Should I buy an 8-year-old Exact Match Domain?

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Lets say that my niche is on Cats

And i've found that cats is my #1 converting keyword.

Cats.net is for sale for $870.

And the domain is 8 years old.

But, the domain also hasn't had any real content on it.

Do you think its a smart move to buy it?

I realize it depends on how valuable the term is to me and stuff... but i'd happily pay 870 to have a site that doesnt' dance around and ranks pretty well.

(I've found aged domains to rank much easier)
#8yearold #buy #domain #exact #match
  • Profile picture of the author AfteraDream
    Grab it while you can. You can sell it, you can develop a site for it. If I was you, I'd run with it
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    • Profile picture of the author InTheMaking
      Make sure the domain was indexed for 8 years, not just registered for 8 years. There's a big difference.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bigj77
    If you put some real content on and get indexed the value of the site will shoot up. ( If its not already indexed) I say go for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author mullah86
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    • Profile picture of the author AfteraDream
      Originally Posted by mullah86 View Post

      Though 870 is not a little amount. But that means if you put good content, you can even sell it for higher or you can keep it to earn good money.
      It is not a big amount really. If it's a good domain, 2 words or 1 then it's good value. Especially if this is a buying keyword as OP says.
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  • Profile picture of the author DNChamp
    Thats cheap...trust me!
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  • Profile picture of the author tryinghard
    exact match domains are the best for me. so grab it!
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    • Profile picture of the author The Oilman
      What about .co, .me, etc?

      Are those any good? Which is best?
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      • Profile picture of the author jroth728
        I would stay away from all the .co and .me kind of domain names, in my opinion they are junk. The way I like to explain this to people is by asking them "have you ever seen these kind of domain extensions ranking high on the SERPS?" just do a search on any topic for yourself to verify it.

        I would only recommend .com, .net or .org (and .info just because they are so cheap, although they can be tough to rank depending on the niche).

        Just my opinion though.

        Cheers,

        Jason
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          • Profile picture of the author Scott Patterson
            that's an awesome price, i would scoop it up in a heartbeat if it was my niche. if you can afford it do it now, before someone on this forum buys it.
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            • Profile picture of the author Karson
              Depends on lots of things...

              See if it has ever been dropped.

              See how long it has been indexed.

              Decide if that $870 is something that you can really afford and if it will really be a part of what you going on immediately. That is a decent investment.

              What kind of search volume does it have?

              How many backlinks? any PR?

              How to find EMDs in my signature.
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  • Profile picture of the author cardine
    It depends on how much search volume there is for the keyword. How much search volume does it show in Google Keyword Tool? Or more specifically, how profitable is this term for you?

    If it's over 40,000 searches/mo I would say definitely do it.
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  • Profile picture of the author coog
    Like Karson say's, there are alot of things to look at. Check the domain on the way back machine. Is it ranking well now? Is it not ranking because they have gotten delisted for doing something stupid? If so your going to deal with the dance as you try and get credibility back and it will cost you plenty in the long run...

    chyanitseospecialist - you need to familiarize yourself with the term "thread hijacking" google it if you have to - then ask your question in a new thread...
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