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Two Weeks Later, Google Lifts Ban On BeatThatQuote

Google acquired BeatThatQuote.com on March 7th, then the day after, Google penalized BeatThatQuote for violating the Google Webmaster guidelines. Guess what? BeatThatQuote has apparently been un-penalized by Google just two weeks after first being penalized. A search for their name in Google once again returns them at the top result: Is two weeks long enough? […]

Barry Schwartz on March 22, 2011 at 9:49 am

Google acquired BeatThatQuote.com on March 7th, then the day after, Google penalized BeatThatQuote for violating the Google Webmaster guidelines.

Guess what? BeatThatQuote has apparently been un-penalized by Google just two weeks after first being penalized. A search for their name in Google once again returns them at the top result:

Is two weeks long enough? Remember Google’s How & When Ranking Penalties Are Removed post? Do you think Google was penalized long enough or do you think because Google owns them they were given priority?

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