I'm a SEO newbie, how to avoid toxic Backlinks?

[venkatweetz]

I have a new website that I want to rank it on google and other search engines. It’s a common understanding that bad links could affect my ranking. How do you put bad links into a site? I assume this is the same thing as a backlink? If so, how do I avoid backlinks being put on my site.

[nethgerona]

Considering the number of websites out there that tell you link building is a “must do” in terms of achieving high rankings in the search engines, it’s no wonder that so many new webmasters run out and begin creating as many links as possible, as fast as they can. Be cautious about submitting your website if any of the following backlink methods occur:
- Only submit to directories relevant to your niche.
- Don't submit to sites that aren't relevant to the focus of your site.
- Avoid pages with links inside of frames (this will steal your traffic).
- Don't submit to blog networks and limit blog rolls
- Don't submit to article networks (they post your article to multiple sites).
- Don't let anyone link to you from every page of their website (sitewide links unless they are nofollowed).

[HeritageLawnsKC]

You control most of your link building, so just be careful not to submit your website to be listed or bookmarked on any spammy, low-quality websites. If you are curious about a website's authority or spamminess, use Moz's Open Site Explorer tool.

[damponting44]

Do not generate backlinks from low DA sites and Do not generate backlinks from irrelevant site to your business. Yet you did this already you disavow those links as well.

[seoauthority]

there are obvious "spam" domains - backlinks from websites associated with pоrn, gambling, pharmaceuticals, and, increasingly, cryptocurrencies are red flag. But also from websites with thin, low quality content (especially those full of cheap marketing and affiliate links).

But more than that, bad link building involves trying to build too many links too soon, which is a clear red flag to google, or bombarding your site with links to unrelated sources.

[sinelogixtech]

If your website has a huge toxic backlinks profile, there are chances that the SEO company you had hired or are still working with is responsible for it. There are companies, which gather spammy links to give their clients a sudden rank boost, which could be harmful in the long run. You may come across several SEO firms which are not updated about the latest industry practices and are not adhering the webmasters guidelines. Associating with these companies for SEO can cause a severe damage to the health of your website.

[DMSEO]

Considering the number of websites out there that tell you link building is a “must do” in terms of achieving high rankings in the search engines, it’s no wonder that so many new webmasters run out and begin creating as many links as possible, as fast as they can. Be cautious about submitting your website if any of the following backlink methods occur:
- Only submit to directories relevant to your niche.
- Don't submit to sites that aren't relevant to the focus of your site.
- Avoid pages with links inside of frames (this will steal your traffic).
- Don't submit to blog networks and limit blog rolls
- Don't submit to article networks (they post your article to multiple sites).
- Don't let anyone link to you from every page of their website (sitewide links unless they are nofollowed).

If your site hurts because of low-quality backlinks then the simple solution is, Find those bad links (You can use Ahrefs Trail version to do this) note down all your bad links and then send them to google disavow tool (https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/disavow-links-main), Google team will review the links and remove the authority/link juice you're getting from those links after then make some good links on your website make sure they are relevant to your niche and you will see your website will be recover day by day, That's it

[richardmsmith]

A must is to avoid any kind of bulk services such as ones that offer to submit your sites to 500 directories at the same time, or use tools to create 100's or even 10,000's of links at once ( and there are many like that around)
Always create all links by hand and spend time looking around the site first to see if it is clear of spam or other problems.

[Chris_Tax]

I have never had that problem. I focus on high page rank do link links. You need to do some daily. Even if it is a small amount. Time is the big issue morving up on SEO.

[SnowflakesSoftware]

Use the sites for submission which have high domain authority ( DA ) and page authority ( PA ). It will help to build quality backlinks on your website and also there is no chance for toxic links.