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["Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>]

Holy crap.  It blows my mind that GoDaddy would go so far as to say "Google
uses a domain's length of registration when indexing and ranking...".
Nobody can make a claim like that.  Trust me; I've tried to pay Google
engineers for that kind of info.  :)  I keep my ear close to the SEO street
and I've never heard this one.  Perhaps it could be a filter in the future
although I highly doubt it.  There are too many overnight successes that
can't be ignored that surely don't have a expiration date of more than a
year out.  The Google algorithm as well as the Yahoo algorithm are much more
complex than that.  There is a sweet spot that involves many variables but I
don't find length of registration to be one of them.

Example:
http://www.werenotafraid.com/
Launched after the first London bombings and already ranks #1 for 'not
afraid' and #3 for 'afraid' as it should.  It was registered for one year.  

When Google files patents I often wonder if its for the sole intent of
throwing the SEO'r off track.  

Here are two good tips for you if you want your site to rank well:
Inbound links
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: matusiak [mailto:dave AT matusiak.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:20 PM
> To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Subject: [internetworkers] Google Takes A Stab At It
> 
> Wiping out "search engine spam," that is.  (At least according to  
> GoDaddy's marketing-speak).
> 
>    https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/jump_pages/google_spam.asp? 
> isc=gdbb49&se=%2B&ci=3294
> 
> (in case link dies):
> 
> Google recently filed United States Patent Application 20050071741.  
> As part of that patent application, Google made apparent its efforts  
> to wipe out search engine spam, stating:
> 'Valuable (legitimate) domains are often paid for several years in  
> advance, while doorway (illegitimate) domains rarely are used for  
> more than a year. Therefore, the date when a domain expires in the  
> future can be used as a factor in predicting the legitimacy of a  
> domain and, thus, the documents associated therewith."
> Domains registered for longer periods give the indication, true or  
> not, that their owner is legitimate. Google uses a domain's 
> length of  
> registration when indexing and ranking a Web site for inclusion in  
> their organic search results.
> 
> So to prove to everyone that your site is the real deal, 
> register for  
> more than one year and increase your chances of boosting your search  
> ranking on Google.
> 
> --
> 
> Will this help at all?  More importantly, will it lower the rankings  
> of my websites because I cannot afford 10-year registrations?  That  
> would totally blow.
> 
> dave m.
> 
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