Google's Matt Cutts posted a video on the question How can I research a domain that I may want to purchase?
Matt Cutts gave a few tips on what to do, what steps to take, when researching a domain name buy.
(1) Do a site command and if no content is found, that can be a bad thing. Of course, if the domain name was never registered or is new or is parked, then it is likely no content will be found. But if it is buying
someone else's domain name, then no content found is a red flag.
(2) Search for the domain name without the .com and see what people wrote about it. See if there are bad stories on it. See if someone went around and did a lot of spamming.
http://bit.ly/1fpgmYy Use archive.org to see the site before you owned it. Did it look spammy?
(4) Ask to see Google Webmaster Tools and look for messages and stats there.
(5) Ask to see Google Analytics or other analytics they may use.
read more .. http://bit.ly/1fpgmYy
Matt Cutts gave a few tips on what to do, what steps to take, when researching a domain name buy.
(1) Do a site command and if no content is found, that can be a bad thing. Of course, if the domain name was never registered or is new or is parked, then it is likely no content will be found. But if it is buying
someone else's domain name, then no content found is a red flag.
(2) Search for the domain name without the .com and see what people wrote about it. See if there are bad stories on it. See if someone went around and did a lot of spamming.
http://bit.ly/1fpgmYy Use archive.org to see the site before you owned it. Did it look spammy?
(4) Ask to see Google Webmaster Tools and look for messages and stats there.
(5) Ask to see Google Analytics or other analytics they may use.
read more .. http://bit.ly/1fpgmYy