How many years for a domain?

[rob3786]

How many years do you suggest purchasing a domain for optimum search engine placement?

[Isaiah]

Doesn't matter if you get it for 2 years as an example to begin, and then extend it for more years.

What the most of the search engines care about, is the domain age, not for how long you will own it. Keep your domain with an active website that is updated daily/weekly for some years, and you will see improvement at serps year by year.

[Fortune Palace]

The advice I've had on this is that it's all retrospective - a domain that's existed for 10 years on a 2 year renewal will have far more success than a new domain that's on a 10 year contract.

Comes down to trust and authority, and if you could buy that, we'd all have 100 year domain contracts!

If it's a concern for you, your best bet is to buy up an old domain that's already 'paid its dues'.

[webber286]

Assuming you are in this for the long haul I would recommend buying a domain for a 10 year term. There is some evidence in the SEO world that the farther out the expiration date the better for Google's algorithm. However, in a hyper-competitive industry like online gambling it is a very very minor part of what you need to rank well. Still, every little bit helps.

[Chips]

I have heard the same about multiple year domian purchase but it was from the domain seller, I did not put much faith in them as I felt it was mearly a sales pitch... Well when renewal time comes about I do plan on a multi-year renewal, I guess time will tell what is the best.

[LiveCasinoPartners]

I agree. I think pure domain age is a minor factor. Full website age probably has a greater impact.