{"id":2065,"date":"2015-07-07T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aseohosting.com\/blog\/?p=2065"},"modified":"2025-05-10T10:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T10:53:32","slug":"how-can-you-tell-if-youre-getting-penalized-for-bad-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aseohosting.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/how-can-you-tell-if-youre-getting-penalized-for-bad-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Tell If You\u2019re Getting Penalized For Bad SEO?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There was a time when a website\u2019s content didn\u2019t matter all that much. As long as the SEO expert responsible for marketing it played nice with Google\u2019s algorithms, it ranked high. Those days, however, are now far behind us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Google is much more selective. It carefully chooses which sites rank highest. Furthermore, Google is far harsher on tactics it considers underhanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means if you engage in black hat SEO, Google will penalize you. If you let too much spam appear on your site, Google will penalize you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if your site consists of low-quality, ‘thin’ content, Google will penalize you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Worse still, you might not immediately see a penalty. Google does notify webmasters of major penalties via Webmaster Tools. However, it also takes smaller actions against sites. And it doesn’t notify them about these smaller actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, you might be getting penalized. You might not even know you did something wrong. That’s not a pleasant thought, is it? The good news is this: if you’re careful, you can avoid the harsher penalties. Also, you can take action if smaller penalties hit you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s what we’re here to discuss today. We’re going to cover the signs that indicate an SEO penalty. We’ll also discuss what options you have if you’ve received one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check Google Webmaster Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your best bet in terms of SEO is to keep a constant eye on your site\u2019s metrics. Thankfully, Google Webmaster Tools provides an excellent platform through which you can do so. Be sure to periodically check and see if you\u2019ve any major warnings reported in Google Webmaster tools, advises BlueGrass managing director Kevin Gibbons<\/a>, speaking to econsultancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKeep a close eye on your organic search traffic and rankings to spot any recent drops in performance,\u201d says Gibbons. \u201cOne thing I would highly recommend is link cleanups and frequent auditing for any site, whether penalized or not. You want to make your profile as clean as possible; prevention is definitely better than cure!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you do audit your site, be aware of the following signals and warning signs (via econsultancy<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n