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Over-Optimization and the
     Google Sandbox
So you put a lot of work into creating a really great
   website only to find that noone can find it and Google
 doesnt rank your site very highly. You hear about a thing
called "search engine optimization" and decide to give it a
try. Before you go adding your keywords to every element
  of your pages and building links any way you can, take a
      step back and remind yourself of the old saying,
                 "sometimes less is more".
Search engine optimization, or SEO, has really taken off
    over the last five years as more and more fledgling
   webmasters have created websites, only to find that
 noone comes to visit. As they search around for ways to
 get more visitors, most of them quickly find resources on
how to optimize a web page for the search engines and go
    right to work sprinkling keywords everywhere and
      building links from any place they can get them.
This causes problems for a search engine because, lets
face it, you are trying to manipulate the search results and
 they are trying to avoid being manipulated. After all, just
 because YOU think your site is a great resource on a topic
  doesnt mean that it is. Google has already adjusted for
 the webmaster that is over-optimizing their website, and
  its called the Google "sandbox". The sandbox is a name
  that disgruntled webmasters have given to the situation
  where a new site that should rank well for a keyword is
   nowhere to be found in the rankings, only to suddenly
  appear one day several months down the road. What is
         this sandbox effect and what could cause it?
My theory is that the "sandbox" is actually more of a
"trustbox", meaning that Google looks at many attributes
    of your site to determine if you are attempting to
 manipulate the search rankings. The most obvious, and
the twp traps that most beginning webmasters fall into, I
   believe, is over-optimizing your on-page content and
        building too many low quality links too fast.
I believe that the newer your domain is, the less tolerance
Google has for over-optimization of pages, or suspiciously
 fast link building. Once you trip the filter, youre placed in
the holding cell ("sandbox"), because Google suspects you
of trying to manipulate the results. I also believe that the
     tolerance for over-optimization varies based on the
   industry, so spammy industries such as pharmaceutical
    drugs are far more sensitive to over-optimization than
most. That can cause some discouragement by many who
  are hoping to find fast success, since those industries are
      already competitive enough that you NEED highly
optimized content and lots of links to possibly compete for
 top rankings, but you cant do it too quickly or you will be
                          sandboxed.
Ask yourself these questions to avoid over-optimization
                      penalties:
- Is your title a single target keyword phrase and nothing
                             else?
- Is your keyword phrase found in several of the following
   locations: title, header, subheaders, bold or italicized
                            words?
- Does the page read differently that you would normally
                         speak?
- Are you in a competitive industry that is frequented by
                      spammers?
- Have you acquired a large number of low PageRank links
                         quickly?
- Do you have very few high PageRank (6+) links pointing
                      to your site?
In summary, the current theory about Googles "sandbox"
   is that it is actually more like a holding cell where the
Google "police" keep your website when it is suspected of
 possibly trying to manipulate the search results. As the
domain ages, most sites eventually gain enough "trust" to
escape the sandbox and immediately start ranking where
    they normally would. Remember that Google is not
 manually ranking every website - in the end it is simply a
computer algorithm and those who are able to score well
  in Googles algorithm WITHOUT tripping any filters will
          achieve top rankings and profit the most.
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Over-Optimization and the Google Sandbox

  • 1. Over-Optimization and the Google Sandbox
  • 2. So you put a lot of work into creating a really great website only to find that noone can find it and Google doesnt rank your site very highly. You hear about a thing called "search engine optimization" and decide to give it a try. Before you go adding your keywords to every element of your pages and building links any way you can, take a step back and remind yourself of the old saying, "sometimes less is more".
  • 3. Search engine optimization, or SEO, has really taken off over the last five years as more and more fledgling webmasters have created websites, only to find that noone comes to visit. As they search around for ways to get more visitors, most of them quickly find resources on how to optimize a web page for the search engines and go right to work sprinkling keywords everywhere and building links from any place they can get them.
  • 4. This causes problems for a search engine because, lets face it, you are trying to manipulate the search results and they are trying to avoid being manipulated. After all, just because YOU think your site is a great resource on a topic doesnt mean that it is. Google has already adjusted for the webmaster that is over-optimizing their website, and its called the Google "sandbox". The sandbox is a name that disgruntled webmasters have given to the situation where a new site that should rank well for a keyword is nowhere to be found in the rankings, only to suddenly appear one day several months down the road. What is this sandbox effect and what could cause it?
  • 5. My theory is that the "sandbox" is actually more of a "trustbox", meaning that Google looks at many attributes of your site to determine if you are attempting to manipulate the search rankings. The most obvious, and the twp traps that most beginning webmasters fall into, I believe, is over-optimizing your on-page content and building too many low quality links too fast.
  • 6. I believe that the newer your domain is, the less tolerance Google has for over-optimization of pages, or suspiciously fast link building. Once you trip the filter, youre placed in the holding cell ("sandbox"), because Google suspects you of trying to manipulate the results. I also believe that the tolerance for over-optimization varies based on the industry, so spammy industries such as pharmaceutical drugs are far more sensitive to over-optimization than most. That can cause some discouragement by many who are hoping to find fast success, since those industries are already competitive enough that you NEED highly optimized content and lots of links to possibly compete for top rankings, but you cant do it too quickly or you will be sandboxed.
  • 7.
  • 8. Ask yourself these questions to avoid over-optimization penalties:
  • 9. - Is your title a single target keyword phrase and nothing else?
  • 10. - Is your keyword phrase found in several of the following locations: title, header, subheaders, bold or italicized words?
  • 11. - Does the page read differently that you would normally speak?
  • 12. - Are you in a competitive industry that is frequented by spammers?
  • 13. - Have you acquired a large number of low PageRank links quickly?
  • 14. - Do you have very few high PageRank (6+) links pointing to your site?
  • 15. In summary, the current theory about Googles "sandbox" is that it is actually more like a holding cell where the Google "police" keep your website when it is suspected of possibly trying to manipulate the search results. As the domain ages, most sites eventually gain enough "trust" to escape the sandbox and immediately start ranking where they normally would. Remember that Google is not manually ranking every website - in the end it is simply a computer algorithm and those who are able to score well in Googles algorithm WITHOUT tripping any filters will achieve top rankings and profit the most.