The end of last year, i launched a new .com domain to test the sandbox if exist. I have seen many topics on sandbox. I trust it exist. But it not effect all keywords . My test result shows: 1. First month, the new site will ranking on the top with many keywords which not too difficult to optimize. But after one month, all will cann't be found. I'm sure sandbox come here that time. The good ranking time from 20 days to 30 days. 2. The sandbox effect the entire domain, you cann't get one words (except from home page's keywords which have many backlinks with that keywords) ranking on the first page, even in first 4 page. Usually, the keywords will on the 5th page, even if you get many links to that page with the taget keywords. 3. The quickly backlink increase will let your site into the sandbox more early. For my opinion, more than 100 links increase every week will let the sandbox catch you into, new site is so. 4. The high pagerank cann't help you to get out of sandbox, my new site have PR5, still in it until now. 5. The theme of your site may effect your sandbox time, more hotter, more longer. My confuse is focus on the sandbox time, it still cann't get the answer with nearly 6 months. how long to get escape from sandbox? Nearly 6 month still in it, it's very frustrated! Please share your sandbox escape expirence!
Maybe what you have is an initial jump in your pr that was actually corrected, rather than having been penalized later
I haven't received any email from google, why they send me email? The site indexed well, but all keywords ranked at page5, i don't know what i shall do until now. Google is not fair, beat spam site but waste so many site owers' time to wait their sandbox. Oh my god, if sandbox is a man, i want to beat him! For the test, i guess my site may be need above 8 months to get out of sandbox, may be more. but i don't know why i need so long time to out it.
I have just completed a case study where we debunked the sandbox theory. We went after a keyword phrase that has 156 million results and took a page to #4 in 6 weeks!
my site was in sandbox after 4 weeks of linkbuilding and content writing, new site so no pr. After 4 week sandbox for a month and now back and kickin' !