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Does a Domain Name Help with Higher Rankings?

Written by: Chris Padavick

Article Overview: Based on the latest patent filing from Google the answer to this question is yes. Google states that how a site is hosted and the length of time that a domain name has been paid for does help in how a web site ranks. Google considers a domain name that has been paid for, for more than one year a more credible domain since throwaway domains are rarely used for more than one year. Google looks at the following information:

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Does a Domain Name Help with Higher Rankings?

Based on the latest patent filing from Google the answer to this question is yes. Google states that how a site is hosted and the length of time that a domain name has been paid for does help in how a web site ranks. Google considers a domain name that has been paid for, for more than one year a more credible domain since throwaway domains are rarely used for more than one year. Google looks at the following information:

-- how long has the domain name been paid for in years
-- how long has the hosting company been around
-- how many web pages the web site has (one page is not good)
-- who the owner, admin and contact names are in the registrars records

Google keeps track of bad name servers and can tell whether or not a spammer is running a domain.

Following the steps above could make your rankings improve!

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My name is Chris Padavick and I am the President of Hieroweb Interactive. Hieroweb Interactive has been online since 1992 and we develop, design, maintain and market web sites on the World Wide Web. We combine solid graphic arts design with excellent web design principles to achieve an eye appealing design. Other services that we provide are logo design, e commerce design, 3D animation, application design, flash design, search engine optimization, email blast design, web hosting and marketing. We develop a brand from the ground up starting with the design of a custom logo, stationary, advertising pieces and web site design. View our clients list at: http://www.hiero.com/clients.html and see some of our award winning designs.

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