SEO News: The age of the domain doesn't affect a site's SERPs?

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  • $5 submissions
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    • Nov 2003
    • 32195

    #1

    SEO News: The age of the domain doesn't affect a site's SERPs?

    Straight from The Dude himself:



    I'm not so sure about this....
  • Barefootsies
    Choice is an Illusion
    • Feb 2005
    • 42635

    #2
    He reiterates the main point people should be focusing on if you want success.

    Create a site with good content. The rest takes care of it's self.

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    • pornguy
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      • Mar 2003
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      #3
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      • Nicky
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        • Mar 2003
        • 30071

        #4
        Interesting

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        • TheDoc
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          • Jul 2001
          • 13827

          #5
          Ah, he is talking about, registering a domain for 1 year at a time, or pay all 10 years at once. It makes no difference..... cool.

          The age of the domain, is still a factor in ranking though. He never said that wasn't the case.
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          • greg80
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            • May 2007
            • 1644

            #6
            what about the actual age of domain?
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            • Agent 488
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              • Feb 2006
              • 22511

              #7
              ha whatever.

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              • marketsmart
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                • Dec 2004
                • 20419

                #8
                i know for a fact that age of a domain comes into play. especially after the first year..

                i have new mainstream sites that recently hit the year mark and they shot up after the first update..

                i was about to give up on them because i couldnt understand why they were ranking so low considering the unique/quality content i had..

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                • WiredGuy
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                  • Aug 2002
                  • 34512

                  #9
                  I love misinformation.
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                  • baddog
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Apr 2001
                    • 107089

                    #10
                    Originally posted by $5 submissions
                    Straight from The Dude himself:



                    I'm not so sure about this....
                    Very misleading title, Gene. That is not what he said at all. Age of the domain means a lot. How long you register it for each time, not so much.

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                    • JamesK
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                      • Jun 2002
                      • 16731

                      #11
                      Just wondering, why would a Google employee speak the truth about this? It's something they don't want exploited.
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                      • tiger
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                        • Apr 2002
                        • 6986

                        #12
                        It matters, its obvious and logical. How much it matters is another question.

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                        • FrozenJag
                          Confirmed User
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 1763

                          #13
                          Age of domain doesnt matter whatsoever. Nothing new here.

                          Age since domain went LIVE does. End of story.

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                          • baddog
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                            • Apr 2001
                            • 107089

                            #14
                            Originally posted by JamesK
                            Just wondering, why would a Google employee speak the truth about this? It's something they don't want exploited.
                            He is the Minister of Dis-information.

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                            • Iron Fist
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                              • Dec 2006
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                              #15
                              Welcome to Google.... "We keep 'em guessing (tm)"
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                              • woj
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                                • Jul 2002
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                                #16
                                I would take what he says with a grain of salt...
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                                  • Nov 2003
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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by marketsmart
                                  i know for a fact that age of a domain comes into play. especially after the first year..

                                  i have new mainstream sites that recently hit the year mark and they shot up after the first update..

                                  i was about to give up on them because i couldnt understand why they were ranking so low considering the unique/quality content i had..
                                  I tend to agree with this. That's why I said "I don't know about this" in my original post above. Case in point: I've had experience with domains that were 5 years old or so ranking well almost as soon as they were developed/backlinked. Compare that with instant sandboxing for domains less than a year old. WG may have a point when he said at another thread--take what Matt Cutts says and do the exact opposite

                                  Regardless, everyone's experience differs. Opinion follows experience.

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                                    • Nov 2003
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                                    #18
                                    Google announces a new KEY ADDITION to their Web Spam team:



                                    "There is no such thing as duplicate content"

                                    "Class C hosting doesn't matter"

                                    "Domain age doesn't matter"

                                    "Yes! We CAN filter backlinks based on theme relevance"

                                    ad nauseum...

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                                    • JamesK
                                      hi
                                      • Jun 2002
                                      • 16731

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by $5 submissions
                                      Google announces a new KEY ADDITION to their Web Spam team:



                                      "There is no such thing as duplicate content"

                                      "Class C hosting doesn't matter"

                                      "Domain age doesn't matter"

                                      "Yes! We CAN filter backlinks based on theme relevance"

                                      ad nauseum...
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                                      • Barefootsies
                                        Choice is an Illusion
                                        • Feb 2005
                                        • 42635

                                        #20
                                        Agreed, the initial registration date does play a part. Just like hyphens play a part.

                                        What he, and Google, typically say in these types of interviews or conferences is that if you focus on good original content, that other domain name shit becomes irrelevant in the bigger picture. Which is true.

                                        He is trying to stop the ShoeBitch's, arbitragers, and other people who practice the dark arts to stop trying to game the search engines and build websites that have some value.

                                        That's the point.

                                        Last edited by Barefootsies; 10-12-2009, 10:45 AM.
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