Domain Age

[penndon40]

We Recently Acquired a couple of Domain ( 5 letters ) Keyword that is very scalable very easy to pronounce.
Do the Age of this type of Domain effect the value a the ability to Sale . Example a domain line ( Haven.com ) . Thanks for your help

 

[biggie]

it always depends on the "actual" domain name

however, the age of a domain adds no addition value, outside of D2D sales.

D2D = domainer to domainer

imo....

 

[Willox Perez]

The interesting take about Domain Age is that it actually looks good when you put a domain up for sale that says it is 10 or 14 years old compare to 2 months or 1 year. I do agree with Biggie though there is a higher want of aged domains from domainer to domainer but still this is a benefit you can use to sell a domain to an end user.

Simplest way to put it, if the domain you have is awesome and really doesn't have age don't worry about focus on other benefits. But if your domain has age then make sure to use that as a selling point.

- Will

 

[penndon40]

Thanks you guys that was a lot of help.

 

[biggie]

The interesting take about Domain Age is that it actually looks good when you put a domain up for sale that says it is 10 or 14 years old compare to 2 months or 1 year. I do agree with Biggie though there is a higher want of aged domains from domainer to domainer but still this is a benefit you can use to sell a domain to an end user.

Simplest way to put it, if the domain you have is awesome and really doesn't have age don't worry about focus on other benefits. But if your domain has age then make sure to use that as a selling point.

- Will

age of a domain, as a question, in my experience, has "never" come-up during any negotiation with an end-user.
price, is the only hurdle

also, as a side note: whenever a potential mentions "age" in any correspondence, i instinctively know, that it is another domainer.

however, "those who send solicitations" to entities they think are end-users, will often add such unnecessary information, in an effort to make that domain appear more valuable.

so when you bring age to the table, you may have to explain why it's priced as is, since it hasn't sold in all those years.

imo....

 

[The New Guy]

The only time I've had an end user care about domain age is when they said that I've had it for registered for several months and no one has purchased it, so they should get it for cheap.

 

[Krisss]

The only thing bothers me is whenever I see some Big sale in Flippa, it happens to be an aged domain!!

 

[barefooted]

For most keywords, the first page of Google is occupied of aged domains even some others have better description and keywords in title or in the URL.
If any of you like aged domains, there is a free list of 2000 year aged domains

 

[wayne wooldridge]

Aged domains are like a yin-yang type situation. On one hand, it's more likely to have authority from previous use, which could be something to build on, if you or the end user plan on using relevant content. Same goes with PR. If the page rank is high, and the domain has not been abandoned for too long, then there should be plenty of backlinks to the domain, which could help the sites search presence.

On the other hand, well, first off, as stated above, is mostly domainers interested in these types of domains or hobbyists. Endusers aren't typically interested in anything other than branding. Secondly, even with high PR, the backlinks from an old domain would be more likely filled with crap sites that actually hurt seo; and the process of having them removed would be a pain in the ass, if not impossible. So, I would check and see the backlinks profile before investing money into it. Banned sites suck, and you're more apt to find ones, since what was considered white-hat seo tactics some years ago, have been since banned by Google, so the seemingly valuable domain that is aged maybe worthless until you convince Google to unban the site

So, the answer is... Sometimes.

 

[Flipsbay]

I agree with biggie. Age has a effect on D2D sales. But it has also value with seo. Which is a concern to keyword domain buyers even they are the end users. But if its a very premium name then i would have to say it doesn't matter that much ( As they have so much money for marketing they don't care ).

In my guess if your domain is worth near 500$ then the age is a matter. If it worth's more then 2k the age is not that much of a fact.

Thanks.

 

[Kate]

Age can be a bonus because of the authority factor.

But age implies history.
The domain name may have been developed in the past, or it may have been parked forever.
The important thing is that the domain should have no negative history. For instance, a history of adult parking/development is a put-off.

History can be a good thing when the domain is indexed and continues to receive residual traffic. But the traffic may not convert, or may not be relevant to the new planned usage. So the value of history is debatable.

On the other hand, some end users would rather buy a domain that has no history, because they are more free to brand the domain, unencumbered by its past 'baggage'...

As a rule, we know that good names tend to be aged. But for domainers age matters because many domainers are in fact domain collectors :P

 

[Eric Lyon]

Just so there is no confusion for newer members. History is also the proper term for a previous registration period and Age is the proper term for the present registration period. It's important that newer investors understand that if a domain dropped that was 14 years old and was re-registared yesterday, the actual age starts from yesterday on the new registration date. A seller should not refer to past registrations as current age. they should refer to any registration times prior to the latest as "History".

I know the above can be a little confusing when coupled with some of the history value references in this thread, however it's important that when selling a domain, that Age & History are identified separately so that there is no confusion about the true age of a domain. Falsifying age is generally frowned upon by investors looking to purchase it, feeling they were mislead or lied to when that claimed 14 year old domain turns out to only be 24 hours (1 day) old.

 

[bhartzer]

For most keywords, the first page of Google is occupied of aged domains

Keep in mind that those on the first page of Google aren't just aged domains, they're aged sites. It's not just the fact that it's an old domain, those are actual sites that have been around a long time, have a lot of good content, and a lot of good, quality links.

 

[importer33]

Matt Cutts finalizes it once and for all. Domain Age no more has much value in SEO perspective.
Google: matt-cutts-does-domain-age-really-matter

 

[Omar Negron]

Age really isn't important. I've seen GREAT domain names drop that had an age of 1998.

Since it dropped, the age would now be 2015 (domains lose age once they drop). Doesn't change the value for the domain name in my eyes. It's still an awesome domain name to own and potentially sell to an end user.

Age may make a difference when it comes to SEO and the search engines trust of a website and the frequency of crawlers coming back to your website.

All depends on what you plan to get the domain for.

-Omar