Expired domain - Does 404 pass juice?

[qlithe]

Let's say I get an expired domain but most of the backlinks point to inner pages. If my 404 page then has a link or 301 back to my domain, will those backlinks give any power?

 

[FollowTools]

A 404 response cannot be a 301 at the same time. Unless you mean a 200 OK page, pretending to be 404, without actually sending the 404 status code.

 

[qlithe]

A 404 response cannot be a 301 at the same time. Unless you mean a 200 OK page, pretending to be 404, without actually sending the 404 status code.

Alright, how about a link then?

 

[nanavlad]

the 404 sends the links to the main page
you can then 301 the main page to your money site

 

[burnett4congress]

Setting a 301 for all broken links to the homepage is a pretty standard practice. It does pass link juice to the homepage.