Advanatges of buying an expired domain??

G Singh · 10-13-2009, 04:35 PM

Hey guys,

Just wanted an idea of what the advantages are to buying expired domains? Do they still rank in the SE's? Already have traffic coming in?

All advice is appreciated.

Gurpreet

Scott Ames · 10-13-2009, 04:38 PM

They could, and they could have traffic.

But just like a sword with a double blade, they could also be bad news. If the expired domain was banned, de-indexed, is a known hack or spam site, then you wouldn't want it.

Dan C. Rinnert · 10-13-2009, 04:44 PM

Some may have some good backlinks coming in. Old links on websites do not always get cleared out as quickly as other things so, even long after the domain has expired, some backlinks may still be lurking out there.

That can give you a jump start in getting your own site up and running.

Just research the domain name beforehand, though, to avoid any problems. For example, I considered an expired domain name in my niche once. It had a number of good backlinks and still had some decent search engine rankings, but there was a lot of negative talk about the site because the previous owner had apparently scammed a lot of people. I opted against buying that domain, because stuff like that can be hard to shake. Someone may search your domain and find these old comments and not know (or believe) that it was due to the actions of a previous owner. And, when in doubt, people will just go elsewhere.

So, just beware of any negatives of an old domain. I've purchased expired domains without any problems. You just have to do some research beforehand to make sure you're not getting one with a lot of bad baggage.

Kerry Finch · 10-13-2009, 04:56 PM

The main advantage in buying an expired domain is that it may have 'maturity' - search engines like mature sites.

But as already mentioned, with 'maturity' comes a 'history' which may not be desirable. To find what pages (historically) have appeared on a url - type the url into the WayBackMachine....

Welcome to The Internet Archive Wayback Machine

Scary to type in your own url to see your own history.......

Good luck!

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G Singh Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 915 Thanks: 157 Thanked 78 Times in 66 Posts	Advanatges of buying an expired domain?? Hey guys, Just wanted an idea of what the advantages are to buying expired domains? Do they still rank in the SE's? Already have traffic coming in? All advice is appreciated. Gurpreet

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Scott Ames Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West of Rockies Posts: 5,556 Thanks: 363 Thanked 665 Times in 325 Posts	Re: Advanatges of buying an expired domain?? They could, and they could have traffic. But just like a sword with a double blade, they could also be bad news. If the expired domain was banned, de-indexed, is a known hack or spam site, then you wouldn't want it.
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Dan C. Rinnert I have a lame list. War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: One Second into the Future Posts: 4,244 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 806 Thanked 2,163 Times in 998 Posts Social Networking	Re: Advanatges of buying an expired domain?? Some may have some good backlinks coming in. Old links on websites do not always get cleared out as quickly as other things so, even long after the domain has expired, some backlinks may still be lurking out there. That can give you a jump start in getting your own site up and running. Just research the domain name beforehand, though, to avoid any problems. For example, I considered an expired domain name in my niche once. It had a number of good backlinks and still had some decent search engine rankings, but there was a lot of negative talk about the site because the previous owner had apparently scammed a lot of people. I opted against buying that domain, because stuff like that can be hard to shake. Someone may search your domain and find these old comments and not know (or believe) that it was due to the actions of a previous owner. And, when in doubt, people will just go elsewhere. So, just beware of any negatives of an old domain. I've purchased expired domains without any problems. You just have to do some research beforehand to make sure you're not getting one with a lot of bad baggage.
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Kerry Finch SEO Content Specialist War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia. Posts: 336 Blog Entries: 13 Thanks: 16 Thanked 40 Times in 38 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Advanatges of buying an expired domain?? The main advantage in buying an expired domain is that it may have 'maturity' - search engines like mature sites. But as already mentioned, with 'maturity' comes a 'history' which may not be desirable. To find what pages (historically) have appeared on a url - type the url into the WayBackMachine.... Welcome to The Internet Archive Wayback Machine Scary to type in your own url to see your own history....... Good luck!
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