walkman
msg:4367223 | 3:11 am on Sep 26, 2011 (gmt 0) |
I don't think so, an insane number of domains are in private, including many of mine that increased traffic even with Panda.
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BeeDeeDubbleU
msg:4367246 | 6:37 am on Sep 26, 2011 (gmt 0) |
I very much doubt it. Here in the UK business website owners must divulge their contact details if they are trading. Only non trading individuals may opt not to have their details displayed.
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incrediBILL
msg:4367254 | 7:45 am on Sep 26, 2011 (gmt 0) |
I switched all my sites to private registration and there was zero impact
YMMV
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aristotle
msg:4367285 | 10:41 am on Sep 26, 2011 (gmt 0) |
I read on another thread that Google wants everybody to use their real name, and will give higher rankings to articles written by individuals who have good reputations regardless of where the article is published..
But some people have good reasons to use private registration- for example, some webmasters of sites that address controversial social or political issues get hate mail and even threats. I hope that Google is aware of this.
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Perfection
msg:4367324 | 1:25 pm on Sep 26, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Thanks for the replies everyone.
And it's not private registration itself that I'm worried about... I have a few domains like that ranking just fine.
It's the switch from 4-10 years of being public to suddenly becoming private that always scared me.
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