Last week I wrote a story called “How a Google Penalty Can Make Your Site Stronger” and since then I have received a lot of inquiries about how to identify if a site has been penalized. Instead of answering every email individually, which I could never find the time to do, I figured I had better create a quick list of the most obvious indicators of a Google penalty which I could refer people to and build on when I have more time.
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Good sharing but Google penalties detection is really difficult in advance it can only traced when you are penalized . I have a question my site’s serp is fluctuating a frequently does it ( website ) have some problem or it is just normal.
Extremely good info, really appreciate the insight. Lately rankings seem to fluctuate quite a bit across the board.