Expiried domains filtered search

[wwsosop]

Right now I am observing anything with a keyword on it or a wikipedia link all these domains resellers are out of control ***right now***.

I have observe them buy Very Bad domains with wiki links that have casino and jp spam on it or just insane amount of spam links. The also just buying for the sake of it atm.

I need to want to acquire 10 more domains over a 3 month period and been playing around with the filter feature now. It is a good and bad thing because I weed out a lot of bad domains but we all know the metrics are off and a domain that says 0 backlinks can have hundreds or etc. Has anyone got advice on how to filter better other than keywords which is what 90% ppl are doing? Or is there a place where someone really broke down how to filter to read up on?

 

[RoyRoyan]

I often use a filter like this: the domain should be older than 1 year (or 2 years), but younger than 5.

The logic is that if a domain only existed for one year, it’s definitely spam. If it’s older than 5 years, it most likely changed ownership — and was probably already used for spam.

Of course, it’s not a universal filter, but it helps weed out a lot of junk.

 

[AirtightFan]

Right now I am observing anything with a keyword on it or a wikipedia link all these domains resellers are out of control ***right now***.

I have observe them buy Very Bad domains with wiki links that have casino and jp spam on it or just insane amount of spam links. The also just buying for the sake of it atm.

I need to want to acquire 10 more domains over a 3 month period and been playing around with the filter feature now. It is a good and bad thing because I weed out a lot of bad domains but we all know the metrics are off and a domain that says 0 backlinks can have hundreds or etc. Has anyone got advice on how to filter better other than keywords which is what 90% ppl are doing? Or is there a place where someone really broke down how to filter to read up on?

Yeah, the keyword filtering game is getting noisy. Try focusing on niche-relevant backlinks, archive.org history, and anchor text patterns instead of just keywords or metrics. Spammy links can tank value fast. Not many solid breakdowns out there, but digging into expired domain threads on SEO forums can help a lot.

 

[wwsosop]

I often use a filter like this: the domain should be older than 1 year (or 2 years), but younger than 5.

The logic is that if a domain only existed for one year, it’s definitely spam. If it’s older than 5 years, it most likely changed ownership — and was probably already used for spam.

Of course, it’s not a universal filter, but it helps weed out a lot of junk.

Thank you i will try this today.

 

[wwsosop]

Yeah, the keyword filtering game is getting noisy. Try focusing on niche-relevant backlinks, archive.org history, and anchor text patterns instead of just keywords or metrics. Spammy links can tank value fast. Not many solid breakdowns out there, but digging into expired domain threads on SEO forums can help a lot.

I will do some google searches and look around here then, has to be a way to find them.

 

[PBNLegends]

Great observation — I’ve noticed the same trend recently, especially with domains that look awful on the surface but still get picked up just for 1-2 wiki or niche links.

When it comes to filtering beyond just keywords, here’s what’s been working for me:

Manual anchor text analysis — I always check the anchors to spot obvious spam (casino, pills, JP, KR, etc.).

Historic data on Ahrefs or Majestic — Often reveals dropped or hidden backlinks even if tools say 0.

Wayback Machine + Archive Today — Lets you see if the site was legit or spammy in the past, even if metrics are high.

Sometimes a clean domain with weak metrics performs better than a spammed-out one with DR 30+.

Curious what tools others are using for smarter filtering
these days.

 

[wwsosop]

Great observation — I’ve noticed the same trend recently, especially with domains that look awful on the surface but still get picked up just for 1-2 wiki or niche links.

When it comes to filtering beyond just keywords, here’s what’s been working for me:

Manual anchor text analysis — I always check the anchors to spot obvious spam (casino, pills, JP, KR, etc.).

Historic data on Ahrefs or Majestic — Often reveals dropped or hidden backlinks even if tools say 0.

Wayback Machine + Archive Today — Lets you see if the site was legit or spammy in the past, even if metrics are high.

Sometimes a clean domain with weak metrics performs better than a spammed-out one with DR 30+.

Curious what tools others are using for smarter filtering
these days.

