Not always gamble. I bought expired domain from Namecheap marketplace, 8 years old, clean backlink profile from local business that closed. Still ranks fine 2 years later.
The trick is checking archive.org BEFORE you buy, not after.
Bought a domain at auction. Google still shows old owner's penalties.
Emre10
Member
Bro archive.org not enough, bro need check ahrefs or semrush for backlink spam. I learn hard way too.
kate3
Member
Semrush is what, $120/month? For someone buying $12 domains? Use the free tier or just check Search Console after purchase. The penalty shows immediately if it's manual.
For algo penalties you're guessing anyway.
virsh list --all | wc -l: 47
In Portugal we use Sapo for email since forever but for domains I go with Porkbun or Cloudflare. Cloudflare registrar has no markup, very clean.
Larry, if you abandon, transfer the DNS to Cloudflare before you let it expire. Easier to manage.
This. Cloudflare registrar is cost price. No upsell, no auction spam emails.
larryjeong
Member OP
Didnt know Cloudflare sell domains. I use them for CDN on my VPS. Will check.
$3/year. 128MB RAM. Pure happiness.
They don't sell, they resell at cost. Big difference. You need existing Cloudflare account, and they don't do all TLDs. Check their list.
minhdock
Member
I learning domain very much now. In Vietnam we have Mat Bao but price high. I use Namecheap for .com, very cheap first year.
YuriDavid
Member
Namecheap first year is loss leader. Check renewal price before you fall in love. My .io went from $8 to $45.
indentation is not optional
larryjeong
Member OP
Oh damn. Good tip. I always look at first year only.
$3/year. 128MB RAM. Pure happiness.