Removing weak PBN sites

wwsosop · Apr 20, 2026

How do yall clean up poor performing sites in a PBN?

I removed a few recently completely deindexed w/no crawl but** i have a few sites that look super dead, the DA score remains a 2, 0 traffic but they have many pages indexed, and wondering if they still provide topical authority?

This tiered off thing is working very well for me and i page one anything i want but I am always a little lost when to just let a sight go an replace it.

Steptoe · Apr 20, 2026

If they're completely deindexed let them go, but re-use the content in a few months if you think it's worthwhile. I say this as someone who is a hoarder of deindexed domains as I like analysing the ones that come back to life - it's not really worth keeping hold of them from a business perspective

drwho1 · Apr 25, 2026

Why did they die?

joepistriad · Apr 25, 2026

are those sites with a da score of 2 still passing on any topical authority to your tiered sites at all?

wwsosop · Apr 28, 2026

drwho1 said:
Why did they die?

They did not die, i figured out later a lot of them were www vs non www, so the traffic looked dead. It did prompt me to update every last one though so i am guessing still a win. I pruned and update non index pages as well.

joepistriad said:
are those sites with a da score of 2 still passing on any topical authority to your tiered sites at all?

Maybe

vokazoagency · Apr 28, 2026

If the site has zero traffic and dead metrics, it usually isn't passing much value. I’d drop them if they aren't helping the tier structure or if the hosting costs outweigh the benefits. Focus your resources on the ones that actually show some life.

janist · Apr 29, 2026

What i'd suggest

- remove bulk (90%) of pages
- point 2-4 fresh guest posts at homepage with brand anchors, to counteract decay
- add a few citations (fake data is okay)
- redesign with html/css/js (claude code is your friend)

but i'd really only do this for domains with a link profile worth saving. For lower/mid tier PBNs, just cut'em.

WickednDivine · Apr 29, 2026

If a PBN site has no traffic, no crawl activity, and DR/DA stuck low, it’s usually not passing much real value even if pages are indexed.

I’d either rebuild it or replace it with a stronger domain. Keeping weak nodes can dilute your network quality over time.

The_Growth_Source · Apr 29, 2026

If those sites have zero traffic and tiny authority, they might be dead weight. I usually let them go if they haven't shown movement in months. Better to replace them with fresh domains to keep your tiered structure strong.

mangoodi · Apr 30, 2026

it’s probably not passing much value, being indexed alone doesn’t mean it has real strength. If it hasn’t shown any crawl activity or movement for a while, I’d just replace it instead of wasting tiers on something that’s basically dead.

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