Bought a Penalized Domain - Now What?

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Just put some nice & fresh content on the website and submit a reconsideration request. Explain that you bought the domain and the penalty is not your fault. This is what I did in my case and the penalty was removed.
 
don chino said:
Just hoping won't get you far IMO. Check backlinks and history. You get better at analyzing in time.

My question to other folks is, if I managed to get it indexed again with reconsideration request, can it be used for PBN and does it still hold the backlink value? Thanks
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Just ditch it and move on.

When you're setting up a PBN it's perfectly natural to pick up the occasional dud domain regardless of how much due diligence you do, C'est la vie! :-)
 
host it on the shittiest free hosting platform you can find and point it at a competitor....surrounded with viagra spam - preferably chinese viagra spam
 
and5rey said:
Just put some nice & fresh content on the website and submit a reconsideration request. Explain that you bought the domain and the penalty is not your fault. This is what I did in my case and the penalty was removed.
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I think they devalue the backlinks after that. It will lose its strenght. Not sure though...

CaramelBiscuit said:
When you're setting up a PBN it's perfectly natural to pick up the occasional dud domain regardless of how much due diligence you do, C'est la vie!
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You make me feel so much better. I made a lot of work to choose it and then felt like I was idiot... Thanks.

zphanjakidze said:
use 301 redirects, or wait for google review 10 business days.
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Aren't 301 redirects of a penalized site harmful?

eX3MPT1 said:
host it on the shittiest free hosting platform you can find and point it at a competitor....surrounded with viagra spam - preferably chinese viagra spam
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Wow! This is really evil. I like this thought..!
 
marios_521 said:
Aren't 301 redirects of a penalized site harmful?
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If you already have some metrics and old domain then it's won't be harmful.
some spam allowed but not so much.
I have many expired domains redirected with 301 to my general domain it's only generating faster backlinks and some good metrics.
 
He could use the Google disavow tool, email the webmasters of all the spam sites email asking for link removal, document the emails sent, and ask Google for reconsideration. IF he does a good job of all that and Google see's he has followed the guidelines of trying to rid himself of the spam they might lift the penalty. This isn't rocket science. It's obvious he just bought the domain, Google knows that. So I suggest he read Google's reconsideration documentation and FOLLOW IT TO THE T.

-ThopHayt
 
ThopHayt said:
He could use the Google disavow tool, email the webmasters of all the spam sites email asking for link removal, document the emails sent, and ask Google for reconsideration. IF he does a good job of all that and Google see's he has followed the guidelines of trying to rid himself of the spam they might lift the penalty. This isn't rocket science. It's obvious he just bought the domain, Google knows that. So I suggest he read Google's reconsideration documentation and FOLLOW IT TO THE T.

-ThopHayt
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Is there any way to be able to know what is wrong with this domain? I mean... Maybe it is not penalized because of the links. Maybe they have made cloaking, doorway, hidden text or something.
 
Only you can tell if it is worth your time if you really want it that bad. Assess what you could potentially lose. But since it was penalized, it will probably consume your time and it is like starting from scratch. Your site may or may not recover.
 
marios_521 said:
Is there any way to be able to know what is wrong with this domain? I mean... Maybe it is not penalized because of the links. Maybe they have made cloaking, doorway, hidden text or something.
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Well, I read over the message in your OP and it looks like the CONTENT of the website was terrible. Like they used spun gibberish content. So if you build a new site that used QUALITY content you might be able to submit for reconsideration. Read this: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35843?hl=en

-ThopHayt
 
For the record, I'd also disavow any spam links the site has. Just wanted to add that. You're starting fresh, rid yourself of the spam links.

-ThopHayt
 
ThopHayt said:
Well, I read over the message in your OP and it looks like the CONTENT of the website was terrible. Like they used spun gibberish content. So if you build a new site that used QUALITY content you might be able to submit for reconsideration
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@ThopHayt you are gold!

I thought that message was kind of generic and they send it to all of the manual actions cases. After I had read your comment, I checked around and found out that it is just as you said. It has to do with the content of the site.

Here is a different message for example:
https://www.bruceclay.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/manual-penalty3.jpg

My problem is labeled as "pure spam" and I have already cleaned it by installing my fresh website (at least it is what I think).

Here is more info on the pure spam thing:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2604777?ctx=MAC

And here is a list of the reasons you may get a penalty:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2604824

So, putting all these things together, I think that I can fix it. I will clean some bad links as you added and then I will send the request.

Thank you so much!
 
Got my domain penalized by google because there was an ad on my site redirecting to another site, the problem is that i wasn't redirected, only users... then i told them the truth, in 3 days got response, they removed my penalty.
 
Keep us updated on the final resolution about this, mario, I'm interested to see how this turns.
 
rafark said:
Keep us updated on the final resolution about this, mario, I'm interested to see how this turns.
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Sure! I need time to do some things, but I will come with more information when finished.
 
marios_521 said:
@ThopHayt you are gold!

I thought that message was kind of generic and they send it to all of the manual actions cases. After I had read your comment, I checked around and found out that it is just as you said. It has to do with the content of the site.

Here is a different message for example:
https://www.bruceclay.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/manual-penalty3.jpg

My problem is labeled as "pure spam" and I have already cleaned it by installing my fresh website (at least it is what I think).

Here is more info on the pure spam thing:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2604777?ctx=MAC

And here is a list of the reasons you may get a penalty:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2604824

So, putting all these things together, I think that I can fix it. I will clean some bad links as you added and then I will send the request.

Thank you so much!
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You can fix it, but you will have to use that link I gave you and figure out how to apply for reconsideration. Shouldn't be hard though, best of luck.

-ThopHayt
 
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