There is no Sandbox

[megri]

Matt Cutts a Google engineers says the there is not sandbox as such. The new sites are some time affected by algorithm which new webmaster consider as sandbox.



You can read the complete discussion here.

http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum30/32067.htm

[megri]

"The existence of a new-site "sandbox" (which delays the site being ranked well for months) has been a topic of debate among SEOs. In reply to a question from Brett Tabke, Matt said that there wasn't a sandbox, but the algorithm might affect some sites, under some circumstances, in a way that a webmaster would perceive as being sandboxed."