I want to understand this sandbox thing. Can anyone explain?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by amandagates, Jan 18, 2011.

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    What leads to sandbox? How do we identify that our site is sandboxed? Which parameters need to be considered for sandbox-proof SEO? Thanks in advance - Ads4India
     
    amandagates, Jan 18, 2011 IP
  2. bhseoteam

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    too many backlinks at once
     
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  3. rovad

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    Just like bhseoteam said hammering your website with spammy links can easily get you sandboxed. There is plenty of information about Google sandbox published online - use Google to find it :D.
     
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    Hello......

    A sandbox is a security mechanism for separating running programs. It is often used to execute untested code, or untrusted programs from unverified third-parties, suppliers and untrusted users.
     
    prkishnani, Jan 18, 2011 IP
  5. ameerulislam10

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    meeh, thats only partly true, old domain can get sandboxed too.

    In one sentence Sanbox is an effect whereby google is trying to recalculate your serp and putting it in the back place for a while
     
    tonyran, Jan 19, 2011 IP
  7. MattSanti

    MattSanti Well-Known Member

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    Ask 100 people and you will got a ton of different meanings. If you type in the search operator site:yourdomain.com and google returns it in the search results, you are in the index and you are not banned. You will want to build links to your main site for the keywords that you are wanting to target. This is going to help you give your site higher credibility. You'll want to go after some well ranking sites and not just some spam link stuff that a lot of times is advertised out there.
     
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  8. Excel 8

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    Sandbox Effect, in Google Internet search rankings

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_Effect I got confuse on this...

     
    Excel 8, Jan 20, 2011 IP
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    If you want to avoid the sandbox just follow a simple rule.

    Quality links are fine, even in huge amounts. New websites get thousands upon thousands of natural links all the time if they generate some buzz.

    Crappy links can get you sandboxed. Blog comments, forum profiles, article directories, directories, etc will do it.
     
    DanAbbamont, Jan 26, 2011 IP
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    Sanboxed is not banned, site operator for index, unrelated

    What are quality links, do tell...
     
    tonyran, Jan 28, 2011 IP
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    Basically it's just a filter to find out if your links are spammy and natural. And there's alot of way to find that out.
     
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    You definitely can't! because there is no such thing as sandbox. It's just a myth and it never exist. It's just the matter of fluctuation that happens in SERP when there has been an update or a change to the over all data of a site the affects SERP.
     
    suichiro, Jan 28, 2011 IP
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    Please be reminded that Sandbox is not the same as Google dance. Sandbox is when you search for site:www.yoursite.com and no results come out, not indexed pages, nothing at all. Google dance is when, your site just vanishes from its rankings but is still indexed by Google.
     
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    i was very curious to know about sandbox as i am new to seo,what i learnt in this thread is that when your site suddenly vanished from google pages due to reasons like spam backlinks or any other error then the term we use will likely to be SANDBOX.
    did i get right?
     
    cizzlingeast, Feb 3, 2011 IP
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    OK, so if I type in site:mydomain and it is no longer showing up, why would everything in webmaster tools say that it is OK?

    Wouldn't google have some indication in webmaster tools that it doesn't like your site anymore?
     
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  16. mike9232

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    what exactly you want to know?
     
    mike9232, Feb 7, 2011 IP
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    what is thiswhat is this?whawhat is this is this?
     
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    what is this?
     
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    what do you need?
     
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    When i search my site, google is showing results but i lost my ranking on all my target keywords. Now in this situation, what should i do. what is your advise. How i can catch my previous ranking.? I look forward to hearing from you.
     
    jasonbaba, Feb 7, 2011 IP