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Domain Name Age and the Importance for SEO

By: Justin at OuterBox Solutions, Inc.

2009-09-11 10:41:13 -- Recently we’ve spent some time researching aged domain names after finding a combination of tools that allowed us to pick up some good ones. A few of the domain purchased were ClevelandAgency.com and Designs2020.com . One of the tools I recommend using to find domain name age would be http://www.webconfs.com/domain-age.php

Running a search on this site will show you that ClevelandAgency.com is 9 years and 9 months old, while Designs2020.com is 8 years 6 months old (As of Sept. 2009). We also picked up CoolDJgear.com which is 8 years 6 months old. Now you may be thinking, how much did these cost? The answer would be the same as any other domain, new or with age. No one owned these so we purchased them through Name Secure (similar to Go Daddy only less expensive) and now we own these gems.

So, what’s the big deal? Well, someone owned these before us and for whatever reason, they never renewed them. What happened is Google saw these existed 8+ years ago and now still considers them to have “age”. Domains with age will typically rank above brand new domain names. Think about it…. would you rather visit a website that has been around for years or was created last week? Chances are the site created last week may not have the same wealth of information and as strong of a brand as the site (or company) that has been around for years. Whether you think this way or not, as of now, Google does. These old domain names make ranking higher much easier.

A few test show how valuable aged domain names are. You’ll see by looking at the few domains we listed above that we’ve added a few paragraphs of text and set up inexpensive hosting accounts for these sites. As of Sept. 2009 they are all just 1 page websites with a paragraph or 2 of text. Even though none of these rank for major keywords, with the minimal amount of content they have, they do rank.

Why does this matter? If you’re building a new site, the last thing you want to do is sit in the Google “Sandbox” after it’s developed. The Sandbox is known to hold websites and not let them rank (in basic terms) for an amount of time until they prove themselves. A brand new domain name is not going to rank. That’s just reality. We recommend trying to find a name that someone use to own, and now they don’t. You can even use the Wayback Machine to see what the website use to be. I believe a website that use to have a good amount of content and was possibility a respectable site will rank better than one that was just a landing page. In conclusion, take time and find an aged domain. You’ll results much quicker! (if you have to pay someone to find you one, do it!)

 

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Short for top-level domain, and refers to the suffix attached to Internet domain names. There are a limited number of predefined suffixes, and each one represent a top-level domain. Current top-level domains include:

com - commercial businesses; this is the most common TLD

gov - U.S. government agencies

edu - Educational institutions such as universities

org - Organizations (mostly nonprofit)

mil - Military

net - Network organizations

ca - Canada

th - Thailand 

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Domain Age: How Important Is It for SEO?

July 15, 2008 By Ann Smarty

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One SEO related question which is often asked throughout webmaster forums is how much domain registration age is important for SEO. The points behind this question include:

• well-established sites have old domain names, so by reverse logics, an old domain should mean that the site is well established;
• spammers register and drop domains quickly, thus logically spamming sites usually have newly registered domain names.

Generally, webmasters agree that domain age is hardly a powerful ranking factor but opinions vary:

1. it can be no factor at all;
2. it can play only a single minor factor in the millions of other factors (but it still is);
3. it matters a lot (as most participants of this discussion seem to agree, for example).

Google’s patent “Information Retrieval Based on Historical Data” of 03/31/2005 reviewed by WebmasterWorld forum hugely accounted for these rumors implying that Google does look into domain registration (1) and renewal (2) dates:

(1) … the date that a domain with which a document is registered may be used as an indication of the inception date of the document.

(2) Certain signals may be used to distinguish between illegitimate and legitimate domains. … Valuable (legitimate) domains are often paid for several years in advance, while doorway (illegitimate) domains rarely are used for more than a year. Therefore, the date when a domain expires in the future can be used as a factor in predicting the legitimacy of a domain and, thus, the documents associated therewith.

While the patent does sound rather straightforward (by the way its official version is no longer available online, so it might have been deleted), domain age factor is both overestimated and misinterpreted. My point is simple: domain registration date cannot speak for either quality or trustworthiness of a website as:

• domains can be registered but never used for a long time (parked);
• new domains can be used for highly established companies (with the old domain 301-redirecting to the new one);
• a domain name can be used for illegitimate purposes for years and then sold to a “good” person/ company without any change of the initial registration date.

Thus my verdict to the whole dispute is as follows:

1. Website age (and its backlink profile age) is what really matters;
2. Domain age can play a minor part only as damping factor – i.e. one of the factors signaling the search engine that this might be a spammy / illegitimate site;
3. Old domains may carry more weight due to their past records (i.e. old backlinks pointing to them) – this can be a good point to consider but then again if you are serious about your brand, keep in mind that an established domain already has associations and history before you own it and they might be hard to conquer.

Conclusion: domain registration date won’t of course hurt but it will hardly help. So I would focus on registering a new short niche-related and catchy domain name instead of trying to buy an old (previously owned by someone) one.

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You Can’t Separate Social Media and SEO

July 21, 2008 by ian in Featured, Internet Marketing Strategy

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Social media and SEO are now inextricably linked. You couldn’t separate ‘em if you tried.
I used to tell clients “Hey, we’ll do SEO, and if you pay us extra we’ll execute a nice social media marketing campaign, too”.
Truth is, though, you can’t do a good job in SEO any more without social media marketing. And you sure as heck won’t succeed in social media marketing if you ignore SEO.

SEO Needs Social Media

Search engine optimization, at its core, is based on relevance and authority.
Relevance comes from content that has the right keywords and concepts. What’s one of the best ways to add content to a site? A blog! Assuming, of course, you can keep the site owner from having apoplexy at the prospect of writing 200 words once a week.
What’s another great way to add content to a site? Community! Comments, discussion forums and ‘submit your story’ type stuff drives growth.
And guess what? Blogs and community content are part of that mushy, IPO-driven concept called ‘social media’.
Authority comes from links. I dare you to carry out a successful link campaign without bloggers and sites like Digg, Stumbleupon and all those other communities we spam on a weekly basis, begging folks for just one vote.

Yes, I’m oversimplifying. Lambast me in the comments if you must.

