Domain with a 50% spam score

[fatihkucuk]

Hello, my website does not get an index and its spam score is over 50%, how can I deal with this situation?

 

[tazarbm]

spam score doesn't matter, so I wouldn't worry about it...

Regarding the indexation part, however.... well, we don't know anything about your site and your content, so you need to look into these things:

- content quality
- site indexation and crawlability (check the htaccess and robots.txt files for noindex tags and remove them where appropriate)
- content duplication / keyword cannibalization / page canonicalization issues
- mobile friendliness and other important CWV or technical SEO metrics (page speed, 404 pages, looping redirects, missing tags, broken links, etc)

All of these can cause indexation (or, in the first instance, crawlability) issues, so run a full site audit using your favorite auditing tool and fix what the report urges you to fix, then re-create the sitemap and re-submit it to your GSC (well, I'm assuming that your site's content is good to begin with, if it's low quality / poor grammar / filler content / bad in general, then that might be your first issue to solve)

 

[Thunder Digitals]

You need to check for noindex tag in your website for not getting indexed.

Also, SS doesn't have anything thing to do with indexing.

 

[sjmasku]

Hello, my website does not get an index and its spam score is over 50%, how can I deal with this situation?

Building high-quality backlinks can help make your website more trustworthy in the eyes of google. Alternatively, you could redirect to a fresh new domain.

 

[jyciap11]

spam score doesn't matter, so I wouldn't worry about it...

Regarding the indexation part, however.... well, we don't know anything about your site and your content, so you need to look into these things:

- content quality
- site indexation and crawlability (check the htaccess and robots.txt files for noindex tags and remove them where appropriate)
- content duplication / keyword cannibalization / page canonicalization issues
- mobile friendliness and other important CWV or technical SEO metrics (page speed, 404 pages, looping redirects, missing tags, broken links, etc)

All of these can cause indexation (or, in the first instance, crawlability) issues, so run a full site audit using your favorite auditing tool and fix what the report urges you to fix, then re-create the sitemap and re-submit it to your GSC (well, I'm assuming that your site's content is good to begin with, if it's low quality / poor grammar / filler content / bad in general, then that might be your first issue to solve)

And what about low crawl? I bought one expired domain that indexed the first 3 posts (still indexed and one in first page for many kws) and the other 100 posts not indexed. No spam history and no spam backlinks. I checked GSC and I saw that crawl it's almost nothing, and I also have to send the sitemap every time to have it read by Google.

No error, no block, no "noindex". No spammy BL, no spammy history, no spammy redirect.

This is the crawl daily rate.

Any tips for me?

 

[Breaking Vibes]

Start by auditing your site for low-quality content, toxic backlinks, and technical SEO issues to improve indexing and reduce spam score

 

[Rating Savvy]

Hello, my website does not get an index and its spam score is over 50%, how can I deal with this situation?

Make sure you're not accidentally blocking search engines.
Example: Disallow: / in robots.txt or <meta name="robots" content="noindex">.

• Use Google Search Console or tools like Ahrefs, SEMrush, or Moz to identify low-quality or spammy backlinks.
• Disavow harmful links using Google’s Disavow Tool.

 

[Sho_Seo]

Hello, To solve this, do the following Steps:

Improve Content Quality – Remove or rewrite low-quality, duplicated, or AI-generated spammy content.

Reduce Spam Score – Remove bad backlinks using Google Disavow Tool and avoid keyword stuffing.

Submit to Google – Use Google Search Console to request indexing.

Improve Site Structure – Make sure your site is mobile-friendly, fast, and uses clean URLs.

Check for Penalties – In Google Search Console, see if there’s a manual action and follow their instructions.

 

[tazarbm]

And what about low crawl? I bought one expired domain that indexed the first 3 posts (still indexed and one in first page for many kws) and the other 100 posts not indexed. No spam history and no spam backlinks. I checked GSC and I saw that crawl it's almost nothing, and I also have to send the sitemap every time to have it read by Google.

No error, no block, no "noindex". No spammy BL, no spammy history, no spammy redirect.

This is the crawl daily rate.

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Any tips for me?

it probably has to do with the crawl budget alloted for that domain. My thinking is that it wasn't an important domain before and google remembers it and chooses to ignore its content, or to crawl it rarely...

If the crawl budget is the issue you can improve it by making some internal links towards the non-crawled pages, sometimes this does helps the googlebot to find the other pages. And you should also run an audit for the site, it can help discover broken links, which can indeed prevent indexation...

Last but not least, choose 3-5 pages that you feel are important and add 20-30% new content to them, then re-generate and re-submit the sitemap to GSC. Content update can also help sometimes...

If none of these works I don't know, maybe you need to wait longer because - like I said - it's probably a domain that google has low on their priority list, so they won't waste the crawl budget on it unless something important / good happens to it (such as internal links or content improvement). Also don't forget to run that audit...

 

[learnandearnwithseo]

Hello, my website does not get an index and its spam score is over 50%, how can I deal with this situation?

Was it an expired domain ?

 

[Th3King]

A 50% spam score from tools like Moz indicates potential issues with your site's backlink profile or content quality.
While this score doesn't directly affect Google's indexing, it's essential to audit and disavow harmful backlinks, enhance your content's originality, and ensure proper on-page SEO practices.

 

[Heath Mays12]

Spam score doesn't have to do anything with indexing. There might some other reasons that you content isn't getting indexed.

 

[Watcharapong ton]

Sounds frustrating maybe time to audit your backlinks and clean up any low-quality SEO practices dragging you down

 

[Betty Miller]

If your site isn’t indexing and has a high spam score, clean up low-quality backlinks, fix thin or duplicate content, submit a reconsideration request, and focus on building legit authority.

 

[RoyRoyan]

Hello, my website does not get an index and its spam score is over 50%, how can I deal with this situation?

And what about low crawl? I bought one expired domain that indexed the first 3 posts (still indexed and one in first page for many kws) and the other 100 posts not indexed.

In both cases, the domain was expired, and in both cases the indexing issue came down to content quality.

This kind of situation has become increasingly common lately. There are also cases where a domain experiences a sudden spike in traffic followed by an equally sharp drop.

All of this usually signals that Google detected an attempt to exploit domain authority. You tried to feed it low-quality content while hiding behind the domain’s history—but Google caught on.

There are really only two options here: either get a more authoritative domain or produce higher-quality content.

Just my opinion based on similar cases and some educated guesses from what you've described.

 

[Teste_fantasma]

If your spam score is already above 50%, chances are you're dealing with some sketchy backlinks or over-optimized content. First thing I’d do is run a proper backlink audit—tools like Ahrefs or even Google Search Console can show what’s hurting you.
Then disavow anything toxic and clean up the on-page stuff (too many exact match anchors or keyword stuffing can trigger filters). Also, try building a few high-quality, branded links to offset the spam signals.
As for indexing—try submitting through Search Console manually, but if that doesn’t work, consider using tiered links or even a couple of social signals to “nudge” Google.
How long ago did the site go live?

 

[Spicy Chromosomes]

Spam score is an artificial metric, you shouldn't be too concerned about it, follow tazarbm advices, his comments on this thread are amazing advice as usual