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DOMAIN FACTORS

1) Key word appears in top level domain:

- having an keyword in your domain acts as a relevancy signal

2) Domain registration length

- the date in witch a domain expires in the future is used as a factor in predicting the legitimacy of a domain

3) Having a keyword in the subdomain

- having a keyword in the subdomain can boost ranking

what is a subdomain?

subdomains are an additional part of your main domain, and are created to navigate to different parts of your websites

the most common use for subdomains are for developers creating a test or staging version of a website, eCommerce store, and

mobile websites. Also for location specific sites and creating sub-sections of a website

4) Domain history

- search engines constantly scan websites and review their content, your domain history will give search engines an overall

impression on how your website has performed over time. According to that will influence how your website will be ranked.

5) Penalized Whois owner

- What is a WhoIs record?

ever wounder who owns the website your browsing?

ICANN is an non-profit that records the owner of websites personal details. If google finds out you are an spammer

they will look at your whois record and penalize all other domains you are affilated with

6) Country TLD Extensions

- having a TLD that is country specific can increase your site rank for that country, but will hinder your site rank to only that country