Algorithmic penalties – those ‘handed down’ by Google Penguin, Google Panda or one of the other algorithm updates Google issues on a regular basis are tough. There is no notification sent in the way that it is when a manual penalty in place and there is no way to request a redetermination. It can indeed even be hard to be sure your site has been penalized at all.nnThe best way to check if your website was penalized by an automatic penalty is via a detailed review of Google Analytics, your traffic patterns and the content of your site. A drop in traffic during the dates that Google released an algorithmic change is a good indicator you were hit. If you believe you have been affected, but are not sure contact us. our expert SEO team will conduct an extensive analysis on your behalf.