Let's see if we can find a pattern in this new Google patent about domains registered for longer periods of time are given more weight. I'll start. All domains I have are registered for only 1 year - all sites are in the sandbox. What about yours?
I have approximately 40 sites, all are registered for 1 year (automatic renewal) and none were in the sandbox longer than 4 months. While the google patent does talk about the potential of giving more weight to domains that are registered for more than 1 year (gives the example of 10 years) I wouldn't be surprised if google uses it as a red herring to filter potential problem sites. I don't think registering a site for 10 years gets you a penalty, but wouldn't be surprised if google looks at 10 year registrations for "did this guy read are patent and is trying to get his cloaking or black hat SEO site around our filters." I guess it is also possible they give some extra weight to longer registered domains, but I know some large operations that don't do a ten year registration. I have domains I have owned since 1998 and will never let them expire - but have never registered them for more than 1 year. Just because something is in their patent, it doesn't mean it is being used. The patent really talks about using domain length in their algorithm - they could use it to give or take away importance. Ultimately, I think will use it in any way they thinks gives them better results. If a higher percentage of since with 10 year registrations turn out to be problem sites, it may flag the site for a closer look. If a higher percentage of 10 year registrations are sites google terms "good sites" then they may give it some benefit. Once google released their patent, they could have seen a huge increase in sex or other problem sites registering throw-away domains for 10 years - so what was once a positive is now a potential negative. I am always up for an experiment, so I'll extend a few of my established "stable" sites for 5 years and see if I notice any benefit - although my gut feeling is that it won't have any impact.
question is: sandbox act on new domain names or websites with tons of new links? I am inclined to believe the latter.
Sandbox applies to new domain registrations and older domain names that change ownership. Google grandfathered older domains from the sandbox provided there is no ownership change. This was to prevent someone from just going out any buying a parked domain that was registered prior the sandbox implementation. I had personal experience with this when I changed the registration of a domain I had owned since 1998. Develped websites are not subject to the sandbox with ownership change - at least provided the theme of the site doesn't change. If you register a new domain name, google will not count your backlinks when calculating SERPS for a period of time. I have never seen this period last longer than 4 months - although many will claim it lasts longer. Since you can not rank well for many other reasons, it is impossible to know if it is the sandbox or something else. Some sectors may be exempt from the sandbox (I have never experienced it). During the "sandbox" backlinks will show, PR is not affected, and you can still get traffic from google because of onpage optimization, domain name, etc.... the sandbox doesn't prevent ranking for a keyword, google just don't factor in your backlinks so it can make it extremely hard to rank well for competitive keywords since backlinks are an important factor in the google algorithm. Too many links, too fast, may trigger some other filter - google mentions it in their patent, but I don't have any experience with that problem. I've experimented with a new domain having just a small amount of back links - to hundreds - and they all got sandboxed for 3-4 months.
my site originall registered for 1yr, sandboxxed for 6 month, i then registered it for an extra 4yrs and still in sandbox after 1 month.
I'm pretty sure domain registration length is a factor but not a large one (of the infamous Google sandbox). Reason being - everything is variable and everything varies. It really depends on backlinks, updating content, etc.
So if domain registration length put you in the sandbox, then anyone could get out of the sandbox for $15?
Or $50 should guarantee it... that's why I don't think any of this should be taken seriously or will be by Google.