Keyword Rich Domain V Aged Domain With PR

Lee McKenna · 10-14-2011, 06:52 PM

Hi everyone,

I would like to ask a question.

I'm building lots of niche sites (AffiloBlueprint Style) and the way I've been doing it is by getting a keyword rich domain for the main keyword I'm targeting.

I've just been told that getting a aged domain with high PR is also very good and that you can take a site that was on the topic of say golf and totally change the topic to whatever niche you like and you will still keep the authority and age and PR which will get you to the top of Google VERY QUICK.

The only problem with buying aged domains is that you will not alway and very rarely be able to get a keyword rich domain.

Does this matter?

And which wins? Getting a keyword rich domain or getting a aged domain with PR?

I look forward to your thoughts on this matter.

Lee

InitialEffort · 10-14-2011, 07:43 PM

Aged Domain with PR will absolutely blow away a new domain with exact match. Almost no question about it. Just make sure your aged domain doesn't have a penalty on it.

Lee McKenna · 10-15-2011, 04:30 AM

Hi InitialEffort,

Thanks what I was thinking. Just wanted to make sure as I'm new to SEO.

The question is how much do you pay for a good one?

Lee

akasheg · 10-15-2011, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee McKenna

Hi everyone,

I would like to ask a question.

I'm building lots of niche sites (AffiloBlueprint Style) and the way I've been doing it is by getting a keyword rich domain for the main keyword I'm targeting.

I've just been told that getting a aged domain with high PR is also very good and that you can take a site that was on the topic of say golf and totally change the topic to whatever niche you like and you will still keep the authority and age and PR which will get you to the top of Google VERY QUICK.

The only problem with buying aged domains is that you will not alway and very rarely be able to get a keyword rich domain.

Does this matter?

And which wins? Getting a keyword rich domain or getting a aged domain with PR?

I look forward to your thoughts on this matter.

Lee

Whoever has advised you this has certainly done it wrong. If you buy an aged domain it is very important that you buy the domains that are relevant for your niche. Suppose you buy an expired domain which used to be a golf site earlier and if you now want to start a real estate site on that domain that won't help you at all, because the links the domain used to have was from relevant golf sites and won't help you in the real estate sector. And once the search engines find that the site content and niche has changed it will devalue all the links and the current link profile that the domain has and you'll have to start all over again. So, it won't help.

Its better that you register a new domain and try to include your keywords within the domain. Hope it helps!

julianbooth123 · 10-15-2011, 05:16 AM

Buying aged domains with pr is the best option but that domain should be related to your niche.

Amitywill · 10-15-2011, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InitialEffort

Aged Domain with PR will absolutely blow away a new domain with exact match. Almost no question about it. Just make sure your aged domain doesn't have a penalty on it.

I disagree.

I would take an exact match domain over an aged domain with PR.

If you have an aged domain with PR about Golf then that's not going
to be a big advantage if you're trying to rank in the man boobs niche.

Google is not stupid.

However if you buy a QUALITY aged domain with PR in the Golf
niche and build a site about golf then you will have an advantage over
newer sites.

This is from my experience of using both exact match domains and
aged domains.

Will

NikkiBlue · 10-16-2011, 12:09 PM

The age doesn't matter . It the quality of the backlinks.
I have a domain from 2003 that has casino and gambling backlinks. It used to be PR4 , now its PR:0 and appears to be penalized.

I had just posted this video from Matt Cutts in another thread ;

How does Google determine domain age, and is it...

outwest · 10-16-2011, 01:18 PM

Also what good are aged sites, which presumably you are buying aged sites for aged backlinks, and PR

If the anchor text of the backlinks is totally unrelated

You are trying to rank for
Gadget discounts

all the aged domain backlinks have anchor text for 1956 Corvette
so what good does that do you?
not much

as a wise old man once said, google goes not rank SITES
they rank pages

relative to the kws being searched for

If I am searching for Gadget discounts and you have a 5 yr old aged site with 100s of aged backlinks for 1956 Corvette
Do you think Google ranks the aged site higher because of simply the fact its an older site? with a lot of mishmash \backlinks having nothing to do with the kws entered?

Nope
Google ranks sites based on kws searched
and what is the PR and Anchor text of the backlinks for THAT KW , on these particular sites being pulled up

among other factors of course

10-14-2011, 06:52 PM	#1
Lee McKenna HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 267 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 31 Thanked 109 Times in 26 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Keyword Rich Domain V Aged Domain With PR Hi everyone, I would like to ask a question. I'm building lots of niche sites (AffiloBlueprint Style) and the way I've been doing it is by getting a keyword rich domain for the main keyword I'm targeting. I've just been told that getting a aged domain with high PR is also very good and that you can take a site that was on the topic of say golf and totally change the topic to whatever niche you like and you will still keep the authority and age and PR which will get you to the top of Google VERY QUICK. The only problem with buying aged domains is that you will not alway and very rarely be able to get a keyword rich domain. Does this matter? And which wins? Getting a keyword rich domain or getting a aged domain with PR? I look forward to your thoughts on this matter. Lee
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Lee McKenna HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 267 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 31 Thanked 109 Times in 26 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Keyword Rich Domain V Aged Domain With PR Hi InitialEffort, Thanks what I was thinking. Just wanted to make sure as I'm new to SEO. The question is how much do you pay for a good one? Lee
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outwest Lovin Life War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: USA and Asia Posts: 2,690 Thanks: 118 Thanked 180 Times in 161 Posts	Re: Keyword Rich Domain V Aged Domain With PR Also what good are aged sites, which presumably you are buying aged sites for aged backlinks, and PR If the anchor text of the backlinks is totally unrelated You are trying to rank for Gadget discounts all the aged domain backlinks have anchor text for 1956 Corvette so what good does that do you? not much as a wise old man once said, google goes not rank SITES they rank pages relative to the kws being searched for If I am searching for Gadget discounts and you have a 5 yr old aged site with 100s of aged backlinks for 1956 Corvette Do you think Google ranks the aged site higher because of simply the fact its an older site? with a lot of mishmash \backlinks having nothing to do with the kws entered? Nope Google ranks sites based on kws searched and what is the PR and Anchor text of the backlinks for THAT KW , on these particular sites being pulled up among other factors of course