December 2, 2005

Google Sandbox, Sandbox-Like Filters & Escaping With Trusted Links

For well over a year, there's been massive debate and speculation that Google puts all new sites into a "sandbox," preventing them from ranking well for anything until a set period of time has passed. Now we get more confirmation from Google that if there's not a sandbox, there's at least part of its algorithm that may make it seem that way for some sites -- plus thoughts on how trusted links may help sites escape those filters. Google Sandbox, Sandbox-Like Filters & Escaping With Trusted Links for Search Engine Watch members looks at some of the discussions and articles that have fueled this over the past few weeks.

Posted by Danny Sullivan at December 2, 2005 9:59 AM

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