# hunter.domains > hunter.domains is an expired domain finder. Every day it scans about two million expiring, pending-delete and auctioned domains from GoDaddy Auctions, DropCatch, SnapNames, Sedo, Dynadot, Park.io and the .se/.nu registry, removes the ones with a spam history, scores the rest from 0 to 100 and emails users when a domain matching their rule appears. Key facts: - Audience: SEOs, niche-site builders, agencies and domain investors who buy expired or aged domains for their backlinks and history. - What it checks: Ahrefs Domain Rating, Majestic Trust Flow and Citation Flow, referring domains, Semrush Authority Score, Open PageRank, and the Wayback Machine history of each candidate across the years. - What it rejects: domains whose archive shows gambling, pharma or adult spam (including Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Korean spam), spam URL patterns, a change of both script and topic (a takeover), link-network footprints, Spamhaus DBL or SURBL listings, or almost no archived content. - Risk flags shown on each report: inflated DR, parked period, topic changed, language changed, archive gap, trademark risk, not in Google. - Free plan: 5 unlocked domains a day with their full report (free account required for the report), the full archive of ended domains, a 3-domain watchlist and a weekly email digest. - Pro plan: $9.99 a month, or $5.99 a month billed yearly; there is no free trial and the subscription can be cancelled at any time. Full list by name, an “Available now” list of dropped domains that nobody registered (checked against the registry every two hours), niche and language filters, 10 alert rules, instant email notifications, reminders before an auction ends, detailed reports, a revival kit (old URLs and archived content) and CSV export. - Domain checker: a full report on demand for any domain (not only listed ones). The first check is free with an account, Pro includes 30 checks a month, and a one-time pack of 10 checks costs $4.99. - Free tools: domain age checker, domain expiration checker, drop date calculator (the day a pending-delete domain becomes available), WHOIS/RDAP lookup with explained status codes, Domain Rating checker, bulk availability checker and DNS lookup. Free, no account needed. - Limits it states openly: it cannot see Google manual actions or algorithmic penalties, it does not run a trademark search, and a short spam period can fall between archive samples. There is no browser extension or mobile app. - API, MCP and webhooks: a REST API (https://hunter.domains/api/v1, OpenAPI at https://hunter.domains/api/v1/openapi.json) returns the same lists and reports as JSON; an MCP server (https://hunter.domains/mcp, and https://hunter.domains/mcp/free without an account) lets AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor search the list, read reports and run lookups; signed webhooks deliver alert matches to the user’s own endpoint. All three are part of the plans: the free plan gets the open domains, the archive and the lookups; Pro gets the full list, alert rules and webhooks. - Languages: English and Turkish. Every page has a Markdown version at the same URL with `.md` appended. ## Product - [Home](https://hunter.domains/index.html.md): what the service does, today’s top domains and the elimination funnel - [How it works](https://hunter.domains/how-it-works.md): sources, the three filtering stages, how the Hunter score is weighted, what each risk flag means and what cannot be checked - [Pricing](https://hunter.domains/pricing.md): free and Pro plans compared feature by feature - [Domain checker](https://hunter.domains/domain-checker.md): enter any domain and get its Wayback history, spam and blacklist checks, authority metrics, backlink and anchor profile, registration status, a 0–100 score and a verdict in about a minute - [Today’s expired domain list](https://hunter.domains/domains.md): the live list with score, DR, referring domains, archive years, time left and current bid ## Free tools No account needed. Registration data is read live from each registry through RDAP; bulk tools take 5 domains at a time as a guest, 20 with a free account and 50 on Pro. - [All free tools](https://hunter.domains/tools.md): the list of free domain tools and where their data comes from - [Domain Age Checker](https://hunter.domains/tools/domain-age-checker.md): The registration date and exact age of any domain, with the first time the site was archived. - [Domain Expiration Checker](https://hunter.domains/tools/domain-expiration-checker.md): The expiry date of any domain and the days left, read from the registry. Works in bulk. - [Domain Drop Date Calculator](https://hunter.domains/tools/domain-drop-date-calculator.md): When will an expired domain become available? The drop date from the registry status, or the window from an expiry date. - [WHOIS Lookup](https://hunter.domains/tools/whois-lookup.md): Registrar, dates, nameservers