Are aged domains good?

[oKiAo]

Are aged domains good? I mean even the ones that are like random combination (mostly NLN.net or .org type of domains) :/ with 4 years or 5 years of history but has never been developed.

 

[bmugford]

Are aged domains good? I mean even the ones that are like random combination (mostly NLN.net or .org type of domains) :/ with 4 years or 5 years of history but has never been developed.

Not really. Age to domains is like age to a fine wine, it just adds value to something that is already good.

Unless the domain has extreme age (Mid 90's) I don't think age alone is a major factor in value.

Brad

 

[coltter]

"Aged" is not a selling point, sometimes it might hurt your serp.

 

[HBK216]

"Aged" is not a selling point, sometimes it might hurt your serp.

I disagree completely.

 

[gazzip]

Not really. Age to domains is like age to a fine wine, it just adds value to something that is already good.
Brad

Nicely put Brad :tu:

For me some of my oldest names (that I consider to be my best) get the least or no offers ..I'm not sure what to think about that one



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[Spade]

Old domains tend to be better domains...

However, that does not mean that ALL old domains are better domains.

Age can be an indicator of value, but unless the age is extreme (and some resellers like that) - it really isn't relevant to most sales. I sell older domains, not because they are old, but because they are good.

 

[Gradius]

From my experience age does add value to decent quality names. If the name itself sub-par, age alone won't be enough to make it valuable. There continues to be a lot of debate on how age effects serp. Generally, the consensus is that it helps your ranking, albeit by a small amount. The search engines aren't exactly forthcoming about exactly how much of a benefit age provides, and there are too many other variables for people like us to do a controlled experiment & nail this one down.

I've never heard anything convincing to suggest age would hurt in any way. In my opinion, older is always better, but if the name is really bad, the age benefit won't save it because other factors like keywords and extension are still more important than age.

 

[sashas]

Not to a domainer, but to a marketer, age is quite important.

Aged domains are waaaay easier to rank than a new domain. Most new domains get into the dreaded Google 'sandbox' for the first couple of months after you make the site. Aged domains, fortunately, don't suffer this problem.

So if you are selling to someone who may use it for marketing purposes alone, you should try to stress the age.

 

[Nathan]

Not to a domainer, but to a marketer, age is quite important.

Aged domains are waaaay easier to rank than a new domain. Most new domains get into the dreaded Google 'sandbox' for the first couple of months after you make the site. Aged domains, fortunately, don't suffer this problem.

So if you are selling to someone who may use it for marketing purposes alone, you should try to stress the age.

I totally agree, I think you've hit the nail on the head. I've always thought that aged domains rank higher, and I believe with established sites on them, they are valued alot higher, than an established site that was registered 3 days ago...

 

[FPForum]

Age is very important if you are developing the domain. As stated in a previous post, you can get yourself ahead of the sandbox effect. Not only that, the name may already be indexed. As far as LNL.net or something like that I don't think age is really that important (unless you intend to develop)