Sandbox effect

The sandbox effect (or sandboxing) is a theory about the way Google ranks web pages in its index. It is the subject of much debate—its existence has been written about[1][2] since 2004,[3] but not confirmed, with several statements to the contrary.[4]

  1. ^ Rand Fishkin. "Google's Sandbox Still Exists Exemplified by grader.com".
  2. ^ Ann Smarty (May 27, 2009). "10 Ways to Diagnose a Google Penalty". SEOmoz.
  3. ^ The Google Sandbox: an early history
  4. ^ David George (2005). The ABC of SEO. ABCSEO. pp. 109–110. ISBN 9781411622517.