Blacklisted? 8 steps to getting back in Google’s good graces

If you’ve noticed a sudden, severe drop in the traffic on your site or if you’ve received the dreaded, “manual action” notice in your Google Search Console, you know what it feels like to be blacklisted. Google doesn’t hand out manual penalties without good cause – but sometimes a manual action can still come as a surprise. Even if you’ve never participated in any black hat SEO schemes, there are certain strategies that can inadvertently get you in