Q and A: How much site editing can be done before it gets sandboxed?

Dear Kalena...

I was wondering if there is any notion out there as to how much can be done to a site before causing Google to throw it in the sandbox.

In other words what kind of changes can I make to the mark up of the site before it goes into Google Search Result Limbo?

Adam

Kalena's Answer:

Dear Adam

There is no definitive answer to this. If you are making extensive changes to your linking structure or obtaining lots of incoming links in a short space of time, indications are that the site may get sandboxed.

But any excessive editing of your code, particularly optimization of pages for specific keywords may trigger filters within Google's latest algorithm.

Adam, you just can't let search engines define the changes you make to your site and when you want to make those changes. Your audience should be the prime motivation for any changes you want to make. If you spent all your time obsessing over whether code tweaks will impact your positions on this or that engine, you'd be a nervous wreck! Try to follow the search engine's own webmaster guidelines, keep your audience happy, update your site on YOUR schedule and relax!