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My previous questions didn't seem to get published, so let's try again. I'm looking to buy a .fi domain for a project but it says not supported. Is there any way to host a unsu

Some good answers, Jukka!

If you purchase ANY TLD anywhere else just change the DNS setting to Wealthy Affiliate DNS and you should be good to go.

Primary: ns1.mywahosting.com
Secondary: ns2.mywahosting.com

I don't see any reason why you can't do this.

Best wishes
Moni

This was the info I was looking for. I'll cobfirm from site support. Thanks!

... good reply, too! ... :)

Trish and Keisha have great comments
TIM

Hey Jukka,

This would be a question best sent to SiteSupport as I could find nothing in the training or blogged tips to say that you couldn't, and if I remember correctly, there is a way of doing this but it has escaped me.

However, SiteSupport: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support will be able to let you know for certain.

Hope you find this helpful.

Thanks! I'll check with them.

hey hi Jukkah --- super question! ... as far as we know, the TLDs that WA hosts are (dot com, org, net, info) ....

Site Support would likely have the best tech. support answer on this one ..

hope it all works out for you ... :)

Thanks!

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Can you host a foreign tld at wa?

Can you host a foreign tld at wa?

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Getting Started
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My previous questions didn't seem to get published, so let's try again. I'm looking to buy a .fi domain for a project but it says not supported. Is there any way to host a unsu

Some good answers, Jukka!

If you purchase ANY TLD anywhere else just change the DNS setting to Wealthy Affiliate DNS and you should be good to go.

Primary: ns1.mywahosting.com
Secondary: ns2.mywahosting.com

I don't see any reason why you can't do this.

Best wishes
Moni

This was the info I was looking for. I'll cobfirm from site support. Thanks!

... good reply, too! ... :)

Trish and Keisha have great comments
TIM

Hey Jukka,

This would be a question best sent to SiteSupport as I could find nothing in the training or blogged tips to say that you couldn't, and if I remember correctly, there is a way of doing this but it has escaped me.

However, SiteSupport: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support will be able to let you know for certain.

Hope you find this helpful.

Thanks! I'll check with them.

hey hi Jukkah --- super question! ... as far as we know, the TLDs that WA hosts are (dot com, org, net, info) ....

Site Support would likely have the best tech. support answer on this one ..

hope it all works out for you ... :)

Thanks!

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There used to be a great thread for sharing your Google+ accounts that was created by Kyle as a part of the training. People shared all their social accounts their for mutual f

hey hi Jukka -- it's all good! ... your question has landed in the WA community for response and here we are --- and it looks like Trish has got it answered for you! ...

keep well, keep happy! ... all the best, cheerio ... :)

Try this link. The heading should have changed now that G+ nolonger exists. But this is where people share their links.

.

That's the one I was looking for! Apparently, I even had it bookmarked but simply couldn't find it. I don't think it shows up on the search anymore either. Thanks a bunch!

Google+ not longer exists. It was shutdown by Google... see screen print below...

Yes Jukka, there is.

Here is a tutorial to assist you: Hope you find this helpful.

Thanks!

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Is there a place to share social accounts in wa?

Is there a place to share social accounts in wa?

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Social Engagement & Marketing
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There used to be a great thread for sharing your Google+ accounts that was created by Kyle as a part of the training. People shared all their social accounts their for mutual f

hey hi Jukka -- it's all good! ... your question has landed in the WA community for response and here we are --- and it looks like Trish has got it answered for you! ...

keep well, keep happy! ... all the best, cheerio ... :)

Try this link. The heading should have changed now that G+ nolonger exists. But this is where people share their links.

.

That's the one I was looking for! Apparently, I even had it bookmarked but simply couldn't find it. I don't think it shows up on the search anymore either. Thanks a bunch!

Google+ not longer exists. It was shutdown by Google... see screen print below...

Yes Jukka, there is.

Here is a tutorial to assist you: Hope you find this helpful.

Thanks!

