codersabir
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If a domain has a cool name, is its age a matter of concern?
Wow, great reply. That's probably the best way I have seen this put! :DAge has almost no effect on a domain's value. It's nice to have, as it makes the name look desirable and it may help a tiny bit with SEO, but it's like having new paint job on a house you are selling. Not a deal breaker, but nice to have.
Conversely, age is one useful metric when trying to narrow down drop lists. Aged names are more likely to be good names. Lots of domainers register ridiculous names and keep them for a few years. They are less likely to keep a silly name for 10 years. It happens, of course, but it's less likely. That makes age one of the dozen or more ways there are to help narrow down a list.
I often see domains being sold on this forum as "aged." And they are 3 or 5 years old. That's not age. That's a domainer who registered a bad name and was silly enough to renew it for 5 years. (I have a few of those.)
Conversely, age is one useful metric when trying to narrow down drop lists. Aged names are more likely to be good names.
That's a really good question... I'll be watching to see what other responses you get...
But from an SEO point of view, the older the domain the more likely it has gained "trust"
in the eyes of "Google", so your site is more likely to outrank a competing domain that
was newly purchased say like... yesterday. Especially if you both are trying to rank in the
top 10 results for the same niche related key word.
From a Backlinking point of view, the older the domain, the more likelihood the domain has
these key factors:
So if you have an aged domains with good page rank, and domain authority, and you decide to buy a brand new url for whatever project you want to work on... in "theory" your aged backlink domain should and will be able to give your brand new url a "boost" in the Google Search Results... But of course there a few more things you would have to do to attain page 1 results.
- Page Rank: Which is the number usually from 0-9 and determines a page's importance, reliability and authority on the web according to Google.
- Domain Authority: Which determines how credible a domain/website is from 0-100.
It doesn't matter how old the name is! One day or one decade. If it's a good name that has potential buyers, don't worry about regging new names. If you find a good one, get it reg'd and don't think twice about it's age.so is hand registering a brand new name not really a good idea, unless you plan to hold it for years and/or develop it, etc?
so is hand registering a brand new name not really a good idea, unless you plan to hold it for years and/or develop it, etc?