Social Media Needs SEO

You can no longer succeed in social media without a boost from the search engines, either (Unless you’re famous, of course, in which case you don’t really need social media at all).
You can try to launch a social media campaign purely through social news sites, bookmarking and outreach. But what’re the odds you’re going to hit the front page of Reddit or Digg? Pretty slim, since there are at least 999,999,999 other slavering marketers trying to do the same thing.
Your success in social media will eventually depend on search rankings in a blog search tool and the general search results. Maybe it’ll be your bookmark page, maybe a Twitter post, or the page itself, but the search rankings will matter. Have a look at my rankings for ‘Hassenplarfer’:

That little experiment shows just how much rankings can drive traffic to social media. Had ‘hassenplarfer’ actually been a real word, this result would drive traffic to all of my social media placements. Take away search and most of those placements would gather dust.
And blogs, of course, can’t survive without SEO. In spite of my wide-ranging stardom, readership of nearly 10 people and my 3 friends, Google still drives most of my site traffic:

Mated For Life

SEO and social media marketing are now inseparable. Next time you think about saving a few bucks by slashing one in favor of the other, keep that in mind…


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How to Optimize 7 Popular Social Media Profiles for SEO

Oct 10, 2011   //   by Kristi Hines   

 

If you want to strengthen your personal or business brand’s visibility, then one of the top things you will want is to have strong social media profiles that rank in the top results for your name along with your website and blog. Having a strong online reputation that is comprised of nothing but content that highlights the best about your personal or business brand will allow you to keep undesirable results at bay, such as bad online reviews or mentions.
You’ve probably read lots of posts talking about how to properly optimize your social media profiles for search, and they’ve probably all sounded a little like this.

• Be active – Yes, this is true. Just like Google loves regularly updated blogs and websites, they equally love regularly updated social profiles.
• Optimize photo filenames – This only works on some networks, which I will mention below. It doesn’t hurt to upload photos with your name or keywords in the filename, but networks like Facebook rename the photo filenames anyway, so for some networks, it’s useless.
• Engage with your followers, fans, and connections – This is a good thing to do regardless of the SEO value of it. Engaging with others will keep your profile updated often, and being helpful will also lead to other’s recommending you to their audience. Search #FollowFriday to see what I mean.
• Vanity URL – From what I can tell, the URL does not count for anything but branding except on specific networks. For example, my Facebook fan page name is Kikolani, and the username for the URL is artofblogging. The fan page does not rank for art of blogging, but does rank for Kikolani. But again, it all depends on the network.

While these are great tips for your overall social media strategy, they are not the end all of SEO for your social network profiles. Certain networks use specific elements of information that you supply in your profile to optimize each profile on their network. The following will guide you to the right fields to optimize for the best possible search optimization of your social networks. The best part is that all customizations noted are using each site’s free accounts – no need to upgrade to Pro if all you’re looking for is optimization!

Quick and Dirty Onsite SEO 101

Before we get started, here are some key things to keep in mind about the following mentioned SEO elements of your social profiles. The order of importance is generally SEO Title, Meta Description, header tags (H1, H2, H3), image ALT tags, image filenames, and bolded text. Also, when it comes to search results, the typical result will look like this with the SEO Title as the linked information and the Meta Description as the details beneath it:

But what if you don’t care about the SEO?
That’s ok – this post still has some great information for you! Usually the parts of your profile that are used for search optimization are also used for the network’s own search results. So if you don’t want to think of it as SEO work, think of it as simply social optimization!

Google+ Profiles

Let’s start with the hottest new social media network of them all – Google’s own Google+. Whenever you are filling out your Google+ profile, be sure to note the following areas of information that will enhance the search optimization of your presence on this network.

SEO Title: Your Name – Google+
Google+ is all about the personal branding, and they insist that you use your real name for your profile. So don’t try to stick keywords or business names in your profiles – not yet at least!
Meta Description: Your Name – Your Headline + Your Occupation
The Meta Description for your Google+ profile is a combination of different pieces of profile information, starting with your name followed by your headline (the line below your name), your occupation, your first employer listed, and then your introduction text. So make sure that the first 160 characters count by writing a great headline and occupation title. Also make sure those areas are set to be seen by anyone on the web.
Extra Search Tidbits: Your Links
From what I can tell, the links within the introduction content as well as the ones under other profiles, contributor to, and recommended links are all dofollow. So don’t shy away from anchor text as this is a prime Google property!

Facebook Pages

Assuming that not much changes when Facebook decides to revamp the fan pages as they have recently with the personal profiles, the following areas of information contribute to your fan page SEO.

SEO Title: Your Page Name | Facebook
If you didn’t consider keyword optimization when you created it, and you have less than 100 fans, you’re in luck. You can still change your page’s name. What you will want to keep in mind is that your branding may be more important than your keyword rankings, especially if you want people to be able to find you if they are searching your brand.
Meta Description: Your Page Name + Your About Description | Facebook
To edit your About information to make a great Meta Description, go to your page and Edit Page > Basic Information, and fill in the About field with a 140 character description like you would with any website Meta Description.
Extra Search Tidbits: Your Fan Page Updates Have SEO Value
Did you know that each of your status updates on your Facebook fan page have a page of their own (click the timestamp of one to see). If you’re posting a standard status update, the SEO Title for the individual page of your updates will be pulled from the first 18 characters (though sometimes it is a bit less). If you’re posting a link to your fan page wall, you’ll have an option to “Say something about this link…” – the first 18 characters of what you enter in this field are going to be the SEO Title of that status update.
If you’re concerned about optimizing your updates while considering them as individual pages under the umbrella of your fan page, then you might want to consider sticking some keywords right at the beginning of your comment. So if you’re posting an update about keyword research, just start the update with keyword research. It is a simple, effective way to keyword optimize each update.

Twitter Profiles

Twitter doesn’t have much in the way of traditional SEO elements for your public profile, but it has a few important things to keep in mind.

SEO Title: Your Name (username) on Twitter
On Twitter, your name under the Profile Settings and your username are the title tags for your profile. So keywords in your username might just be worthwhile if they are still available.
Profile Image: Filename and Your Name as ALT Tag
When it comes to your profile image, be sure to optimize it by using your name as the filename. Twitter will automatically use your name under the Profile Settings as the ALT tag for your profile image as well.
Extra Search Tidbits: Keywords in Your Bio
While they may not come up in the standard SEO elements for your profile, your bio information is key. Services like Klout pull your Twitter bio information as your Klout profile description. FollowerWonk, Formulists, and other Twitter search engines use keywords in your bio in search results when people are looking for similar tweeps to follow. You can also include a link or another Twitter handle if applicable.

