What is sandbox

[forumgeek]

I have launched a new site just 2 months ago. And when i usually surf this kind of forums or any SEO related forums. People are telling me about SandBox.

I would like to know what it is and when will my site be put into sandbox.

Is there anyway to avoid this situation?

 

[amitpatel_3001]

In my view sandbox is indexation of your website by SE.

May be iam wrong because i too don't have any information about this.

But this is MY VIEW

 

[peter phillips]

The Google Sandbox is very similar to a new website being placed on probation, and kept lower than expected in searches, prior to being given full value for its incoming links and content.

The result is that a site does not receive good rankings for its most important keywords and keyword phrases. Even with good content, abundant incoming links and strong Google PageRank, a site is still adversely affected by the Sandbox effect. The Sandbox acts as a probation for sites, possibly to discourage spam sites from rising quickly, getting banned, and repeating the process.

 

[discountdomains]

Google has an ageing delay called the sandbox - basically it keeps newly registered domains from appearing on competive phrases - its meant to deter spammers - ie only serious long term players get anywhere.

Sandboxing can last from a few months to more than a year depending on how popular the particlular phrase is.

Clare

 

[forumgeek]

Thanks peter and domaincat for your explanations.