Understanding Google Algorithm penalty
An algorithm Penalty is a sanction towards your website by one of Google Algorithm’s filter.
This kind of penalty mean that it is not process by a Google employee. Thus an Algorithm penalty can not be removed manually even by submitting a form on the Google Search Console. Therefore submitting a reconsideration request would not be effective.
How can I see if my website is affected by an algorithm penalty?
Multiple facts can be related to an algorithm penalty. It can be a sudden drop of traffic on a website can be caused by an algorithm filter penalty or a drop of ranking in the SERP
What are the different Algorithm Penalty my website can be affected by?
There are different kind of penalties:
- Google Panda: This algorithm analyze the quality of your content
- Google Penguin: This algorithm analyze the quality of your inbound linking
The Good News is, because it is Algorithmic you can change your content or fix your linkbuilding issue and re-index pages for Google to crawl your website showing him you did a good job and you will be back on the SERP
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