LinkedIn Professional Profiles

LinkedIn, the leading professional social network, has the most user-controlled SEO elements out of any other network I’ve checked out. Here are the areas you can customize!
SEO Title: Your Name| LinkedIn
While some people suggest adding keywords to your name field, the LinkedIn terms of service discourages this practice. Be confident that your personal branding is strong enough not to need the extra keyword stuffing that you can do later in your profile.

Profile Image: Filename and Your Name as ALT Tag
Just like Twitter, you should make sure you use your name as the filename for your profile image. LinkedIn will use your name as the ALT tag for your image as well.
H3 Tags: Your Job Titles
Are you ready to get some keywords into your profile? Make sure your job titles for current and previous positions include some great keywords and those keywords will be in your profile page’s H3 tags. Mine include freelance writer, blog marketing expert, photographer, and guest blogging contributor.
Extra Search Tidbit: LinkedIn Search Optimization
According to the LinkedInfluence program by Lewis Howes, if you want to rank well for keywords searched within LinkedIn’s people search, you will want to include your targeted keywords in the following:

• Your Professional Headline
• Summary
• Specialties
• Skills

I also think that belonging to some industry appropriate groups that are publicly listed on your profile can add to extra keyword usage on your profile. So choose your groups wisely!

YouTube Channels

YouTube offers a lot of great SEO options, from the channel to the videos. Here is what you’ll want to make sure you include in your profile.

SEO Title: Your Username’s Channel – YouTube
This is one of the cases where your username which doubles as part of your URL counts in terms of the search optimization, so make it count – just be sure you do so with your branding in mind more so than keywords. It will be a lot harder for people to find you if they search SEO company vs. Your Uniquely-Named SEO Company.
Meta Description: Your Channel Description
Whenever you are setting up your channel, pay extra attention to the Channel Description which is under the Profile > Edit settings. This will be your channel’s Meta Description!
Extra SEO Tidbits: Your Website & Your Videos
Ever wanted a backlink from a PR 9 domain? Then your search is over – whenever you create your YouTube channel, be sure to fill in your website link. Granted it has no anchor text, but it’s a dofollow link sitting on a strong Google property.
When it comes to videos, the reason they do so well in search is because the video title doubles as the SEO Title and the video description doubles as the Meta Description. And even though Google doesn’t supposedly care about Meta Keywords, they do use the video’s tags in that space – just group multiple keywords in quotations. My search story uses the tags “kristi hines” “freelance writer” “online marketing consultant” scottsdale arizona. Keep these fields in mind to rank well in both the YouTube and Google results.
Also, be sure to get your video-specific keyword ideas using YouTube’s own keyword tool. It looks at what is searched the most on YouTube itself.

Biznik Professional Profiles

Biznik, another popular professional social network, has some areas that you can customize to optimize your profile for SEO.

SEO Title: Your Job – Your Location – Your Name
The SEO Title for your Biznik profile combines three important parts of your profile – your current job title, your city and state, and your name. It’s perfect for keyword optimization, local search optimization, and personal branding!
Meta Description: Your Google Summary
Unlike most profiles where you have to condense your About Me information into 140 characters, Biznik allows you to have a What You Do description for visitors and a separate, optimized Google Summary for your Meta Description.
H1: Your Name + Your Job
In case the SEO Title and Meta Description are not enough, Biznik also uses your name and job title as your profile’s main H1 Tag. Nothing like a little extra optimization!
Profile Image: Filename and Your Name as ALT Tag
Just like Twitter and LinkedIn, you should make sure you use your name as the filename for your profile image. Biznik will use your name as the ALT tag for your image as well.
Extra SEO Tidbits: Your Website
Your Biznik profile allows you to add one website link with your preferred anchor text (you can have two if you go Pro for $10 / month) . It’s dofollow, so don’t miss out on adding it for visitors and for search engines!

Quora Profile

Quora, one of the hottest question and answer networks, offers a little SEO optimization for users who join their community.

SEO Title: Your Name – Quora
As is the trend for most networks, Quora uses your name in your profile’s SEO title.
Meta Property: Your Long Bio
Quora is a bit unusual in the sense that they use the Facebook Developer’s Meta Property=”og:description” instead of the traditional Meta Description for search results. For this, they pull the information that you include in your Long Bio which should be one to two sentences long. If you search your profile in Google, however, you will see that it pulls your name, your Short Bio, and then your Long Bio as the actual Meta Description snippet.
H1 Tag: Your Name + Your Short Bio
The H1 Tag for your Quora profile will be your name plus your Short Bio. It unfortunately cuts off your tag at 50 characters, so be sure to get your main keyword into your short bio first.
Extra SEO Tidbits: Including Your Websites in the Long Bio
Although the links are nofollow (and mashed up into some crazy looking code), one thing I have noticed about Quora is that you can generate a lot of views and followers fast by answering questions. So SEO value or not, be sure to include your main website links in your Long Bio box. Just type out the URL – it will automatically hyperlink.

About.me Profile

About.me is one of my favorite online business card sites. It allows you to compile your social profile links, blog, and a short description all on one page. The nice part is that it is a well-optimized page!

SEO Title: Your Name (Your Username) on about.me
About.me is another network where both your name and your username count heavily in the optimization of your profile.
Meta Description: Your Biography
Although you can write as long of a biography as you want on your profile, remember that the first 160 characters count for your Meta Description. This also means if you use a link in your biography, it will be counted as part of the Meta Description, so try to save the links until after the first 160.
Extra SEO Tidbits: Website Links
There are two ways to add website links to your About.me profile. One is through the biography mentioned earlier. The other is through the Services as Flat URL’s. I prefer adding them in the biography because not only are they dofollow, but the coding within the biography is cleaner than the coding used for the Flat URL’s. It may not make much of a difference, but since every bit of link juice helps, it doesn’t hurt to use the most cleanly coded HTML possible.

Bonus: How to Check Your Profile’s SEO

Curious about more networks than the ones listed? Check out your social profile’s SEO by doing the following in Google Chrome using the SEO Site Tools extension.

• Logout of the network. You want to see your profile like a search engine sees it with whatever information you have made public and accessible to anyone, not just those logged into the network.
• Click on the SEO Site Tools magnifying lens button and look under Page Elements. Here you will see your SEO Title, Meta Description, and Meta Keywords.
• Scroll down through the Page Elements for additional information such as Img Tags, H1 Tags, H2 Tags, H3 Tags, and H4 Tags.

Chances are you will see elements in your social profiles that you can control in those tags – be sure to optimize your profile accordingly from there!

