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Yesterday I went ahead renewed the InfectedByBugs.com domain name for another 9 years! (Yes I am here for the long-haul and all those who back ordered my domain to steal it can forget it!)
Now I know some of you are asking “Why does this matter, does it help anything? Why not just renew at the end of each year instead and save some money for other promotion for the blog?”.
Actually I have a few pointers as to why its important to renew your domains for longer then just 1 or 2 years. I went the full 9 year option but anything above 5 is good in my opinion. You see the search engines and some other programs take your domain age but also how much longer your domain is registered for into account in giving you rankings.
For instance I have done tests and found that aged non dropped domains instantly rank better in the search engines then a new domain, even if that new domain is the perfect keywords you want to rank for the aged name still won out. Obviously that changes as you get into deeper seo and promotion but I’m talking at the start only.
I know this may sound weird and even confusing but trust me when I say registering the domain longer then you need to is worth every penny. Its also a good selling point if you ever decided to sell your site that way the buyer doesn’t have to worry about the name dropping any time soon. 
This was just a quickie update but I encourage all of you to renew your domains as long as you can.
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October 17th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Hm, I never knew that search engines take into account how long the domain has been preregistered. Thanks for the info Shannon.
October 19th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
It sure is a big deal and a good idea to renew one’s domain, because you can get a discount for a long-term contract, and will also have peace of mind about control of your website.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
This is the first time I hear such thing, well I don’t know really is it true. Well i would try this, but to renew for more than 5 years is a bit expensive, because you never know will you run your site for such a long time
December 4th, 2008 at 7:25 am
I would rather renew for long term as well. I always start with one year and if I am able to develope the domain over that year, will extend for longer in hopes of a sale.