Back to result after manual action revoked
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Hello, Two weeks ago we got message from Google which said about our reconsideration request has been sucesfuly processed after few months of fight. So, manual action has been revoked but our problem is more complex. Here are flow: 1. 1-01-2012 we got filtered (manual filter - buy link) Here are 100k vistors per day... 2. 7-05-2012 we have problem with budget, hosting, etc.. Before that (after get filter) we get 20k vistors per day.. 3. 12-07-2012 we back Our statistics at this moment: 10-12k vistors per day, so we make 301 from country domain to global *.com 4.12.07-2012 - 1-09-2012 We try make a good reconsideration request without any positive result... Our statistics after 301 redirect are 5k vistors per day, not more. Every day is : 5 000 (+/- 5 %) 5.14-12-2012 Our reconsideration request has been procesed positive, manual action has been revoked but... after two weks from this message we have the same statistics (still are the same traffic source precentages). So whats going on? When will be back to SERP? Thanks! It's very important for us, before we got filter our statistics are permanent good. At this moment we don't see result for "keyword domainame" in TOP 10, only positions > 50 sometimes are normal (1-2 % of queries). Our competition have good statistics all time, their pages are above our results for phrases like: "keyword domainame"
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Klarke hit it briefly in his reply. The problem is that you were "artificially" achieving your previous rankings and traffic by means of paid links. Those links are what Google was using algorithmically to value your site for ranking purposes.
When you received the manual links notice from Google (you were discovered using paid links) Google placed a filter on your website AND discounted those paid links. When you removed those paid links to recover from the manual penalty you also FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED the backlink value and overall algorithmic strength of your site in the process.
Bottom line: when Google removed the filter from your website you were left with a much reduced backlink profile that no longer had its previous ranking strength. The result? Lower rankings.
Further, there have been over a dozen algorithmic Panda, Penguin, EMD, Top Heavy and other assorted updates by Google during the course of 2012. Any of them could have also adversely affected your sites' natural ranking profile.
If you haven't done so, head over to the www.panguintool.com and compare your site accordingly against the more notable updates. That will allow you to pinpoint if and where you were affected so you can make necessary content or backlink changes as needed.
I hope that helps. Otherwise, drop me a note for a full penalty site audit and we can go from there.
Happy Holidays and good luck!
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You've no doubt removed alot of links that might have been helping you rank as well as did before. That may very well be why you haven't regained much of that traffic.
Another reason might be, the site is still under an algo filter like Penguin. The links you removed may have been enough for the manual reviewer, but not enough for Penguin. Or maybe it's enough for Penguin, but since it hasn't been refreshed since October ..you can't recover yet.
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