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New SEO Opportunities Using .Brand TLDs

Tim Callan  |  October 6, 2011   |  5 comments

On June 20, 2011, ICANN announced that private organizations would be able to obtain TLDs for their own private control. In addition to the SEO potential available in these TLDs in their own right, controlling your own domain zone enhances your ability to take advantage of well-known SEO techniques.
Opportunity No. 1: Increase search term density in domains. One well-understood SEO technique is to maximize the density of search terms in the domain. That's the idea behind using subdomains for SEO purposes. By eliminating useless words like .com, you can increase that density.
Opportunity No. 2: Critical search terms in the second-level domain. A common Google behavior is to grant better position to pages with the searched term immediately to the left of the dot. Unfortunately, it's difficult to make use of this behavior since key terms with competition for search position are rarely available domains. But once you control your own domain space, that all changes. You can generate as many pages as you need to; focusing each on the most perfectly relevant term you seek to win. You can add and remove pages and content as you will to optimize your results.
Opportunity No. 3: Build in-link value on critical search terms. In-links are among the strongest of search engine influencers, so much so that a whole industry has sprung up around creating link value. Friendly TLDs make it possible to present the public with obvious URLs that are heavy on the SEO terms for which you want to create href value. For example, let's say you own the .laptop TLD. You could create a super useful page at fast.laptop and then encourage commenters to link in to you. Now, if people know the page as fast.laptop, that's what they'll call it in their linking text, and that will build SEO value on these two key terms, fast and laptop.
This technique is available for any number of modifiers to the word in your TLD. In the above example, you could also make separate pages for powerful, small, lightweight, stylish, and any other word you want. The only limits are the search terms you consider important and the amount of high-quality content you're able to produce and maintain.
Opportunity No. 4: Generate more clicks in any given search position. I'm not aware of any research looking specifically into this question, but common sense dictates that a friendly domain will gain more clicks in any given search position than today's confusing URLs will.
Let's say you search on laptop. A page at laptop.bestbuy is highly likely to contain useful product information and be a place you can purchase. That's a strong cue for a consumer to choose this result over others - such as, say, www.company.com/computers/personal/laptops.html.
Remember, nearly 100 percent of SEO effort is for purposes of bringing more visitors to target sites. Traffic is the true goal. Search position is just a method of gaining this traffic. If it turns out you can increase clicks from a specific search position, that's tantamount to improving your position in search results. Being in the No. 9 spot but getting the same number of clicks as the guy in No.8 is every bit as good as being No. 8. Over time, especially as consumers learn to look for your friendly domain, I expect that preference will just continue to increase.
Note also that these three opportunities apply to your paid search as well - and increased search performance for your listing can increase the return on your SEM spend.
Future Proof for Your SEO Strategy
One could point out that many of these assumptions are just that. I agree. The algorithms don't exist today, nor do the TLDs or the content under them. So we'll all explore these ideas together.
One thing about which there is no question, however, is that only those organizations with their own TLDs will have the opportunity to participate in the upside. Large companies can easily spend millions on SEO and SEM each year, and many millions more on other marketing programs. Comparatively, the price of applying for and running your own top-level domain is just a drop in the bucket.
It is a small investment to make considering the potential gains, and as the world learns how best to use these gTLDs for SEO purposes, only those who control their .brand domains will be positioned to take advantage of them. Companies must decide if they want to be a part of that progress, however it shapes up, or if they prefer to sit on the sidelines and let others overtake them.


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Domain Monster – Gold Domains at the end of an expiry rainbow.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

Having bought and sold domains over the last 10 years, I thought I was pretty clued up on who were the best people to deal with, and who wasn’t, like most of us I guess?
Well I recently discovered Domain Monster, and to my absollute delight, they do everything they say on the tin, and more!  Very unusual you will agree in the internet world today, lots of claims of great service but no action.
You will see an affiliate link at the end of this post, I’m mentioning it, as I tend to ignore plenty of web posts, where there is a strong affiliate presence, not wanting to be duped by clever advertorials so to speak, this is not the case here, its only 1 click to join the program and you get the opportunity without filling in any other forms once you have an account, so would be madness not to have a link, seeing as they have impressed me so much.
If you do visit domain monster and are interested in obtaining domains should they expire and let drop, its very easy.  Simply search for a domain, and if its registered, you will see a box next to the domain with BACKORDER wrote on it, click it, add it to your basket and checkout, £0 upfront, and only a token payment should the registration be successful, you can monitor as many domains as you wish for free, you only pay when you secure the domain you want.
DROP CATCHING VALUABLE DOMAINS.
I spotted domain monster coming up more and more when I did whois searches on domains that had dropped, and eventually signed up and listed for FREE, the domains I wished to secure.  Within a week I had over 20, amogst them, strong keyword domains and even several 3 letter .co.uk domains.
Well at the end of week one, I had missed a few, and had won 3, now I’m not going to get rich from the 3 I won, but they were the ones I wanted,and the other drop catching companies had them taken, so plenty of people chasing them, so to my delight they were mine, and adding more, I now have over 25 very good domains in my Domain Backorder Section, and fingers crossed more joy to come.
Domain Monster Customer Service.
Ok, you can get websites out there that offer the world, and have great products, but the levels of customer service are poor in general, and some of the tactics employed, would get them a lead spot in watchdog.
Now it may have been the baby banging his musical rattle keys, but for the life of me, I could not work out a very basic answer, and was dreading emailing domain monsters support with such a basic question, as I have become accustomed to short shrift replies from most well known companies I have used in the past, even with valid questions.  So I followed the link to the support page, and noticed there was a low rate local call number, it said support, but as we have all experienced, most of these are just sales lines, and you end up emailing anyway.
So I called it, almost instantly my call was answered, a friendly greeting you usually only see when visiting the states, and a helpful, knowledgable person on the end of the line.  My question was answered instantly, and was asked if I had any other questions or needed any help.  I didn’t and the call ended with a lovely manner like that of the one when answered.  It totally blew me away, how effortless it was and as you always hoped it would be.  To say it was first class wouldn’t do it justice.
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Do different TLD’s affect SEO?

