The reconsideration request that actually gets approved

The reconsideration request that actually gets approved

Reviewers reject vague, defensive requests. Structure yours like a confession with receipts.

— Open by naming what you did wrong, specifically: 'We bought guest posts with exact-match anchors from X between dates Y.'
— List concrete cleanup: domains contacted for removal, success/failure counts, screenshots.
— State what you disavowed and why, by category.
— Commit to what you've stopped doing going forward.
— Keep it short, factual, no SEO jargon, no excuses about 'a former agency'.

Reality check: a reviewer is a human checking whether you understand the violation. 'We were negative-SEO'd, here's a huge disavow file' reads as denial. Owning the self-made links is what flips the action.