Clarification on Aged Domains please

by Amelle
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Hi Guys,
I bought a domain name a few months ago because it seemed like a good idea at the time (one of my hare-brained ideas!), but did nothing with it i.e. it has been sitting with Go Daddy all this time.

Can this be called an aged domain?

I thought that it would only be an aged domain if I had installed a site on it, but I recently read somewhere that even if nothing was installed on it, it is still an aged domain because it was bought some time ago.

Can someone please clarify this for me as I am now confused...

Thanks.
#aged #clarification #domains
  • Profile picture of the author amika1968
    To me, an aged domain would have been originally registered several years ago. There does not have to be a "site" to go along with the domain.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    A couple of months does make an aged domain. A couple of years is more like it. If you have one, it is better to get some content on it rather than let it set empty.
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  • Profile picture of the author Faisal Karim
    The older a domain, obviously the more aged it is. When registering domains, if you can find a domain that is a few years old, that would truly fall under the aged domain category. To make things more interesting, sometimes truly 'aged' domains (more than 2 plus years old) have had websites set up on them in the past, sometimes complete and at other times incomplete ideas that people try to implement before leaving those domains for dead. Those kind of domains carry even more weight.

    A good tool to use during domain selection is archive.org. For mature/aged domains, archive.org would be able to show with a lot of precision as to what kind of activity a domain name has had in yesteryears. If you see a website set up on a domain especially for a year, or two, or more, then that domain would be a good choice. You get the idea. Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author kashem
    When you register a new domain it also factor for how many years you have registered it . In a post , Rand from SEOMoz suggested to register a domain at least for 10 years .
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Thorsett
      Originally Posted by kashem View Post

      When you register a new domain it also factor for how many years you have registered it . In a post , Rand from SEOMoz suggested to register a domain at least for 10 years .
      While registering a domain for a number of years is beneficial to you as a domain owner, I can't see that it would increase the perceived value of a domain name that's being sold. As a purchaser, I don't really care how long the registration is on a domain I'm looking to purchase; many other factors are much more important.
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  • Profile picture of the author jeff09
    It will be good if domain age is more than 3 years
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  • Profile picture of the author time4passing
    A couple of months does make an aged domain. A couple of years is more like it. If you have one, it is better to get some content on it rather than let it set empty.
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