Search Engine Optimization Tip 3 - Google sandbox does it exist??? February 3rd Wednesday 2005

As everyone is aware of there exist some sort of filter in google's algorithm which prevents new sites from ranking even if the site is well optimized and has numorous number of backlinks, So what causes this google lag,

We at Search Engine Genie conducted Numerous tests on why this lag exists for new sites and some new pages, We cannot conclude what causes this effect,



Questions which were unsolved in this test

1. Does it affect only new sites or even existing sites??/

2. Does it pertain only to links or it is caused by onpage factors,

3. Does it relate only to certain type of links like forum links/blog links/guest book links/site wide links etc???

4. Does it affect all sites or only certain type of sites??/

5. What type of algorithm triggers this type of filter??/

6. Will ever sites come out of the sandbox algorithm??/

All the above questions were unanswered when it comes to this google lag on new sites,

But we do have some tips which worked for some phrases for certain sites, Though our tests didnt bring any site out of the sandbox algorithm on the whole it did make those sites rank for some low competitive phrases which has been a small source of traffic for our client sites,

Atleast those tactics helped bring some smile in our client's face,

Tips,

1. Avoid getting links from guestbook, spam sites etc,

2. Avoid site wide links from unrelated sites,

3. Dont have duplicate contents on your site, Means dont have contents that are copied and manipulated from other sites, have unique contents,

4. Get links for your inner pages, Dont get all links directly to your homepage, Links to your inner pages matters, It you have pages talking about particular widge say green widgets get links to those pages with anchor text as "green widgets" don't just all anchor text to your homepage,

5. Get as much natural links as possible, write articles, testimonials, press releases, reviews etc and gain natural back links,

6. Target lots of related phrases for your site, Targeting some phrases wont bring traffic if your site is caught in the sandbox algorithm, adding numerous number of phrases will give lots of keyword combos and with bring good targeted traffic,



Hope the above SEO tips help your site from getting traffic from google even if the site is caught in the sandbox algorithm,