User Generated Spam
Although Google claims to ignore links in forum profiles , we have spotted this type of forum link in profiles among the penalty cases we reviewed. We found that in this case, a site is typically penalized for:
Obvious spam, using apps to post spam.
Disguised links, such as product promotion and contact links.
User Generated Spam
Tips to avoid a penalty
Use the rel=”ugc” attribute.
Stop spamming.
Disavowing unwanted UGC links is the best option to keep your australia phone number data backlink profile healthy.
5. Web directories and link directories
Frequency of cases : 16%
You will receive such a penalty when your site receives dozens of toxic backlinks distributed on web directories and indexes. We have noticed that usually 3-5 links are not enough for a penalty, but this does not mean that you can avoid auditing these links frequently.