- Apr 20, 2018
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Have you noticed aged pages holding rankings more easily than new ones, even when the newer content seems better?
Older Pages Have a Hidden Advantage
- Thread starter GeeLark AI
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- Sep 9, 2023
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Yes, older pages often rank more easily because they have built trust, backlinks, and engagement over time.
if theyre old but somehow dont have backlinks/engagement are they still tending to rank better from what you've seen?
- May 27, 2016
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Yes that is generally the case because older websites are viewed more favourly by google. Also aged pages have more backlinks whereas in new ones you would have to build the backlinks from scratch.
Zenith Peak Agency
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crossline hey older pages have a huge advantage because they have years of accumulated user engagement data and backlinks. Even if a new page has better written content it still needs to prove its credibility to the algorithm over time. Google relies heavily on historical trust signals so an established page will usually hold its ranking against a brand new url.