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<p>In the <a href="http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=20050071741&OS=20050071741&RS=20050071741">patent</a> applied for by Google last year it says: </p>
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<em>“Valuable (legitimate) domains are often paid for several years in advance, while doorway (illegitimate) domains rarely are used for more than a year. </em>
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<em>Therefore, the date when a domain expires in the future can be used as a factor in predicting the legitimacy of a domain and, thus, the documents associated therewith.”</em>
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<p>Other advantages of long-term registration include securing your domain name – it prevents expired domain buyers from registering your domain name and taking advantage of the traffic you have built up.</p>
<p>You may also get a reduced registration fee for such a long term commitment – registrars such as <a href="http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/default.asp">GoDaddy </a>offer a discount for this. </p>
<p>Whether this is a major factor in your site’s ranking or not, surely if can’t hurt to commit to ten years if you are serious about your domain name. <br /><br />Then again, .co.uk domain names can only be registered for two years. Nothing more, nothing less. </p>
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<em>Please Big G, don't penalise us Brits...!</em>
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<strong>Further Reading: <br /></strong>
<a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-optimization-seo-best-practice-guide-2007">Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - Best Practice Guide</a>
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<Quote>“Valuable (legitimate) domains are often paid for several years in advance, while doorway (illegitimate) domains rarely are used for more than a year. </Quote>
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<Paragraph>Other advantages of long-term registration include securing your domain name – it prevents expired domain buyers from registering your domain name and taking advantage of the traffic you have built up.</Paragraph>
<Paragraph>You may also get a reduced registration fee for such a long term commitment – registrars such as <Link URL="http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/default.asp" Window="New">GoDaddy </Link>offer a discount for this. </Paragraph>
<Paragraph>Whether this is a major factor in your site’s ranking or not, surely if can’t hurt to commit to ten years if you are serious about your domain name. <LineBreak /><LineBreak />Then again, .co.uk domain names can only be registered for two years. Nothing more, nothing less. </Paragraph>
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<Quote>Please Big G, don't penalise us Brits...!</Quote>
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<Link URL="http://econsultancy.com/reports/search-engine-optimization-seo-best-practice-guide-2007" Window="New">Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - Best Practice Guide</Link>
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<strong>Webmaster World forums recently hosted a discussion on whether or not a site’s search engine ranking is affected by the length of time a domain name is registered for.</strong>
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<p>The theory is that registering a domain name for ten years indicates to Google that the domain’s owners’ have made a long term commitment and therefore the site is less likely to be spam. </p>
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