What is the difference between Google’s aging delay and the so called sandbox?

Imagine the next time you join a discussion about sandbox. When you start sharing the fascinating sandbox facts below, your friends will be absolutely amazed.

The aging delay is often labeled and assumed to be the same as Google’s famous sandbox (that may or may not exist). The Google aging delay is not a penalty, it is merely a filter. Google does not feel new websites are necessarily “trustworthy” so while they acknowledge that the new websites exist they don’t generally include them in their search index results. They continue to monitor the new websites over time, paying particular attention to who and how many websites are linking to the new site. Gradually, as the site matures and gains a reasonable amount of links over time, Google will include the site as part of its search results. The sandbox refers to websites that are usually removed from the search index results. The removal is typically a penalty for what Google views as poor behavior as it relates to search engine optimization, spam, or web content.

I hope that reading the above information was both enjoyable and educational for you. Your learning process should be ongoing the more you understand about any subject, the more you will be able to share with others.

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