Allow me to introduce myself—I’m Rameez Ul Haq, a dedicated practitioner and learner in the realms of SEO, PPC, and Digital Marketing since 2008. My journey has spanned from collaborating with billion-dollar enterprises to small-scale businesses, managing budgets exceeding $2 million, and achieving impressive 6x returns for e-commerce establishments and service-based ventures

So like you thousands of SEOs face page indexing issues and see high number of Crawled – Currently Not Indexed and Discovered – Currently not indexed issues in Search Console, especially after May 2020. 

As I mentioned in May 2020 most of the SEOs reading this can easily figure it out what’s the main factor that is causing this page indexing issue, yes it is mainly due to Page Experience. 

Guys you have to understand that Google not making its system against you or making your life difficult by making its search algorithm more efficient, Google is only taking steps to its primary goal which is the most accurate results in the fastest way possible. 

Put yourself in Google’s shoes and think what steps you will take to making it sure to provide users the most accurate results in the fastest way possible when you already have an algorithm like Hummingbird that understands the intent hidden in a search query and Rankbrain to make it possible for you to provide answers and results even on the unique query that system never seen it before. If you are not figuring it out let me explain in simple words. 

You would make arrangements to pick a webpage that not only answer the query but also provide up-to-date information on the topic, that user can find by search query that is made by typing on the Google search bar or by a voice search by mobile devices. You would also take the speed and user experience of the webpage in account to make a choice to pick a page to index and to be ranked. 

To make it more clear and easy to understand let me give you an example. 

Covid 19 virus surfaced in November 2019 and doctors, and authorities including United Nations had to define some SOPs to prevent the spread but just after 3 months those SOPs got obsoleted and they all had to propose new SOPs. 

Now in this scenario, Google will pick a webpage that offers the most recent information on covid 19 SOPs, not the older ones, and choose from thousands of pages having the same information Google has criteria that filter out the best of the pages that Passed Google Panda screening, Google Penguin, convince Hummingbird and Rankbrain and in the last USER-EXPERIENCE. 

So, to make it sure no page of your index struggles to be indexed you have to follow this checklist: 

Useful Content: Not only unique but useful content that actually answers a question and is written with EAAT guidelines. 

Connect: making it sure every single page is connected through your navigation even if have to link at tier 4 structure. 

Cross Reference: To make each piece of content more useful consider interlinking very efficiently like I interlink a blog page in the first point of this checklist. 

HTTPS/ SSL: making it sure you have reliable SSL implemented most of the hosting provider gives you SSL for free but those does not comply with Google criteria. In 2022 Google integrated SSL screening report in its Search Console tool Named HTTPS report that tests each of your webpages before it can go into Google’s database. Learn more about this here. 

Page Speed: Make sure every part of your site loads fast and hits green on the Google Page Speed Insight tool. Don’t work only on your homepage, speed matters for every page that needs to be ranked. 

Mobile Experience: Like I alway emphasize on mobile first design approach to encourage my readers and students who learn SEO Mastery course at Digital Minds. This is one of the key factors that contribute in high number of issues you see under crawled but index and discovered but index pages in the Search console tool. Making it sure content is really readable on mobile devices, it does not wider than the screen size, elements are not too close together that overlap on each other or disturb tap optimization. Accessibility of information is optimized by providing good styling of CSS on links, important notes, CTAs, and forms. 

Keyword Cannabalization: Another factor that contributes in issues like crawled but not index and discovered but not index.  Make it sure a webpage does not target the same keyword you have targeted already for a product, collection/category, or service page. Tip: When policing on this also take synonym terms in account and take appropriate actions like redirections, marking no-index, and marking canonical to the master page what suits at the situation. 

I hope this blog helps you to make your website more amazing and powerful with SEO practices. 

Your insights, questions, and comments are invaluable. Feel free to engage, query, or connect regarding any SEO or PPC-related matters.

Warm regards,
Rameez Ul Haq

Before delving into the crux of this matter, I’d like to draw your attention to previously shared blogs on SEO tips and strategy that systematically outline the nuances of SEO, ensuring a comprehensive understanding while avoiding common SEO mistakes.

To decipher Google’s primary focus and evaluation criteria for webpages in 2023, a retrospective analysis of the last three years’ algorithm updates is crucial. These updates have consistently highlighted User-Experience, Speed, and Precise Answers as pivotal factors. 

