: Options for removing listings from unreponsive business directories I have recently upgraded to a new domain/website. It is already ranking quite well on Google. I had listed my previous website

@Annie201

seems you do not read Google updates. In penguin update Google listed so many website as Spammy website. And links from unresponsive website can harm any website. So Google says go and remove those links before you hit by PENGUIN update.

Google suggest two options

1. eMail those website to remove your link
2. Disavow those links.


Disavow will stop Google to pass PR juice from those unresponsive websites.

Google Disavow www.google.com/webmasters/tools/disavow-links-main?pli=1

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@Alves908

Get an attorney to write letters making the request addressed to their legal department. Give them 10 business days to respond or remove the listing. If that does not work, the attorney can file for a cease and desist order which carries penalties if ignored. If the listing still does not disappear, you can file a suit. It should be settled quickly and immediately without going to court.

None of this should cost much.

If an attorney wants to charge the same fee for writing the letter 3 times, find another attorney. They should only charge you once for the letter and an additional fee to modify it using a paralegal. This will not hold true for the cease and desist filings. As well, most attorneys use a software package that has pre-written forms, templates, and letters. Ask about this in advance. If the attorney is using one of these packages, they cannot charge you to write the letter. Some will charge you 3 times for a letter that is pre-written. If you find a lawyer like this- run. Find another one fast.

Again. None of this should cost much. Maybe just a few hundred dollars.

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