Does anybody have any experience with Google sandboxing of individual pages in a domain--specifically pages without backlinks? There is a site I have been link building to with about 60 directory links to the root-level domain about two months ago. For allinanchor, some pages show up in the top 10, but show up around result 100-500 as a search. Other individual pages appear to not be sandboxed for particular terms. The home page appears to be sandboxed for the company name, as well, and the thought is that the varied anchor text in the 60 links all contained the company name as well as the anchor text. If anybody has similar experiences or recommendations, I would like to hear them. Thanks, Ben
60 links from directorys will not help your rankings very much. Even for the company name. Build some high quality links and you should start to rank for the company name. Even on older more trusted sites there can be some sandboxing for new pages in competitive serps. For example the page may start in 15th and gradually move up to 5th over a few months.