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So here goes. I bought a previously used but already dropped domain some time ago and found out it has some spammy backlinks (around 30k actually) in the form of blog comments

Hey Jukka,

In the past, I used to contact all of the link holders... well, as many as I could reach that is... and then set about listing the links as disavow so that my site could recover sooner.

You do not have to provide proof of anything to Google other than a list of URLs you want to disavow. Then you will receive an automated message from Google's server letting you know how long it will be to have those links removed as credible backlinks.

Hope you find this helpful.

How do you provide Google this list of URLs to disavow, please?

Hey Timotheus,

Here is Google's guide: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2648487?hl=en

Hope you find this helpful

Thanks so much Trish! :)

If they are spammy then I would get rid, as they will be now associated with you which you won't want

You have specified that the links are spammy.

Well, I have a completely different way of dealing with spammy websites linking to mine, because they clearly have bad faith. From my point of view, those websites that spammed your domain should be disavowed without any respect, and even reported if need be. You don't need to go that extent though. Just trying to say that you don't need permission to clean your backyard, from those who messed it up in the first place.

The procedure could be different for genuine websites linking to your website, not related to your niche for instance, of having a low domain authority. In which case you act like a gentleman and contact respective webmasters, kindly requesting them to take down the links.

If you resort to manually checking out some of those spammy websites, you will discover that most of their servers are unreachable, or just empty pages with errors.

Concerning whether or not you should proceed to disavow links, don't make any assumptions. It's better to make a second submission of links to disavow than to assume that it has already been taken care of.

I couldn't agree less that some bad backlink is very bad business today. Plus there are many more solutions being created out there, to spam websites automatically.

You should have total control of sites linking to you, by being on top of the game and regularly disavowing those who don't deserve any link juice from you.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for the thorough response! That was my thinking as well, I should be able to just disavow them as I'm not the one who created them.

The problem is that Google demands you first request a link removal and disavowing should be the last step. To make things more complicated I read they sometimes actually audit disavow requests by requiring evidence you contacted the sites first.

I did manually check some of those sites and just like you said some of them will give server timeouts and other are just simply looking really shady. Some are just foreign blogs that are likely forgotten and have automatic comment approval, full of spam links.

I guess I'll just have to trust Google sees there's no point in trying to contact these kinds of sites (even if I could find a contact email) and accepts the disavow domain list straight away.

Thanks again!

Interesting. Does Google request for evidence to prove that these sites have been contacted?
Hmmm...

Please could you provide a source document that explains the need to contact webmasters before disavowing sites?

I've not yet come across it yet. I would be glad to read through the guidelines.

Can't remember where I saw it originally but here's some (not sure if linking is allowed so I broke the url):

moz(dot)com/blog/google-disavow-tool
"1. Remove First, Disavow Last
Google wants you to remove links first. Disavow is a last resort.

100% accuracy isn’t required, but effort counts.

Google’s Webspam team keeps a historical index of your backlink profile, so that when you file a reconsideration request they can see the links you’ve worked to remove."

quora(dot)com/Has-using-the-Google-disavow-tool-in-Webmaster-Tools-removed-a-penalty-on-your-site
"Yes. BIG Yes. I and my team have lifted Google manual penalties from 275+ sites as of now and for all these sites we have used the disavow tool. For getting a positive response from Google for your reconsideration request, it is a must that you manually try to remove all those links by mailing individual webmasters to remove the links. Document all these efforts in a spreadsheet as an evidence to show Google your good faith effort. Only after manual outreach, you have to upload the disavow file followed by a detailed reconsideration request explaining the efforts you have made to remove all those bad links. If you follow the process perfectly, in 95% of the cases the penalty will be lifted in the first attempt itself. And while compiling disavow file, it is good to use "domain:' operator instead of "http://" operator"

I just realized those scenarios are referring to a manual penalty and reconsideration. Can't find conclusive info on disavowing spammy links BEFORE a penalty.

Google is notorious for leaving room for plenty of doubts. The information you provided was really great. I hope you find something spam related when it comes to using the Disavow Tool

Thank you very much.

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Anyone here knowledgeable about backlinks?

Anyone here knowledgeable about backlinks?

