SEO Experts - Fix It Guys

[JohnWalker]

On the plus side, it doesn't look like it was bad enough to get you deindexed.

Actually the site is deindexed. Go to Google and do a "site: http://californiamedicareplans.com/" search and his site does not show up.

Honestly Rick, you would need to do a hefty amount of clean up then do a reconsideration request. I've read up on some of this stuff and it can take anywhere from 6-12 months worth of work to contact all the bad links and try to have them removed then file a reconsideration request. You can also try the Google Disavow Tool. There is no sure fire way to get the site reindexed and even if you did I'm sure the website was ranking entirely on spam links so once its reindexed youll pretty much be at 0 anyway.

I wouldn't do a 301 redirect of a spam domain to your new website. But I would agree that your best bet would to scrap the site take all the content and just move it to a new domain and start fresh.

I know this is not what you probably want to hear but the extent of work I feel for the reconsideration then re-link building would best be spent on a fresh site.

 

[YouGotMyMoney]

site:californiamedicareplans.com brings up about 19 results

 

[JohnWalker]

actually your right my mistake i typed it in wrong.....

 

[georgetx]

I second the do a resubmission request advice. At this point, what could it hurt? I wasn't ranked nearly as high as you and some cheap SEO I bought was disastrous. Just be honest in your letter to google and they say you'll hear back from them in three weeks. I submitted mine last week, haven't heard back yet.
I also wish I'd put more things in about what I'm doing to correct the issue. I would be very thorough on that part.
Haven't tried the disavow link posted above, that is next and I will follow up here with what happens. Good luck!

 

[YouGotMyMoney]

The ROI on your time would be better spent on a new site, just sayin...

 

[Larry Tew]

It was probably those self-written testimonials.

 

[GreenSky]

It was probably those self-written testimonials.

Those are completely legit.

As far as contacting google, my web guy now says to just leave it alone for awhile - meaning many months.

I'll be starting a new site shortly. But I'd really like to find a way for my old site to work the way it used to.

Just for the record, there were no spam links in the past. The site was 100% legit.

Rick

 

[georgetx]

Whose Larry? Are you trying to be funny? Funny, my Uncle owns a business in the Raleigh area and his name is Larry. Grandparents have lived there for fifty years, in Greenbriar Estates for quite some time...

 

[pcbinsurance]

Who's Larry?

We all know him around here and he's a valuable contributor to the Forum.

By the way, did you read the Forum rules? You weren't supposed to be placing your link in your posts until you start contributing.

Thanks and welcome to the Forum.

 

[Larry Tew]

Whose Larry? Are you trying to be funny? Funny, my Uncle owns a business in the Raleigh area and his name is Larry. Grandparents have lived there for fifty years, in Greenbriar Estates for quite some time...

No George, I wasn't really trying to be funny, but sometimes it just happens. I understand that Rick didn't write the testimonials.

I'm from Raleigh so yes indeed I know exactly where Greenbrier is. Edge of Raleigh and Garner between Hwy 70 and 401.

And Steve, thanks for the endorsement.