First Time SEO Article Writer Seeking Feedback

I've been thinking about doing some serious SEO article writing for a long time now, and I'm wondering what the community thinks of my efforts - I know I've been given over to exaggeration and overly-theoretical posts, but I'm hoping that I can break out of that shell and get some more intelligent, informed & well-sourced material.

Here's my first large scale effort:

Perhaps the most contentious and difficult issue of the current SEO industry and efforts is Google's "Sandbox" filter, an inaptly named effect that has come to mean:


The date of March 2004 is variable, with SEOs claiming it started in Jan. or Feb. (some even claim the famous Florida update in Nov. 2003 is to blame) and others saying it started only in late April or May. March, however, has become the most popular date of identification and serves well as a reference point. There is also contention about whether the penalty is only on new sites, or applies to somewhat older sites (those started in late 2003, etc.). One point of agreement seems to be that sites whose major SEO efforts began after March of '04 are nearly universally affected.
In addition to time-frame issues, measuring the exact effects of the sandbox are exceptionally difficult, fueling the speculation, contention & misunderstanding among SEOs. A daunting, hard-to-follow history is to blame for much of the confusion and even the original creation of the term itself.

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Serious piece of work - randfish - kudos.

Randman that is some serious writing. You should doctor up your avatar with an academic robe. Good article.

And all those people tried to call you names! ;) (kidding) Good job.

Hey randfish.

That was a tremendous article on the sandbox.

You need to write more articles. You have some valuable ideas and information to share.

Thanks for mentioning my sandbox article as well.

Randfish,

Excellent summary of the March filter. This should help clear up some confusion. Also, I'm looking forward to your SEOSurvey results- I contributed my site info. Keep up the great work!

Great article Randy, my compliments. You proof to be a true SEO Professional worth every piece of respect you have earned!