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01-09-2012 10:30 AM #1 ianz63 (Member)
Google Revoked My Manual Spam Penalty (How To Guide)

I just finished a new blog post on SEHabitat, covering how I got Google to revoke my manual spam penalty they had applied previously.


http://sehabitat.com/blog/remove-goo...-spam-penalty/


My blog on SEHabitat is new, so please add your thoughts/comments/questions there if you want to help me out.

CLIFFS:
1. Google axed my site
2. I reviewed it myself and took action to improve in unique ways
3. I submitted a reconsideration request without directly mentioning any penalty.
4. My penalty was revoked and my traffic is at an all time high.

01-09-2012 08:12 PM #2 dconstrukt (Member)

nice one. i had the same issue.... was ranking on page 1 for a big term.... with a squeeze page. they did a panda update on aug.... got axed.... took 3 months but got it back.... added branding graphics, navigation and terms/privacy etc. and it was reapproved shortly after... and i submitted 3 requests.

01-10-2012 10:09 AM #3 joejoechen (Member)

I didn't know we can submit a request to get a manual review on your site.. is there a link for that?

01-10-2012 06:24 PM #4 dconstrukt (Member)

its the re-inclusion request in your google webmaster account.

i submitted 3 (with changes to the site each time) to get it back.... and it took 3 months... so dont expect anything overnight.

01-11-2012 07:55 AM #5 ianz63 (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by dconstrukt View Post
its the re-inclusion request in your google webmaster account.

i submitted 3 (with changes to the site each time) to get it back.... and it took 3 months... so dont expect anything overnight.
I'm happy to hear you submitted 3 and there was no bad result from it - you finally ended up approved. Very cool

01-11-2012 11:58 AM #6 dconstrukt (Member)

i THINK i got axed for doing profile blasts... which triggered a manual review, they see my simple squeeze page.... with no content or links (there were but they were blended into the footer).... and boom they axed it.

01-11-2012 03:52 PM #7 ianz63 (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by dconstrukt View Post
i THINK i got axed for doing profile blasts... which triggered a manual review, they see my simple squeeze page.... with no content or links (there were but they were blended into the footer).... and boom they axed it.
If the site was just a squeeze page and didn't have much work put into it compared to like, a large community/portal site, just scrap it and build one right starting over.

01-11-2012 09:21 PM #8 dconstrukt (Member)

lol dude.. you misread my post.... the homepage was a squeeze page... not the whole site LOL

02-08-2012 02:57 PM #9 robrave (Member)

What exactly happened when Google axed your site?

Did it move from front page to somewhere deeper like page 14?

Or,

just disappear from top 1000?

02-08-2012 04:16 PM #10 getgreen (Member)

Good job OP but I have a few questions too. How exactly did you know it was a penalty (and not just a huge devaluation of your links)?

02-08-2012 04:18 PM #11 getgreen (Member)

And also what is that slick slide in form with the facebook/twitter buttons?

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