Comments on: I’m Wasted Here, I Should be Matt Cutts’ Wingman.

By: Patrick Hathaway

Patrick Hathaway — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:36:41 +0000

Trust you to pick up on the Shakespeare reference (you swot).

To be honest I’ve actually given up on SEO altogether and have pinned all my hopes on Big G going for this idea and granting me half the profits. I hope the eggs stay in the basket and not on my face.

Touché on ‘cutt’ BTW

By: Patrick Hathaway

Patrick Hathaway — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:33:59 +0000

In reply to Keith.

Hi Keith, thanks for the comment. It’s bonkers isn’t it that we are now effectively paying (if only in time) to get these links removed that we already paid for once.

Regarding your question, they are the sort of answers I wish Google would help with. With no proper response either way it’s very difficult to judge when to pull the plug – been debating the same issue myself. But also then if you’ve spent a lot of time/money removing links, if redemption is just around the corner you don’t want to give up! Give us a clue Google!

By: Anthony Pensabene

Anthony Pensabene — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:33:09 +0000

good read and idea, Patrick. +1 for the ‘not the Shakespeare kind.’ I would definitely inquire about my cutt if this goes through to the G ‘house of lords.’

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:11:41 +0000

Good post, and I’m waiting for the link disavow tool as well. So much spam in hindsight that I paid good money for 3-5 years ago. Many sites just sitting out there waiting to be revived, and I don’t have the guts to pull the plug on the them altogether.

I’m curious as to what point you kill a pandalyzed/penguined site. Is it 50% drop in traffic with 10% drop quarter/quarter? At some point it isn’t cost effective to fight the inevitable right?

By: @timothyalcock

@timothyalcock — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:06:35 +0000

Yeah a lot of pain! but got there 🙂 We removed a hell of a lot on most cases, also worth noting traffic didn’t return to anywhere near pre penalty figure, no doubt due to links being disavowed/removed. so if you can link build whilst removing you will shorten the time it takes to return to basking in the glory 🙂

Good luck you’ll get there!

By: 011100110110010

011100110110010 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:03:32 +0000

In reply to Patrick Hathaway. I wonder how many companies have gone beyond the website's worth in terms of hours spent reviewing/contacting and reviewing 'poor' quality links.

By: Patrick Hathaway

Patrick Hathaway — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:59:39 +0000

In reply to @timothyalcock.

Yeah spreadsheet is like that already. It’s just got longer and longer as we try different options. Won’t have any links left by the time we’ve finished!

7 requests – bloody hell!

By: @timothyalcock

@timothyalcock — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:48:11 +0000

In reply to Patrick Hathaway. Whats your documentation like? Create a big spreadsheet with all the urls/whois/ first email sent / replies/ second email sent/ result etc (create a monster) and include it . The first site took my 7 requests I think before i got it lifted I feel you pain :(

By: Patrick Hathaway

Patrick Hathaway — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:37:21 +0000

In reply to 011100110110010. Of course! My old mucker Anne. And not the Shakespeare kind. How dense of me.

By: 011100110110010

011100110110010 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:32:32 +0000

In reply to Patrick Hathaway. Are you Batman?! Look up who played Batwoman and you might see some similarities :)