and every status code of a domain, explained in plain words. - [Domain Rating (DR) Checker](https://hunter.domains/tools/domain-rating-checker.md): The Ahrefs Domain Rating of a website. Check several domains at once. - [Bulk Domain Availability Checker](https://hunter.domains/tools/bulk-domain-availability-checker.md): Check a list of domains against the registry: available, registered or about to drop. - [DNS Lookup](https://hunter.domains/tools/dns-lookup.md): A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, TXT, SOA and CAA records of a domain, plus a parking and email check. ## Developers - [Developer overview](https://hunter.domains/docs.md): what the API, the MCP server and webhooks give you, plans and limits, quick start - [REST API guide and reference](https://hunter.domains/docs/api.md): authentication, limits, the domain object, errors and every endpoint with examples - [MCP server](https://hunter.domains/docs/mcp.md): connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client; the tool list; access and security - [Webhooks](https://hunter.domains/docs/webhooks.md): events, payloads, signature verification and retries - [OpenAPI 3.1 description](https://hunter.domains/api/v1/openapi.json): machine-readable description of the API ## Curated lists - [DR 50+ domains](https://hunter.domains/expired-domains/dr-50-plus.md): Expired and expiring domains with an Ahrefs Domain Rating of 50 or higher. History checked, spam and link networks removed. Updated daily. - [Clean history domains](https://hunter.domains/expired-domains/clean-history.md): Expired and dropped domains with no risk flags: no topic or language change, no parked period, no archive gap. Updated every day. - [15+ year old domains](https://hunter.domains/expired-domains/aged-15-years.md): Aged domains that are expiring, with 15 or more years of captures in the Wayback Machine. A current list with score, DR and risk flags. - [PendingDelete domains](https://hunter.domains/expired-domains/pending-delete.md): Pending delete domains that will drop within days, narrowed down to the ones with a clean history and high authority. - [.com domains](https://hunter.domains/expired-domains/com.md): Expired, expiring and auctioned .com domains: a current list scored on DR, Trust Flow, archive history and risk flags. - [.org domains](https://hunter.domains/expired-domains/org.md): Expired .org domains left behind by associations, foundations and projects: candidates with a strong backlink profile and a clean history. - [.net domains](https://hunter.domains/expired-domains/net.md): Expired and expiring .net domains: a current list scored on authority metrics and archive history, with spam histories removed. - [.io and .co domains](https://hunter.domains/expired-domains/io-co.md): Expired .io and .co domains left behind by startups and projects that shut down. A list scored on authority and history analysis. ## Guides: Basics - [What Is an Expired Domain? A Plain-English Guide](https://hunter.domains/blog/what-is-an-expired-domain.md): What is an expired domain, why do SEOs pay for them and how do they come to market? Lifecycle, value, risks and how to buy your first one. - [How to Find Expired Domains: 6 Methods That Work](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-to-find-expired-domains.md): How to find expired domains worth buying: auction feeds, drop lists, broken-link mining and tools, plus the filters that separate good from junk. - [How to Buy Expired Domains: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-to-buy-expired-domains.md): How to buy expired domains: the three routes (auction, backorder, registering after the drop), what each costs, and how payment and transfer work. - [The Risks of Buying Expired Domains (and How to Spot Them)](https://hunter.domains/blog/risks-of-buying-expired-domains.md): The real risks of buying expired domains: spam history, penalties, inflated metrics, trademarks and Google’s abuse policy, and how to detect each one. - [How to Find Expired Domains with Backlinks That Count](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domains-with-backlinks.md): How to find expired domains with backlinks that are real and still live, and how to judge link quality instead of raw link counts before you buy. - [Free Expired Domains List: Where to Get One Every Day](https://hunter.domains/blog/free-expired-domains-list.md): Where to get a free expired domains list every day, what the raw lists leave out, and how to turn hundreds of thousands of rows into a shortlist. - [Expired Domain Checker: 12 Checks Before You Buy](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domain-checker-checklist.md): An expired domain checker you can run by hand: twelve checks covering archive history, spam, index status, link quality and trademarks before you buy. - [Expired Domain SEO: Does It Still Work in 2026?](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domain-seo.md): Does