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Technical Solution To Backlink Penalties

by mosthost
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Hello,

So you have bad links pointing to your website and can't get them removed.

How about using mod_rewrite to block the referrers. You can do so like this:

Code:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} adultsearch\.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} backpage\.com
RewriteRule .* - [F]
You can add as many as you need, although this solution will definitely slow down your site.

Anyone have an opinion on why this wouldn't work?
#backlink #penalties #solution #technical
  • Profile picture of the author monstermoney
    I'm not sure I've never seen this but i doubt this probably wouldn't work. the googlebot doesn't go from your websites to referrers but the other way around. They will log the bad links regardless.

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    • Profile picture of the author mosthost
      Originally Posted by monstermoney View Post

      I'm not sure I've never seen this but i doubt this probably wouldn't work. the googlebot doesn't go from your websites to referrers but the other way around. They will log the bad links regardless.

      MM-
      Anyone who follows the link gets a 'forbidden.' Link from bad page -> FORBIDDEN.
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    • Profile picture of the author rdvby
      I am using this code over some backlinks of mine and in the end when i click on the sites with that backlinks i don't get "FORBIDDEN."

      just redirects as nothing happens,
      what other codes to use ?
      I don't get it why is not working... :confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author monstermoney
    The only reason I would see for this to be useful is that googlebot then wouldn't log those refferer backlinks and subtract the existing ones from your domains link profile. I don't think they will do that. Is that what you are aiming for?

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    • Profile picture of the author mosthost
      Originally Posted by monstermoney View Post

      The only reason I would see for this to be useful is that googlebot then wouldn't log those refferer backlinks and subtract the existing ones from your domains link profile. I don't think they will do that. Is that what you are aiming for?

      MM-
      GoogleBot can't follow the link from the 'bad page' any more. You've 'broken the link.' I did this because someone kept linking to a page of mine from Backpage and Adultsearch from escort ads! Now if a person or bot follows the link from that domain, they get a forbidden.

      It's not a direct way of telling Google to get rid of the backlink, but it should stop whatever 'negative juice' that link is carrying. Hopefully, anyway
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      • Profile picture of the author monstermoney
        Originally Posted by mosthost View Post

        GoogleBot can't follow the link from the 'bad page' any more. You've 'broken the link.' I did this because someone kept linking to a page of mine from Backpage and Adultsearch from escort ads! Now if a person or bot follows the link from that domain, they get a forbidden.

        It's not a direct way of telling Google to get rid of the backlink, but it should stop whatever 'negative juice' that link is carrying. Hopefully, anyway

        Very Creative idea though. Keep me posted on the results! i'm curious how this turns out!

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      • Profile picture of the author Lukas
        Originally Posted by mosthost View Post

        GoogleBot can't follow the link from the 'bad page' any more. You've 'broken the link.' I did this because someone kept linking to a page of mine from Backpage and Adultsearch from escort ads! Now if a person or bot follows the link from that domain, they get a forbidden.

        It's not a direct way of telling Google to get rid of the backlink, but it should stop whatever 'negative juice' that link is carrying. Hopefully, anyway
        So a backlink from backpage is not good? I was thinking the same. We see them linking to us from an expired page. Maybe Google is still counting it.
        Is a solution to use a url shortener that does not follow the link then?
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  • Profile picture of the author SEOMasters
    Tested this to get a site out of the "unnatural links" message?

    Like the idea btw, very very creative.
    Lot better than all the BS WSO's coming out about "I KNOW THE WAY TO RESURRECT OUT OF PENGUIN, CALL ME JESUS.............NOT!"
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