Google Sandbox FAQ

Is it smart to continue building links to these strong keywords while in the "sandbox"


Curt

 

i got some good info from here...thanks

 

thanks buddy

 

Oh, I am so happy right now! I have a website that is ranking for keywords such as "penis enlargement" and "get a bigger penis". It used to be in the sandbox, but earlier today - it got out! I am now ranking #3-5 for all the keywords.

 

i think i've been sandboxed too.

 

Unfortunately I am stuck there

I have to add that I disagree with the commerial side of keywords. Yes my keyword is commercial it has the word "sell" in it, but all of my posts, which are also commercial rank top 10 for their keywords, it just seems to be my mainpage that is taking the pounding, my posts no matter what they are about get some credit and they are mostly for transactional related queries, but the traffic is minimal, Its like I have to write thousands of posts to get the traffic, but then you realise why would Google give the credit to a site with no content?, its almost like its about the quality you can provide to people searching for you, if you have a new site with 10 pages then your bounce rate is going to be high and I think that this is also something to consider - how much time people spend on your site. I've never had over 150 visits per day. Just recentely I've noticed some of my pages coming out for some really competitive keywords, but I rank on the 6 page so there is alot of work to do...

 

Thankyou for the informations..
Nice..

 

Thanks for this useful information..

 

Thank you for tihs helping information

 

How long were you in the 'box' Sweely?

 

Oy, I have been searching for answers as to why a couple of new sites were NOWHERE on Google even when I searched for ALL of their keywords. This notion of an 'automatic' penalty period sucks. I guess the web has come to the point where we're all assumed to be 'putting one over' on Google. Interesting that I looked for answers on another webmaster forum and no one mentioned the sandbox effect. The only advice I got was that I didn't have enough backlinks. My thought was hey, if Google wants 'natural' building...who would attract massive backlinks for a brand new website promoting pony rides for kids?

At least now I feel like I can relax a bit, and not feel like my site has been penalized for blackhat seo practices.

Thanks for the important information

 

I can't say I've noticed being sandboxed either but then there was a period of a few months when my site didnt get much traffic!!!!

 

Nice thanks

 

I was in the sandbox for about 6 months. I then added 20 pages of content and built a lot of backlinks. I then started ranking #2 and #3 for my keywords, but now - my website is gone from the SERP again...

 

That's demoralizing to hear buddy... I launched a new site about 2 months ago and have been optimizing a competitive kw plus other long-tail ones. I run my ranking check as usual today and ranking for ALL keywords (including the long-tail not competitive ones) are gone; vanished into thin air. That's a big blow to me since I've worked hard these 2 months, slow-pacing my link building so that it looks natural, rising in ranks for my competitive keyword phrase every week. The last I checked it was on page 6 already. Now all gone...

Wonder if I should keep optimizing those keywords or choose those that have miserable searches. But then again if G only targets competitive keywords then what happened to all my long tail keywords? I don't understand... Gonna have to persevere, keep building and see if I can get out of the sandbox. This is really frustrating.. putting effort in something that you're not even sure if you'll get any returns. ARGH!

 

You will get it in return buddy. Keep adding content and building backlinks... it will pay off!

 

Lastest update, after 48hrs or more my website seems to have escaped the 'sandbox'. Maybe it was the G dance, or maybe it was indeed in the sandbox but G recognized it as an established website. Don't understand at all... Anyway all is good in the hood now, hope it remains positive. Fingers crossed!

 

I have transfered my website from one registrar to other registrar 5 months ago and my website was in the sandbox about an year ago when I was registered through old registrar. Now after 5 months of transfering my domain again I feel that my site is again in the sandbox. I have tested that my sites pages are indexed (even increased) but search rank for my primary keywords has been lost. Please tell me is it possible that any site can go second time in the sandbox because of changing registrar?

 

Thank you for the info.....this is terrible though. I don't wanna be sandboxed.

 

wow..my site is there for about 5 weeks