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    • FidelityOne
      FidelityOne last edited by

      I have a domain with a domain authority rank of 16 and 0 inbound links.  I have owned the domain for over 6 years and no longer have any use for it. Additionally, it has no good keywords in the domain. It has been a one page website for about 4 years.

      The broad question is what criteria do people using in deciding whether or not to renew a domain name? I have a bunch coming due and am interested if I should take the time to try and sell on SEDO or just let them expire.

      Whould love to hear how people handle this situation.

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      • EGOL
        EGOL last edited by

        If the content is any good, post adsense on the site and see how much it earns.

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        • FidelityOne
          FidelityOne @EGOL last edited by

          It only gets about 500 unique visitors per month so given that statistic,  it would only make maybe .60 cents per year.  Thanks for the reply however.

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          • ASOS
            ASOS last edited by

            Have you thought of 301ing it to your stronger sites - passing ever a little bit of authority over to any other sites you have is one idea.

            Sounds to be like the site is very flat and not really adding much - I would look at the less is more approach.

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            • FidelityOne
              FidelityOne @ASOS last edited by

              I have thought about that but what criteria would you use to decide if it is worth the $8 bucks for the renewal.

              I own a couple hundred domains and am also trying to also figure out whether I should stop renewing them and let them expire or 301 them to one of my industry related websites.  I understand that seasoned URL's that are keyword specific can add small bit of value, but how much value.... $8 worth per year?

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