Website gets Google "Bailout" after 2-year Death Penalty

Discussion in 'SEO' started by andheresjohnny, Oct 30, 2009.

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    2 years ago a decent money-making website of mine was banned from the Google Index after 3 years of existance. No Google crawls, No pages in index, no incomming links, no nothing. Just big zeros in the Webmaster Tools.

    I didn't think it was justified.

    Yesterday as I'm viewing my Commission Junction stats I see sales had jumped for a link on that website.

    I check my traffic stats and see that Google is again sending traffic to that website after 2 years.

    I then look at Webmaster Tools and see that after 2 years my website is back. It again has thousands of pages, hundreds of backlinks and is ranking for many keywords. Just as it was 2 years ago.

    I'm totally shocked since I haven't made 5 posts to that that site this year.


    I'm curious ... has anyone had a LONGER elapsed time between a Google Ban and Reinstatement?
     
    andheresjohnny, Oct 30, 2009 IP
  2. Barre Tire

    Barre Tire Peon

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    You bet, Got hit by a filter during Big daddy in 2006 and dissapeared completely . Now 2 months ago back the site comes from the dead and getting good Google traffic again..
     
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  3. andheresjohnny

    andheresjohnny Well-Known Member

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    You figuring it has something to do with this latest update too?

    Interesting that the site was apparently in violation of something 2 years ago but not now. :confused:
     
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    monfis Well-Known Member

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    Yes, my observation about justified (not by error or filter) penalisation/banning is, they could take up to 4 years to "forget/forgive".
     
    monfis, Oct 30, 2009 IP