Michael, do you have experience using emails like the one you outlined? How well do they work?

Yes, I read that. I could not locate a name for who I was writing to. I tried to structure the email according to that article. Do you have any specific suggestions?

Hello,

How can I improve upon this email request:

Your "Links" section contains a lot of good websites, and we would like our site to be added to the list.

Our pagerank 4 website, which carries (Here I said what we carry) You have similar sites located in the "Other" Section on your link page. We would greatly appreciate being added to this list.

Sincerely,

BobW
Webmaster
Our Site Name Here
Email Address Here
Phone Number Here

Hello,

I'm putting up a new site for the first time in a while.

How long is the Google Sandbox these days, and what has changed about it. Before it was 6 months to 1 year long.

Thanks!