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    What is the best way to buy expired similar domain names and point them at your site to garner link juice?

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    • Ron10
      Ron10 last edited by

      what is the best way to buy expired similar domain names and point them at your site to garner link juice?  there are lots of domains with good links pointing to them that are now expired and those links would be in the same subject as your site and  a good addition to  your current links.  I've heard that 301 redirected links only pass half value but even that would be a great addition to your domain authority if you could purchase those domains and 301 them to your site?  what are everyone's thoughts on this and how do i go about this?

      Thanks in advance mozzers!

      Ron

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      • neenor
        neenor last edited by

        I actually use this technique on my own and client sites and it's very effective. A word of warning though, this is not white hat SEO and as such I do disclose this fact to clients.

        I don't 301 the expired domains because there would be little point in doing so. You need those expired domains being seen as separate incoming links.

        I set my expired domains up as mini sites and have original content written for them. The content then has a couple of links through to my main site. They go on completely separate hosting accounts with a different C block IP address i.e. don't put them on your own hosting account because they will not count as incoming links from separate C block IP addresses (important). Also hide your whois information.

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          CrazyCalm @neenor last edited by

          Neenor, what company do you use for your different C class IP's?

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          • neenor
            neenor @CrazyCalm last edited by

            I can tell you I don't use SEO hosting. I like to stay off Google's radar completely and SEO hosting companies are sitting ducks IMO.

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