What is Google’s Index of Sandbox?
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What is Google’s Index of Sandbox?
The Google Sandbox refers to an alleged filter that prevents new websites from ranking in Google's top results. Think of it like a probation period—even if you do everything right, your site won't get decent rankings until it comes to an end. The Google Sandbox has never been officially confirmed by Google.
The Google sandbox refers to a commonly held belief that Google has a filter that places all new websites under restrictions for a certain amount of time to prevent them from ranking in searches. The idea behind the Google sandbox is that newer websites are not as relevant as older sites, and they are also more likely to be spam.
The Google Sandbox Effect is a theory used to explain why newly-registered domains or domains with frequent ownership changes rank poorly in Google Search Engine Results Pages (SERPS). In other words new websites are put into a �sandbox� or a holding area and have their search ratings on hold until they can prove worthy of ranking.