Skip to content
Gravity Search Marketing
  • Why Gravity
  • Services
  • Blog
  • Contact Us

What’s The Fastest Way to Remove Our Site From…

  • May 6, 2015September 17, 2017
  • by Gradiva Couzin
Q: One of our sites with private information got accidentally indexed in Google. We’ve deleted the site from the server entirely, but the listing is still showing up in Google. Help! How can I get our site out of Google quickly?

A: There are two ways to remove your site from Google quickly:

1. Verify the site in Google Webmaster Tools (GWT) and submit a removal request, as seen here:

Screen Shot 2015-05-06 at 12.21.36 PM

URLs generally get removed quickly (within a hour) once requested in GWT. To verify your site, follow the instructions here. The HTML file method of verification will probably be your best bet.

2. Force your server to respond with a “410” status code. This would be the strongest status message to Google to remove the URL from the index the next time it crawls the page.

It’s possible that Google could remove the site next time it crawls, because you have removed the content. However, sometimes Google will wait a while and re-crawl, giving site errors a chance to clear up. We recommend taking the above steps to get the listing out of Google as quickly as possible.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Should I Pay for a Press Release Distribution Service?
How to Link Your Google+ Brand Page to Your Website
Who We Are
Gravity Search Marketing was formed in 2006 as a partnership between Jennifer Grappone and Gradiva Couzin. Gravity’s clients include Fortune 500 companies, global entertainment brands, niche B2Bs, large and small retailers, and non-profits.
As SEO industry veterans, Couzin and Grappone co-wrote Search Engine Optimization: An Hour a Day (Wiley, 2006, 2008, 2011) and Five Stars: Putting Online Reviews to Work for Your Business (Wiley, 2014), and enjoy sharing their expertise in speaking engagements and press interviews. 
Gravity's small, talented team has expertise in analytics, paid search, social media and technical SEO. Gravity team members are located throughout California, in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Get in Touch

Get An Effective SEO Strategy

Most of our business comes through word of mouth from happy customers. We work with clients who have what it takes to make the project a success: intelligence, openness to new ideas, a commitment to communicating with us regularly, and a workflow that allows us to work with you effectively.

Contact Us
  • Home
  • Why Gravity is Different
  • Services
  • Blog
  • Books We’ve Written
  • Contact Us

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)

Gravity is an SBA-Certified WOSB

NAICS Codes:

  • 541613 Marketing Consulting Services
  • 541810 Advertising Agencies
  • 541820 Public relations agencies
  • 541990 Other Professional Services
  • 611430 Professional and Management Training
Gravity Search Marketing LLC - A Full-Service SEO Company
Los Angeles • San Francisco
Copyright © 2020 All Rights Reserved
Theme by Colorlib Powered by WordPress
 

Loading Comments...