{"id":23533,"date":"2021-05-05T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=23533"},"modified":"2021-04-29T12:10:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T10:10:35","slug":"what-is-google-url-blacklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/what-is-google-url-blacklist\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Google URL Blacklist and How to Avoid It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It\u2019s more or less a given that you will get a great deal of your website visits from search engine users. But have you ever stopped to think about <strong>what it is that search engines serve up to their users<\/strong>, exactly? Can a search engine blacklist (i. e. refuse to list a link to) your website, and for what reason?[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Google is the world\u2019s most popular search engine, and in this article we will be talking about Google\u2019s blacklist rules and how to avoid falling foul of them. We will discuss <strong>what Google\u2019s URL blacklist actually is<\/strong>, how it affects<strong> Google\u2019s behaviour with regards to your website<\/strong>, and <strong>how to troubleshoot potential problems<\/strong>. A thing to bear in mind is that blacklisting is different from <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/why-google-deindexed-your-wordpress-website\/\">Google deindexing your website<\/a> and happens for different reasons. The majority of this article deals with what Google blacklisting is and how to avoid it. If your website has somehow got on the blacklist already, the section you need is at the end. Here\u2018s what we will be discussing:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#what-is-the-google-blacklist\">What Is the Google Blacklist?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#what-happens-if-my-website-is-blacklisted\">What Happens If My Website Is Blacklisted?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-can-i-tell-if-my-website-was-blacklisted\">How Can I Tell If My Website Was Blacklisted?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#why-can-a-website-url-get-blacklisted-by-google\">Why Can a Website URL Get Blacklisted by Google?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-to-avoid-getting-blacklisted-by-googles\">How to Avoid Getting Blacklisted By Google\u2019s<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-to-get-your-website-off-the-blacklist\">How to Get Your Website Off the Blacklist<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"what-is-the-google-blacklist\"><\/a>What Is the Google Blacklist?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-Is-the-Google-Blacklist.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"What Is the Google Blacklist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-Is-the-Google-Blacklist.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-Is-the-Google-Blacklist-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-Is-the-Google-Blacklist-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/What-Is-the-Google-Blacklist-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Contrary to what you may believe, Google does not search the internet the moment a user enters a query. Instead, it searches its own database, called an index, for suitable results. <strong>Google\u2019s blacklist (or blocklist) is also a kind of a database of websites<\/strong> \u2013 the websites that Google, but also other search engines or antivirus companies consider unsafe for the general user.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Another thing you might want to know is that Google does not compile its indices manually. It uses bots, or crawlers, special programs which explore websites and add them to the index \u2013 and the blacklist, too. In fact, Google automatically blacklists up to 10.000 websites a day! So, <strong>getting blacklisted can happen by mistake<\/strong>, through no fault or omission of yours, but you can still take steps to prevent it from happening or<strong> remove your website from the blacklist<\/strong> if it gets there.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"what-happens-if-my-website-is-blacklisted\"><\/a>What Happens If My Website Is Blacklisted?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If your website gets blacklisted by Google,<strong> it will not appear in Google search results<\/strong>. That means that the website will lose all of its Google traffic, and in turn views, visits, and revenue which stem from it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Users who attempt to reach the website by entering the website\u2019s URL into their browser\u2019s address field will still be able to reach it. They will, however, get a very dramatic-looking warning screen before they so much as see the website. Even the users who specifically wish to access the website without going through a search engine will likely be dissuaded.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-can-i-tell-if-my-website-was-blacklisted\"><\/a>How Can I Tell If My Website Was Blacklisted?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-Can-I-Tell-If-My-Website-Was-Blacklisted.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"How Can I Tell If My Website Was Blacklisted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-Can-I-Tell-If-My-Website-Was-Blacklisted.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-Can-I-Tell-If-My-Website-Was-Blacklisted-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-Can-I-Tell-If-My-Website-Was-Blacklisted-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-Can-I-Tell-If-My-Website-Was-Blacklisted-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]As we said before, you may see a warning about the website being unsafe if you attempt to access it. So, the first thing you should do is to<strong> attempt to access your website and see whether a warning appears.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Other than that, there are several online tools which can tell you whether your site has been blacklisted.