Google Traffic Drops 10x After Problem with AdSense. Any connection?

[sudhirmangla]

I used to get 4000 - 5000 reference from Google daily but now suddenly it dropped to 400 - 450 daily.

Actually last weeb I got notice from Google adsense to remove some pages from web site as they are not Compatible with Adsense policy and thay blocked by domain from google adsense. After that I have removed those pages and Google has re-enable by domain for adsense. But since than i.e 25July 2008, by site traffice from google has dropped by 10 times.

I Don't know what to do now how can i get back the same old traffice from google. Does google has panalize my web site. I can't find anything like that in google webmaster. Everything seems ok.

Any suggestions from you guys how can I get the same back the old position in google search engine

[drall]

Did you delete the pages you had to remove adsense code on? If so were those pages referring the missing traffic on your website?

If not then I doubt that the adsense issue had any effect with your search traffic, the adsense department is very seperated from the search department as my rep has told me many times.

[sudhirmangla]

No traffic drop is not related on those pages it on whole web site including other subdomains. all the 3 subdomains are also affected.

[silverbytes]

Sounds very penalized to me. Not due to the Adsense "fault".

[bwnbwn]

More than likely the adsense got the site flagged for review and the site has been penalized for something after the manual review.

[sudhirmangla]

Still site is not getting its normal traffic. In Google webmaster tools I still can't find any warning.

[silverbytes]

I asked in other post how long it takes to recover once the offending cause is removed in penalization cases, but has no answer to that. My guessing is not less than 1 month as an excellent time and probably 2 or 3 months average or longer depending on site "faults" history. But it's just my guessing. I'd love someone could clarify this point.

[tedster]

silverbytes, the length of time can vary wildly. It all depends on the site's history and Google's assessment of how severe the recent offense was. Bounce back can be within the same week, for some purely algorithmic penalties. It can take several months for a full recovery in other cases.

And sometimes, even after a fix of your offending practice, you still get no joy unless the penalty is released manually after you make a reconsideration request. It's even possible for a repeat or severe offender that you wil never get that domain to recover.

[silverbytes]

Wow. May you explain where and how do you ask for a reconsideration please?

[tedster]

You can file a "Reconsideration Request" from within your site's Webmaster Tools account.

[sanveer]

Can a google penalized site (all kws terms moved to 4th, 5th and 6 page) be allowed to run adsense ads?

[tedster]

It certainly is possible. Organic Search and Adsense are independent to a significant degree.

[AutoTerminal]

Is there a way we can see a list of penalize site and its reasons?

[tedster]

That would be really nice, AutoTerminal, but Google is not about to share that kind of information.

[AutoTerminal]

hmmm, Are they afraid of being sued?

[tedster]

Not exactly. After all they do get sued already. But they feel they can't give away too much information or else they can be taken advantage of by the spammers - or should I say, taken more advantage of.

What we call penalties are really part of a complex system that automates Google's "editorial opinion" - in legal terms. That system is neccesarily a kind of trade secret. Lots of pieces are publicly available, but the nitty-gritty specifics will never be, not for any search engine in fact.

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Since we've stopped talking about whether an Adsense problem was connected with a drop in organic traffic, I'm going to lock this thread.