Is it true that google gives upper hand to older domains?

Is it true that google (or other search engine) gives an advantage to older domains? No matter how good one optimizes his search engine results compare to the competitors he's still going to get listed next to them? If so how long does it last?

 

Yes (I have one in my sig for sale).

 

Yes.No.?.

It is a grading system. The older your domain the more important it is to google in SERPs. However there are plenty more ranking factors that google looks for when ranking. So no old domains dont have to rank first always.

 

I don't think :important: is the right word...but more so, the more :trustworthy: it is in "their" eyes.

I know once mine went beyond the one year mark, traffic from G increased dramatically.

 

Not sure, but I think that domain age is a important factor, but not more important than backlinks

 

You could argue that age makes better rankings but the site still needs to have good information and backlinks as all websites do.

 

not too sure about this one, it could be argued both ways...

 

G does give an advantage to older domains, but if you optimize better than your competition you will go higher.

 

This is my opinion on the subject, I believe the age of actual "web pages" has much more value than the actual domain name itself. I do believe that "some" type of value is added to aged domains, but the real value would come from the actual "web pages" age. Very few sites can add a new web page and appear in search results on top and stay there, yes they might appear #1 very fast but don't hold that position for long; as do many new websites.

I wouldn't solely buy a domain name because of it's age, all major search engines have registrar companies as well and can tell if ownership as been transfered. Transfering of ownership may or may not have an effect on the value of the age. So, I'm putting this out there officially.... worry about the age of the actual web pages and not the domain name. I do concur that "some", even if a "little" value exists with aged domain names.

 

I also have a domain name registered back in '98 and YES, it seems that Google tends to love it.

 

yes google do give upper hand to old domains but other factors also count

 

From my expierience I know two things for sure - the older domains are indexing faster, than completely new, and they can be linked more aggressively.

 

Just like an old friend you've known for years vs a new one you've just met. Who would you trust more? Of course, if that old friend start acting strangely, changing their behavior drastically etc., that would come into question also.

 

linking to old domains is how i rank well

 

Yes, older domains do receive precedence, but it is not impossible to bypass them.

 

yes they do. and thats a known fact.

 

I dont agree. I have a few new sites which are beating the oldies outright.

 

I agree with you. New site can have a good rank but not so long compared to old site.

 

You are wrong !! Search Engines Gives Importance for the Age of Content not Domain that Much !!

 

DPKing, actually even this is not true. I have some of my post on new site ranking in Top 10 almost instantly. They are still there even after 1 month now. Beating sites with PR 6 & 7.