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Formerly known as Google Webmaster Tools, <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google SearchConsole<\/a> is an easy way to check whether your website is still googlable. Once you create a Google SearchConsole account and verify your website is your property with it, you will be able to find your security notifications in the left-hand side menu, under<strong> Security &amp; Manual Actions<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you are using <a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.google.com\/analytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Analytics<\/a> or another kind of visitor tracker, you may see a sharp drop in visitor traffic. Remember, once your if your website gets blacklisted, its pages will not appear in Google searches. So, if you notice a sudden drop in visits, you can take that as an indication that your website was blacklisted.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, there are online tools which may tell you whether your website is blacklisted and by whom, as <strong>different search engines may have different standards and practices<\/strong> for blacklisting. If you suspect your site might be blacklisted, we suggest you try WhatIsMyIPAddress.com\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/whatismyipaddress.com\/blacklist-check\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blacklist Check<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spamhaus.org\/lookup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spamhaus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultratools.com\/tools\/spamDBLookup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UltraTools<\/a>, or similar. You could also try Google\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/transparencyreport.google.com\/safe-browsing\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe Browsing<\/a> tool, which will tell you whether malicious content \u2013 a common reason for blacklisting \u2013 had been found on a website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"why-can-a-website-url-get-blacklisted-by-google\"><\/a>Why Can a Website URL Get Blacklisted by Google?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Why-Can-a-Website-URL-Get-Blacklisted-by-Google.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Why Can a Website URL Get Blacklisted by Google\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Why-Can-a-Website-URL-Get-Blacklisted-by-Google.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Why-Can-a-Website-URL-Get-Blacklisted-by-Google-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Why-Can-a-Website-URL-Get-Blacklisted-by-Google-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Why-Can-a-Website-URL-Get-Blacklisted-by-Google-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Websites often get blacklisted when a Google bot detects <strong>suspicious code<\/strong> coming from it. This may mean that your website is hacked and is spreading malicious code to your visitors. This could also mean that one or more of your ads link to unsafe content, such as websites distributing malicious code.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]For a WordPress website, <strong>a common way in for a hacker to get in is a plugin<\/strong>. Think about it: you install a plugin, you are adding software to your website. And plugins can be developed by anyone, even people acting in bad faith. You may have been very scrupulous about which plugins you use on your website, too, but that\u2019s no guarantee. A developer may abandon a plugin (i. e. stop updating it, and, by extension, its security), leaving it <strong>vulnerable to malicious hackers<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]But why would anyone go to the trouble of installing malicious code on your website? The answer to this is fairly obvious: there is money in it.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]When one thinks of website hacking, what typically comes to mind is a hacker gleefully taking down a website\u2019s content and\/or replacing it with their own. These hackers may be (relatively) harmless trolls, upset by your website content for whatever reason, or simply acting at random, in which case the hacker attack is similar to their taking down a poster of yours or gluing one of their own over it. This type of attack is called <strong>defacement<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]However, they may use your website for attacks on your users and their valuable data. Oftentimes a hacker will create a website which looks very similar to the website hacked, right down to the contact forms, and use it to collect data from the website users. This type of online scam is called <strong>phishing<\/strong>, and it can be used to obtain bank data or personal logging information which can cause a great amount of damage to the scammed person. A hacker might also trick website users into downloading and installing malware (harmful software) on their computers. This type of software is called a <strong>Trojan horse<\/strong>, as the user believes it to be beneficial, recommended or required by the website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Not all blacklisting comes forth as a result of malicious hackers, though: you could inadvertently be <strong>overdoing your own SEO<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you are familiar with <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/seo-basics\/\">the basics of SEO<\/a>, you know that links to a website and keywords in the content and headings improve a website\u2018s ranking in Google search results. You may be tempted to set up multiple websites linking to each other in order to improve their ranking, or to load up your content with popular keywords. This is known as <strong>SEO spam<\/strong>, and search engine operators are onto it. And they don\u2018t like it. SEO spam is one of the reasons you could get blacklisted even if it\u2018s inadvertent.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-to-avoid-getting-blacklisted-by-googles\"><\/a>How to Avoid Getting Blacklisted By Google<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-to-Avoid-Getting-Blacklisted-By-Google.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"How to Avoid Getting Blacklisted By Google\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-to-Avoid-Getting-Blacklisted-By-Google.