Dot info or 6 Year old Domain

alcymart · 02-07-2011, 01:45 AM

I am presently debating on if I should throw my web site on this new exact keyword match .info domain I bought recently, or leave it on my half matched keyword domain of almost 7 years old. Would appreciate any suggestions SEO wize which you think is best? Which option carries more weight as a ranking factor?

Bernard

iYingHang · 02-07-2011, 02:38 AM

It's no brainer mate, go for the 7-year-old domain

M Thompson · 02-07-2011, 02:42 AM

You shouldn't even be asking that!

stay on the existing domain

paulie888 · 02-07-2011, 02:45 AM

If it's a 7 year old domain that you've built up from scratch, I'm assuming it's already got decent ranking for the keywords in question?

claire012 · 02-07-2011, 02:47 AM

keep the 7yr old domain and forward the other domain to this one as well

kaytav · 02-07-2011, 02:51 AM

yeah dont think just use the 7 year old domain its good .

suemax · 02-07-2011, 02:54 AM

There's a lot of talk that Google's love for exact keyword match domains is dying out anyway. I am with the others - stay where you are!

Frank Voce · 02-07-2011, 03:52 AM

Like above, stick to the 7-year old domain.
I stopped considering any .info domain

Frank

Alexa Smith · 02-07-2011, 06:26 AM

I'd just register the .info domain for $1 from GoDaddy, redirect it to my current, older site, and carry on using the older one. (For $1, why take the chance that someone else might register it?)

alcymart · 02-07-2011, 10:33 AM

Thank you for all your replies, keeping domain wins it, but now I just found this on youtube. Listen to the end...

YouTube - How does Google determine domain age,...

Does all your suggestion of keeping old domain still hold?

Bernard

Barbara Eyre · 02-07-2011, 10:40 AM

I would still keep the 7 year domain active ... it's just another "brownie point" towards ranking your site. I'm sure it has solid, aged backlinks. Things like that are also "brownie points". No sense in starting all over again with a new domain name (regardless of .com, .info, etc)

ProfWriter · 02-07-2011, 10:50 AM

Haha! I love it when a thread on here gives an unequivocal answer.

alcymart · 02-07-2011, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

I'd just register the .info domain for $1 from GoDaddy, redirect it to my current, older site, and carry on using the older one. (For $1, why take the chance that someone else might register it?)

Its already registered Alexa

...

Bernard

alcymart · 02-07-2011, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulie888

If it's a 7 year old domain that you've built up from scratch, I'm assuming it's already got decent ranking for the keywords in question?

Not really, In fact, its a domain I bought 7 years ago but never used it since 3 years ago and only started working on my ranking 4 months ago. Still PR0

I'm getting, oh 400 to 800 unique organic visits a day.

Bernard

alcymart · 02-07-2011, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberdude77

Like above, stick to the 7-year old domain.
I stopped considering any .info domain

Frank

Thanks for your advice Frank, I bought an info domain because it was the only domain that I could get an exact match for my main keyword.

Bernard

bareket57 · 02-07-2011, 11:07 AM

I confess that I don't understand too much about SEO. However concerning .info domains, Cathy LaClear an SEO expert wrote the following in an email to me:

.info names are not good ones to get because google takes way longer to recognize the .info’s then the .com’s, .org, or .net. If you are going through godaddy to get the domain then you can find coupons online that will lower the price by going to: Live Godaddy Promo Codes / Coupons

No Wonder GoDaddy is offering .info for such a low price!

I believe that you should keep your 7-year-old domain name as your major domain and add the .info name as a related site like for example a blog, forum, online store etc.

Good Luck!

imfusa · 02-07-2011, 11:07 AM

You could link it the new domain to your 6 year old domain, will do good for seo.

FSchmieder · 02-07-2011, 11:23 AM

Sorry to sidetrack a little bit, but does forwarding the .info to the existing domain do anything except prevent someone else from registering it?

inplainview · 02-07-2011, 11:55 AM

I'd keep the 7 you domain and redirect the .info traffic to it.

02-07-2011, 01:45 AM	#1
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Barbara Eyre Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 903 Thanks: 96 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking	Re: Dot info or 6 Year old Domain I would still keep the 7 year domain active ... it's just another "brownie point" towards ranking your site. I'm sure it has solid, aged backlinks. Things like that are also "brownie points". No sense in starting all over again with a new domain name (regardless of .com, .info, etc)
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bareket57 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Beloved ♥ Israel Posts: 209 Thanks: 25 Thanked 51 Times in 40 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Dot info or 6 Year old Domain I confess that I don't understand too much about SEO. However concerning .info domains, Cathy LaClear an SEO expert wrote the following in an email to me: .info names are not good ones to get because google takes way longer to recognize the .info’s then the .com’s, .org, or .net. If you are going through godaddy to get the domain then you can find coupons online that will lower the price by going to: Live Godaddy Promo Codes / Coupons No Wonder GoDaddy is offering .info for such a low price! I believe that you should keep your 7-year-old domain name as your major domain and add the .info name as a related site like for example a blog, forum, online store etc. Good Luck!

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imfusa HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 378 Thanks: 62 Thanked 22 Times in 22 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Dot info or 6 Year old Domain You could link it the new domain to your 6 year old domain, will do good for seo.

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FSchmieder HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 180 Thanks: 20 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Dot info or 6 Year old Domain Sorry to sidetrack a little bit, but does forwarding the .info to the existing domain do anything except prevent someone else from registering it?
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inplainview bits cruncher War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 10 miles north of Golden Gate Posts: 23 Thanks: 212 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts Contact Info	Re: Dot info or 6 Year old Domain I'd keep the 7 you domain and redirect the .info traffic to it.