Do fixed penalties affect SEO?
Channel: Google Search Central
Date: 21/12/2017

I had a penalty & fixed it. Will Google hold a grudge? -- asks Michael from Switzerland

Manual actions from the webspam team can be fixed - you can submit a reconsideration request and have it resolved. Is that the end of it, or does something linger on?

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