I want to register my 11 year old domain for longest period of time. I believe the longest a domain may be renewed is 20 years. It is my understanding having a domain registered long term adds some credibility to the site in the eyes of the search engines. Right now we are with Network Solutions. Can anyone recommend a secure place to renew my registration for 20 years? Or, is Network Solutions as good as they come?
i dont think a long term register is good for seo,google is not the sharer of domain register company.but old domain do good for seo. if you have enough budget,it's not a bad thing. BTW, a long term register is not a very natural actions for mainly websites. IMO.
From what I've seen, registering a domain name long term gives credability to the website, this may improve your seo and page rank, although wouldn't bank on it. From what I understand network solutions aren't a great registrar, you might want to look else where, perhaps godaddy. Hope that Helps
I've never had any problems with godaddy + i've found their support to be good + prices cheap. However, registering a domain name for a very long period of time holds little weight for seo. Why not register it for a few more years and then spend the money that you would have spent on a longer registration period on some directory submissions or quality link purchases?
I hear what you are saying, however, I am about tapped out in regards to inbound links. I have about as many as I can do and still look somewhat 'natural.' I've heard some have had problems with godaddy's redirects. Not sure, just something I've heard before.
Can you please cite your source(s) with registering a domain for a long period of time adds credibility and increased SEO?
I wish I could. I read and post a lot to different forums, so not sure where I've heard it. I would certainly be open to a source in support of it, or one that refutes it. Maybe someone reading this thread has sources pro/con. Plus, still looking of recommendations for domain hosting companies.
I just did a search on the topic and found a thread here: http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3161770.htm I am a paid member there, so I not sure if everyone has access to this particular thread, however, the thread discusses the pro and cons of long term registration. From the thread, here is a quote: "The theory goes that Google has full access to whois details and MAY consider domains that are paid well up-front to be less likely to be 'throw away' spammy ones."
"Theory" and "may" does not do it for me, especially on a forum. Any "reputable" sources say this? Major SEO company or blog or google employee?
The max you can reg a domain for at a time is 10 years.. Network solutions offers a service where they will keep renewing the name for you through 100 years. Guess it will be 10 in years ahead through the period, but imho netsol is over rated and over priced. Move your name out to moniker or enom.
I think you could gain the same benefit from registering the domain for 2-5 years as you could for 10 years, based on your quote about throw away domains. I doubt that many throw away domains are registered for more than the minimum 1 year period. Just my opinion.
Do not remember, but there is a registrar service offering a 100 year registration. And I'm talking about one of those big guys in the domains market, not sure if Moniker or Aplus.net