Understanding The Internet
Get Traffic with Expired Domain Names
One of the greatest difficulties in being a new webmaster is trying
to acquire traffic. This is because trying to build legitimate
traffic requires both time and money. How is this so? Well, if a
webmaster is trying to obtain traffic through search engines, they
will need to spend a great deal of time with link-building and
content creation. If they are trying to get traffic through a
pay-per-click program, they will have to invest hundreds to
thousands of dollars if they want to take advantage of a
high-performance keyword. However, there is another alternative that
can allow a webmaster to get tons of traffic without having to
invest too much in time or money. It involves purchasing expired
domain names.
What is an expired domain name? An expired domain name is a domain
name that never got renewed by its owner. This could be for a
variety of reasons such as disinterest in the original website, lack
of funds or something more serious, such as an owner's death.
Whatever the reason when the renewal fees aren't paid, the expired
domain name sits out in cyberspace still functioning as any other
domain name. There is just one difference... an expired domain name
doesn't have a website attached to it, so it instead points to a 404
error page.
Indeed, it is a waste of traffic when an expired domain name points
to a 404 web page. Many domain name companies have realized this,
which is why quite a few sell expired domain names either through a
regular, upfront sale or through an expired domain name auction. The
prices for these domain names can range from less than $100 to over
$1 million. Some of these sales may even include a website.
So, how does a webmaster know if an expired domain name is worth
buying? First, they need to check to see the Google page rank of an
expired domain name. To do this they need to download Google's
toolbar and then type in the URL of the expired domain name. The
toolbar will then let them know what the page rank is. If the page
rank indicator is gray, the expired domain name must be avoided
since this means the site has been banned by Google. Otherwise, it
should be okay, though webmasters should also take into
consideration the actual number associated with the page rank. If
the number is between 6 and 10, they should strongly consider buying
the expired domain name.
Secondly, webmasters need to find out the Alexa rating of an expired
domain name. The Alexa rating determines how much traffic has
actually gone to a domain name. If a website has not received a
significant amount of traffic, it will not have an Alexa rating. To
determine the Alexa rating for an expired domain name, webmasters
need to visit Alexa.com.
Finally, webmasters need to see how many websites are linking to the
expired domain name. To do this they need to put the command link:
followed by the URL of the expired domain name into a search engine.
If a lot of links are returned, this is a sign that the traffic
coming to the expired domain name originated from legitimate
sources.
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