The essence of Google’s perspective lies in favoring content that demonstrates user-centricity, expertise, and experience, as this garners the top spots in search results. Over recent years, Google’s concerted endeavors to comprehend content deeply, coupled with the application of AI to provide refined responses to user queries, have remained central. The BERT update exemplified this effort, enhancing understanding, while the recent shift from EAT (experience, authority, and trust) to EEAT (Experience, EXPERTISE, Authority, and Trust) underscores Google’s emphasis on content quality.

Certainly! Google EEAT stands for “Experience, EXPERTISE, Authority, and Trust.” It’s an extension of the previously used EAT framework, which stands for “Experience, Authority, and Trust.” These factors are crucial considerations that Google takes into account when evaluating the quality and relevance of web content for ranking purposes.

Here’s a breakdown of what each component of EEAT entails:

1. *Experience:* This refers to the overall user experience provided by a webpage. Google assesses factors such as page layout, design, navigation, and usability. Websites that offer a positive and user-friendly experience are more likely to be favored by Google’s algorithms.

2. *EXPERTISE:* This is a key enhancement in the EEAT framework. It emphasizes the importance of content created by subject matter experts or individuals with deep knowledge and authority in a particular field. Google aims to prioritize content that demonstrates a high level of expertise and knowledge, ensuring that users receive accurate and valuable information.

3. *Authority:* Similar to the previous EAT concept, authority refers to the credibility and reputation of the content creator, website, or brand. Google looks for signals that indicate the authoritativeness of the content, such as backlinks from reputable sources and endorsements from recognized experts.

4. *Trust:* Trustworthiness is another crucial factor. Google wants to ensure that the information provided is reliable and accurate. Signals of trustworthiness include transparent sourcing, citations, and verifiable information. Websites that prioritize accuracy and honesty in their content are more likely to gain trust from both users and search engines.

Incorporating the EEAT framework into your content creation strategy involves crafting high-quality, informative, and accurate content that reflects the expertise and authority of the subject matter. It also emphasizes the importance of delivering a positive user experience and maintaining trust with your audience.

By focusing on the EEAT factors, you can align your content with Google’s evolving ranking criteria and enhance your chances of achieving higher search engine rankings.

Promised insight into the most significant factors for 2023 necessitates acknowledging the paramount role of the EEAT framework. Crafting content while adhering to these factors lays a robust foundation for maintaining or enhancing website and blog rankings. It’s important to remember that adhering to existing guidelines for On-Page, Off-Page, Speed, and Technical SEO remains indispensable.

In essence, this article aspires to guide you in not only understanding but also implementing strategies to elevate your webpage, website, and blog rankings. If you’re eager to delve deeper, I invite you to consider enrolling in the SEO Mastery Course – a platform that offers comprehensive SEO education, enabling you to master the intricacies of this ever-evolving field.

In conclusion, the pursuit of ranking supremacy in SEO 2023 hinges on crafting content that encapsulates the essence of EEAT, thereby ensuring your digital presence stands strong amidst the ever-shifting SEO landscape.

But, why SEOs are frustrated over new Search Console Tool

Well, there are various reasons why SEO professionals are frustrated over new search Console Tools, mainly because of erroneous reports and incomplete tools. Now, to be able to understand the full spectrum for SEOs frustration with the Google’s new search console, we will have to see the difference between the two consoles and then we will see things that have gone wrong in the new console.

The Old Search Console:

The legacy older version of search console enable users an easy and interactive interface to keep a watchful eye for their website’s search performance report. Apart from offering insightful search performance reports, the old console also offered users easy and quick recognition and correction of technical issues, which helped websites to avoid falling into any major problem.

If you haven’t used the old console, it offered a quick and easy view of all technical and analytical parameters like total clicks, impressions, click through rates (CTRs) and others stacked on top of each other and just a single click away. Whereas, you would need to filter results for the country, device, search query, etc. which displayed one at a time were.

Ok, so how does the new console change this?

The New Search Console:

Honestly, Google for some reason decided not to revamp or revise the old search console tools, rather it decided to go with totally new tools from the scratch, with the apparent purpose to offer a more in-depth and insightful user experience. The new tools also focused to offer quick identification and fixation of potential problems through webmaster tools. Moreover, the new console also offers multiple variables being displayed at one time so you don’t have to filter results one at a time. Now, all of these sounds pretty amazing (ask any SEO expert and they will love what we have written so far). However, there have been quite a few problems that have been going on around the new Google search engine console tools and that’s one reason why SEO companies are getting frustrated with these new tools.

