Validating Authority Domains: Is Buying Expired Domains for a New Website a Smart Move?

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Ensuring the validity of authority domains is crucial, especially when considering purchasing expired domains for a new website. It is essential to verify the authenticity, credibility, and history of these domains to maintain website integrity, SEO rankings, and user trust. Conducting thorough checks helps prevent digital fraud and confirms the legitimacy of potential investments in your digital strategy and below here is how you do it :

Validating Authority Domains: Is Buying Expired Domains for a New Website a Smart Move?

Google Search Console –

 

Verification Techniques and Tools

 

Examine the Backlink Profile

Tools

Use tools like Page Keyword Research to assess the quality and quantity of backlinks. A strong profile with links from reputable sites often indicates a credible domain.

What to look for

Keyword Intent (Commercial, Information etc)

Contextual Keyword Structure meaning which category this keyword categorized if you doing backlinking between different contextual content from different domains it will effect the SEO outcome cause Google can`t determine which category your website in and Algorithm automatically decrease the value of domain authority (DA)

Red Flags

Watch out for a high volume of poor quality or spammy backlinks, which can be a sign of manipulation.

Use SEO tools like SEMrush or Page Keyword Research to determine referring backlinks if they flagged as Spam or 404 or removed it will effect the SEO outcome which this kind of Red Flags is a deal breaker for the Authority of the Domain.

Assess DA-PA Values in Context

Contextual Check:

DA (Domain Authority) and PA (Page Authority) are good indicators, but they should be considered alongside other metrics. A domain with high DA and PA but low traffic is suspicious.Also most important metrics for us from the past experience is DR (Domain Rating) it’s a like combination of DA and PA and several metrics. Which kind a shows the the actual value and the relative interaction of the domain and its real value.
if the website being used in a real way traffic and general SEO score should be between DR 2-24

If the website is not active it should be between 0.10-14 obviously this is our average findings for a niche site more content driven sites well above this numbers.

Tool Recommendation:

Use tool like Page Keyword Research to check these metrics easily.

With these additional fields :

Cost Per Click :

Competition Level :

Average Volume :

Monthly Traffic Change :

Verify Website Traffic

Analytics Tools:

Applications like Google Analytics and Yandex Metrica provide insights into the volume and sources of traffic to a domain. If you access them as a report.

*What to look for in the traffic ?

Total Number of Clicks: How many times people clicked and visited your website.

Total Impressions: How many times showed your site in the Search Results.

Average CTR (Click through rate – meaning the how many users actually clicked on your website)

Average Position : Which level of Google ranking your website on.

Consistency Check

Look for domains with consistent traffic sources and levels; erratic traffic patterns can indicate deceptive practices.

If the traffic jumps and falls dramatically : That could be indication of CTR Manipulation which considered as Black Hat SEO technique and Google penalty these situations heavily. This could result as De-Indexing from Google itself. So before purchasing a domain been used before make sure check the previous dramatic traffic fluctuations.

Content Quality Check

Manual Review

Read through the website’s content to evaluate its quality and relevance.

Not all tools can understand like human did. If you see a contextual irrelevance or wrong topical authority been build previously on the site consider this also a deal breaker simply cause it will took months to redirect the topical authority and topical category on Google.

Plagiarism Check

Tools like SpinCloud can help verify if the content on the domain is original or plagiarized. Scanning from different Ai`s the content being actually generated with their Artificial Intelligence or recognize as a A.I generated content.

Here are the ai engines being checked :

  • Page
  • GPTZero
  • Bard
  • OpenAI
  • Writer

 

Check Major Site Metrics

Comprehensive Evaluation

Review DR (Domain Rating), SS (Spam Score), TF (Trust Flow), CF (Citation Flow), and RD (Referring Domains)

Correlation Analysis

Ensure these metrics correlate well without drastic unexplained variations, signaling a healthy domain.

 

If there is a major difference between your domain and relatively similar site with same contextual content and intent.

for example DA 70+ PA 40+ website with DR 7 doesn`t make much sense cause at least DR needs reach at least 30+ on this case. So be careful on the metrics wise in the end most important metric you can is these values.

 

Audit for Google Penalties

Google’s Webmaster Tools

Check for any manual actions reported against the domain that might affect its credibility and search visibility.

Penalty Indicators

Sudden drops in traffic can sometimes indicate a penalty which can reflect on the domain’s authority.

 

Also good idea to check Google Disavow Requests  to make sure domain in subject doesn’t have a bad history.

 

Evaluate Domain History

Historical Data

Platforms like Wayback Machine can show the archived versions of the domain, which can be useful to identify any previously spammy or malicious use.

Ownership Changes

Frequent changes in domain ownership can be a red flag for potential fraudulent activities.

Important Update for July 2024 for Building a new website over Expired Domain

After the 2024 March Core Google Update

How to maintain authority of Expired Domain Website?

Using expired domains to build a new website, Google increase the ranking factor of Content Velocity and Link Velocity for expired domains.

Meaning if you build a website over expired domain and not add any new content or Didn`t maintain previous Content and Link Velocity you will get de-ranked faster than ever.

Validating Authority Domains: Is Buying Expired Domains for a New Website a Smart Move?

Link velocity refers to the speed at which a website gains new backlinks over time.

Content velocity is the rate at which new content is produced and published on a website.

What if i just redirect the expired domains to my website and don`t build any website on it?

Its more logical cause Google won`t consider 301 redirects alone as ranking factor so it can`t devalue your 301 Redirects.

 

Emma Turner

Emma Turner

Emma Turner, a digital marketing and SEO expert, has been actively involved in the field for over 12 years. After earning her business degree in 2009, Emma started her journey with a focus on web design. She has since evolved into a sought-after consultant for corporate firms, specializing in crafting SEO-driven content strategies that enhance online visibility. Emma remains dedicated to staying ahead of industry trends to provide clients with the latest and most effective solutions.

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