Remove links at the URL level when the page owner will listen
Sometimes the problem is not an entire article. It is a directory row, a scraped copy, a blog comment or a “related links” block that keeps a harmful URL alive. We focus on requests to remove links where a webmaster, directory or platform has a clear path to drop that URL.
30 minutes · The consultation is free
- No fake legal threats
- Each link gets its own ask
- The consultation is free
A leftover link can keep a dead page breathing
Even after a page is updated or taken down, inbound links from directories, blog rolls and scraped mirrors can revive it in search or send traffic to an old address.
Broad “content removal” pitches often ignore these URL-level fixes. Asking a webmaster to remove links is narrower, and sometimes more realistic, than asking them to delete a whole story.
Directory and profile links
Old business directories and “people also” profiles keep linking to a page you left behind.
How we help: We identify the directories and send each one’s published removal or claim process.
Comments, signatures and scrapers
UGC comments and scraped copies may accept a simple link removal even when the host will not delete surrounding text.
How we help: We request link removal or nofollow where the host’s rules allow.
Search tools for URLs you own
If you control the site that hosts the URL, Google Search Console and similar tools can clear outdated links faster than emailing strangers.
How we help: We help you use the owner tools first whenever you have access.
Why link removal is its own chore
- Webmaster contact info is often hidden behind privacy forms or expired domains.
- Some hosts will strip a URL but refuse to edit the rest of the post.
- Automated scrapers may repost the link after you clear one mirror.
- There is no global “remove this URL everywhere” button.
- Aggressive fake DMCA notices can create legal risk for you; we do not send those.
What stubborn links tend to cost
A single outbound link on a high-traffic page can keep sending people to an outdated or harmful URL long after you moved on. The damage depends on who clicks.
We do not invent traffic numbers. On the free consultation we look at the specific links and which owners are realistic to contact.
How people usually try to remove links
Email the webmaster once
Works when the address is real and the ask is polite and specific.
Ignore outbound links
Fine for dead low-traffic pages; poor when the link still ranks or refers visitors.
Blanket legal threats
Often ignored and sometimes harmful to your position.
Link-by-link desk (where we fit)
Inventory the links, use owner tools where you can, and file precise removal asks elsewhere.
Bring us the URLs. We are not a general PR firm; we are a remove-links workflow for concrete outbound and directory links.
How link removal work runs
Inventory the links
We list the pages that link to the URL that worries you and note each host’s contact or removal path.
Use owner tools first
If you control any of the linking or linked sites, we clear those through the proper dashboards.
Request the rest one by one
Polite, specific asks to remove links or update the href where a path exists; we track replies with you.
Questions
Can you remove links from any website?
No. We can only ask. Success depends on the host’s willingness and whether a published process exists.
Is this the same as removing a Google result?
Not exactly. Removing a link at the source may eventually change search results; Google also has tools for URLs you own or for certain personal-info cases.
Do you send DMCA notices for everything?
No. DMCA applies to copyright. We do not send fake copyright claims to force unrelated link removals.
What do you need from me?
The URL that should stop being linked, examples of pages that link to it, and access to any site you own.
Is the consultation free?
Yes. We review the links and tell you which asks look realistic.
Upcoming events for individuals and businesses trying to clear specific outbound links
Events run by other organizers, checked on each organizer’s own page.
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How to ask a site to remove a link
Show us the links you want removed
Call now or pick a 30-minute time that suits you. The consultation is free.