I’ve Been Banned from Google! HELP
Banned from Google?
A ban from Google instantly turns your site into Internet road kill. If you have been banned to Internet Siberia do not fret, nothing is permanent.
Google’s bans can be devastating to Internet sites and their owners, and surprisingly, some people are unaware that they have been banned.
A Google ban can occur in two ways—one you could be banned completely from Google’s search results—the other is that your page rank could deteriorate into oblivion.
According to Google’s policies, the following violations could cause a ban:
- Avoid hidden texts and hidden links
- Refrain from using cloaking or redirects
- Do not send automated queries to Google
- Don’t over-stuff pages with irrelevant keywords
- Do not duplicate content across multiple pages, domains or sub-domains
- Avoid malicious behavior—which includes phishing, Trojans, malware, badware and viruses
- Avoid pages created just to entice search engines that are devoid of content
- Do not over-link—only link where there is added-value to your page
I am Innocent I Swear!
Unfortunately there are some sites that are banned or lose their page rank for having duplicated or copied content on the web. This can happen without your knowledge if content from your site gets replicated elsewhere. This is unfortunate, but it happens.
But—never fear…it is not too late.
It is never too late. Even if you have been banned form Google—culpable or not, you can still clean up your act (and content).
Simply clean up the offending content, then resubmit your website for consideration to Google’s Webmaster: here.
Be A Good Boy Scout—Plan Ahead
If you currently have a great Google pagerank and simply want to avoid the mess of getting banned by Google, they have put together a handy page dedicated to Pro-Google content: here.