So, what are some of the issues faced by SEO companies with a new Google Search Console?

To start off, for some reason, Google decided to go ahead with the new console tools anyway; without getting bugs fixed. And while we are already well into 2019, the new console still carries few broken/incomplete tools.

Many website owners and SEO companies alike have been complaining about faulty/inaccurate product report in search console. Whereas, the new Data Analytics Tools is no way near the older tools, which was a formidable tool and an essential tool for all website owners and SEO companies alike. One big reason companies are getting highly anxious and frustrated with new Google Search engine console is the inability to get key analytics like impressions, CTR, clicks, and others at a time through the new console, previously this was easily accessible.

To make things worse, SEO companies have been complaining of inaccurate error reporting and lastly, they gave up on alternative site verification methods, which simply add to the panic and chaos among website owners and SEO community and surely a frustrating aspect; something you don’t expect from Google.

I will be adding more bugs and fixes in the coming days, subscribe to newsletter to get updates.

So what’s the game now?

That’s the question you got in your mind now? Ahn alright, I will explain.

Design

A great design consists of three things “Responsive, Intuitive and Inviting”. Again it’s for user and bots both not for search engine only.

If you notice all big names don’t change their web design and structure but keep enhancing their process to make it more useful and easier for the user’s to interact. It’s because they invested a lot to identify what work best for them and for the users and not want to lose their users by anyway.

Content Creation and Readability

Creating SEO optimized, keyword rich content has been a practice for most of the SEO’s off-course it helps you increase your page’s relevance and can provide you boost in rankings but again what happens if you achieved higher rankings but see high “bounce rate” on those pages? How will you translate that then?

Oh Man, I forgot to create content according to my user’s interest.

And you will notice due to that you are losing ranks on many other pages as well due to high bounce created by 1 particular page that contributed high chunk in average bounce rate of your website.

So a good design and great content that is written according to your audience’s interest help you maintain your bounce rate and other important metrics that google accounts in ranking a web page.

Off-course only this doesn’t explain the whole user-experience there is the lot more to improve a website’s UX and SEO.

Performance

Website performance is another important part of user experience and SEO, higher page load time kills all your efforts like a study conducted by Google says a user will most likely exit a web page if it doesn’t respond it 8 seconds.

Optimizing performance is very very important for any website because Google is not the only one here to decide but it directly involves a user to take the decision. Make sure, your website loads faster by eliminating any render-blocking scripts, optimizing your images and HTML code.

Key Metrics to monitor

IIt takes a long time to revisit on your website’s content strategy and optimizing performance to connect UX with your SEO Strategy. Monitoring the user behavior is the next step to make sure it is working for you or not. Most important factors to measure the performance of your user experience and SEO:

• Bounce rate
• Avg. page/ session
• Time on site
• Goal/e-commerce conversion rate
• Returning visitors

Let’s wait for 15 days or so to compare the previous date with the new one to see the difference, remember you must create customized reports to compare performance by devices not you have to work separately for mobile and desktop site.
Conclusion of this whole story is

“SEO should live within and be a part of the user-experience”

I welcome and appreciate any comments, suggestions, additions and queries 🙂

Before we look at some of the core values of digital marketing and the way they are evolving, it is important to remember that digital marketing in itself is a multidimensional technology that incorporate diversified specialized fields. For a successful and competent digital marketing campaign in 2017, you need to formulate a winning strategy by effectively bringing together many core competencies and making them work seamlessly towards a single target.

Among the various core competencies that together make a successful digital marketing campaigns, some of the more important ones include:

• Content Marketing
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Social Media Marketing (Facebook Advertisement)
• Paid Marketing (PPC)
• CRM (Email marketing, B2B approach)

Let’s examine one at a time the changing face of each of these core competencies that together will shape-up your ultimate digital marketing campaign in 2017.

Content marketing (The King Maker):

It was stated by “Bill Gates in January, 1996 in his essay!

Content has remained one of the most powerful ammo for all aspects of digital marketing since early days. The efficacy of content still remains valid and high to-date with search engines looking for rich, informative and engaging content on websites.

