General SEO

Reconsideration Request

Quick Definition

A reconsideration request is the formal appeal submitted in Search Console to ask Google to lift a manual action after the underlying issue has been fixed.

In context

Reconsideration requests need to demonstrate that the violation has been thoroughly remediated and explain what was done to prevent recurrence. Half-hearted requests are rejected; thorough ones with documentation typically succeed within 2–6 weeks.

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