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Soo… Am I the only one to find find expired domains that way? Or is it a common practice?
Posted by on February 18, 2026 at 2:21 pmHi everyone,
Note that I'm not a SEO expert, but more of a webdev/webdesigner with a tons of project leading me to tackle into SEO.
I am currently trying to test things for a new local project, and I am about to create actual, legit sites from expired domains.
Note that the competition I'm trying to beat is ranked #1 in my city with 10-20 spammy backlinks, so I'm not talking about building hundreds of backlinks here, just a few solid links.
And here is the way I have found juicy expired domains:
Digging into online city guides, online local newspapers, online directories, etc. And click all the links I can find.
I have been surprised with how "easy" it was to find deadlinks of established former local businesses in the same thematic as mine, linked by legit magazines, brands, etc. Yet, I can buy these domains for 1€ a year.Is it a common practice in the SEO world? Because I have never seen this discussed before
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‘Click all the links I can find’
Sir aren’t you a web dev? Um… scape pages?
(I know I’m in r/SEO, that’s crawling/extraction for all you non-technical folks 🤣)
There’s a maybe relevant conversation here on expired domain abuse, but I’ll just be cynical instead of accusatory and leave it there.
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You are not the only one but you are definitely ahead of people who just buy random expired domains and hope for the best.
>Just make sure the domain was not previously spammed or penalized, otherwise you might inherit problems.
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If you’re picking up expired domains mainly for their existing links, I’d be cautious about expecting long-term value.
When a domain changes ownership or purpose, systems tend to reassess it. If it’s clearly a different site, many historical signals may not carry over.
It’s usually more sustainable to build something genuinely useful and earn relevant links naturally rather than relying on expired domains as a shortcut.
If you’re interested in more sustainable, long-term SEO discussions, we explore these trade-offs in r/Good_SEO.
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Erm, ever heard of Domain Hunter Gatherer? Its been around for years. Scrape any website you want and pull all available domains. Dont sit clicking on links hoping to find something, that’ll take months to find anything valuable.
Check out SEODev’s videos on YouTube if you want to see it in action.
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This was very fruitful ten years ago. These days not so much in the long term.
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