How to Remove a Google Penalty

Once you've determined that your site has indeed suffered a penalty by Google, whether through an algorithm update or manually, and you've taken the appropriate steps to fix the issue(s), you can submit a



What should be included in a proper reconsideration request?

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Thank you for that, the client does not know if it was a manual or algo penalty! Never used webmaster tools!

You're the expert but the client fights you. I foresee a problematic relationship.

The problem is there is no way for anyone here to know if a site is penalized unless they see it and can check it out.

However please ignore the advice above. Redirecting the old domain may work at first but it it was dinged by a penalty for spammy links the penalty will return. That's the whole point of a redirect!!

Second its generally easier for YOU to start out fresh but it generally no good for a business if they have built a business around that domain and branding. A lot of newbie SEOs not used to dealing with REAL businesses love to suggest starting over (which is easy for junky affiliate and review sites but not for a business). Long term if they have branded the name to their clients (and your posts suggests they have) they need to clean up the links (but I am not even convinced they were penalized), try disavow (doesn't always work) and add strong non-spammy links to counteract bad links (provided its not a real penalty).

Follow these steps...

Do a site:domain.com search, either their pages are indexed or they're not.

If their pages are still indexed move on...

Make up a bogus but relevant keyword that has no competition, try and rank a page on the old domain for that zero comp. keyword. If the page ranks (it should) then move on to a real but still weak keyword, If that 2nd weak keyword ranks (it should) then move on to a 3rd keyword with real mid level competition. If these 3 keywords rank then there's obviously no problem, just typical SEO/competition.

The 3 weak keyword test removes competition from the equation so you're not confusing SERP competition with a Google slap.

Next... start ranking for real competition keywords.

Dexter,

I agree with Mike that redirecting to a new domain is likely to see the penalty, if there is one, follow you to the new domain.

Along with what Yukon suggested, I would encourage them to setup Google Search Console. If there is a manual penalty, they will get a notification message in there, even if they were not using Search Console before. It might take 3-4 days, but it will show up.

For identifying an algorithmic penalty, it is mostly educated guesswork.

And I have to ask, what makes you think they might be penalized?

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Fiverr gig sellers aren't SEOs.

You can't expect to pay $5 to some 3rd world hack and they'll fix all your problems, even the problems they create.

I guess OPs client experienced the it's only $5 dream.

Just drop this client. You will not get anything good but stress to this type of client.

You can build backlinks from high PA & DA sites to increase your site ranking.

If your website hacked by third party then you will find these issue. For this you have to remove all these bad redirection or bad links which are generated by third party then only you submit reconsideration request by google.