Hi guys, i want to buy a domain which existing at least one/two years. I think it will be more easier to do with the seo, am i right?

Nope, you are wrong

not at all

lol...Google says so...better search for it...check also the history of the domain...

I think domain registration year plays minor part for SEO.

It's not specifically about the age of your domain. It's more about the trust a search engine has in your site. If you buy an old domain you might also inherit the problems that domain had in the past. If the domain was abandoned because it have been banned by a search engine it probably still is banned.

Also know that it's possible to tell when a domain has changed ownership and it's possibly its history could be reset to 0.

On the other hand if you can find a good domain it can be worthwhile to purchase for reasons beyond seo.

It's up to you whether or not to buy an older domain, but know it's not a quick path to success. Their are pros and cons.

Does the domain name still/did it ever have backlinks?

i have a older domain it has no effect

In a discussion about the perceived trust that a .gov or .edu site has over a .com is similar to the domain age issue.. It "looks" like there is a bump in the rankings for this when actually it has more to do with the fact that sites on .gov or .edu sites, or are older, tend to attract better, more established, and just plain old more, links than a shopping site or a blog would ever get..

So it's an illusion based on circumstantial evidence that has no real bearing on reality..

wrong...

This;

So it's an illusion based on circumstantial evidence that has no real bearing on reality..

I like

May have to use it somewhere (with proper accreditation of course)

No it does not.

Thank you Chris, I do have my moments

And Xellex

wrong...

A one word first post.. Who is wrong?? Why are they wrong??

Maybe can help but it's only a liitle.

Yup, I agree even a fresh domain can be on top of major search it still depends on how they optimize it.

Maybe if SOME of you actually read the question not just the title, we may just get less noise and more signal!!

I think it will be more easier to do with the seo,

SEO is SEO no matter whether the domain is 5 hours "old" or 5 years "old"

Originally Posted by 8miles

Hi guys, i want to buy a domain which existing at least one/two years. I think it will be more easier to do with the seo, am i right?

Age of domain has nothing to do with SEO or does it? I have seen lots written both ways. I have seen evidence lately that Google may be weighting age again. In my markets the established sites are all doing better than 5 months ago with no apparent changes.

Nope, I have a hostname that has been registered for almost 11 years now, it has never been "live" in all that time. Now if the idea that "age" has anything to do with it, I should be able to build a site, put it live and wait for the "magic" rankings.

In my markets the established sites are all doing better than 5 months ago with no apparent changes

I think you can rest assured that it is nothing to do with the "age". The keyphrase is "well established". Just because you see no apparent changes it doesn't mean that there are none. Google can look at the whole of it's index for every minute change that may affect the outcome of any search. Forget about the Guatemalan butterfly this is real chaos theory at work
The web is not a static medium, making what seems a small change to someone on a page somewhere, may well have a large effect by the time it has rippled through.

Now as with your example above; If we are talking about "longevity" rather than "age". Now that, is a can of worms of a different colour!

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Forget about the Guatemalan butterfly this is real chaos theory at work

So you are saying that if an SEO in India farts then a porn site in Washington might suddenly rank #73 for Care Bears??

Yes, it's early on Sunday and I have issues.. But I couldn't agree more with Chris.. There are so many variables, and so many things that could alter the SERPs, that looking at any one item, domain age in this case, and inferring that any one data point is why something happened is ridiculous.. Especially when you have no access to the other data points..

Age of the domain has no effect on it's own, but if you are talking about domain that has been online for several years vs. new domain, I say older domain has more chance with rankings (if you would put the same effort in both of them). I have some experience with this, but this was not sterile (experimental) environment, so I can't say this is 100% a fact, but I can give it al least 85%