: Avoiding Google Sandbox effect by redirecting an old domain to a new one I believe in the Google Sandbox effect. I've seen it with a site of mine. That's why I'm now booking many domains

@Gloria169

301 redirects to a new domain are expected by Google, but "link spamming" is something they want to exclude. Reports seem to indicate that a new domain may temporarily benefit from the indexed age of redirected domains, but eventually will be evaluated on its own merits as Google learns your site, so the benefit is lost.

They don't openly acknowledging the widely debated "Sandbox Effect", but it is clear they're attempting to limit PR manipulation, so multiple redirects will likely not help your new site over time.

As far as losing money on registered domains, if they're generating traffic then you'll benefit from that if you redirect them to your new domain.

As far as getting out of the "Sandbox", the solution would be to improve the quality of the site's content and links from authoritative related sites so that it can be evaluated better.

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