolninja.com/blog/google-disavow-tool
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2648487?hl=en
here is the tool which can create for file in exact format :
http://www.geekiti.com/seo-tools/disavow/
Thanks
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