Registered a domain, was live site 5 years ago, any rankings benefit?

droog · 12-10-2009, 10:39 AM

Hey all,

I registered a new domain. Went to archive.org and found out it was a live site from Feb. 04 to Feb. 05. Would I see any rankings boost from this since it was registered before and was live for a year? It was a real site with content, not a parked domain. Or would I not receive any rankings boost since it hasn't been online for almost five years? Thanks...

Marko Vel · 12-10-2009, 12:02 PM

I think it will be much easier to rank your site with older domains anyway.

commarketing · 12-10-2009, 12:17 PM

domains at least 3 years old generally rank higher in the search engines.

sdkWriter · 12-10-2009, 12:31 PM

Was there continuity in registration? I understand the site was active many years ago, but between then and now, was the domain name continuously registered? When you check whois, for the field "record created on" does it show the original registration date five years ago, or the date when you registered the name? Reason I'm asking is because if the registration lapsed and the domain name went back into the public pool, then typically when you register that name, it is treated by the registrar as brand new. The "record created on" is reset, and for all practical purposes, the domain is no longer "old"...

turbohips · 12-10-2009, 12:32 PM

Yup no benefit unless it had continued service the whole time.

droog · 12-10-2009, 01:10 PM

It shows my registration from a couple months ago for the "record created on" not the registration from five years ago. At archive.org it only shows it from Feb. 04 to Feb. 05. The previous domain owner probably used it for a year, let it expire, then it went back into the public pool. From your post it sounds like there won't be any rankings boost.

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Originally Posted by sdkWriter

Was there continuity in registration? I understand the site was active many years ago, but between then and now, was the domain name continuously registered? When you check whois, for the field "record created on" does it show the original registration date five years ago, or the date when you registered the name? Reason I'm asking is because if the registration lapsed and the domain name went back into the public pool, then typically when you register that name, it is treated by the registrar as brand new. The "record created on" is reset, and for all practical purposes, the domain is no longer "old"...

Axel.jr · 12-10-2009, 01:32 PM

Check backlink of that site, if many backlink...i can say yes, but if only a few of backlink, it's will be difficult even that site old enough.

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droog Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 Thanked 35 Times in 8 Posts	Registered a domain, was live site 5 years ago, any rankings benefit? Hey all, I registered a new domain. Went to archive.org and found out it was a live site from Feb. 04 to Feb. 05. Would I see any rankings boost from this since it was registered before and was live for a year? It was a real site with content, not a parked domain. Or would I not receive any rankings boost since it hasn't been online for almost five years? Thanks...

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Axel.jr Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 91 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Registered a domain, was live site 5 years ago, any rankings benefit? Check backlink of that site, if many backlink...i can say yes, but if only a few of backlink, it's will be difficult even that site old enough.
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