What though has changed is the writing practices of contents. Earlier contents were written around some specific keywords with little regard to relevant information. Today, a rich and effective content needs to incorporate long tail keywords tactically placed in between informative material with a sound call to action.

Here’s what the content lookalike in digital marketing campaigns of 2017:

• Live streams have been on the rise in terms of popularity. Facebook live, snapchat, YouTube Live and many other social media platforms are offering live streaming modes to attract viewers. These live channels present easy to use and interactive platforms for hosting of many interesting events, infographics, briefings and much more content related services.
• B2B business campaigns are on the rise as companies realize the efficacy and far reaching potential of newsletters and email marketing. 2017 is perhaps the best time to excel your email marketing campaigns through newsletters and customized email contents. Stats have shown the increased open rates for emails and a rich and targeted content strategy can manifold its efficacy for business growth and building relations.

So, if you are looking to take your site to the top of Search Engine ranking, it is highly advice to invest considerable in content development. Lookout for any rubbish content present at your site (this will take you deep down in case you don’t remove in the brink of time) and replace it with fresh, engaging and lively content now.

Search Engine Optimization (Settling the odds straight)

Search Engine Optimization or simply SEO is one of the most powerful resources available to online businesses to out-reach their potential customers globally. It is certainly one of the most sacred and long terms part of any digital marketing campaign that can’t be ignored. Search Engine Optimization is actually a combination of different techniques that together create a formidable foundation for organic ranking of websites over search engines (Google being the prime focus for all online businesses). It simply can be referred to as the marketing tool of modern world!

Traditionally, SEO practices have been revolving around the strategy to ensure high rankings of few keywords for a website. This was primarily achieved by locating few significant keywords and then rigorously marketing them through content marketing of link building. However, the role of SEO in digital marketing campaigns of 2017 has changed completely. Today, SEO is a multi-faceted technique that supports the overall digital marketing strategy using several tools and techniques.

Some important tools to formulate an efficient SEO strategy for digital marketing campaign in 2017 include:

• Rich and targeted content development
• Accelerated Mobile Pages
• Mobile SEO – Read my previous on mobile friendly website and SEO
• Machine Learning – (Say hello to automation)
• Rich User Experience

There’s no shortcut to success, gone are the days when SEO companies would claim top ranking within no time. It is highly advised to avoid any such agency which claim to take your site at top ranking in a blink of an eye. Trust reputed and honest SEO consultants with ethical SEO techniques. Remember, there’s no replacement of organic ranking and only a truly mastered SEO Consultant can get you there.

Social Media Marketing (Facebook advertisement)

Irrespective of the business model, social media platforms present an ideal platform for efficient, targeted and instant digital marketing campaigns. Social Media marketing have become one of the most powerful tools for digital marketing campaigns thanks to dedicated platforms available with all social media sites.

Facebook for itself is the biggest social media network and owns some other beasts in industry including Instagram and WhatsApp. With over 1 Billion active users, Facebook is certainly the ideal platform to reach out to global clientele for your product /services. Realizing the potential of advertisement, Facebook has introduced a highly effective and targeted advertisement solution for businesses. This is an ideal platform for companies to laser target their ads towards interested users globally and get instant response. That’s why any digital marketing campaign without an effective and rigorous Facebook advertisement can lose its potential customer-base big time.

A lot of unethical social media marketing agencies have been operating in Pakistan for quite a while. Here’s what you can lose to them. Any inorganic (unnatural) marketing trick will take your business deep down the well. Only an ethical, highly professional online marketing agency in Pakistan can help to generate targeted traffic to your site.

PPC – Pay-per Click Advertisement

Paid Marketing or PPC is another direct and instant way to get higher traffic to your website. With the optimization level “Google” you can be sure of getting highly targeted marketing and immediate response through PPC marketing technique. Creating customized and targeted ads with relevant content for PPC marketing can significantly enhance your overall digital marketing campaign in 2017.

Looking to hire some PPC Specialist for paid marketing consultants in Pakistan? Make sure you hire the right company who has the experience and expertise required for a strong and efficient campaign. Your paid marketing campaign needs to be highly targeted with strong statistical backing and deep analysis of business competition.

Join “Professional SEO Training Program” and Start your career in booming and high paced industry!

