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Manual action recovery

Get a Google manual action off your site.

A manual action is a person at Google flagging your site, not an algorithm. We read the exact notice, fix the cause it names, and file the review the way Google's own process expects.

  • Reads your actual Manual Actions report first
  • Fixes the named cause before we file anything
  • No promise on how long Google's reviewer takes

How we work a manual action

Evidence first, then triage, then the fix.

The evidence we pull first

We open your Search Console property and read the Manual Actions report line by line: which policy Google names, whether it covers the whole site or specific sections, and the example URLs Google lists as proof. That notice is the only reliable description of the problem you actually have, so we start there instead of guessing.

The triage order we follow

Site wide actions come first, because they block every page from ranking while you work on a fix. Within that, we split content issues (thin or duplicated pages), link issues (paid or unnatural links), and technical issues (cloaking, sneaky redirects) into separate tracks, since each needs a different fix and a different explanation in the eventual filing.

What usually fixes it

Removing or rewriting the flagged pages, disavowing or getting removed the links Google names as examples, or correcting the redirect or cloaking logic behind the flag, then writing down exactly what changed. Google's own process asks you to describe the fix when you request a review, so the record is part of the work, not paperwork tacked on after.

What we cannot promise

Whether Google lifts the action, and how long its reviewer takes, is Google's decision, not ours. We will not promise a turnaround date or guarantee your rankings return to where they were. What we can promise is a fix that matches the exact violation the notice named, documented the way the review process expects to see it.

Where to start depends on what the notice actually says

If the notice names unnatural links

then the fix runs through the disavow tool and outreach, not content rewrites. Check whether the flagged links point at your site or leave it. Incoming unnatural links usually trace back to past link building, and the file you submit has to name the actual domains from Google's examples, not a general guess at bad neighborhoods.

If the notice names thin or scraped content

then check whether the named pages are auto generated, duplicated from elsewhere, or simply short of substance. Deleting a thin page and returning a proper not found status is often faster than expanding it into something worth ranking, and your request should state which path you took for which pages.

If the notice names cloaking or sneaky redirects

then the cause sits in code, not copy. Check what a page actually serves to a search crawler versus a normal visitor, and check any redirect rules added in a recent deploy. This is rarely a writing problem, so loop in whoever manages the server or the site's platform settings before you touch content.

If the notice covers the whole domain rather than a set of pages

then a partial cleanup will not clear it. Google applies a site wide action when the pattern looks systemic, so the review request needs to show that root cause is gone entirely, for example a compromised plugin that generated thousands of spam pages, not just that the pages Google happened to list are now fixed.

How the engagement runs

01

Read the notice and the report

We get access to your Search Console property and read the exact wording and example URLs Google gave you before proposing any fix.

02

Fix the named cause

We carry out or coordinate the removal, rewrite, disavow filing, or code correction the notice points to, and keep a record of every change.

03

Request the review

We write the request inside the Manual Actions report describing what was wrong and what changed, then watch the report for Google's response.

Manual action recovery questions

Get a straight read on your manual action

Send us access to the Search Console property carrying the action. We will tell you plainly what the notice means and what fixing it involves, in a free proposal that reaches you within one business day.

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