expired domain SEO still work in 2026? What transfers to a new owner, what does not, and where Google draws the line, with realistic expectations. - [Aged Domains vs Expired vs Dropped: What’s the Difference?](https://hunter.domains/blog/aged-domains-vs-expired-vs-dropped.md): Aged domains, expired domains and dropped domains are not the same thing. What each term means, what it costs and which one suits your goal. - [Expired Domains with Traffic: How to Find Real Ones](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domains-with-traffic.md): How to find expired domains with traffic that is real: where residual visits come from, why estimates mislead and how to verify before you bid. - [Expired Government Domains: Can You Buy a .gov Name?](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-government-domains.md): Expired government domains explained: why a .gov name never reaches the open market, what the lists really contain, and how to check one. ## Guides: Lifecycle - [What Happens When a Domain Expires? Full Timeline](https://hunter.domains/blog/what-happens-when-a-domain-expires.md): What happens when a domain expires: the grace period, redemption period and pending delete stages, how long each lasts and who can act at each step. - [When Do Expired Domains Become Available to Register?](https://hunter.domains/blog/when-do-expired-domains-become-available.md): When do expired domains become available? Typical day counts from expiry to drop, the daily drop windows, and why some expired domains never drop at all. - [Domain Redemption Period: Length, Fees and What Comes Next](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-redemption-period.md): The domain redemption period is the 30-day window in which only the previous owner can restore a deleted domain. Fees, status codes and what follows. - [Pending Delete Domains: What It Means and How to Catch One](https://hunter.domains/blog/pending-delete-domains.md): Pending delete domains are in their last five days before dropping. What the status means, why nobody can act on it and how to catch one on drop day. - [Domain Backorder: How It Works and Why It Isn’t a Guarantee](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-backorder.md): A domain backorder is an order to catch a domain the moment it drops. How it works, what you pay for, and why placing one does not guarantee the name. - [Domain Grace Period: How Long You Have to Renew](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-grace-period.md): The domain grace period is the window to renew at the regular price after expiry. How long it lasts, why it differs by registrar and what comes next. - [Domain Drop Catching: How It Works and Who Wins](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-drop-catching.md): Domain drop catching is the race to register a domain the second it is deleted. How the services win, what it costs and what an individual can do. - [Best Domain Backorder Service: An Honest Comparison](https://hunter.domains/blog/best-domain-backorder-service.md): Which is the best domain backorder service? DropCatch, SnapNames, GoDaddy and others compared by fee model, auction type and TLD coverage. - [How to Get an Expired Domain Back: Every Stage](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-to-get-an-expired-domain-back.md): How to get an expired domain back at each stage, from the grace period to redemption to after the drop, and what to do if someone else bought it. - [Domain Expiration Lookup: How to Check When a Domain Expires](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-expiration-lookup.md): How to run a domain expiration lookup with WHOIS or RDAP, read the dates and status codes, and estimate the day an expired domain will drop. - [.de Domain Backorder: How Deleted .de Names Drop](https://hunter.domains/blog/de-domain-backorder.md): How a .de domain gets deleted, what DENIC's 30-day Redemption Grace Period means, and when a .de domain backorder can catch the name. - [Expired Domains Australia: How .au Names Drop and Get Caught](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domains-australia.md): How .au and .com.au domains expire, when the registry purges them, how to read auDA's official drop list, and what a buyer must have to register one. - [Expired .io Domains: How They Drop and How to Catch One](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-io-domains.md): How expired .io domains are released, what the .io registry publishes about expiry, how Park.io backorders work, and how to vet a .io name before you pay. - [How Long Does a Domain Transfer Take? A Buyer's Timeline](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-long-does-a-domain-transfer-take.md): How long a domain transfer takes, step by step: the five-day approval window, account pushes, and what stalls a transfer after you buy a domain. - [CIRA TBR Explained: How Expired .ca Domains Are