Google Penalty

**kelsheikh** · 07-06-2007, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by HHI Golf Guy

The Sandbox effect has to do with links and TrustRank. It does not have to do with the age of the site.

Not the age of the site but the age of the domain. Even though the Sandbox is a hot topic, it is still a theory. Google has never come out and said anything about algorithms. In my opinion, links and page rank do play a part, but i also believe Google looks at the age of a Domain or else any site could compete for a top position over a site that has been around for years.

**HHI Golf Guy** · 07-06-2007, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by kelsheikh

Not the age of the site but the age of the domain. Even though the Sandbox is a hot topic, it is still a theory. Google has never come out and said anything about algorithms. In my opinion, links and page rank do play a part, but i also believe Google looks at the age of a Domain or else any site could compete for a top position over a site that has been around for years.

If you take an aged domain (2+ years old) with little or no links pointing to it you will experience the same Sandbox effext as if you purchased a new domain. I know - I have experimented with this.

That tells me that the age of links is a factor in the Sandbox effect, not the age of the domain.

I will not deny that the age of the domain may play a minor factor in TrustRank. But again, link age and quality is more important.