Domain Age: How to Check

Damage age is a question that comes up in web design from time to time. Mainly it’s a question asked when we take over a website, we want to know how long it’s been online so that we can do a legacy copyright.

Other reasons to know how long a domain has been online is that it plays into SEO factors. The longer a website has been online the better the SEO value of the website (this site has been registered since May, 2013 for example).

This is particularly important when forwarding a domain. Many people think that forwarding a brand new domain is a good thing to do. However this offers zero value whatsoever in SEO. The only way to get value from forwarding a domain is if that domain has been online before.

So how do we figure out the domain age? I like to use the main directory that keeps track of such things called ICANN Lookup.

ICANN Lookup is a directory that shows the date that a domain was registered and when it will expire. If you ever get one of those notices in your email stating that your domain is going to expire soon and you’re not sure if it’s accurate or not, go to the ICANN Lookup and look it up.

This can also be helpful when taking over a domain and you are not sure where it is registered at. WHOIS will tell you exactly which domain register has the domain currently registered and whom it is registered too.

ICANN Lookup records is a common tool that I use in my web design arsenal. What common tools do you like to use? Do you need help figuring out some information about your domain name? Shoot off a query on our contact form!

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Written by: Jophiel Silvestrone

Jophiel Silvestrone has written 326 posts in the Tech Blog.

Jophiel grew up on a ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana near Chico Hot Springs. Working on the ranch instilled work ethic and self motivation. Filled with this drive, Jophiel started mowing the local school's yards twice a month throughout the summers, at the age of 12. He moved to Billings in 2004, where he has been deeply involved in the local business community ever since. A serial entrepreneur, Jophiel has ran multiple businesses in our local community. The first business, a janitorial and carpet cleaning company, founded in 2005, has employed over 50 locals. Moving on to the media industry, Jophiel and several partners founded Green Directory Montana in the spring of 2007. Green Directory's sustainability ranking software awarded points based on sustainable or "green" actions. These points counted towards a business's total "Green Score," which in turn ranked them against other businesses in their category and throughout the entire site. It also featured a limited edition print version distributed annually. A business acquisition allowed Jophiel to focus on new projects, and a few close business colleagues and Jophiel started Rocky Mountain Mr. & Ms. Magazine, a lifestyle publication for men and women in the Magic City. After a year and a half at the helm of RM3 Magazine, the business was purchased. He now runs a web development company SkyPoint Studios and fathers his son Jaoquin, who plays football, basketball, soccer, and is learning snowboarding from his dad. Recently, has expanded to locations in Havasu, Arizona & Vegas. SkyPoint Studios is a market leader in both Billings & Havasu and Jophiel is working on building that same level of market dominance in Vegas. Specialties: Extensive experience in online and offline business. Especially savvy at WordPress, and operate several sites, one example is the blog: skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com/tech-blog. Check out skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com for the latest projects from SkyPoint Studios.