How to Remove Results From Google Search
When you remove a search result from Google, you're essentially asking Google to no longer index the URL. Bear in mind, Google is obviously not going to do this for no reason, as that URL may be vital to the searches of some other people. It is possible, however, to get those results removed from appearing as a search result if certain conditions are met.
Reasons to remove a result from Google search:
- The URL is harmful in some way, whether personally or publicly.
- The URL violates Google's Terms of Service.
- The URL is outdated and should no longer be indexed.
- You own the URL and do not want it to appear.
Unfortunately, Google is unlikely to remove a URL from a search for petty reasons or because you're looking to gain a competitive business advantage, for instance. Remember that they need to protect the owner of the URL, as much as the one who would like search result removed.
In this guide, we'll show you the different ways to remove results from Google search, depending on which of the above apply!