{"id":34827,"date":"2013-08-12T21:43:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T16:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=34827"},"modified":"2020-05-24T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T05:34:21","slug":"confirm-manual-webspam-google-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/08\/confirm-manual-webspam-google-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Confirm Manual Webspam Google Penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Has you site traffic decreased due to a manual webspam penalty by Google? Previously the only way to find that out was to send in a reconsideration request<\/a> and wait for Google to inform you via email that your site is affected by a manual penalty or an algorithmic penalty and you need not file further reconsideration requests.<\/p>\n

Manual Actions Report<\/h2>\n

Now Google webmaster tools will inform you if your site has been affected by a manual webspam action. Go to the Google webmasters tools > Search Traffic > Manual Actions<\/em><\/p>\n

\"manual<\/p>\n

This is what we see on our panel for this site – \u00a0No manual webspam actions found<\/strong>. Affected by multiple Google penalties<\/a>, the same no penalty status<\/a> was also conveyed to us by a reconsideration request also.<\/p>\n

With this new feature, you do not need to keep filing reconsideration requests, as falling traffic will be due to algorithmic penalties, which can only be fixed when a Panda\/Penguin refresh occurs. (Maybe there is no Google Penalty<\/a> at all!)<\/p>\n

Manual Penalty Report<\/h2>\n

Here is what a typical penalty message will look like<\/p>\n

\"manual<\/p>\n

Here is another one<\/p>\n

\"manual<\/p>\n

The manual action report will clearly indicate which urls are affected on your domain, what was the reason the Google penalty was imposed and a request review button will help you file a reconsideration request after you have fixed the issue.<\/p>\n

I think this is a great step on Google’s part as this will help in several ways –<\/p>\n

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  1. Webmasters know they have a Google manual penalty<\/li>\n
  2. Webmasters know which urls are penalized<\/li>\n
  3. Webmasters know exactly the cause of penalty and can work to fix it<\/li>\n
  4. The request review button will help Google quickly identify the site, know the problem and if it is totally fixed.<\/li>\n
  5. Lesser reconsideration requests for Google webspam team, as webmasters realize it is an algorithmic penalty and will not be fixed by multiple reconsideration requests.<\/li>\n
  6. More quick manual penalty resolution<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So login today into the GWT account of your site and check your Manual Actions report – \u00a0any you may actually find the cause of your low search engine traffic rankings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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