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Linara: 10 to 66 organic leads a month in 12 months.
Negative SEO attack recovery in Canada: fight back
We provide negative SEO attack recovery in Canada for site owners: diagnose suspected attacks, repair damage and monitor for recurrence.
- 10 to 66 organic leads/mo: Linara, 12 months
- 24/7 portal: rankings, leads, spend and changes
- 1 major client per niche per region
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The recovery system
4 channels. One stronger recovery.
SEO recovery, Google Ads, conversion fixes and AI-search visibility share insights, so each part strengthens the others.
Keep reaching customers during recovery
We run paid search to reach customers while organic repairs are underway. Search-term data sharpens SEO priorities and landing-page messaging.
Paid enquiries and search data to guide your recovery.
Turn more of your traffic into enquiries
We fix the path from landing page to enquiry. Clearer pages make your SEO and Ads traffic work harder and show which messages earn leads.
More visits turn into trackable enquiries.
Make your content clearer for AI search
We strengthen content for AI-search visibility using what the recovery audit reveals. The same clear content supports organic search and conversion work.
Clearer content across search and landing pages.
Case study
10 to 66 organic leads a month in 12 months
Injected spam and hostile backlinks hit Linara Custom Jewellery in Toronto. In 12 months, monthly organic clicks rose from 600 to 2,700.
SEOTechnical SEOCustom jewelleryToronto, ON12 months
Linara Custom Jewellery
10→66organic leads per monthdeduplicated forms + calls; September year over year
Recovered monthly organic leads from 10 to 66 after injected spam pages and hostile backlinks. Removed the compromise, restored indexing and monitored recurrence across Canada.
Organic leads / month2024–2025 year before
- 13 persistence routes removed
- 21,240 spam URLs retired
- 328 jewellery pages restored
- 448 organic leads
Organic leads / mo10 → 66+560%
Organic clicks / mo600 → 2,700+350%
Keywords in top 1024 → 126+425%
Legitimate URLs indexed50 → 210+320%
Converting organic pages / mo5 → 23+360%
Organic orders / mo3 → 15+400%
- Monthly organic leads fell from 52 in July to 10 in September 2024.
- 1,240 injected URLs promoted unrelated products through compromised WordPress files.
- 8,600 new spam backlinks appeared; Search Console showed 0 manual actions.
- Only 50 of 210 legitimate product and service URLs remained indexed.
- 3 persistent spam routes survived the host's initial malware cleanup.
Spam appeared only to Googlebot
A rogue must-use plugin cloaked responses by user agent; removed it, patched entry points and rotated credentials.
1,240 injected URLsDeleted spam sitemap kept returning
A malicious scheduled task regenerated the sitemap; removed its database entry and purged cached XML.
1 recurring spam sitemapJewellery canonicals pointed to spam
An injected head hook rewrote canonicals on product templates; removed the hook and validated rendered HTML.
37 product canonicals corrupted| Oct ’24 | 1 | forensic snapshot preserved; forms, calls and orders deduplicated |
| Oct ’24 | 3 | persistent spam routes removed; credentials rotated and access restricted |
| Oct–Nov ’24 | 1240 | injected URLs returned 410; spam sitemaps removed |
| Nov ’24 | 8600 | spam backlinks assessed; no blanket disavow without manipulation evidence |
| Nov–Dec ’24 | 37 | product canonicals repaired; cache and rendering tests passed |
| Jan–Mar ’25 | 28 | damaged jewellery pages restored from verified catalogue content |
| Apr–Jun ’25 | 164 | internal links restored to legitimate product and consultation pages |
| Jul–Sep ’25 | 12 | weekly security, indexation and lead-quality checks completed |
Yonge–Dundas jewellery districtJewellery businesses cluster around Yonge and Dundas
1 consultation page retained Toronto relevance without fabricated storefront claims
Union StationGO Transit and TTC interchange
1 appointment guide linked to official transit planning resources
YorkvilleRetail district near Bay and Bloor–Yonge stations
2 consultation FAQs addressed transit access without claiming a Yorkville address
TorontoOntario's 13% HST applies to taxable jewellery sales
1 pricing guide separated jewellery prices, tax and delivery
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33.3% showed verified abuse. What about you?
In QliqQliq incident audits, 66.7% showed no verified external abuse. These figures make diagnosis your first move.
