How long does it take for google to reconsider a site? Well on Sep 8th, 2008, my site was penalized for duplication with my old blog (this is my guess, because google doesn’t really tell you), and this morning, Oct 11, 2008, I noticed that my google traffic picked up again. It is not where it was, but hopefully in a few days, I can report a 100% return. My fingers are crossed.
The suspected cause:
I used a 301 redirect, with my old domain to this one, and google still listed both sites, and my new one was dropped from google because of all the duplication, so let that be a lesson to setting up old content on a new domain. I had to completely remove my old domain using webmaster tools, and wait a month for my traffic to come back. Those of you considering a 301 redirect, make sure to completely remove your old domain as soon as your new domain is listed to avoid this penalty.
Tags: 301 redirect, Google, reconsideration, traffic
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