I've noticed something with all the sites I've created. The ones that get sandboxed are the ones where I put affiliate links on the main page. When I create original content, use a keyword rich domain and dont put an affiliate link (or links) on the homepage I never get sandboxed. My sites rank well no matter how competitive the keyword. Maybe its just a coincidence but that's what seems to be happening with me.
I never use affiliate links on any page but have found a definite "new website penalty" on some sites - a site I created in December spent the first six months being on p7 for the term "gnostic uk" - it's now p1 position 4. OK, this isn't the msot competitive of search terms, but for the first 6 months the rankings were hopeless.
from my doorway experience i can tell, that sandbox exist (at least existed). And the effect is caused by the lack of authority. Good trustful links always help with this problem.
as my experience google which site send sendbox, which have used spam link and spam keyword. If you used all content and link in index page with search engine rules and regulation then you not see sendbox for your website.That is good for SERP View.
If you get natural backlinks then there's no reason to get ur site sandboxed. As per Google they tend to believe that no site in 6 months can get uncountable quality backlinks, that's why they impose sandbox effects. Its better to optimize ur site, grow up naturally, get quality natural baclinks without making tricky backlinks.
If you go about using affiliate programs which usually have their links "spammed" you'll get sandboxed. Going with a good and respectable affiliate program wont cause much of an issue.
I'm currently doing some testing. Funnily enough. I built 2 domains in the exact same niche and used the same links and the same link velocity. One is first page. The other was first page and is now sandboxed. Pretty hard to tell whats causing it.
I added some affiliate links a few days ago to the site and it's now sandboxed. I had to find out for sure if I was right lol
It sure is a valid point and I have seen my sites drop (and increase ranking) as a result of affiliate links (nofollow as well as dofollow).
I've been sandboxed for changing up something drastic such as URL structure. Google definitely does not like that.
so you shouldn't put affilate links on your homepage what about other pages on your website and i know for sure that quality links on your website help you get out of the sandbox. i hate sandbox
I think what would hav happened is that when google tried to access those old links it got a 404 so it just removed those links... ur gonna hav to wait to be reindexed now