33.3%
of audited domains had verified external abuse indicators
80 of 240 audits; verification does not establish malicious SEO intent
QliqQliq incident audits66.7%
had no verified external abuse indicators
160 of 240 audits; spam backlinks alone were insufficient evidence
QliqQliq incident audits$3,200
median remediation fee among verified incidents
80 incidents; excludes lost revenue, advertising and ongoing SEO
QliqQliq recovery project records12.5%
had a manual action visible in Search Console
30 of 240 domains; a manual action does not establish external causation
GSC of client sites + QliqQliq incident audits| Incident segment | Audits | Verified abuse | Median organic loss | Median recovery fee | Median recovery days | Manual action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spam-link alerts | 60 | 10% | 8% | $1,200 | 21 | 5% |
| Scraped-content alerts | 50 | 10% | 12% | $1,800 | 28 | 4% |
| Injected-page alerts | 40 | 60% | 44% | $4,800 | 56 | 25% |
| Malicious redirect alerts | 35 | 60% | 52% | $4,200 | 42 | 20% |
| Impersonation alerts | 30 | 30% | 18% | $2,400 | 35 | 0% |
| Mixed-signal incidents | 25 | 60% | 61% | $6,400 | 70 | 32% |
240 mutually exclusive primary reports; 80 verified-abuse cases and 30 manual actions. Organic loss: median 28-day GSC click decline versus preceding 28 days across each segment. Fees and recovery days cover verified cases only; recovery means containment and remediation, not guaranteed ranking restoration. Source: QliqQliq incident audits, GSC of client sites, recovery project records
Negative SEO recovery queriesAll service queries
Positions 1–10; branded queries excluded. Ads and other SERP features reduce organic visibility; this chart does not measure attack-related traffic loss. Source: GSC of client sites: 8 recovery providers versus 24 service sites, 12 months
Recovery-provider Google review benchmarks by city
Reviews: median Google review count per sampled provider. Firms: sampled providers advertising recovery services; 80 total. Review counts are not ranking requirements or evidence of recovery competence. Source: QliqQliq Maps grid scan, 25 points per city
80 / 240
audits with verified external abuse indicators
QliqQliq incident audits160 / 240
audits without verified external abuse indicators
QliqQliq incident audits6 / 60
spam-link alerts with verified abuse beyond backlink-tool toxicity scores
QliqQliq backlink and server-log review24 / 40
injected-page alerts with verified unauthorised content
QliqQliq incident audits21 / 35
redirect alerts with verified unauthorised redirect rules
QliqQliq server-log and configuration review2,400
monthly Canadian searches across recovery-service keywords
Keyword Planner, 12-month average$18
average Canadian recovery-service keyword CPC
Keyword Planner64%
sampled recovery-query SERPs containing search ads
DataForSEO, 200 Canadian SERPs28%
sampled recovery-query SERPs containing a Map Pack
QliqQliq SERP capture, 200 SERPs46%
recovery-service organic clicks from mobile devices
GSC of client sites, 8 recovery providers$3,200
median remediation fee across verified incidents
QliqQliq recovery project records, 80 incidents14 h
median containment time after access was granted
QliqQliq incident response logs, 80 incidents48 / 80
verified incidents requiring hosting or CMS changes
QliqQliq recovery project records20 / 80
verified incidents requiring a disavow submission after link review
QliqQliq recovery project records12 / 80
verified incidents with repeat compromise within 90 days
QliqQliq incident monitoring9 / 32
providers requesting GSC access before quoting
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test8 / 32
providers recommending disavow before reviewing backlinks
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test6 / 32
providers promising a fixed ranking-recovery date
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test7 h
median first reply among providers that responded
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 28 replies4 / 32
providers giving no reply within 5 business days
QliqQliq mystery-shopper testMethod: 240 incident audits · 9,600 URLs inspected · 200 recovery-query SERPs captured · 80 recovery-provider profiles scanned · 32 mystery enquiries; self-selected sample, not national prevalence. Abuse indicators do not establish attacker identity or intent. Costs in CAD. · Updated Q3 2026
Your recovery plan
5 steps from diagnosis to defence
Review the evidence
We review your site and Search Console for signs of compromise and lost visibility.
Find the damage
The QUIQ Pixel finds technical issues in hours; we inspect backlinks and injected pages.
Remove and repair
We remove spam and repair the compromise, using tested scripts and AI tools to ship fixes in hours or days.
Restore and convert
We restore legitimate pages for indexing and fix the path from search visits to enquiries.
Watch for recurrence
We monitor for repeat abuse. Your 24/7 Glass Box Portal shows rankings, leads, spend and changes.
1 team. Results you can see.
| MasterSEO | Typical agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Fixes and pages shipped in hours or days | Fixes and pages queued for weeks |
| Visibility | 24/7 portal with a log of every change | Periodic updates without a live change log |
| Focus | Calls, leads and revenue | Technical activity and rankings |
| Exclusivity | 1 major client per niche per region | No niche exclusivity |
Results you can take to the bank.
I want you to see calls and leads, not decipher a technical report. My team handles the details; you see the work and the numbers.
Anton Kovalchuk
Founder
6 answers before you start
What does negative SEO attack recovery in Canada involve?
We inspect your search data, backlinks, pages and technical health for evidence of abuse. If we find a compromise, we plan the repairs, address affected pages and monitor for recurrence. Your free audit is the starting point.
Does a traffic drop mean my site was attacked?
Not necessarily. In QliqQliq incident audits, 66.7% of domains had no verified external abuse indicators. A drop warrants investigation, not an assumption. In client-site and incident-audit records, 12.5% had a manual action visible in Search Console.
How long does recovery take?
Timing depends on the damage and your market. Our QUIQ Pixel finds technical issues in hours, and our tested scripts and AI tools let us ship fixes and pages in hours or days. Search recovery itself can take longer.
What does remediation cost?
The median remediation fee among verified incidents in QliqQliq recovery project records was $3,200. Your scope and fee depend on what the investigation finds. Start with the free audit.
Do you guarantee rankings?
No. We do not guarantee rankings. We investigate the evidence, carry out the agreed work and track outcomes so you can see what is changing.
How do I see what your team has done?
Your Glass Box Portal is available 24/7. It shows rankings, leads, spend and a log of every change. We also monitor for repeat abuse so you have a clear view after repairs.
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Written and reviewed by Anton Kovalchuk, Founder of QliqQliq · Updated November 20261 audit. A clearer path to your next lead.
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