How do you know if you've been banned?

First let me show you how to see if you're clearly banned by Google. Often time’s people think they've been banned, when in reality they've just dropped in ranking and can't find their website.
There are a couple of things you can do.
1.) Check Google's search results.
2.) View the Google toolbar.
Check Google's search results.
Go to Google and enter your entire URL into Google's search box. In this example we'll use a made up name. (www.jfjsjisls.com). Let's say this website was in Google's index at one time. On a side note, I tried www.applelounge.com which was already taken. I guess some people just don't have enough time on their hands :-)

Anyway, we'll go to Google and enter our entire URL and click "search" Http://www. jfjsjisls.com

Notice that Google says there is no information available for this URL? This means that the URL is no longer in Google's database.

If you enter a brand new website into Google, you'll always get this message until the website has been indexed. But, in this case, our website has been banned by Google for some reason. Another way you can quickly see if your website has been banned is by:

Viewing the Google Toolbar.

Download the Google Toolbar. Once it's installed, simply visit your website. If the Google toolbar is completely gray, this means you have been banned by Google.

Banned

Note Most SEOs call this "gray barred"

Not Banned

Ok, so now we know how to tell if our website has been banned.