While checking a Google patent filing, I noticed some interesting text telling Google would start examining the length of a domain’s registration in determining search engine rankings. The idea, I guess, is that if a domain is registered for only one year, the owner of the domain is considered as not committed to long-term maintenance of the content on the domain.

Conversely, if someone registers a domain for five years, it appears more likely that this person has long-term plans or commitment  for the domain.

So when you buy a new domain, you better try to register it for at least two years, and preferably 5 years. If you already have a domain, you may enter your registrar’s control panel and renew the domain before it expires.

The domain  prices are between $6-18 depending on the registrar. You should extend your domain for 5 years at least. It is worth spending your money.

SEO For Your Blog

If you applied all the techniques mentioned in the Part1, Part 2, and Part 3, your blog will become a SEO friendly blog. However, you still need to verify that the images in your blog posts are SEO oriented and the HTML codes used in your blog are validated. This verification will positively effect your blog’s search engine rankings.

Inbound links are one of the most important factors that Google uses to determine the position of a website in the search results.

Some years ago, it was sufficient to get a lot of inbound links to top Google’s search results. Nowadays, it’s not that easy. Google has started to detect unnatural linking patterns.