{"id":48711,"date":"2013-10-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/infographic-how-to-get-out-of-google-jail\/"},"modified":"2020-11-10T21:16:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T21:16:55","slug":"infographic-how-to-get-out-of-google-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/2\/29574\/internet\/seo\/infographic-how-to-get-out-of-google-jail","title":{"rendered":"INFOGRAPHIC: How to Get Out of Google Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In August, Google released a new tool within Google Webmaster Tools that makes it possible for webmasters to see &quot;manual actions&quot; that have been taken by Google against their website and request that Google conduct a review of those actions. Manual actions are actions Google takes against spammy sites that violate Google&#39;s webmaster guidelines. Those actions often include a major downgrade in Google <a href=\"\/definition\/12984\/pagerank\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">PageRank<\/a>. Google does this when it finds a website is boosting its Google rank through methods like keyword stuffing, duplicated content and paid keyword links, among others.<\/p>\n<p>If this happens to your site, you can apply to win back Google&#39;s trust and get out of Google jail. This infographic shows some tips on how to do it. Of course, the better route is to stay off Google&#39;s hit list in the first place, by creating high-quality, optimized content and growing PageRank the good old fashioned way: With time and hard work. (Find out more about how to do that in <a href=\"\/2\/27565\/internet\/3-seo-tactics-that-google-loves\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">3 SEO Tactics Google Loves<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2e60c6b3-84e4-4e4b-9b35-2aabdf5baede-scaled.jpg\" style=\"width: 439px;\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib\" alt=\"infographic the anatomy of a successful reconsideration request for Google jail\"><\/p>\n<p>This infographic was created as a collaboration between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gryffin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gryffin Media<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backlinko.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backlinko<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In August, Google released a new tool within Google Webmaster Tools that makes it possible for webmasters to see &quot;manual actions&quot; that have been taken by Google against their website and request that Google conduct a review of those actions. 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