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Need Help Buying A Domain

by mastermovie
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Hi Guys ,

I have found a good domain but it's really expensive . I want to make sure it can help my SEO before buying it .

Pagerank of the domain : 3

Moz DA : 41

Moz PA : 51

Number of reffering domains : 1500

If I buy this domain and use this address as my main address , Can I expect any improvements in my rank on google?

Thanks

Randy ---
#buying #domain #seo
  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
    Originally Posted by mastermovie View Post

    Hi Guys ,

    I have found a good domain but it's really expensive . I want to make sure it can help my SEO before buying it .

    Pagerank of the domain : 3

    Moz DA : 41

    Moz PA : 51

    Number of reffering domains : 1500

    If I buy this domain and use this address as my main address , Can I expect any improvements in my rank on google?

    Thanks

    Randy ---

    Those metrics mean nothing.

    You need to use something that tells you if the links actually exist today. Moz, Ahrefs, and Majestic do a good job of finding links, but a lousy job of keeping up to date with if the links still exist or not.

    DA/PA are highly inaccurate metrics to use, especially if you are planning on laying out a decent amount of money based on them.
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    • Profile picture of the author mastermovie
      Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

      Those metrics mean nothing.

      You need to use something that tells you if the links actually exist today. Moz, Ahrefs, and Majestic do a good job of finding links, but a lousy job of keeping up to date with if the links still exist or not.

      DA/PA are highly inaccurate metrics to use, especially if you are planning on laying out a decent amount of money based on them.
      Thanks Dear Mike ,

      I will check to see if the backlinks are still present .
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  • Profile picture of the author mastermovie
    Well I have checked and the backlinks are present . Ahrefs Domain Rating is 45 and Url Rating is 75 . With what said , Is this domain worth buying and Will it help me rank high on google ? I have checked and all my competitors are using these kind of domains with less pagerank and DA and backlinks . So I think my domain will top them . Any other ideas?
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    • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
      Originally Posted by mastermovie View Post

      Well I have checked and the backlinks are present . Ahrefs Domain Rating is 45 and Url Rating is 75 . With what said , Is this domain worth buying and Will it help me rank high on google ?
      It would depend on the price, wouldn't it? Probably not if it's "really expensive", but companies have paid seven digits for a short domain that fits their branding, so it depends on other factors too.

      It's impossible to say if the domain would help that much. Potentially yes, but it's always possible that you don't know how to use it to the full potential, or that Google detects that there's something funny going on.
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      Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

      What's your excuse?
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      • Profile picture of the author mastermovie
        Originally Posted by nettiapina View Post

        It would depend on the price, wouldn't it? Probably not if it's "really expensive", but companies have paid seven digits for a short domain that fits their branding, so it depends on other factors too.

        It's impossible to say if the domain would help that much. Potentially yes, but it's always possible that you don't know how to use it to the full potential, or that Google detects that there's something funny going on.
        Thanks for the answer ,

        Honestly I Build Quality backlinks for my website . I have 3 websites in 3 different niche . 2 of them are #1 in google SERPs . This one is really messing with me . Because all the other websites are using aged , high pagerank domains and I get even get into Top 10 . My backlink methods are all white hat and I know my fair share of SEO but I can't compete with them this way . So do you suggest that I take this domain ?
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        • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
          Originally Posted by mastermovie View Post

          So do you suggest that I take this domain ?

          Nobody is really going to be able to answer this question for you without seeing the domain. Even though you say the links are there, it is not just the number of links that matter. It is also the quality of the links.

          Are the links even related to what you are doing? If not, there are ways you can use this domain still, but you better know what you are doing.

          If the links are related and this is a moderately competitive niche with the opportunity to make decent money, then I would have to ask why someone would have let the domain go? It might be penalized and you really will have no way of knowing until you own it.

          There really is no guarantee with something like this.
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          • Profile picture of the author mastermovie
            Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

            Nobody is really going to be able to answer this question for you without seeing the domain. Even though you say the links are there, it is not just the number of links that matter. It is also the quality of the links.

            Are the links even related to what you are doing? If not, there are ways you can use this domain still, but you better know what you are doing.

            If the links are related and this is a moderately competitive niche with the opportunity to make decent money, then I would have to ask why someone would have let the domain go? It might be penalized and you really will have no way of knowing until you own it.

