Is PageRank calculated differently for domains registered before 2004?

[lovelplants]

he talks very well.

[ph1models]

false old domain rank better



[shuval10]

היית חייב לשתות לפני שהתחלת? לא יכולת לחכות דקה?

[figurethis2]

Cheers for the video Matt, any chance of Google splashing the cash on some better backgrounds like a beach or something???

[privatelabelproducts]

my take...older the domain...likely the more authority..hence the better rankings

[bizzchannel]

Matt has you seen this video.. is super LMAO!

[bizzchannel]

THANK YOU for telling this guy----there is too many crazy SEOs.. period. Hard to find job these days with all the new SEOs--and their BS taking clients away from good digital marketing professionals..i've even seen a SEO report full of BS that sounds pro..and client buys it...

[bizzchannel]

JAJAJA MATT you are really becoming a movie start. Each video you make your hosting skills improved. You have mature a lot and have created a brand around your name..lol (know you from old days...good job man). You're a pro TV host now....coffee..nice touch. LOL...

[gcuffe]

does it make a difference if a domain has been purchased at one year at a time apposed to 5 years at a time. One so called seo expert said search engines like domains that have been purchased for longer lengths of time.

[wearealltubes]

@gcuffe old domains generally = good domains and serious web owners do tend to buy longer leases, so it's not an absurd statement, but I strongly doubt that gg would use just that one small, inconclusive factor to determine if a site was suspect.

But then i just make everything up as i go along, so i really should go to bed now.

[takeallfree]

A matt, You are drinking Coffe or Softdrink ?

[wearealltubes]

@takeallfree Duh, it's obviously a beer.

[benparrish1983]

The coffee is in reference to Google's new search engine going live, aka CAFFEINE!

[bizzchannel]

@benparrish1983 you're an idiot...it is not because of it...jeez.

[ypud]

Methinks Matt doth laugh that one off a little too heartily...

[mattsoreco]

Is the drinking of the coffee a coded message?

[dekoderek]

@mattsoreco Yeah, it's probably Matt saying "the question is so stupid, I'm not even gonna stop drinking my morning coffee..." :)

[statsone]

@mattsoreco it means it is a stupid question

[ANDiTKO]

I have another related question.

Are domains older than 2 years ranked better in search results? Because that makes a little sense if you think about it. Is this true or false?

I had a site that was a week old and appeared #1 google.gr result in some queries and the pagerank was "Unknown 0". I had beaten some sites with pagerank 2-3 only using white hat techniques. The site was highly speed optimized and it had valid XHML/CSS.

[mhaidarhanif]

[I think] This is the first video of Matt's not Cut any fail words.

Hey, is that Goffee? [Google Coffee]

[RoBorg2020]

domain: mattcutts,com

reg_created: 2003-06-21 14:48:36

expires: 2011-06-21 18:48:36

created: 2003-06-21 20:48:37

Coincidence.... OR CONSPIRACY

[ThePixie67]

@RoBorg2020

Cornish (Cornwall)

Scots (Scotland)

Scottish Gaelic (Scotland)

Welsh (Wales)

[NoirNG]

Why do people ask questions and doubt the answers they receive are true, especially when they come from a trustworthy party?

[bohicadeus]

I love how he laughs in some of his recent videos, like "what a stupid question". lol

[onnebrainads]

sorry but i have asked a lot of questions that really are good questions this one really sucks, don't understand why this is worth a video

[offordscott]

@Mattcutts , why are you so giggly in this video?

[TubesMaster]

All of Land Lubber's questions SUCK!

[bigal21110]

I don't think that was an honest answer either.

[GarrisonWynn]

What cam did you use to film this? Great clarity..And thanks for the response.

[veryxcit]

He's lying ... I can tell =P

[tagSeoBlog]

Haha, funny question and great answer ...

especially the coffee-style. I think Matt is doped with link-juice ;-)

It reminds me on Berlin. Next time with baby-buggy, plz :D

[imrankhanseo]

Yes that's true matt Their is no difference between Year all depends on the Back links and Reputation

Rule is 4 all theory from Google.... No partiality for 2004 or 2010

Thanks Matt

Regards

Imran Khan

[ronstaufferjr]

Matt,

You are my faithful myth-busting machine. Thank you.

Disclaimer: I am not the originator of this idea. I met an SEO guy a few months ago who swore that his personal domain was better than mine because it was originally registered in 2003, which means he was "grandfathered in" in some certain way for some super-special PageRank.

When I said that wasn't possible, he told me to prove it... which I couldn't do, until just now. Now I have the ammo I need.

-Ron Stauffer, Jr [AKA Land Lubber]

[kevpke]

Stick with the in-video drinks Matt. The coffee cup plays :)

[djpaisley]

yay! Go @Mattcutts dispel those myths!!

[cvonnieda]

people that's link juice! Where can I buy some lol?

[chrisybwell]

Any need for drinking coffee during a one minute video?

[coaxx]

@chrisybwell

hahahahahahaha!

[TechieGeek1]

@chrisybwell He's drinking Google Juice from a cup with the world drawn on it (wink)

[andruha11234]

@chrisybwell they make like 100 videos in one time... then distribute them over few months

[chrisybwell]

@andruha11234 So they change his clothes for every video? lol

[andruha11234]

@chrisybwell yep, he said he brings few shirts for the shooting.

[Pedster]

@thewebmama Er, its Matt!

[TechieGeek1]

Is this Land Lubber's 6th question?

[matthewlking]

I purchased a domain name initially registered in 1986 and it ranks number one for purple flying monkey within one hour of going live.

/sarcasm

[Films4You]

Matt is drinking Caffeine or is it Google Juice. LOL

[jmeye674]

Would have loved to see a "Shocked Mouth Spray" of your drink after reading the question!

[gamerman2360]

Have you heard that domains that have an md5 hash value that starts with 'd' actually accumulate page rank really easily too?! Or what about domains purchased while standing on your head?

[lauriemonk]

sounds like some money making scam for an SEO salesman.