- Application of unethical techniques such as
- Reverse engineering search engine algorithms, trying to find the bugs in it and then exploiting them for their own cause.
- link farming
- Creation of duplicate content
- keyword stuffing
- Lack of updating knowledge.: Search engine algorithms change quite frequently and that is why the techniques to be employed need constant fine tuning. To be successful as an SEO, you need to thoroughly understand the changing algorithms and what they mean. But, what most SEOs do is; they believe in what they do and when the results fall short, they blame the Google sandbox. Website design By BotEap.com
Google Sandbox: Do you want to catch it by the horns? Part 1
Website design By BotEap.comGoogle’s sandbox is like an enemy… worth loving. As a webmaster/SEO, do you have any other options? If you want to generate traffic, you can’t ignore Google!
Website design By BotEap.comBut first the primal question. Does the Google sandbox really exist? The answer to this question is misleading most of the time; there are conflicting opinions and there are no direct answers.
Website design By BotEap.comThe majority opinion: Google sandbox definitely exists
Website design By BotEap.comminority opinion: Many search engine veterans strongly believe that the sandbox theory is a figment of the ‘Black Hat SEO’ imagination
Website design By BotEap.comHowever, the exact positioning is somewhere between the ‘YEAH’ and ‘NO’ of Google’s sandbox theory. That’s because there are strong pointers to both extremes.
Website design By BotEap.comGoogle’s sandbox theory ‘YES’ exists
Website design By BotEap.comProponents of this theory point to the fact that any new website (with a newly registered domain name) appears on Google after a delay of about six months, even though the same website starts appearing on other search engines almost as soon as possible. instant… The question asks why?
Website design By BotEap.comWhat gives this theory more credence is the fact that many White Hat SEOs have admitted that they too have faced this problem. So the moot point here is “If you’re doing everything in a purely ethical way, why isn’t your website showing up on Google?” The answers to these questions are difficult to find, although they form the basis of the ‘NO’ theory.
Website design By BotEap.comThe theory of ‘NO’ Google sandbox does not exist
Website design By BotEap.comMany of those who advocate this theory are, in fact, industry veterans, with years of experience dealing with search engines. The main points they have made against the sandbox theory are relevant to the reasons why websites do not appear on Google and are: