Expiring Domain Names
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Expiring domain name trading has become a very difficult monetization area to venture into. This becomes much more visible if you possess a domain name that is neither feasible nor commercially viable.
The most common selling point of expiring domain name is that buyers want to capitalize on the previous sites page rank as well as traffic for the new website being planned. This, however, is the habitual way of thinking; especially when the current buzz word in the domaining industry is domain flipping. Domain flipping involves converting any domain into a viable commodity that can produce a decent income stream for the buyer in future.
Generally speaking, an expiring domain name tends to loose all its traffic and page rank as soon as it is dropped. Most expiring domains are nothing more than useless and defunct, unless someone manages to renew it before being dropped and continues the traffic building and SEO efforts from where it was left off by the previous owner.
Role of SEO in giving value to expiring domains
Expired domain name business will simply not work..if you attempt to promote only the domains. Domain/website flipping in the new way to go and search engine optimization, traffic building and link building can help you earn big bucks with your pool of expiring names.
Search engines refuse to recognize any links, PR, SERP and traffic attached to a domain once it becomes expired. Therefore, it is wise to buy a domain name that has at least a week left to expire. This will give you ample time to set up a website, apply SEO techniques and build a trickle of traffic. My earlier post on domain flipping is an excellent guide for anyone intending to flip a domain for profit in the shortest time possible.
Some points to consider…
Not all expiring domains come from clean sources. In fact, bulk of them are usually associated with unethical sites; such as spamming, hacking and warez. Others tend to use black hat techniques and paid links. When these methods do not work, or lead to penalization, the domains are left to expire. Therefore, if you are not sure of the domain’s history, do not buy it! Don’t be enticed by a good name without weighing the pros and cons. Its better to acquire a “not so good name” and be listed in the search engines than to possess a “killer name” and be blacklisted!
Have your say…
What is your opinion on expiring domain name trading? While I prefer developing a website before flipping, one of you might have a different opinion. In rare cases, expiring domain names do fetch a nice price. Is this motivational enough for you to consider expiring domain trading as a possible online business?
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March 16, 2009 pm31 1:17 am
Richael,
I am not much into the trading part of it but if the domain had a clean past, it’s good to go for an expired domain name. You might want to check how the domain pages looked like in the past by taking a look at the waybackmachine (archive.org). Also, it’s a good practice to check its backlinks as well just to make sure that it had good neighbourhood.
When I purchased D$, I did not know that it was an expired domain. Later I figured that out and found that about 800 backlinks had come free with that
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I use this link once in a while to check expired DNs.
http://www.networksolutions.com/domain-name-registration/pending.jsp
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March 21, 2009 pm31 4:40 pm
i m not much into domain business … but i visit problogger’s blog for updates about domain business …
March 21, 2009 pm31 7:57 pm
Great post. Here is some caution we all need to look out for!!
The beautiful thing about a good domain name is that every domain name is unique and can be a sustainable competitive advantage even for the “little guy”.
But beware, I do put a word of caution out into the community that there are a lot of registrars that when you type in the name to see if it is taken, they immediately register it for themselves (if you don’t). This is a disgusting practice and from what I understand http://www.rnrstuff.net does NOT do this. That is why I use them to do the first uploads. Cheaper than almost all the big time sites but honest thus this far.
The domain business is still “finding its way” so be careful out there.
April 10, 2009 pm31 5:26 pm
i was searching for a suitable domain from expired domains list … but had a question before i go for it :-
are these expired domains available with normal pricing or with higher rates ?
April 10, 2009 pm31 7:13 pm
It usually depends on the seller. Expired domains usually go for a bit higher price for a while, then fall back to normal price of registration.
August 29, 2009 pm31 7:37 am
It always depends on the seller. Some of these Expired domains usually go for a rather higher price for a while, then fall back to normal price of registration.
September 10, 2009 pm31 4:00 am
a beautiful thing about a good domain name is that every domain name is unique and can be a sustainable competitive advantage even for the “little bull”.
September 19, 2009 pm31 10:37 pm
Didn´t heard of it before. Expiring Domains seems to be a an interesting business
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