This training program is designed for beginners, business owners and professionals who wants to enhance their skills in SEO – M. Rameez Ul Haq – SEO Consultant – SEO Trainer

Due to the skyrocketing growth in mobile, google emphasized webmasters to have mobile compatible websites in 2015 and we witnessed website owners struggled at the last moment to ensure that their website pages were mobile compatible and responsive to any kind of mobile device. Due to this reason almost 5 million websites adopted mobile compatibility, as I explained earlier in my last article.

According to a marketing company, hubspot.com, an average of  12 billion google searches are conducted each month in the United states. This indicates that SEO will be more important than any other marketing channel to get targeted traffic, gain more visibility and develop brand reputation that every business needs to succeed. There is no point spending on content such as creative infographics if it is not visible to the audience when they search something related to your business.

In the past 2 years, after knowing that more than 50% people search local businesses on their smartphones and more than 65% of those searches coverts to a purchase, Marketers realized the value of Mobile SEO and adopted mobile responsive websites for better search visibility.

Why Mobile SEO is more important in 2016 than it was in the past?

In 2016, Mr. Google not only wants you to have mobile compatible web pages, but also it should provide excellent user-experience as mobile searches have already surpassed the desktop searches in 2015. Google has asked webmasters to configure the website for AMP (accelerated mobile pages) AMP will be another ranking signal in 2016 or in early 2017, It will also benefit webmaster in saving their bandwidth. Google has also announced that they are going to be boosting the effects of the mobile-friendly algorithm they launched back on April 21, 2015 named Mobilegeddon.

Google said the update will roll out in “beginning in May,” and it “increases the effect of the [mobile-friendly] ranking signal.”

Tip: If your website is already mobile compatible then you just need to monitor how your visitors behave with your website content and what parts are causing them exit.

The Importance Of Mobile For A Business In Modern Culture

The worldwide popularity of online shopping on mobile devices is increasing tremendously with the increasing growth of mobile marketing itself.

Mobile growth will continue to strengthen as we head to 2016, Analysts expect more than 90% market penetration of smartphones in the US and the UK by 2016, this indicates that people will connect a business through their smartphones to learn about a brand and considering doing business with it.

Mobile commerce has proved to be faster than what was predicted in 2012 to 2016, It was predicted by an analyst that mobile commerce will grow by 42% in the next 4 years while Mobile commerce has beat the e-commerce in last year 2015 by showing growth of more than 52%. In Markets like Pakistan Mobile commerce rapidly increased by more than 350%  in just 2 years after 3G/4G announcement on April 23, 2014. Customers are doing online shopping irrespective of their location and time using their smartphones.

Mobile commerce is increasing 300 times faster than e-commerce and is expected to show growth of 42 percent between 2013 and 2016. Customers are using their smartphones to make purchases whenever and wherever they might be.

Understanding The Scope Of An SEO Course

Many individuals tend to do what most of the people are doing without actually analyzing whether it is right for us or not. This is equally true for most of you who choose to enroll for an SEO course as you simply opt for it because most of your friends are doing the same. However, if you intend to ensure a truly successful career in this field it is important to understand a few basic things about how an SEO training course can prove helpful for you in achieving your career objectives.

The most important thing to understand about an SEO training program is that it educates you about the various professional aspects of search engine optimization This includes analyzing and improving a website from SEO point of view, getting familiar with concepts such a search engine ranking, keywords, ethical SEO and a lot more. Under a guidance of a proficient SEO trainer, you can learn to effectively utilize the various tools and strategies to improve the rankings and profitability of your clients’ business website.

Another important factor that you need to know about SEO training course is the job opportunities that it makes available for you Depending on the duration of the course, the institute that you choose and in some manner, even your SEO trainer, you can get all sorts of SEO jobs ranging from the most basic SEO executives to the highly paid SEO team leaders and mangers. However, one thing is sure that as you gain greater experience in the field your career prospects are surely going to improve.

What The SEO Course Should Contain

Just understanding the scope of an SEO Course is not enough as you also need to be aware of what you will get to learn through the course. Generally, the course content depends largely on the course duration and in some cases even the proficiency of the SEO trainer. But if you intend to enjoy a fruitful career in the field of SEO, it is better to choose a course that offers to teach most of the following topics.