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Well I’ve been invited onto the SEO Panel at T.R.A.F.F.I.C in Dublin next week which is a conference all about domains. With this in mind I thought I would dedicate this week to some domain related blog posts, this is the first post on “Do different TLD’s affect SEO?”
The Prep
This came to mind because recently I bought a number of domains two of which I bought were a .org and a .co.uk. Now I only bough the .org because I didn’t want anyone to purchase it instead of me but my focus was on the .co.uk so I redirected the .org through the hosting control panel as a 301 (but they lied it was a 302!) to the .co.uk.
All I did was put a holding page on the .co.uk I didn’t submit any domain to the search engines, didn’t do any link building, ping any articles out but I noticed the .org appeared in Google SERP’s. A few weeks later the .co.uk appeared but ranked far lower than the .org, this is not an indpeth peice of research but does point the finger that may be google places .org TLD’d with a little more favour than a .co.uk?
Research
So I carried out some research on the subject, personally I’ve never really had a problem with domains but an instinct has always made me be aware of .tv, .biz, .info despite i have seen some ranking well, i just don’t like them! Anyway I digress but I came across an article on the Google cache about TLD’s in SEO showing bias to .org domains, this study was carried out in 2008 so that’s two years ago which in terms of Search is a “long time” however the data seemed to correlate to what i had briefly experienced.
Their Investigation

There are several ranking factors we need to control.
1. domain age (purchase new domains at same time)
2. link profile (use Google sitemaps for indexing)
3. indexing age (randomize ordering of multiple subdomains in sitemaps submissions)
4. on-site factors (identical text, content)
So, for the preliminary examination, we purchased 3 domains, identically named, with different top level extensions (.org,.com,.net). We then created 3 separate subdomains on each of these domains so that we could create some sort of result duplication and randomize the order of submissions to Google sitemaps. Finally, we created identical content on each site and identical sitemaps.

The Results were as follows:

What else is on the web?
Well the introduction of .co domains has had people in a stir but Google did release the following:

We will rank .co domains appropriately if the content is globally targeted. Webmasters will soon have the functionality to be able to specify this by using the geo-targeting options in Google Webmaster Tools.

What about actual listings?
I read a good article on SEOmoz by Randfish about ranking correlation for Google v’s Bing and it does show some interesting information. They basically took the data set for 11,351 search results for various phrases and then compared the ranking elements to show what would be comparably negative or positive in ranking correlation between Google and Bing.
The first image below shows that URL length has a more negative effect i.e. shorter URL’s are more predominately ranked higher in the dataset. it also showed that a domain other than .com was more likely to rank higher. The data does also show that this has more impact in Google than Bing.

Next up is the TLD section this is based on what ranks higher when a TLD has an exact keyword match domain. This clearly shows that .com exact match domain rank higher than other TLD’s.

Finally the post looked at TLD from a generic perspective i.e. not linked to an exact keyword in the URL, this showed that .org domains in general seemed to rank higher than other domains, this is true for both Google and Bing.

What is the percentage spread of domain names on the web?
After further research I came across a domain name report from Verisign http://www.verisign.com/domain-name-services/domain-information-center/domain-name-resources/domain-name-report-june10.pdf this has a lot of good information inside but my particular concern is around the domain percentage on the web. The reason for this is that the SEOmoz data is very good but I wanted to check the data by looking at the percentage spread of domain names.

You can see that .com domains are clearly the biggest share of domain names owned on the web currently and so it’s not surprising that when 44% of domains on the web are .com that you would more often or not see them ranking higher than other domains. It is useful to correlate this information against some test data such as what I have shown above from SEOmoz.
Conclusion
I think it is difficult to gauge the information overall as the SEOmoz dataset only used the 1st page results and dosn’t compare domain further down the listings, however I would agree so far that .org domain seem to have a slight edge on other domains in Google’s index anyway.
I’ve been writing this article over a two day period and the good thing about doing it like this is that you question what your writing, I have revisited the domain that I have purchased which were .org and .co.uk and when doing an exact match text search in Google the .org appears higher even though it 302 redirects to the .co.uk I think in my opinion I would avoid the cheaper domains and always go with either a specific ccTLD or go with a .com or .org

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Multiple Domains vs Subdomains vs Folders in SEO

Posted by bbriniotis on 27th of September, 2010 at 02:40 to Guides, SEO



Usually the most important decisions in SEO are the ones that affect the structure of the website. A popular SEO debate is if one should use multiple domains, sub-domains or folders when he/she has multilanguage websites or various main categories/activities.

This decision can heavily affect the performance of the Website in the major search engines and if someone makes the wrong call, it is extremely difficult to make changes. The truth is that there is not a single best practice, since all of the aforementioned methods have several pros and cons. In this article, we’ll discuss when it is advisable to use different domains, subdomains and folders and we’ll analyze how each method affects the SEO campaign.
Below you will find one example URL for each method:

• www.example.fr (multiple domains)
• fr.example.com (subdomains)
• www.example.com/fr/ (folders)

In order to get a holistic view of the issue we will examine the effects on many different factors. We’ll discuss how Geographical targeting (GEO Targeting) can be achieved in each case, whether any Authority/Trust/Domain Strength passes from the original Domain, how the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) are affected, whether Sitelinks are supported, what is the degree of Control over the website, what is the degree of freedom that we have in terms of Design & Web Structure and how Link building and Link structure are affected.

GEO Targeting

As we all know, the major Search engines usually serve different results for the same keywords in different countries. Several factors are taken into account such as the language of the page, the IP of the server, the country code (.gr, .fr, .de) of the domain (ccTLD), the language of the websites that link to our domain, the settings in the Google Webmaster Console, the META-geo tags (supported only by Bing and Yahoo) and more.

Usually the best solution from the geographical targeting point of view is to have multiple domains. This method allows you to create different websites with the country code TLD of your choice (when there are no law restrictions), to use the META-geo tags, to have different servers around the world and to use IP addresses from the targeted country. If a generic TLD is used (.com, .net etc), you are also able to set the Geo Targeting from Google Webmaster Console. The second best solution is to have multiple subdomains and use META-geo tags, have different IPs and set the Geo Targeting from Google Webmaster Console. Finally by having Folders you can only use META-geo tags and Geo Targeting from Google Webmaster Console.

Authority, Trust & Domain Strength

Search engines use several metrics to determine the authority, the trust and the strength of a domain. Those metrics are very important since they can heavily affect the search engine results. This is the reason why in some queries, less targeted and low PageRank pages that belong to high authority websites, appear on the top of the search engine results (for example Wikipedia).

