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Life of Directories on Expired Domain

May 25th, 2007 by Pankaj

I have collected a list of directories which were announced last month at DigitalPoint forums. About 30 % of those new directories were on expired domains with PageRank 1-4. Since most of new directories offer free review for regular listings, so, I thought submitting to such directories, I may get some advantages over other new directories which have no PageRank.

So, I began to submit to the directories which have some PR. But I surprised finding that 70 % of such directories were just deleted. Most of the domains were parked at domain parking sites or have site with different niche.

What are the aims of such domain owner? Why are they starting a directory and after one or two weeks they deletes them? Here are few answers of the question:

  • In this way they might just want to make some quick dollars, nothing else. These types of directories take few bucks for featured listing and after few days just shut down their directory.
  • One another reason could be that they find it hard to maintain a directory.
  • They got another niche from which they can get more money then directories.
  • Or, simply, sold the domain.

So, if you are submitting your site to directory which is on expired domain avoid submitting your site as featured listing. You may lost what you are spending for the featured listing.

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One Response

  1. Chetan Says:

    Very correctly said pankaj..

    Many new directory owners get some PR4-6 domains and just open a new directory and sell paid links in it.
    Then we dont know what happens to the directory also.

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