·         Introduction to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

·         Keyword Research & Analysis

·         Competitor Analysis & Finalization

·         On-Site SEO Factors

·         Link Building Techniques

·         Content Optimization

·         Google PageRank

·         Googel Algorithm & SEO

·         Steps of SEO

·         SEO for Dynamic Websites

·         SEO for e-Commerce websites

·         How to Bet your Competitors

·         SEO SPAM (Black Hat & Gray Hat Techniques)

·         Tricks to Boost your Traffic

·         Website Monitoring & Enhancements

·         Google Webmaster Tools & Analytics

A comprehensive SEO training course stresses on making the students excel in the most strategic skills rather them providing them incomplete information about all the topics. In addition most reputed SEO institutes also focus on imparting practical training through real life scenarios where students can learn to face the actual challenges of website optimization and enhanced traffic generation.

Choosing the Best SEO Trainer

The one thing that makes any SEO course truly beneficial for the students undertaking the same is the expertise of the instructor. Only and experienced SEO trainer like Rameez can guide students in a manner that brings nurtures their inherent skills and educates them to use them in tandem with the SEO tools for optimum results. The fact that Rameez takes only five students for his SEO training course at a time is an indication of his level of dedication and commitment to making every student an expert in this field. His expertise in providing the best SEO training to students has made him famous not only in Pakistan but in countries like Singapore as well, where he had recently gone to train the employees of a No.1 Digital marketing company.  Students having trained under the able guidance of Rameez are sure to earn name, fame and great financial benefits in their career as competent and knowledgeable SEO professionals.

To launch a successful ad campaign you need to be very careful while planning and implementation. I have seen many people lost their money and waster their time by choosing improper channels and spending money without setting their goals.

Digital Marketing or increasing your website traffic is not an difficult job but it takes time and experience. I would never suggest you to go for any of the mentioned methods without having technical knowledge, be careful while choosing right methods and implementation otherwise it can get you penalized in Google and other search engines if not done properly.

However we are now entered in a new era of Search Marketing! I wrote in my previous post that we need to redesign our strategies for 2014 But what they would be? I am not an authority to say a final SEO & Digital Marketing Strategy but I can share what I am planning to maintain my Rankings and to beat other competitors in Google.

Everyone is a witness of emergence of Social media platforms and their popularity such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ and Linkedin. Google has also indicated that websites that keep Good Social Media Presence and Popularity will be on their priority.

Authors will get extra respect from Google, in 2012 Google announced Google Authorship Markup. Honestly Google’s Authorship verification program was the great move by Google Even they enforced you to use their Ghost house 😛 (Google+, Google’s Social Network). Basically they had to choose authorship verification process just to reduce duplicate content. Google rewards verified authors by inserting additional images and links to Search engine results for their previous work. Off-course authors get Higher Click-through rate than ever because of three major factors: Placement, Trustworthiness and Visibility.

Content is King a famous quotation among Search Marketers, Content marketing doesn’t only involved on Search market but It is most valued part in Digital marketing and other channel of marketing as well. Content will remain kind in 2014 for sure but You have to change the way of marketing Only Articles, Blog Posts and Press will not help you in getting Top Rankings in Google. There are many more ways to spread your words! You just need to find best platform to know your audience otherwise you will waste your content.

If you are new to Online Business in Pakistan or You are planning to launch your own e-Commerce Store or Sale your services online than you should consider an SEO Consultant!

I can see many Small business owners just said goodbye to  SEO consultants after loosing their online business and started searching for a new SEO consultant who can recover website from Google Penalties.

In these cases I observed that most of the respected business owners contacted me to fix the problem and recover their websites  without adequate knowledge of Google algorithm updates. As you already know in Sept 2013 Google had released at least 5 algorithm updates in which hummingbird is remarkable and biggest Google’s update ever!

I am writing this post for those small business owners who are not aware of Google Penalties or could not get enough time to study Google updates in depth.

You have to first identify that whether your website have been hit by an algorithm or was there a manual action involved? Only then you will be able to decide how to proceed. There are very easy ways to identify penalties.

Follow one of the following steps to Identify:

• Verify your website by Google Webmaster Tools, There you would be able to see if your site had been hit with a manual penalty.
• Google will send notifications to site owners at the Google Webmaster Dashboard. Therefor you have to read every notification/ message carefully.
• If you get the message regarding manual penalty so there must be an option to send re-consideration request for your website.
• The best way to check your Traffic History in Google Analytics Account is that if you had found a massive drop in traffic It is a strong indicator to determine that your website had gotten penalized or had been hit by Google Algorithm.

If you still have a problem in identifying what the problem was, then contact a Good SEO Consultant who can fix the problem.