17 comments » PageRank 5 Club SEO Secret: register your domain for the longest amount of time possiblePageRank 5 Club is group of no more 10 bloggers, RSS Pieces selects after each PageRank Update
Recommended resource: Age of a Domain Name by WebConfs Also, if you have the time and the accumen, read the Google Patent Application, pay special attention to the sections that mention domain age and registration. Recommended resource: SEOmoz's analysis of the Google Patent and historical data. Pay special attention to #4: straight from Rand's keyboard: 4. What Google is Attempting to MeasureGoogle wants to measure or is attempting to actively measure each of the following:
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Posted on January 18, 2008 14:06:03
Comment from: Todd Carpenter [Visitor]  · http://blogfiesta.mariah.comThank you for reminding me that I need to re-up mariah.com. I wonder though, do you think this advice holds more value to a newer site, than an older one? mariah.com is 12 years old already.  Permalink January 18, 2008 15:41:20Comment from: Robert Carter [Visitor] · http://www.webtigerseo.com"Most experts agree that you should register your domain for a long time, because search engines factor domain "stability" when looking at your pages." Could you post a link to where the experts are saying that? I've never heard that before but I'd like to learn more. Permalink January 18, 2008 16:31:51Comment from: Laurie.Manny [Member] · http://www.longbeachrealestatehome.com Imagine my surprise when I saw the Google alert for this post! Thanks Mary, lots of homework. Now to go and find the time to implement it all. Ahhhh, sleep is over-rated anyway! Permalink January 18, 2008 18:48:24Comment from: Guest [Visitor] · http://www.rsspieces.comRobert, I included the links at the end of the post that mention experts talking about this tip. You can also read the Google Patent Application (one of the authors is Matt Cutts, hmmm...) and Rand Fishkin's analysis of what Google is attempting to measure with the technologies mentioned in the patent. I hope that helps. Permalink January 18, 2008 20:26:40Comment from: Brian Brady [Visitor] · http://www.MortgageRatesReport.comSee rule #1 Permalink January 18, 2008 20:26:47Comment from: Daniel Bates [Visitor] · http://www.mymcclellanville.netThanks for the tips, I'll standby for the rest of them...What you're not giving out your trade secrets? No fair :-p Permalink January 19, 2008 09:03:51Comment from: Marc Blasi [Visitor] · http://www.PalmBeachRealEstateAndLoans.comMake the rules, break the rules! LOL- Permalink January 19, 2008 09:12:37Comment from: Lori Turoff [Visitor] · http://hobokenrealestatenews.comSo how would that work if you have several URLs pointing to a single site? Register them all for the longest time possible? If one of the URL's has been in existance longer would that be helpful to SEO? I would think so, since google is looking at the domain and not the actual site to which it points. Thanks for the tips! Permalink January 19, 2008 09:30:18Comment from: richard bolen [Visitor] · http://www.laketahoerealestateblog.comMary, We've got one of those "page rank" icons on our site, and it's rated "5". Is that the same thing? It's in our left sidebar. This is a good tip and will register our static site and our blog for as long as we can. Cheers. Permalink January 19, 2008 10:03:51Comment from: Guest [Visitor] · http://www.rsspieces.comLori - the only domaint hat matters is the domain you actually sit on- redirects don't hold content so they don't have SEO value- they are just marketing devices. So, only focus on registering your primary domain for the longest amount of time possible. Richard, You are a PR5, that icon is correct! Congrats. Permalink January 19, 2008 14:54:46Comment from: Christopher Myers [Member] A wealth of info as usual! Thanks Mary! I had no idea. I'm only a 1 right now...but with your expert advice and heavy doses of caffein to keep me up working at night, I have no doubt I'll climb quickly. Permalink January 22, 2008 19:36:38Comment from: Jay Skinner [Visitor] · http://www.homesatmyrtlebeach.comThank you for sharing the SEO secrets. This is a good tip and reminds me to renew my domain.
Permalink January 31, 2008 08:11:58Comment from: Mwayne [Visitor] · http://www.MDHealthSavings.com Great Info! Permalink February 12, 2008 21:14:07Comment from: Jon [Visitor] · http://www.ephricon.com/sem/seo/ It makes sense... spammers won't spend the money on a 10 year registration for a spammy domain name they only expect to use for a short while. It shows that you are a more established organization that plans on being around for a while. Permalink February 21, 2008 11:02:23Comment from: sanimoyo [Visitor] · http://www.champsportal.com/blog the age of the domain factor worried me a bit since my domain name is only a year old but I found I rank on the first page for some of my target key words, not really much you can do if you are starting out and cannot afford to buy an established domain, flikr did and proved the old adage, content is king, cheesy i know. Permalink September 24, 2008 16:27:49Comment from: Kenton Newby [Visitor] · http://www.maxresponsemedia.comThanks for posting this. I had heard of this before and generally stick by that rule for most of my important sites. With so many aspects of SEO taking so much time and effort, something like this is low-cost, low hanging fruit that everyone should do. And hey, worst case scenario, it doesn't matter at all and you don't have to worry about forgetting to renew a domain name a year from now. :) Permalink October 03, 2008 16:49:13Comment from: DaN [Visitor] · http://www.nyda.cz great for me, thanks a lot! Permalink October 24, 2008 07:55:18Comment on this article This post has 9 feedbacks awaiting moderation... |
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