So the question is which of the 3 methods keeps the Authority, the Trust and the strength of the main domain? From this point of view the best choice is to use Folders (ex: www.example.com/blog/). Since the folders are part of the main site, all of the domain metrics are maintained. When you use different domains (ex: www.example-blog.com) then none of those metrics pass to the new domain.
So the question is what happens when you use subdomains (ex: blog.example.com)? The SEO community has suggested several theories in the past on this topic. Experiments showed that in some cases, when the main domain has a relatively small amount of subdomains, part of the authority passes to the subdomain. According to other theories, the subdomains are handled like different domains and thus none of those metrics pass to them.
WebSEOAnalytics.com team has done extensive analysis in the past on the Data that we collect from the reports of our SEO tools. Based on those data there are strong indications that a part of Authority and Trust passes to the subdomains only when the domain has a small number of subdomains and when the link structure of the main website passes enough link juice to them. An additional factor can be whether the subdomain keeps the same website and link structure as the main website. On the contrary, when the number of subdomains is too great (ex: blogspot.com) and when there are no links pointing to them from the main domain, then no authority or trust is inherited.

Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs)

When for a particular query a website has more than 1 page appearing on the SERPs, there are increased probabilities of getting more traffic. Nevertheless usually search engines avoid showing more than 2 results from the same website in order to increase diversity and ensure the quality of the results.
So in this case, using different domains can lead to multiple appearances on the SERPs. Also it is clear that usually by using Folders you can’t get more than 2 pages on the SERPs. So the question is what happens when we use subdomains? As we saw above, one SEO theory suggests that Google is supposed to handle subdomains as totally different domains. But if this was always true, should not we see more often multiple subdomains in the SERPs? In order to answer this question we need to take a closer look on how search engines work.
Google uses anti-“host crowding” algorithms to ensure that the user receives results from different sources. Almost 3 years ago, Matt Cutts has provided information on this subject in his article “Subdomains and subdirectories” (Note that since the article is old, there might be significant changes in those algorithms). He suggested that in most cases their algorithms ensure that no more than 2 results appear on the SERPs from the same domain or subdomain. Nevertheless there are cases (for example when we search for “hp”) where the SERPs include results from different subdomains. By searching for similar terms that include the brand names of big companies, it becomes clear that in such cases sub-domains are favoured against pages from the same domain.

In order to be understand how subdomains are handled by the search engines, we need to know exactly how they work and thus we can’t give a define answer. Nevertheless as we said above extensive analysis on SERPs & SEO experiments showed that by using subdomains you can get more than 2 results on the same SERP for particular search queries.

Sitelinks support

The sitelinks are links to internal pages that appear in some SERPs in order to help the users navigate the website. They are generated algorithmically but webmasters can select the most relevant sitelinks from the Google Webmaster Console.

Sitelinks are supported for both Folders and subdomains. Obviously since the addon domains are different websites, they can’t appear in the sitelinks of the main domain.

Website Control

The most straightforward and safe solution is to use Folders, because no special code is needed to handle the different parts of the website. This solution allows you to control easier your website, simply because all of its parts are integrated.
Creating multiple subdomains usually means that you have additional parts of the website that need to be handled separately. As we said earlier the sub domains can be hosted on the same or on different servers, they can execute the same code or have a completely different technology to support them. The same happens when you use multiple domains. Of course from one point of view this gives you the freedom to handle those parts differently from the main website (see below), but this certainly is going to create additional costs for you.

Design & Web Structure Freedom

Mainly for usability reasons, when we create a website, we tend to keep the same design and structure across all the pages. This helps users navigate easier and find faster what they are looking for. Additionally by keeping the same website structure we help search engines understand which are the basic components of our website (menus, footers, headers, etc). That is why when we use folders, which are considered to be parts of the same website, we usually tend to have a similar layout in all pages.
On the other hand, when we use subdomains, we can consider them as different websites and thus we can have a different layout and website structure. The same applies when we use different domains. Especially when we have multilanguage (or multicultural) websites, where the menu, the categories or even the philosophy of the website might be different, using separate domains or sub domains can be a great solution.

Link Building & Link Structure

When you use Folders the link building campaign of your website is not affected. Depending on your plan, you can add the links directly to your homepage, or place them on the internal pages to boost their rankings. Additionally in this case you can manipulate your link structure in order to flaw the link juice to the most important pages of your Website.

When you use subdomains and especially when you have different domains, it is highly recommended to launch separate link building campaigns for them. You will need to ensure that those subdomains/domains receive enough links from external domains in order to speedup indexing and increase authority, trust and PageRank. Additionally in the case of subdomains make sure that you place links from the parent domain. Finally when you have multiple domains make sure you cross link them in a whitehat and transparent way (avoid hidden links and cloaking).

Should I use multiple Domains, Subdomains or Folders?

So this is the point were we covered almost every aspect and you have to make the decision. Obviously it’s up to you to decide which of the 3 methods suits you best. Below you will find the most common uses of each method.

When you should use Multiple Domains

Multiple domains are used when we want to be very GEO targeted and when we have enough content and resources to support all these websites. This solution allows us to have different website layout, structure and categories and it helps us increase the number of results in SERPs. Creating Microsites is a good way to promote individual products and services and they can help you achieve better rankings especially if you can incorporate the main targeted search terms in the domain name. There are several business, marketing and SEO reasons that can affect your decision on whether you should have multiple domains, but we will analyze them in another article.
Examples:
www.example.com
www.example.de
www.example-blog.com
www.micro-example-product.com

When you should use Sub-domains

Subdomains are used when you have different products and services that you want to present by using a different website structure (Google does this for several products such as Adwords, Google Docs etc). Also they can be used for GEO targeting, or for increasing your results in SERPs. In many cases websites use subdomains because they use hosted blog services to power their blogs. Finally for dynamic multilanguage websites, subdomains are a great solution because they can be easily coded and they can achieve good SEO Results.
Examples:
specialproduct.example.com
blog.example.com
fr.example.com

When you should use Folders

The folders are the most common, easy to use and all purpose solution. It is the safest method in terms of SEO and Web Development. You should use folders when you have a relatively small website and when you want to maintain the authority of the domain in the main categories.
Examples:
www.example.com/product/
www.example.com/blog/
www.example.com/fr/

Summary

In this article we examined in detail the best current practices, we covered when and why each method should be used and what are the pros and cons. Remember that before making the decision you have to ask yourself the following questions:

• Do I have the resources to support multiple websites or subdomains?
• Do I have the knowledge to setup correctly the domains/subdomains?
• Can I develop a strong SEO campaign for them?
• Do I have enough content to add to all the new websites?
• Can I provide enough links to all the domains and subdomains?

