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Yes Virginia, there is a Google Sandbox. Long a debate as to if a Google sandbox existed, there is now one for 5 days for any new domain. (Sandboxing a site means Google won’t give it any serious indexing consideration until it’s out of the sandbox. Google decides when you can leave the sandbox little boy.) This is designed to stop domain tasting practices, something we’ve been stung by once.

Domain tasting is when a person registers a domain name and puts ads on it to see if it will generated any solid revenue. Because there is a five day return policy on domain names, they can then return the domain and lose nothing but time. Some undesirable people watch for searches on domain names and will taste a domain you want to purchase. They will then attempt to sell the domain for a great deal of money should you try and contact them. They’ll keep it if they think they have a chance of selling to you. If you have a domain snapped from you, don’t contact them until the return period has passed.

Ok, that was a bit off topic, but it doesn’t hurt to pass along a warning. At any rate, this is a great move by Google to help protect not only the individual domain buyer but also their adwords program. We thank them for this attempt and hope it helps.

Google to kill Domain Tasting

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