{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"4GoodHosting Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog","author_name":"4GHadmin","author_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/author\/4goodhosting\/","title":"Be Wary of Backlinks in Disavow Files - 4GoodHosting Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"q5o4fjKJhF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/be-wary-of-backlinks-in-disavow-files\/\">Be Wary of Backlinks in Disavow Files<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/be-wary-of-backlinks-in-disavow-files\/embed\/#?secret=q5o4fjKJhF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Be Wary of Backlinks in Disavow Files&#8221; &#8212; 4GoodHosting Blog\" data-secret=\"q5o4fjKJhF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The term \u2018black hat\u2019 SEO isn\u2019t bandied around as frequently as it used to, and that\u2019s probably for two reasons. First, developments in the web development industry have made it so that it\u2019s not the buzzword it once needed to be. And then there\u2019s the fact that engaging in less-than-ethical SEO aims via shady link building just doesn\u2019t occur like it used to. There are many reasons for that, but Google\u2019s Disavow File is a big part of why black hat SEO doesn\u2019t get your very far anymore. Here at 4GoodHosting, like any Canadian web hosting provider we don\u2019t pretend to be web development experts but we are sufficiently knowledgeable regarding the subject. Sharing anything and everything we know with our customers is part of what we do, with the hope that by enabling those managing their website they\u2019ll get more out of their digital and internet marketing efforts. It\u2019s competitive out there, and the value of strong search engine rankings can\u2019t be overstated. For those of you who may not be familiar with them, a disavow file is a .txt file that contains instructions to Google informing them that you\u2019d prefer if they ignored any number of links to [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AdobeStock_117832491-e1540836452509.jpeg","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":533}