Unless you’re new to the SEO world, you’ve probably heard people talking about the dreaded “Google Sandbox” causing their site to get poor rankings. Some people go so far as to say “all new sites must wait 6 months before being removed from Google’s sandbox”, while others adamantly deny the existence of any type of sandbox. So is there a Google sandbox? Officially: Yes. But that’s only because Google employees have affectionately titled the beach volleyball court at the Googleplex “the sandbo.