Released](https://hunter.domains/blog/cira-tbr-expired-ca-domains.md): CIRA TBR is the weekly session that releases expired .ca domains. How a name reaches the TBR list, who can catch it and how rival orders are settled. - [RDAP vs WHOIS: What Changed and How to Read a Lookup](https://hunter.domains/blog/rdap-vs-whois.md): RDAP replaced WHOIS for generic domains in 2025. See what differs, how to read an RDAP response and what it shows about a domain that is expiring. - [ICANN Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP) Explained](https://hunter.domains/blog/icann-expired-domain-deletion-policy.md): What the ICANN Expired Domain Deletion Policy and the ERRP require from registrars after a domain expires, and what that means for owners and buyers. - [Expired .co.uk Domains: Expiry Process and Drop List](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-co-uk-domains.md): How expired .co.uk domains move from expiry to release: Nominet's three stages, the public daily drop list, and how to catch a .uk name when it drops. - [Can You Transfer an Expired Domain? Yes, With Limits](https://hunter.domains/blog/transfer-an-expired-domain.md): You can transfer an expired domain during the grace period. What ICANN's rules allow, where redemption blocks it, and how the renewal year is counted. - [Domain Status Codes Explained: What Each One Means for Buyers](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-status-codes.md): Domain status codes explained for buyers: clientHold, autoRenewPeriod, redemptionPeriod, pendingDelete and the transfer locks, with a reference table. - [Domain Transfer Lock: The 60-Day Rule After You Buy](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-transfer-lock.md): What a domain transfer lock is, why a newly bought domain is stuck at its registrar for 60 days, which lock you can remove and what still works meanwhile. ## Guides: Auctions - [Domain Auction Sites Compared: Where Expired Domains Sell](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-auction-sites.md): Domain auction sites compared: what GoDaddy Auctions, DropCatch, SnapNames, Sedo and others sell, how their auctions run and what to expect. - [How GoDaddy Auctions Work: A Buyer’s Walkthrough](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-godaddy-auctions-work.md): How GoDaddy Auctions work for expired domains: membership, listing types, the expiry auction timeline, closeouts, payment and getting the domain. - [GoDaddy Auctions Closeouts: How the Falling Price Works](https://hunter.domains/blog/godaddy-auctions-closeouts.md): GoDaddy Auctions closeouts are expired domains that got no bids and now sell at a price that falls each day. How it works and when to buy. - [DropCatch Review: How Backorders and Auctions Work](https://hunter.domains/blog/dropcatch-review.md): A DropCatch review for buyers: how backorders and three-day auctions work, the auction types, payment and transfer, and whether it is legit. - [DropCatch vs SnapNames vs NameJet: Which One to Use](https://hunter.domains/blog/dropcatch-vs-snapnames-vs-namejet.md): DropCatch vs SnapNames vs NameJet: where each gets its inventory, how backorders and auctions differ, and which one to use for which domain. - [Domain Auction Bidding Strategy: How Not to Overpay](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-auction-bidding-strategy.md): A domain auction bidding strategy that keeps you from overpaying: set a ceiling, understand proxy bids and extensions, and know when to walk away. - [NameSilo Auctions: How Expired Domain Bidding Works](https://hunter.domains/blog/namesilo-auctions.md): How NameSilo auctions for expired domains work: when a name is listed, the max bid rule, the funds you need, how payment is taken and why a bid can fail. - [Expired .ai Domains: How the Registry Auctions Them](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-ai-domains.md): Expired .ai domains do not drop. The registry auctions them through a partner platform: two-year minimum, auction rules, trademark trap and how to vet a name. - [Sedo Auctions: How Bidding and Expiring Domains Work](https://hunter.domains/blog/sedo-auctions.md): How Sedo auctions work: the auction types, the 7-day period, hidden reserves, proxy bids, late-bid extensions and what happens after you win. - [Namecheap Auctions: How Expired Domain Bidding Works](https://hunter.domains/blog/namecheap-auctions.md): How Namecheap auctions work for expired domains: the Market subscription, proxy bids, the five-minute extension, payment deadline and cancellations. - [Do All Expired Domains Go to Auction? No, Here’s Why](https://hunter.domains/blog/do-all-expired-domains-go-to-auction.md): Do all expired domains go to auction? No. The four paths a domain can take after it expires, and what decides which one it follows. - [Dynadot Expired Auctions: How They Work for Buyers](https://hunter.domains/blog/dynadot-expired-auctions.md): How Dynadot expired auctions work: the 7-day auction, closeouts, last chance auctions, backorders, the 15-day Auction Lock and why a win can be cancelled. ## Guides: History checks - [How to Check Domain History: 6 Free Checks Before You Buy](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-to-check-domain-history.md): How to check domain history before you buy: past content, owners, links, Google status and blacklists, with the free tool that answers each question. - [Wayback Machine Domain History: How to Vet a Domain](https://hunter.domains/blog/wayback-machine-domain-history.md): How to use the Wayback Machine to read a domain’s history: the calendar view, which years to sample, the red flags to look for and what the archive misses. - [Expired Domain Spam History: 9 Signs to Look For](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domain-spam-history.md): How to spot expired domain spam history: nine traces that gambling, pharma and foreign-language spam leave in the archive and in the link profile. - [How to Check If a Domain Is Penalized by Google](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-to-check-if-a-domain-is-penalized.md): How to check if a domain is penalized by Google: the indirect signs you can read before buying and the definitive check once the domain is yours. - [Domain Spam Score: What It Measures and What’s a Good One](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-spam-score.md): What a domain spam score measures, what counts as a good one and why it is a hint rather than a verdict. Plus the real checks to run when it is high. - [Toxic Backlinks on Expired Domains: How to Spot Them](https://hunter.domains/blog/toxic-backlinks-expired-domains.md): What toxic backlinks are, how to spot them on an expired domain, how far to trust tool “toxicity” scores and when a disavow is actually needed. - [WHOIS History: How to See Who Owned a Domain Before](https://hunter.domains/blog/whois-history-lookup.md): How to use WHOIS history to see who owned a domain before, detect a drop and re-registration, and read what registrar and nameserver changes imply. - [Expired Domain Trademark Risk: UDRP in Plain English](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domain-trademark-risk-udrp.md): Expired domain trademark risk explained: how UDRP works, which names get taken away, and how to run a quick trademark search before you bid. - [How to Check If a Domain Is Indexed in Google](https://hunter.domains/blog/check-if-a-domain-is-indexed.md): How to check if a domain is indexed in Google with the site: operator, and how to read zero results on an expired domain without jumping to conclusions. - [Anchor Text Analysis for Expired Domains: Reading the Profile](https://hunter.domains/blog/anchor-text-analysis-expired-domains.md): 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. - [Domain Reputation Check: Spamhaus, SURBL and Safe Browsing](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-reputation-check.md): How to run a domain reputation check against Spamhaus DBL, SURBL and Google Safe Browsing, what a listing means and how delisting works. - [Parked Domain Periods and Archive Gaps: How Much Do They Hurt?](https://hunter.domains/blog/parked-domain-and-archive-gaps.md): A parked domain period or a multi-year archive gap lowers the value of an expired domain. How to spot both and how much weight to give them. - [Japanese Keyword Hack History: Spotting a Hijacked Domain](https://hunter.domains/blog/japanese-keyword-hack-expired-domain.md): An expired site that turned into Japanese, Thai or Chinese spam has the Japanese keyword hack pattern in its history. How to spot it in the archive fast. - [Link Network Footprints: How to Tell Links Come from a PBN](https://hunter.domains/blog/link-network-footprints.md): Link network footprints that show a domain’s backlinks come from a PBN or link farm: shared referring-domain counts, hosts, templates and more. ## Guides: Metrics - [What Is a Good Domain Rating? DR Explained for Buyers](https://hunter.domains/blog/what-is-a-good-domain-rating.md): What is a good domain rating? How Ahrefs DR is calculated, what it shows and hides when you evaluate an expired domain, and which values to aim for. - [Domain Rating vs Domain Authority: Which One to Trust](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-rating-vs-domain-authority.md): Domain rating vs domain authority: how Ahrefs DR and Moz DA differ, why they disagree on the same site and which one to trust for expired domains. - [Trust Flow vs Citation Flow: What the TF/CF Ratio Tells You](https://hunter.domains/blog/trust-flow-vs-citation-flow.md): Trust flow vs citation flow: what Majestic’s two metrics measure, why the TF/CF ratio flags spam and what values to look for in an expired domain. - [Does Domain Age Matter for SEO? What Actually Counts](https://hunter.domains/blog/does-domain-age-matter-for-seo.md): Does domain age matter for SEO? What Google has