            There really is no guarantee with something like this.
            Hello and thanks for the answer ,
            This domain is not in my niche and all the backlinks are in food niche . It's not related to my niche at all but all my competitors are using this kind of domains . Let's stop worshiping google ! I will for sure build relative backlinks for this domain . As I said this domain will cost me a lot but if It can help me reach the top 10 , I will buy it because all the websites on page 1 of that keyword are earning lots of money so it worths it . Anyway I will be really thankful if you can guide me on how to use the most out of this domain . Any Ideas ? - By the way I checked the domain , It's not penalized at all and the backlink profile is Very Strong . " Opportunity knocks but once " I think this is my time !
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            • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
              Originally Posted by mastermovie View Post

              Hello and thanks for the answer ,
              This domain is not in my niche and all the backlinks are in food niche . It's not related to my niche at all but all my competitors are using this kind of domains . Let's stop worshiping google ! I will for sure build relative backlinks for this domain . As I said this domain will cost me a lot but if It can help me reach the top 10 , I will buy it because all the websites on page 1 of that keyword are earning lots of money so it worths it . Anyway I will be really thankful if you can guide me on how to use the most out of this domain . Any Ideas ? - By the way I checked the domain , It's not penalized at all and the backlink profile is Very Strong . " Opportunity knocks but once " I think this is my time !
              How did you check that it is not penalized?
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        • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
          Originally Posted by mastermovie View Post

          So do you suggest that I take this domain ?
          I see you've already made up your mind, but no, I didn't suggest that. I was merely pondering if it brings some other benefits than SEO.
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          What's your excuse?
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          • Profile picture of the author mastermovie
            Originally Posted by nettiapina View Post

            I see you've already made up your mind, but no, I didn't suggest that. I was merely pondering if it brings some other benefits than SEO.
            I don't see any reason why I shouldn't buy and try this . A lot of people say that SEO is a game of " Trial and Error " . I Just wanted to know other people's Idea on this . Maybe they point out something that I'm not aware of .
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  • Profile picture of the author mastermovie
    Well it's now located On first page of google for a keyword that's not money making ! I want to take it and use its power to get me in the first page of google in a keyword that makes a lot of money each day . If it was penalized the domain wouldn't be first page and site:domain.com wouldn't return 400+ indexed pages . The fact that I found this domain and someone is ready to sell it doesn't mean that it's useless or penalized . Maybe the owner can update anymore or he wants to start something else , we can't know for sure . But all I know is that I'm not that stupid to pay this much money for a penalized domain. Please give me more credit Dear Mike . haha xD
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by mastermovie View Post

      Well it's now located On first page of google for a keyword that's not money making ! I want to take it and use its power to get me in the first page of google in a keyword that makes a lot of money each day . If it was penalized the domain wouldn't be first page and site:domain.com wouldn't return 400+ indexed pages . The fact that I found this domain and someone is ready to sell it doesn't mean that it's useless or penalized . Maybe the owner can update anymore or he wants to start something else , we can't know for sure . But all I know is that I'm not that stupid to pay this much money for a penalized domain. Please give me more credit Dear Mike . haha xD

      How would I know you are not that stupid? Many are.

      The result from site:domain.com does not mean a domain is not penalized. Google does not deindex all penalized domains. The ranking for a keyword though is a likely sign that it is not penalized, so you are okay there.

      All that being said, without seeing the domain or understanding the niche you are after, nobody here is going to be able to offer any additional advice. Either buy it or don't buy it. That is entirely up to you.
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      • Profile picture of the author mastermovie
        Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

        How would I know you are not that stupid? Many are.

        The result from site:domain.com does not mean a domain is not penalized. Google does not deindex all penalized domains. The ranking for a keyword though is a likely sign that it is not penalized, so you are okay there.

        All that being said, without seeing the domain or understanding the niche you are after, nobody here is going to be able to offer any additional advice. Either buy it or don't buy it. That is entirely up to you.
        Thanks again for the answer ,

        Ok I will buy that domain . I usually use these steps after buying a new domain :

        I park it on my cpanel then I change the wordpress address and redirect all previous urls to the new domain . Then I submit the new address @ google webmaster tools and I use change url tool to tell google that this is my new address . Then I wait 2 weeks and let google index all posts and everything . Then I start building high quality backlinks .

        Is what I do correct ? Any idea if something is missing or not ?
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