Go to Google Search Console and click on Search Traffic, then Manual Actions. You will be notified if you have a manual action there. If you see “No Manual Webspam Actions” then you are dealing with another problem.
We don’t always know why a site gets a manual review. It could have been reported by a competitor or a member of Google’s Webspam team reviewed your site and decided it should be penalized.
When you have a manual action, it means part or all of your site is being either hidden or suppressed in search. This means your traffic and rankings can be drastically affected. If this is the case, it is important to have it removed as soon as possible.
This can vary. It generally takes 4-6 weeks to complete the whole process. Once filed, it can take anywhere from three days to six weeks to hear a response. While we often succeed on our first try, it can take longer if we require multiple tries.
We do have expedited plans for those clients who are wanting to remove their penalty as quickly as possible.
We follow these steps when removing a penalty:
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