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Search Engine Optimization
Updated

So here goes. I bought a previously used but already dropped domain some time ago and found out it has some spammy backlinks (around 30k actually) in the form of blog comments

Hey Jukka,

In the past, I used to contact all of the link holders... well, as many as I could reach that is... and then set about listing the links as disavow so that my site could recover sooner.

You do not have to provide proof of anything to Google other than a list of URLs you want to disavow. Then you will receive an automated message from Google's server letting you know how long it will be to have those links removed as credible backlinks.

Hope you find this helpful.

How do you provide Google this list of URLs to disavow, please?

Hey Timotheus,

Here is Google's guide: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2648487?hl=en

Hope you find this helpful

Thanks so much Trish! :)

If they are spammy then I would get rid, as they will be now associated with you which you won't want

You have specified that the links are spammy.

Well, I have a completely different way of dealing with spammy websites linking to mine, because they clearly have bad faith. From my point of view, those websites that spammed your domain should be disavowed without any respect, and even reported if need be. You don't need to go that extent though. Just trying to say that you don't need permission to clean your backyard, from those who messed it up in the first place.

The procedure could be different for genuine websites linking to your website, not related to your niche for instance, of having a low domain authority. In which case you act like a gentleman and contact respective webmasters, kindly requesting them to take down the links.

If you resort to manually checking out some of those spammy websites, you will discover that most of their servers are unreachable, or just empty pages with errors.

Concerning whether or not you should proceed to disavow links, don't make any assumptions. It's better to make a second submission of links to disavow than to assume that it has already been taken care of.

I couldn't agree less that some bad backlink is very bad business today. Plus there are many more solutions being created out there, to spam websites automatically.

You should have total control of sites linking to you, by being on top of the game and regularly disavowing those who don't deserve any link juice from you.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for the thorough response! That was my thinking as well, I should be able to just disavow them as I'm not the one who created them.

The problem is that Google demands you first request a link removal and disavowing should be the last step. To make things more complicated I read they sometimes actually audit disavow requests by requiring evidence you contacted the sites first.

I did manually check some of those sites and just like you said some of them will give server timeouts and other are just simply looking really shady. Some are just foreign blogs that are likely forgotten and have automatic comment approval, full of spam links.

I guess I'll just have to trust Google sees there's no point in trying to contact these kinds of sites (even if I could find a contact email) and accepts the disavow domain list straight away.

Thanks again!

Interesting. Does Google request for evidence to prove that these sites have been contacted?
Hmmm...

Please could you provide a source document that explains the need to contact webmasters before disavowing sites?

I've not yet come across it yet. I would be glad to read through the guidelines.

Can't remember where I saw it originally but here's some (not sure if linking is allowed so I broke the url):

moz(dot)com/blog/google-disavow-tool
"1. Remove First, Disavow Last
Google wants you to remove links first. Disavow is a last resort.

100% accuracy isn’t required, but effort counts.

Google’s Webspam team keeps a historical index of your backlink profile, so that when you file a reconsideration request they can see the links you’ve worked to remove."

quora(dot)com/Has-using-the-Google-disavow-tool-in-Webmaster-Tools-removed-a-penalty-on-your-site
"Yes. BIG Yes. I and my team have lifted Google manual penalties from 275+ sites as of now and for all these sites we have used the disavow tool. For getting a positive response from Google for your reconsideration request, it is a must that you manually try to remove all those links by mailing individual webmasters to remove the links. Document all these efforts in a spreadsheet as an evidence to show Google your good faith effort. Only after manual outreach, you have to upload the disavow file followed by a detailed reconsideration request explaining the efforts you have made to remove all those bad links. If you follow the process perfectly, in 95% of the cases the penalty will be lifted in the first attempt itself. And while compiling disavow file, it is good to use "domain:' operator instead of "http://" operator"

I just realized those scenarios are referring to a manual penalty and reconsideration. Can't find conclusive info on disavowing spammy links BEFORE a penalty.

Google is notorious for leaving room for plenty of doubts. The information you provided was really great. I hope you find something spam related when it comes to using the Disavow Tool

Thank you very much.

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