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

I was at the WebmasterWorld conference in New Orleans just last month and
Google engineer Matt Cutts was specifically asked by a Moniker.com
representative whether or not domain information has an impact on ranking
and the answer was "No.  Not now but could be in the future but would only
likely hurt you if you're site is spammy."
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Rasch [mailto:rasch AT raschnet.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:06 AM
> To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Google Takes A Stab At It
> 
> 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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