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Domain History

by Giftys
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I'm looking at buying a domain that was online from 2004 to 2008. Will Google still see it as having history (as it relates to seo juice) even though it's been offline for 2 years?
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  • Profile picture of the author Marketing Cheetah
    You will surely get the domain age benefit.
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  • Profile picture of the author social saint
    I presume that your niche also relates to SEO and if yes, you will surely get some help in ranking your domain.
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  • Profile picture of the author Giftys
    Thanks,
    No, it's a gift domain. I felt pretty sure that the history should still apply but wanted more feedback in here.
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  • Profile picture of the author haymanpl
    What help will Page Rank do for your SERPS?
    PR is only 1/200 factors used to calculate your SERPS
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    • Profile picture of the author IcedSEO-CEO
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      Originally Posted by haymanpl View Post

      What help will Page Rank do for your SERPS?
      PR is only 1/200 factors used to calculate your SERPS
      I'm not sure Google ever officially released the fraction they use in calculating SERPs, all these numbers are just wild guesses and some will even tell it's 1/1,000... I just tell them, please don't give me that crap and tell you, people that say this are just self-proclaimed SEO experts (something they just off one used to death report).
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  • Profile picture of the author Giftys
    lol... well, as usual, we have two completely different opinions on the matter.

    Anyone else want to chime in? It's an expensive domain and I don't want to get it wrong.
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    • Profile picture of the author ChrisWF
      Hi

      I´ve setup two sites for the exactly same niche and they use the same WP-theme. The colors are different.
      I target the same keywords and the articles are allmost the same.
      Site 1 is a new domain for around $10 setup in January.
      Site 2 is a 8 year old domain that I paid $38 for, setup in February.

      Site 1 has a few backlinks more. (The BLs had more time to show up)
      I´ve done the same backlinking for both of them.

      Site 1 had 139 visits the last 30 days.
      Site 2 had 4080 visits the last 30 days.

      Do the math.

      Christoph
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      • Profile picture of the author Giftys
        Originally Posted by ChrisWF View Post

        Hi

        I´ve setup two sites for the exactly same niche and they use the same WP-theme. The colors are different.
        I target the same keywords and the articles are allmost the same.
        Site 1 is a new domain for around $10 setup in January.
        Site 2 is a 8 year old domain that I paid $38 for, setup in February.

        Site 1 has a few backlinks more. (The BLs had more time to show up)
        I´ve done the same backlinking for both of them.

        Site 1 had 139 visits the last 30 days.
        Site 2 had 4080 visits the last 30 days.

        Do the math.

        Christoph
        Pass me the calculator.

        Thanks Christoph. This is the type of input I was looking for.
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  • Profile picture of the author oneplusone
    Originally Posted by Giftys View Post

    I'm looking at buying a domain that was online from 2004 to 2008. Will Google still see it as having history (as it relates to seo juice) even though it's been offline for 2 years?
    This thread doesn't belong in here.

    It belongs in the SEO section.

    Please post in the correct section...

    Why are your posts disappearing?
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    'If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.' Vincent Van Gogh.
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  • Profile picture of the author Giftys
    oops, my bad. Maybe the mods can move it over. Sorry 'bout that
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave Rodman
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    There is a guy in one of my niches that bought a domain that was first registered in 1999. This guy actually had 2 other websites that were well designed, but never really made a thump in the SERPS.

    This guy came out of nowhere with the new site and started ranking (Highly) relatively quickly. Since then he has launched sites in other niches and I've noticed he hasn't really made much progress.

    I think the age helped this guy. Nothing that he has done has really suggested that he is some SEO whiz.
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