History checks
Anchor Text Analysis for Expired Domains: Reading the Profile
How to run an anchor text analysis on an expired domain: what a healthy spread looks like and how spam, paid links and takeovers show up in the anchors.
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Expired domain guides
Practical guides on finding expired domains, vetting their history and authority, winning them at auction and bringing them back to life.
History checks
Domain Reputation Check: Spamhaus, SURBL and Safe Browsing
How to run a domain reputation check against Spamhaus DBL, SURBL and Google Safe Browsing, what a listing means and how delisting works.
Metrics
Referring Domains vs Backlinks: Which Number Matters
Referring domains vs backlinks: why the count of unique linking sites says more than the raw link total, and how to judge their quality.
Metrics
Inflated Domain Rating: How to Spot Fake Authority
An inflated domain rating looks strong and delivers nothing. The ratios and quick checks that expose DR pumped up by a few links or link schemes.
Metrics
Expired Domain Metrics: Which Ones to Trust and How Much
Which expired domain metrics matter: how to weigh DR, Trust Flow, referring domains, archive age and price together instead of chasing one number.
Metrics
What Is a Good Domain Authority? Scores Explained
What is a good domain authority score? How Moz DA is calculated, what a good number looks like in your niche and why it is not a Google ranking factor.
Metrics
How to Check Backlinks for a Domain (Free Methods)
How to check backlinks for a domain with free tools, and what to look for in the list: live status, link type, placement and the pages they point to.
Using domains
Restore a Website from the Wayback Machine: How and Whether
How to restore a website from the Wayback Machine, what can be recovered, and why republishing someone else’s archived content is a copyright problem.
Using domains
Building a Niche Site on an Aged Domain: A Practical Plan
How to build a niche site on an aged domain: choosing a domain whose history fits the niche, planning the first content and what to expect.
Using domains
Google Sandbox SEO: Is It Real and How Long Does It Last?
Is the Google sandbox in SEO real? What the delay on new sites looks like, what Google has said about it and whether an aged domain skips it.
Using domains
Do Expired Domains Keep Their Backlinks and Link Value?
Do expired domains keep their backlinks? What happens to links and their value when a domain expires, drops and gets a new owner.
Using domains
Topical Relevance: Why Off-Topic Expired Domains Fail
Topical relevance decides whether an expired domain’s links help you. How to measure the match between its past and your use, and what a mismatch costs.
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