Hey all. Just wondering.. how much does the domain age and whether or not the website is authority matter for ranking on google. For example, I found a keyword where all the sites are like 10 years old, but most of them have a PR of 0-2, and less than 10 banklinks, except for the number 1. But they are all massive authority sites (wikipedia, amazon..etc) DO you think I have a chance to rank with it? Is it worth it? Thanks.
The domain age is one of the parameters in google algorithm, it's really important in terms of search engine optimization as Google or other search engine. Cheers!
It is very hard to outrank authority sites. But in some cases you can! If you are good in on-page SEO. Check whether the authority sites have the target keywords in URL & Title. Some times Google shows completely irrelevant sites in first page simply just because it is an authority site. You can out rank those sites.
I think you can, even though it is very hard. I seldom see Amazon rank for popular keyword. I think you have found a niche to compete with the authority sites. But that involves a lot of hard work.
I can tell you that domain age is a pretty decent factor in regards to ranking. I have one domain that is 5 years old that continues to pull a healthy amount of organic traffic without any work on my part whatsoever. Even the content is weak - I've pretty much given up on it, but I've left it up because the traffic seems to be healthy.