said, what age really stands for, and how to check the true age of a domain before you buy it. - [Referring Domains vs Backlinks: Which Number Matters](https://hunter.domains/blog/referring-domains-vs-backlinks.md): Referring domains vs backlinks: why the count of unique linking sites says more than the raw link total, and how to judge their quality. - [Inflated Domain Rating: How to Spot Fake Authority](https://hunter.domains/blog/inflated-domain-rating.md): 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. - [Expired Domain Metrics: Which Ones to Trust and How Much](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domain-metrics.md): Which expired domain metrics matter: how to weigh DR, Trust Flow, referring domains, archive age and price together instead of chasing one number. - [What Is a Good Domain Authority? Scores Explained](https://hunter.domains/blog/what-is-a-good-domain-authority.md): 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. - [How to Check Backlinks for a Domain (Free Methods)](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-to-check-backlinks-for-a-domain.md): 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. - [Semrush Authority Score: What It Measures and a Good Score](https://hunter.domains/blog/semrush-authority-score.md): What Semrush Authority Score measures, what counts as a good score, why expired domains often read low, and how to use it next to DR and DA. - [Open PageRank: What the 0–10 Score Means](https://hunter.domains/blog/open-pagerank.md): What Open PageRank is, how it is computed from the Common Crawl web graph, why Google's PageRank cannot be checked, and how to read the score on a domain. ## Guides: Using domains - [How to Make Money With Expired Domains: $1 per DR Point](https://hunter.domains/blog/make-money-with-expired-domains.md): Four ways to make money with expired domains, with real math: sponsored articles paid by Domain Rating, links for your own sites, rebuilds and resale. - [301 Redirect Expired Domain: Does It Still Pass Value?](https://hunter.domains/blog/301-redirect-expired-domain.md): Does it still work to 301 redirect an expired domain? When a redirect passes link value, when Google treats it as abuse, and how to do it properly. - [How to Rebuild an Expired Domain Without Losing Its Links](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-to-rebuild-an-expired-domain.md): How to rebuild an expired domain: recover the old URL map, restore the most-linked pages on the same addresses and keep the link value it earned. - [Private Blog Network (PBN): How It Works and the Real Risk](https://hunter.domains/blog/private-blog-network-pbn.md): What a private blog network is, why PBNs are built on expired domains, how Google detects them and what the real risk is in 2026. - [Expired Domain Abuse: What Google’s Policy Allows and Bans](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domain-abuse-google-policy.md): Expired domain abuse is one of Google’s spam policies. What the policy covers, what it leaves alone and how to use an expired domain without crossing it. - [Restore a Website from the Wayback Machine: How and Whether](https://hunter.domains/blog/restore-website-from-wayback-machine.md): 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. - [Building a Niche Site on an Aged Domain: A Practical Plan](https://hunter.domains/blog/niche-site-on-an-aged-domain.md): 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. - [Google Sandbox SEO: Is It Real and How Long Does It Last?](https://hunter.domains/blog/google-sandbox-seo.md): 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. - [Do Expired Domains Keep Their Backlinks and Link Value?](https://hunter.domains/blog/do-expired-domains-keep-their-backlinks.md): Do expired domains keep their backlinks? What happens to links and their value when a domain expires, drops and gets a new owner. - [Topical Relevance: Why Off-Topic Expired Domains Fail](https://hunter.domains/blog/topical-relevance-expired-domains.md): 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. - [Exact Match Domain SEO: Do Keyword Domains Still Work?](https://hunter.domains/blog/exact-match-domain-seo.md): What an exact match domain is, what Google says keywords in a domain name do, and how to judge an expired EMD by its links instead of its name. - [Aged Domains for Cold Email: What Matters and What Doesn’t](https://hunter.domains/blog/aged-domains-for-cold-email.md): Do aged domains for cold email improve deliverability? What mailbox providers look at, why reputation beats age and how to vet a domain first. ## Guides: Investing - [Domain Flipping for Beginners: Is It Still Profitable?](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-flipping-for-beginners.md): Is domain flipping still profitable? How buying and selling domains works, realistic sell-through rates, holding costs and where expired domains fit. - [How Much Is My Domain Worth? Three