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  • From: "Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>
  • To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Google Takes A Stab At It
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:47:26 -0400

I should add that I don't believe Mr. Cutts. :) An old domain does seem to
perform much better.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Spencer [mailto:tony AT tonyspencer.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:33 AM
> To: 'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Google Takes A Stab At It
>
> 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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