Yeah this domain hoarding thing is getting out of control. I got lucky on 1 domain, i bid 50 bucks and was outbid. I went back and rechecked and started to open the links, the top linked pages were all dead.... was so happy he outbid me.

This is basically everything I do. I am confused but tinkering on how to exactly set the age of the domains to 1-5 years. When i do this i still end up with a ton of 1 year only domains fill of spam links from sellers. **This is another problem or maybe a strategy, every domain has links now because of link spam sellers since your forced to do more checking.

Since I am asking guess I can share as well.

You are probably not in my niche at all anyway. I done research on business escpecially local that have closed in the past 1- 5 years. I found and already bought about 10 sites this way that were pretty good.

 

[InfinityPeace]

There are still such things as expired domains that have lapsed without acquiring extra value beyond the cost of re-registering them, that are not loaded down with spam links. Review the archive.org history and do other checking as suggested, but don't overlook decent looking names that didn't go through a bidding war, that you could still buy for 10-15 bucks.

 

[Iphigenia279]

Right now I am observing anything with a keyword on it or a wikipedia link all these domains resellers are out of control ***right now***.

I have observe them buy Very Bad domains with wiki links that have casino and jp spam on it or just insane amount of spam links. The also just buying for the sake of it atm.

I need to want to acquire 10 more domains over a 3 month period and been playing around with the filter feature now. It is a good and bad thing because I weed out a lot of bad domains but we all know the metrics are off and a domain that says 0 backlinks can have hundreds or etc. Has anyone got advice on how to filter better other than keywords which is what 90% ppl are doing? Or is there a place where someone really broke down how to filter to read up on?

The history of a domain can provide a lot of information about its quality. A domain may have few current backlinks but may have a good link history in the past.

Wayback Machine: You can check the history of a domain through the Wayback Machine (archive.org) to see what kind of site it used to be. If the domain has a good history but not many current backlinks, you may be looking at an untapped opportunity.

Check the past reputation: If the domain has ever been penalized or associated with illegal behavior (spam, scams, etc.), then you will not want to buy it, regardless of its current numbers.

2. Analyze the Relationship of Backlinks

 

[jimbobo2779]

Right now I am observing anything with a keyword on it or a wikipedia link all these domains resellers are out of control ***right now***.

I have observe them buy Very Bad domains with wiki links that have casino and jp spam on it or just insane amount of spam links. The also just buying for the sake of it atm.

I need to want to acquire 10 more domains over a 3 month period and been playing around with the filter feature now. It is a good and bad thing because I weed out a lot of bad domains but we all know the metrics are off and a domain that says 0 backlinks can have hundreds or etc. Has anyone got advice on how to filter better other than keywords which is what 90% ppl are doing? Or is there a place where someone really broke down how to filter to read up on?

Just crawl and get your own.

Crawling for domains is so frigging simple!

Story time:
About 10 years ago, every man and his dog were crawling for domains, and the getting was good. PBNs were the soup du jour and were really powerful. Somewhere along the way the message started to become that there were no more domains out in the wild and people started moving to domain sellers and the sites that track what is dropping and let people fight over them. Somewhen it became collective knowledge that there wasn't any value out in the wild and that you had to fight for domains at auction or through the drop catchers.

What most sellers won't say is that a lot of them are crawling for domains, certainly when they have a specific buyer in mind. I know that domain sellers still crawl for domains, I cannot prove it because I absolutely cannot release names of people that use my software, but I guarantee that they are doing. I deal with individuals and companies alike. The big boys are already tracking what will be dropping and have their orders in at the drop catchers already, if you want a great dropping domain, you need to pay.

With crawling, I can set a job going and later on that day, get the results and register the ones that are good from the list. When there are

When the option is to either leave my PC running for a few hours and take what's good or pay a bunch more money and hope to win the domain, I know I'm taking the one I can register right now and get to use for far less money. It seems a bit of a no brainer to me.

 

[dokira]

What’s been working for me is manually checking archive snapshots (not just homepage), using Majestic for link trust flow vs citation flow, and looking at anchor text spam ratios. Also, check for past redirects and brand history, not just link volume.