Does Google still factor domain age into their ranking algorithm?
According to google they wipe pagerank on expiry, but a little trick flippers use is flip the domain quickly before an update.
Expired Domains – Sorted by Original Registration Year
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#12so I can buy some domains by using this for research?
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#13Too bad someone already snatched softwarecartel.com :P https://www.transip.nl/whois/prm/softwarecartel.com
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#14ylcos.com - surprised lycos let this slip AlienDomination.com - a game just waiting to be made boxes-r-us.com - could also be a game :) tenbucksclub.com - wheres the guy that imports candy from other countries
2 out of those 4 just got taken :)
I so wanted AlienDomination.com
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#15any idea about the source of data for expired domains ?
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#16What happens to domains in the mean time when they are expired? What's the policy between registrars?
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#17Just a little heads up -- old and expired domains require a very healthy dose of due diligence before purchasing for those of you considering the option. It's not uncommon to see folks snatch up a vanity domain only to have all the toxicity that the previous owner injected into it affect the new owner's business.
Do your homework on what sort of links are pointing at it, why it's being sold, if it's under any sort of search penalty, etc.
It's not impossible to recover an old domain from spammy SEO, but it's not a task taken lightly.
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#18Just a little heads up -- old and expired domains require a very healthy dose of due diligence before purchasing for those of you considering the option. It's not uncommon to see folks snatch up a vanity domain only to have all the toxicity that the previous owner injected into it affect the new owner's business. Do your homework on what sort of links are pointing at it, why it's being sold, if it's under any sort of…
It would be cool to include a poison-factor in these lists, where the domain available is checked against Google or other spam-tracking sites to gauge its health.
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#19Just a little heads up -- old and expired domains require a very healthy dose of due diligence before purchasing for those of you considering the option. It's not uncommon to see folks snatch up a vanity domain only to have all the toxicity that the previous owner injected into it affect the new owner's business. Do your homework on what sort of links are pointing at it, why it's being sold, if it's under any sort of…
It would be cool to include a poison-factor in these lists, where the domain available is checked against Google or other spam-tracking sites to gauge its health.
I thought that what PR -1 meant.
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#20Just a little heads up -- old and expired domains require a very healthy dose of due diligence before purchasing for those of you considering the option. It's not uncommon to see folks snatch up a vanity domain only to have all the toxicity that the previous owner injected into it affect the new owner's business. Do your homework on what sort of links are pointing at it, why it's being sold, if it's under any sort of…
Do you have any resources to do this type of check or know how to go about doing these checks? Thanks in advance.