If you don’t answer positively to all the above questions then the safest way is to proceed with folders.
The table below shows the various factors that we examined along with the 3 methods:

	Different Domains	Subdomains	Folders
GEO Targeting	High	Medium	Low
Authority, Trust, Domain Strength	No authority is inherited	A part of authority is inherited	The authority is inherited
SERPs	Increased number of results	Increased number of results in some cases	Limited number of results per domain
Sitelinks support	No	Yes	Yes
Website Control	Very Difficult	Difficult	Easy
Design & Web Structure Freedom	Very high	Medium-High	Very low
Link Building & Link Structure	New Link Building Campaigns Cross linking domains	New Link Building Campaigns Cross linking Subdomains	Single Link Building Campaign Internal Link Structure

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How SEO and Social Media Add Up to Online Marketing Success

July 26, 2011 By Nick Stamoulis

Social search, as defined by Wikipedia (everyone’s most trusted online source), is “a type of web search method that determines the relevance of search results by considering the interactions or contributions of users.” Some marketers have claimed that social search is doing away with traditional search methods and that SEO is dead in the water because of it.
But social media and social search are not the magic bullet to online marketing needs. They are just one more piece in the growing arsenal of Internet marketing tools available to SEO professionals. SEO and social media should not exist in separate silos, vying for online dominance. In fact, SEO and social media marketing can be intertwined to create more online brand presence for companies than they could ever do alone.
Here are 3 examples of how social media and SEO work together:

1. Social promotion of content generates natural links

According to Twitter, around 25% of all Tweets contain a URL. In March 2011, Twitter was seeing an average of 140 million Tweets per day. That’s 35 million Tweets every day with a link in them! Twitter has become a go-to source for breaking news and is a favorite social network among consumers for learning the latest about their favorite brands and companies. By publishing your content and promoting it on Twitter, you are encouraging your network to not only check out your content, but also pass the link along to their network in the form of a reTweet. The more times your content is shared, the better it looks in the eyes of the search engines.
When it comes to Facebook, many marketers will say that the more Likes your company page has, the better. While Likes are important, they are starting to be overshadowed by the number of Shares a piece of content has. Someone could Like your Facebook page in order to get a promotional deal. Plenty of them will unlike your page just as fast and never bother to return. So what is a Like really worth? When someone Shares your content by posting it to their Facebook wall, they are broadcasting to their network (and the search engines) that this content is valuable in some way, whether it be informative or just interesting. The recent Facebook-Bing integration pulls this information into the search results when a user conducts a search and affects the SERP based on what that user’s social network has to say.

2. Social networks drive traffic

If you want to drive traffic to your company blog, posting snippets of each new post to your Facebook wall and to the LinkedIn groups you are a part of is a great way to do just that. But posting the first paragraph and not the whole thing, visitors have to leave your Facebook page for your blog in order to finish reading the post. You have a much better chance at converting a visitor once they are on your blog or main site than when they are just sitting on your social profile. A well-optimized social profile should encourage visitors to check out the main site for more information. Think of your social profiles as the gateway into your site. Someone who is checking out your social profile has already pre-qualified themselves as a well-targeted consumer. Driving them to your site is the next logical step in getting them to convert.
One of the main goals of SEO is to drive targeted traffic. Social networking is about connecting with your audience. When the two work together you’ll see a steady stream of well-targeted and engaged visitors coming to your site.
It has to be mentioned that social profiles should drive traffic back to the main site, not the other way around! Why would you want a potential customer to leave your site to Like you on Facebook? Promoting your social profiles shouldn’t be a main goal of your site. Keep the “Connect with Us” buttons out of prime webpage real estate.

3. Social networking increases online brand presence

Search for your favorite company by name. Hopefully their company website ranks number one in the SERP, with popular internal pages filling out the first page. But chances are (if they are active in social media) their Facebook page and LinkedIn profile, along with other niche social networking sites, will also pepper the results. Just like any other business profile, social networking profiles can rank in the search engines, increasing your company’s online brand presence. Many searches will also show links that have been shared by that company’s Twitter profile or posted to their Facebook wall. The new Google +1 also shows who in your Google network recommends links.
Social media and SEO professionals shouldn’t be squabbling over whose authority and practice is more important. The two disciplines are more closely related than you might think. When you combine your SEO and social media marketing, you’ll create a much more powerful and comprehensive online marketing strategy.

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How to Choose a Domain Name

How to Choose a Domain Name

April 27, 2011

By Nicholas Ramirez

So you’re all set. You have the concept for your web property and you’re ready to build. There is just one more thing, the domain name. Seems pretty strait forward doesn’t it? You just call it your company name. What if your company name is Acidophilus Research Incorporated or you don’t have a company?
I’d like to take you through a mock brainstorming session similar to ones our team has internally when qualifying potential domain names for new websites. You may discover during the process that people working on the same project have radically different interpretations of the objectives a site seeks to accomplish.

Does the domain have parasitical value?

Parasitical value refers to gleaning spiffs in the form of traffic, ranking or general interest by analyzing and mimicking successful query trends in your domain. Seeking parasitical value can be extremely useful when building smaller websites designed to “take a portion of the existing pie” through long tail, albeit more obscure, query terms.
The idea is to look at what is already being searched for under your topic structure and align existing interest with your content. Stay away from terms that are too competitive and make sure there is an overlap between the selected term and your site’s overall objective.
Examples of domains with parasitical value:

• wholesale-candy-store.com
• candystorecandy.com
• sugar-candy-store.com

Does the domain have brand value?

A domain’s brand value refers largely to the human intuitive element. How will the domain be identified, remembered, referred to, passed along and searched for? As far as domains are concerned, brand value is best pursued when seeking user loyalty.
Brand value is key in marketing and as such needs to be easy to remember. Traditionally the trendier the better but be careful! Creating a brand in the world of web 2.0 can be a double edged sword. With a thousand new startups a day capturing every snappy little phonic available it may become difficult for the masses to distinguish their Iubo’s from their Sampa’s. If you don’t remember it, nobody else will either.
Examples of domains with brand value:

• twitter.com
• theonion.com
• foursquare.com

Things to avoid when choosing a domain name:

1. Don’t end a word and start the next word with the same letter. (e.g. spellinggnat.com) You will find much of your traffic falling to (spellingnat.com).
2. Don’t just take the alternate .tld of a successful brand. (e.g. ebay.net) You run the risk of being litigated. Plus this is just lazy.
3. With few exceptions, don’t make domains too long. (e.g. wouldyoureallyremembersomethingthislong.com)
4. Don’t sub odd characters for letters. (e.g. 0ddl0vew0rd5.com)
5. With few exceptions, don’t chop all the words and string them together to shorten your domain. (e.g. Decorative Paint Store to decpaisto.com)

What about cases where there is a company name but it is excessively long?

