{"id":24258,"date":"2013-02-26T16:05:17","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T23:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bruceclay.com\/blog\/?p=24258"},"modified":"2019-07-23T12:22:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T19:22:25","slug":"how-to-disavow-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bruceclay.com\/blog\/how-to-disavow-links\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disavow Links in Google and Bing: An Instructional Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note:<\/strong> For an updated guide, please see our Complete Guide to Disavowing Links for Google and Bing<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

To help our clients who would like to use the disavow links tools from Google and Bing, this is an instructional guide.<\/p>\n

It’s important to note that Google strongly advises against using the disavow links tool unless it is the last available option and will be implemented by a highly technical power user of webmaster tools. Incorrect use of the disavow links tool can harm Google’s evaluation of that site’s rankings and is a difficult process to reverse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Editor’s note:<\/strong> This post was updated July 2015 to reflect Google’s changed terminology (Google Search Console instead of Webmaster Tools).<\/em><\/p>\n

Introduction to Disavow Links<\/h2>\n

In this 9+ minute video, Google’s ambassador to webmasters and SEOs Matt Cutts tells us why a disavow links tool exists, who might need to use it, and how to use it. It’s a helpful introduction to the SEO<\/a> topic of harmful links.<\/p>\n

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