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-to-Avoid-Getting-Blacklisted-By-Google-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-to-Avoid-Getting-Blacklisted-By-Google-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/How-to-Avoid-Getting-Blacklisted-By-Google-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]There are a couple of things you could do to avoid being blacklisted in the first place.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Firstly, <strong>protect your login form<\/strong>. You can make logging in safer by <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/add-captcha-to-wordpress\/\">adding a CAPTCHA<\/a> or by using <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-two-factor-authentication\/\">two-factor authentication<\/a> for each login. You should also <strong>avoid weak passwords<\/strong>, such as words which can be found in dictionaries, or passwords which relate to anything from your personal life, such as dates, or names. These can be easily cracked or even guessed by somebody with access to your personal data. Always use a strong password, and a different password for all accounts. If you have trouble remembering your password or passwords, we recommend you try a <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/best-password-manager-tools\/\">password manager<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Secondly,<strong> update everything<\/strong>. As we\u2018ve said before, out of date or <strong>obsolete plugins are a common way in for hackers<\/strong>. To avoid your website being hacked, make sure all your plugins have been tested for the version of WordPress you are using, and that you are also <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-update-plugins\/\">using the latest version of each plugin<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Thirdly, <strong>keep an eye on user-uploaded content<\/strong>. Your website may get blacklisted for hosting spam or <strong>malicious links in user comments<\/strong>, for instance. Additionally, if you allow users to upload files, you may also make it possible for ill-intentioned hackers to influence your website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, avoid SEO spamming. This means that you should <strong>avoid setting up websites and pages specifically for the purposes of linking to a page<\/strong> you wish to promote, and you should absolutely<strong> avoid keyword stuffing<\/strong> and using hidden keywords (outside of the normally visible part of your website). Make sure your links are genuine and your keywords organic.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-seo-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-to-get-your-website-off-the-blacklist\"><\/a>How to Get Your Website Off the Blacklist<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Okay, but suppose you somehow ended up on Google\u2018s blacklist. What then?<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]That depends on why your website had been blacklisted in the first place. To find out why you were blacklisted from Google, you need to access your Google Search Console account. You will find the reasons for your website\u2018s blacklisting under<strong> Security &amp; Manual Actions\/Security issues<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You will find that the reason is either <strong>injected SQL code, malware, viruses, or SEO spam<\/strong>. This dictates how you should go about fixing things.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If SEO spam is your problem, you will get a clear indication on how to remove the spammy links.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If it is any kind of malicious code, there is a couple of things you should do.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Firstly,<strong> check for any unfamiliar users<\/strong> or users with compromised or corrupted accounts. You can find them in the <strong>Users<\/strong> section of your website, which you can reach from the left-hand side menu on your WordPress dashboard. You\u2018d also do well to have all the familiar users change their passwords and submit them to two-factor authentication.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Secondly, you should <strong>disable all obsolete plugins<\/strong> and find and install replacements if you really need them.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Next up, you may have gotten notifications about infected databases. You will need to <strong>clean up all the tables in your infected databases manually<\/strong>. Be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-backup-wordpress-database\/\">back up your database<\/a> manually before making any changes, just in case.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, just to be safe, you ought to <strong>check again for any unfamiliar changes<\/strong> to your website, and remove them.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Once you have done all within your power to remedy the issues, return once more to your Google Search Console\u2018s Security issues tab. In the <strong>Security issues<\/strong> sections, click <strong>I have fixed these issues<\/strong> and then <strong>Request a Review<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You will then be prompted to <strong>list the steps you have taken<\/strong> in order to resolve the issues with your website, and then go to <strong>Manual Actions<\/strong> in order to get a human to review your website again. If you have complied with Google\u2018s guidelines, your website will be reindexed.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We hope this little primer on the Google URL Blacklist was of use to you. Whether you feel it\u2018s right or wrong, Google, as well as other search engines, gets to pretty much write its own rules on how it works, what are its safety standards, and what kind of SEO it allows. As the adage goes, the game may be rigged (against new players, when it comes to search engines), but it\u2018s the only game in town. It\u2018s up to you to find a way to the top of the results page \u2013 but only by following the rules.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blacklisted by Google and finding yourself at a loss? 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