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Yesterday, Matt Cutts, Google's head spam fighter, posted on Twitter that you should not delete your old disavow file prior to uploading the new one.
He said on Twitter:
Quick SEO tip: no need to delete your old disavow links file before uploading a new one. You can just upload the new one.
Why? He clarified shortly after on Twitter:
Some SEOs have been deleting the file first, then uploading new, which creates two emails, and sometimes that confuses folks.
I am not sure exactly who it confuses? Probably the folks at Google who review disavow files for manual actions.
So I guess, just upload the new one that will replace the old file?
Quick SEO tip: no need to delete your old disavow links file before uploading a new one. You can just upload the new one.
— Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) March 25, 2014Forum discussion at Twitter.
Comments:
Nick LeRoy
03/26/2014 12:15 pm
Now this is a great and actionable tidbit to read. Thanks Berry! ;-)
Barry Schwartz
03/26/2014 12:16 pm
Thanks Nack. :-)
Josh Zehtabchi
03/26/2014 12:49 pm
Google blatantly says this on the page before submitting your disavow file?
Ahmad Wali
03/26/2014 12:54 pm
Oops! I did confuse the hell out of folks at Google :D. I deleted and uploaded so many times in one case.
Marie Haynes
03/26/2014 02:17 pm
Matt tweeted afterwards that it confuses people because it sends a second email. I want to know who gets an email? The webspam team? That doesn't make sense.
Stewart.T
03/26/2014 07:53 pm
More artful dissemination and disinformation.
Panayiotis Pieri
03/27/2014 11:08 am
Great tip by Matt :)
Cindy Potters
03/27/2014 09:38 pm
I'm not sure why would you delete it instead of just replacing with an updated disavow. I would never think to do it that way if you did not point it out in your post, Barry :)