Let’s take the sample at the beginning of this post (Acidophilus Research Incorporated) ewww. How can we shorten this up? Query data shows that there seems to be a lot people searching for “acidophilus” but it also shows that a lot of people are searching for “acidophillus” and “asidophilus” which tells us that people are having a hard time spelling acidophilus. Possible synonyms could be bacteria, micro organisms, microbes orrrrrr germs. The word “incorporated” is not succinct or descriptive so let’s leave it off.
Possible solutions:

• germresearch.com
• germscience.com
• microbugs.com

Whatever you choose, make sure your domain is punchy, pertinent, succinct and above all else relevant in concept or principle to the purpose of your subject matter. That pertinence combined with a little parasitical and brand value will go a long way in establishing your web property into a presence people will recognize and seek out.

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The Age of a Domain Name

 The Age of a Domain Name

 by webconfs.com

One of the many factors in Google's search engine algorithm is the age of a domain name. In a small way, the age of a domain gives the appearance of longevity and therefore a higher relevancy score in Google.

Driven by spam sites which pop up and die off quickly, the age of the domain is usually a sign whether or not a site is yesterday's news or tomorrow's popular site. We see this in the world of business, for example. While the novelty that may go with a new store in town brings a short burst of initial business, people tend to trust a business that has been around for a long time over one that is brand new. The same is true for websites. Or, as Rob from BlackwoodProductions.com says, "Rent the store (i.e. register the domain) before you open for business".

Two things that are considered in the age of a domain name are:

• The age of the website
• The length of time a domain has been registered

The age of the website is built up of how long the content has been actually on the web, how long the site has been in promotion, and even the last time content was updated. The length of time a domain has been registered is measured by not only the actual date the domain was registered, but also how long it is registered for. Some domains only register for a year at a time, while others are registered for two, five, or even ten years.

In the latest Google update that SEOs call the Jagger Update, some of the big changes seen were the importance given to age; age of incoming links, age of web content, and the date the domain was registered. There were many things, in reality, that were changed in this last update, but since we're talking about the age of a domain, we'll only deal with those issues specifically. We'll talk more in other articles about other factors you will want to be aware of that Google changed in their evaluation criteria of websites on the Internet.

One of the ways Google uses to minimize search engine spam is by giving new websites a waiting period of three to four months before giving it any kind of PageRank. This is referred to as the "sandbox effect". It's called the "sandbox effect" because it has been said that Google wants to see if those sites are serious about staying around on the web. The sandbox analogy comes from the concept that Google does this by throwing all of the new sites into a sandbox and let them play together, away from all the adults. Then, when those new sites "grow up", so to speak, then they are allowed to be categorized with the "adults", or the websites that aren't considered new.

What does this mean to you? For those of you with new websites, you may be disappointed in this news, but don't worry. There are some things you can do while waiting for the sandbox period to expire, such as concentrating on your backlink strategies, promoting your site through Pay-per-click, articles, RSS feeds, or in other ways. Many times, if you spend this sandbox period wisely, you'll be ready for Google when it does finally assign you a PageRank, and you could find yourself starting out with a great PageRank!

Even though the domain's age is a factor, critics believe it only gets a little weight in the algorithm. Since the age of your domain is something you have no control over, it doesn't necessarily mean that your site isn't going to rank well in the Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs). It does mean, however, that you will have to work harder in order to build up your site popularity and concentrate on factors that you can control, link inbound links and the type of content you present on your website.

So what happens if you change your domain name? Does this mean you're going to get a low grade with a search engine if you have a new site? No, not necessarily. There are a few things you can do to help ensure that your site won't get lost in the SERPs because of the age of the domain.

1. Make sure you register your domain name for the longest amount of time possible. Many registrars allow you to register a domain name for as long as five years, and some even longer. Registering your domain for a longer period of time gives an indication that your site intends to be around for a long time, and isn't going to just disappear after a few months. This will help boost your score with regards to your domain's age.

2. Consider registering a domain name even before you are sure you're going to need it. We see many domains out there that even while they are registered; they don't have a website to go with it. This could mean that the site is in development, or simply someone saw the use of that particular domain name, and wanted to snatch it up before someone else did. There doesn't seem to be any problems with this method so far, so it certainly can't hurt you to buy a domain name you think could be catchy, even if you end up just selling it later on.

3. Think about purchasing a domain name that was already pre-owned. Not only will this allow you to avoid the "sandbox effect" of a new website in Google, but it also allows you to keep whatever PageRank may have already been attributed to the domain. Be aware that most pre-owned domains with PageRank aren't as cheaply had as a new domain, but it might be well worth it to you to invest a bit more money right at the start.

4. Keep track of your domain's age. One of the ways you can determine the age of a domain is with this handy Domain Age Tool. What it does is allows you to view the approximate age of a website on the Internet, which can be very helpful in determining what kind of edge your competitors might have over you, and even what a site might have looked like when it first started.

To use it, simply type in the URL of your domain and the URLs of your competitors, and click submit. This will give you the age of the domains and other interesting information, like anything that had been cached from the site initially. This could be especially helpful if you are purchasing a pre-owned domain.

Because trustworthy sites are going to have to be the wave of the future, factoring in the age of a domain is a good idea. Even though a site that may have been around for years may suddenly go belly-up, or the next big eBay or Yahoo! just might be getting it start, it may not be a full measure of how trustworthy a site is or will be. This is why there are many other factors that weigh into a search engine's algorithm and not just a single factor alone. What we do know is that we've seen age becoming of more importance that it had been previously, there are only good things to be said about having a site that's been around for a while. 

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In a startling, development, this Hostgator customer was surprised to see the much-touted Attracta SEO tool disappear from the Cpanel overnight. Two accounts are/were doing very well there.The space in the SEO tool area has a free consultation offer unrelated to Attracta. The space in the featured “Free SEO” tools section has something called Boostability. I don’t remember Boostability being there before.
No message from Hostgator, regarding this nor any announcement as to the destiny of the account profiles with said service,was in the Hostagtor Cpanel interface. No alert was nigh, pending, forthcoming or in existence. The Attracta site is still up. Any idea what happened to the profiles and the work completed for our domain and site SEO accounts? Bueller? Bueller?

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