Is NetworkSolutions lying or does this work?

Greenguy · 2007-12-22, 12:39 PM

I've heard that rumor as well, but I'm thinking that it's more of a selling tactic these days.

Halfdeck · 2008-01-09, 06:46 PM

"Basically it says that registering a domain for 5 years or longer will cause search engines to perceive the domain to be more legitimate and therefore to rank it more highly."

That's a rumor started by a Google patent dealing with Historical Data that mentions domain age, link age, page age, how frequent a page's content is updated, and a whole bunch of other age factors.

That document gives me a headache. Here's a summary in English.

Most spammers don't register sites for 5 years, so that's another reason why registeration duration may be a quality signal.

Personally, I just pay every year.

horney · 2008-01-09, 08:28 PM

It's bollocks. Content is king. Offer Google or any other decent SE good, regularly updated, content, and you will get there. Sometimes sooner, sometimes later.

Would someone please show me an example of Google, or any other SE or web index for that matter, doing a WHOIS search whilst ranking?

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2008-01-09, 08:28 PM	#3
horney Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip! Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 111	It's bollocks. Content is king. Offer Google or any other decent SE good, regularly updated, content, and you will get there. Sometimes sooner, sometimes later. Would someone please show me an example of Google, or any other SE or web index for that matter, doing a WHOIS search whilst ranking?