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[David Rasch <rasch AT raschnet.com>]

Google has mentioned at several SEO conferences that they do use domain 
registration information, such as the amount of time for which a domain 
has been registered, whether it's been transferred recently, and a small 
weight based on the price the registrar charges.   Over time (as the 
domain has been registered for a while) this fades as an indicator.  
I've reached the limit of my knowledge on this topic, so I'll stop now :).

-David


Tony Spencer wrote:

> 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
> Original content
>
>
>
>  
>
> > -----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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