Ways to Estimate](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-much-is-my-domain-worth.md): How much is my domain worth? Three ways to estimate a domain’s value, from comparable sales to SEO metrics, and why automated appraisals disagree. - [Domain Appraisal Tools: How Far Can You Trust Them?](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-appraisal-tools.md): How domain appraisal tools work, what the free ones from GoDaddy, Atom and others look at, and how to read their very different answers. - [What Is a Premium Domain and Is It Worth the Price?](https://hunter.domains/blog/what-is-a-premium-domain.md): What is a premium domain? The difference between registry-premium names and aftermarket names, why they cost more and when one is worth it. - [Where to Sell Domain Names: Marketplaces, Brokers, Escrow](https://hunter.domains/blog/where-to-sell-domain-names.md): Where to sell domain names: marketplaces, for-sale landing pages, brokers and auctions, how pricing and escrow work and how the transfer happens. - [How Much Do Expired Domains Cost? Price by Route](https://hunter.domains/blog/how-much-do-expired-domains-cost.md): How much do expired domains cost? What you pay for a dropped name, a closeout and an auction win, what drives the price and how to budget. - [Domain Escrow: How a Private Domain Sale Is Secured](https://hunter.domains/blog/domain-escrow.md): How domain escrow works step by step: funding, push or registrar transfer, the inspection period, who pays the fee, and what to verify before you accept. - [Sell Domain on GoDaddy: Listing, Fees and Transfer Explained](https://hunter.domains/blog/sell-domain-on-godaddy.md): How to sell a domain on GoDaddy: List for Sale steps, Buy Now, Floor and Minimum prices, how commission is set, Fast Transfer and what happens after a sale. - [What Is Afternic? GoDaddy's Domain Marketplace Explained](https://hunter.domains/blog/what-is-afternic.md): Afternic is GoDaddy's marketplace for owner-listed domains. How it differs from GoDaddy Auctions, how Fast Transfer works and what its nameservers mean. ## Guides: Tools - [Best Expired Domain Tools: An Honest Comparison](https://hunter.domains/blog/best-expired-domain-tools.md): The best expired domain tools compared honestly: what ExpiredDomains.net, SpamZilla, DomCop and hunter.domains each do, for whom, and where each falls short. - [ExpiredDomains.net Filters: A Practical Setup Guide](https://hunter.domains/blog/expireddomains-net-filters-guide.md): ExpiredDomains.net filters explained: which lists to use, how to read the columns and the filter settings worth saving, plus what the tool cannot see. - [ExpiredDomains.net Alternatives: 6 Options Compared](https://hunter.domains/blog/expireddomains-net-alternatives.md): ExpiredDomains.net alternatives for people who want spam-history checks, alerts or simply less noise: six options with their strengths and gaps. - [SpamZilla Alternatives: What Else Checks Spam History?](https://hunter.domains/blog/spamzilla-alternatives.md): SpamZilla alternatives compared: what SpamZilla does well, where it stops, and which other tools check the spam history of expired domains. - [Expired Domain Alerts: Get Notified When the Right One Drops](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domain-alerts.md): How to set up expired domain alerts: write a rule with DR, score, price and TLD thresholds instead of searching lists every day. Three example rules. - [Expired Domain API: How to Get Drop Lists as JSON](https://hunter.domains/blog/expired-domain-api.md): No single API lists every expiring domain. Here are the machine-readable sources that exist, what each returns and how to chain them in a script. ## Türkçe - [Ana sayfa](https://hunter.domains/tr.md): hizmetin Türkçe tanıtımı - [Nasıl çalışır](https://hunter.domains/tr/how-it-works.md): kaynaklar, eleme aşamaları, puanlama ve risk bayrakları - [Fiyatlar](https://hunter.domains/tr/pricing.md): ücretsiz ve Pro plan karşılaştırması - [Domain kontrol](https://hunter.domains/tr/domain-checker.md): yazdığın domainin geçmişi, spam kontrolü, otorite metrikleri ve backlink profili tek raporda - [Ücretsiz araçlar](https://hunter.domains/tr/tools.md): domain yaşı, bitiş tarihi, düşme tarihi hesaplama, whois, DR, toplu domain sorgulama ve DNS sorgulama - [API, MCP ve webhook](https://hunter.domains/tr/docs.md): geliştirici belgeleri; REST API, yapay zekâ asistanları için MCP sunucusu ve webhook - [Blog](https://hunter.domains/tr/blog.md): Türkçe expired domain rehberleri ## Optional - [Archive](https://hunter.domains/archive.md): past domains whose auction has ended, with their full reports - [Blog index](https://hunter.domains/blog.md): all guides, newest first - [Full content in one file](https://hunter.domains/llms-full.txt): this summary, the method page and every English guide - [Privacy policy](https://hunter.domains/privacy.md) - [Terms of use](https://hunter.domains/terms.md)