Comments on: The Google Sandbox http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/02/the-google-sandbox/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:55:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Tlog - a technology blog » Funny things about search engine positions http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/02/the-google-sandbox/#comment-370 The Tlog - a technology blog » Funny things about search engine positions Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:48:55 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/?p=86#comment-370 [...] What makes those two blogs so different in this respect? Almost surely this: the Google Sandbox. One is in it, the other isn’t. [...] [...] What makes those two blogs so different in this respect? Almost surely this: the Google Sandbox. One is in it, the other isn’t. [...]

]]> By: The Tlog - a technology blog » Firefox extension: SearchStatus http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/02/the-google-sandbox/#comment-274 The Tlog - a technology blog » Firefox extension: SearchStatus Sat, 08 Oct 2005 10:00:10 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/?p=86#comment-274 [...] It’s also an easy way to check whether your site is in the Google Sandbox… [...] [...] It’s also an easy way to check whether your site is in the Google Sandbox… [...]

]]> By: Dehumanizer http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/02/the-google-sandbox/#comment-259 Dehumanizer Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:55:35 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/?p=86#comment-259 Bruno: yes, I think that's what happened. In my case, it was a bit different: I used to have all my sites at www.dehumanizer.com/something, but, about a month and a half ago, moved them to something.dehumanizer.com. All of them still have a PageRank of 0, even though I see Google crawling them all every day. But www.dehumanizer.com, which is now merely a list of my sites, has a PageRank of 4. Also, if I google for terms or phrases I use in my site(s), I get really bad results - not in the top 100, usually, which means that most people will never come here through Google. "Pacience, young Padawan", I say to myself... Bruno: yes, I think that’s what happened.

In my case, it was a bit different: I used to have all my sites at http://www.dehumanizer.com/something, but, about a month and a half ago, moved them to something.dehumanizer.com. All of them still have a PageRank of 0, even though I see Google crawling them all every day. But http://www.dehumanizer.com, which is now merely a list of my sites, has a PageRank of 4.

Also, if I google for terms or phrases I use in my site(s), I get really bad results – not in the top 100, usually, which means that most people will never come here through Google.

“Pacience, young Padawan”, I say to myself…

]]> By: Bruno Rodrigues http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/02/the-google-sandbox/#comment-258 Bruno Rodrigues Mon, 03 Oct 2005 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/?p=86#comment-258 I've noticed this effect, but only related to AdSense - I've created a new site and I've called it "foo.litux.org". After some days, the site was already in a good position in search, and was already receiving referers from google, but all ads clicks were paying $0. Then I've created another similar site (to avoid duplicated content - basically half of the content was in each site), but this one was called www.litux.org/foo/*. It took the same time to reach the same search rank, but the ads started to give money (not much, but at least not $0). My feeling is that Google saw the new domain as a new site and put it on the sandbox, but saw the new URL as an extension of the existing site. According to the Google Page Rank MacOSX widget, both sites still have Page Rank = 0. I’ve noticed this effect, but only related to AdSense – I’ve created a new site and I’ve called it “foo.litux.org”. After some days, the site was already in a good position in search, and was already receiving referers from google, but all ads clicks were paying $0. Then I’ve created another similar site (to avoid duplicated content – basically half of the content was in each site), but this one was called http://www.litux.org/foo/*. It took the same time to reach the same search rank, but the ads started to give money (not much, but at least not $0).

My feeling is that Google saw the new domain as a new site and put it on the sandbox, but saw the new URL as an extension of the existing site.

According to the Google Page Rank MacOSX widget, both sites still have Page Rank = 0.

]]> By: Ricardo http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/02/the-google-sandbox/#comment-245 Ricardo Sun, 02 Oct 2005 14:10:39 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/?p=86#comment-245 I've also only had my website online for about 6 or 7 months and have had very little traffic come in from google, even though I'm listed pretty well. But how can I know this is due to sandboxing and not just a small number of people looking for the subject of my portuguese antispam website? Anyhow, great post :) I’ve also only had my website online for about 6 or 7 months and have had very little traffic come in from google, even though I’m listed pretty well. But how can I know this is due to sandboxing and not just a small number of people looking for the subject of my portuguese antispam website?

Anyhow, great post :)

]]> By: Ignat http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/02/the-google-sandbox/#comment-244 Ignat Sun, 02 Oct 2005 13:46:21 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/?p=86#comment-244 Google's Sandbox effect is a very interesting thing. In fact, it was explained rather well in their March 2005 patent (I have written post on that at my SEO Blog a while ago). But after the patent came to public attention, many web masters began to question the truth of some things in the patent. Perhaps Google is just bluffing to inderectly fight spammers. As SEOs we can never know for sure, just guess. Google’s Sandbox effect is a very interesting thing. In fact, it was explained rather well in their March 2005 patent (I have written post on that at my SEO Blog a while ago). But after the patent came to public attention, many web masters began to question the truth of some things in the patent. Perhaps Google is just bluffing to inderectly fight spammers. As SEOs we can never know for sure, just guess.

]]> By: Chris Andrews http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/02/the-google-sandbox/#comment-243 Chris Andrews Sun, 02 Oct 2005 12:50:41 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/?p=86#comment-243 The sandbox effect can be frustrating. But just think, when google starts ranking you properly you'll have a load of decent content already up here and people coming in won't just be thinking "is this it?!?". The sandbox effect can be frustrating. But just think, when google starts ranking you properly you’ll have a load of decent content already up here and people coming in won’t just be thinking “is this it?!?”.

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