Dropped Domian

takahashii · 03-24-2009, 11:11 AM

I've been 'offered' a link on a relevant pr2 site that historically, wasn't what it is now. The site has good, relevant back links and from what I can see no links pertaining to its old content.

Should dropped domains be avoided? From what I can see it's been through a few PR changes, so surely it must be ok?

Cheers,

TaK

Canonical · 03-24-2009, 09:18 PM

If it's a one way link from their site to your site, you are not at risk by accepting their link. If Google penalized sites/URLs for inbound links then I could get all of my competitors kicked out of the SERPs simply by buying links or obtaining links from bad neighborhoods, pointing the links to competitor sites, and reporting the competitor for having the 'bad' inbound link.

If they are asking for a reciprocal link, then linking to a bad neighborhood can lead to a penalty on your site. Proceed at your own risk.

If the domain has changed hands since being banned/penalized and appears to rank well for the niche keyword phrase you are probably okay to link back to them. But I would only trade links with them if they are a relevant site and having a link to them on your site will benefit your site's visitors.

If the domain was never banned/penalized and its original owner simply let it expire and someone else picked it up, you should be fine to reciprocal link. Again, I would only trade links with them if they are a relevant site and having a link to them on your site will benefit your site's visitors.

blackrosezy · 06-21-2009, 12:12 PM

dropped domian? dropped domain.

03-24-2009, 11:11 AM	#1
takahashii Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Staffordshire, UK. Posts: 43 Thanks: 11 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Dropped Domian I've been 'offered' a link on a relevant pr2 site that historically, wasn't what it is now. The site has good, relevant back links and from what I can see no links pertaining to its old content. Should dropped domains be avoided? From what I can see it's been through a few PR changes, so surely it must be ok? Cheers, TaK

03-24-2009, 09:18 PM	#2
Canonical Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Dropped Domian If it's a one way link from their site to your site, you are not at risk by accepting their link. If Google penalized sites/URLs for inbound links then I could get all of my competitors kicked out of the SERPs simply by buying links or obtaining links from bad neighborhoods, pointing the links to competitor sites, and reporting the competitor for having the 'bad' inbound link. If they are asking for a reciprocal link, then linking to a bad neighborhood can lead to a penalty on your site. Proceed at your own risk. If the domain has changed hands since being banned/penalized and appears to rank well for the niche keyword phrase you are probably okay to link back to them. But I would only trade links with them if they are a relevant site and having a link to them on your site will benefit your site's visitors. If the domain was never banned/penalized and its original owner simply let it expire and someone else picked it up, you should be fine to reciprocal link. Again, I would only trade links with them if they are a relevant site and having a link to them on your site will benefit your site's visitors.

06-21-2009, 12:12 PM	#3
blackrosezy Warrior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Dropped Domian dropped domian? dropped domain.