When we posted a small note that we would analyze the web site of a reader in this newsletter, we hadn't expected so many suggestions. We have received 293 suggestions and we'd like to thank every one of you.
What did you do to get banned? Can you get un-banned? Yes! But first you need to know what you did to get banned. Google will not tell you. A sure sign you have been banned is that your web site is missing a page rank. By, that I mean the PR bar is Gray. That is usually the first indication. To double check that, enter site:www.yoursite.com into Google. Replace "yoursite.com" with your URL. If it there are no pages indexed, that is a good sign your site has been removed from Google (if your pages were indexed beforehand). Also try link:www.yoursite.com to see if your back links are still listed on Google. If your site is banned they will be removed as well.
Read through the following list. If any of these ring a bell, you should change them ASAP.