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Building a website off of an existing domain instead of starting from scratch gives you a valuable head start. By leveraging the domain’s existing authority and backlinks you can generate traffic and rank your site in a fraction of the time. 

But how do you track down an existing domain that is topically relevant? And how do you separate the good domains from the bad?

Alex Drew has provided aspiring website owners with the answers to these questions. Alex is the founder of Odys Global, a marketplace that offers a variety of thoroughly vetted, premium, aged domains. 

In this episode, Alex joins us to dissect the benefits of buying a domain, and the best practices to follow to ensure success. 

He breaks down the characteristics you should look for in a domain, the best ways to migrate and recreate content, and explains the dos and don’t when it comes to 301 redirects. 

He also highlights the red flags you should steer clear of, including ensuring that the domain isn’t trademarked and checking the backlink profile for spammy links. 

Building a site off of a quality aged domain isn’t the only way you can make money from domains. If you have an eye for spotting future trends, you can also invest in domain names that you think will increase in demand. According to Alex, 

“Buying domains to resell later is a viable investment strategy. Domains that were worth $50-$100 15 years ago are now worth thousands of dollars. Good domain names go up in price over time. If you spot a great domain that you can see is undervalued, that’s a huge opportunity for you to become a domain investor.”

Whether you’re looking to use a domain as a solid foundation for your new site, or invest and hold it as an asset, this episode is jam-packed with tips and tricks from Alex that will help you track down the ideal domain for your needs.

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• What the Odys marketplace offers to domain buyers  (02:45)
• The different types of domains buyers should be aware of (08:58)
• The best way to recreate content for an aged domain (10:55)
• The proper use of 301 redirects and how to use 301s in your growth strategy (14:14)
• How to migrate content over to a new domain (21:21)
• The characteristics buyers should look for in a good domain (23:12)
• The ROI you can make on buying a premium aged domain (32:46)
• The common mistakes people make after buying an aged domain (36:27)
• A look into the Odys tailored domain search service (40:36)
• Alex walks us through what the Odys domain sales process looks like (44:30)

Mentions:

• Empire Flippers Podcast
• Empire Flippers Marketplace
• Schedule a call with our expert sales advisors 
• Create an Empire Flippers account
• Odys Global
• Alex Drew’s LinkedIn
• Ahrefs
• GoDaddy Auctions
• Dan.com
• Archive.org

Sit back, grab a coffee, and learn how to fast-track your SEO success by buying an existing domain!

Building a website off of an existing domain instead of starting from scratch gives you a valuable head start. By leveraging the domain’s existing authority and backlinks you can generate traffic and rank your site in a fraction of the time. 

But how do you track down an existing domain that is topically relevant? And how do you separate the good domains from the bad?

Alex Drew has provided aspiring website owners with the answers to these questions. Alex is the founder of Odys Global, a marketplace that offers a variety of thoroughly vetted, premium, aged domains. 

In this episode, Alex joins us to dissect the benefits of buying a domain, and the best practices to follow to ensure success. 

He breaks down the characteristics you should look for in a domain, the best ways to migrate and recreate content, and explains the dos and don’t when it comes to 301 redirects. 

He also highlights the red flags you should steer clear of, including ensuring that the domain isn’t trademarked and checking the backlink profile for spammy links. 

Building a site off of a quality aged domain isn’t the only way you can make money from domains. If you have an eye for spotting future trends, you can also invest in domain names that you think will increase in demand. According to Alex, 

“Buying domains to resell later is a viable investment strategy. Domains that were worth $50-$100 15 years ago are now worth thousands of dollars. Good domain names go up in price over time. If you spot a great domain that you can see is undervalued, that’s a huge opportunity for you to become a domain investor.”

Whether you’re looking to use a domain as a solid foundation for your new site, or invest and hold it as an asset, this episode is jam-packed with tips and tricks from Alex that will help you track down the ideal domain for your needs.

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• What the Odys marketplace offers to domain buyers  (02:45)
• The different types of domains buyers should be aware of (08:58)
• The best way to recreate content for an aged domain (10:55)
• The proper use of 301 redirects and how to use 301s in your growth strategy (14:14)
• How to migrate content over to a new domain (21:21)
• The characteristics buyers should look for in a good domain (23:12)
• The ROI you can make on buying a premium aged domain (32:46)
• The common mistakes people make after buying an aged domain (36:27)
• A look into the Odys tailored domain search service (40:36)
• Alex walks us through what the Odys domain sales process looks like (44:30)

Mentions:

• Empire Flippers Podcast
• Empire Flippers Marketplace
• Schedule a call with our expert sales advisors 
• Create an Empire Flippers account
• Odys Global
• Alex Drew’s LinkedIn
• Ahrefs
• GoDaddy Auctions
• Dan.com
• Archive.org

Sit back, grab a coffee, and learn how to fast-track your SEO success by buying an existing domain!

Building a website off of an existing domain instead of starting from scratch gives you a valuable head start. By leveraging the domain’s existing authority and backlinks you can generate traffic and rank your site in a fraction of the time. 

But how do you track down an existing domain that is topically relevant? And how do you separate the good domains from the bad?

Alex Drew has provided aspiring website owners with the answers to these questions. Alex is the founder of Odys Global, a marketplace that offers a variety of thoroughly vetted, premium, aged domains. 

In this episode, Alex joins us to dissect the benefits of buying a domain, and the best practices to follow to ensure success. 

He breaks down the characteristics you should look for in a domain, the best ways to migrate and recreate content, and explains the dos and don’t when it comes to 301 redirects. 

He also highlights the red flags you should steer clear of, including ensuring that the domain isn’t trademarked and checking the backlink profile for spammy links. 

Building a site off of a quality aged domain isn’t the only way you can make money from domains. If you have an eye for spotting future trends, you can also invest in domain names that you think will increase in demand. According to Alex, 

“Buying domains to resell later is a viable investment strategy. Domains that were worth $50-$100 15 years ago are now worth thousands of dollars. Good domain names go up in price over time. If you spot a great domain that you can see is undervalued, that’s a huge opportunity for you to become a domain investor.”

Whether you’re looking to use a domain as a solid foundation for your new site, or invest and hold it as an asset, this episode is jam-packed with tips and tricks from Alex that will help you track down the ideal domain for your needs.

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• What the Odys marketplace offers to domain buyers  (02:45)
• The different types of domains buyers should be aware of (08:58)
• The best way to recreate content for an aged domain (10:55)
• The proper use of 301 redirects and how to use 301s in your growth strategy (14:14)
• How to migrate content over to a new domain (21:21)
• The characteristics buyers should look for in a good domain (23:12)
• The ROI you can make on buying a premium aged domain (32:46)
• The common mistakes people make after buying an aged domain (36:27)
• A look into the Odys tailored domain search service (40:36)
• Alex walks us through what the Odys domain sales process looks like (44:30)

Mentions:

• Empire Flippers Podcast
• Empire Flippers Marketplace
• Schedule a call with our expert sales advisors 
• Create an Empire Flippers account
• Odys Global
• Alex Drew’s LinkedIn
• Ahrefs
• GoDaddy Auctions
• Dan.com
• Archive.org

Sit back, grab a coffee, and learn how to fast-track your SEO success by buying an existing domain!

Buying an existing business allows you to skip the building phase and jump straight into generating profit. Similarly, using expired domains can be a cost-effective alternative to starting from scratch. 

This is a tactic that Sean Markey often uses, leveraging expired domains to fast-track the authority of his sites. Sean is an SEO who specializes in acquiring, building out, and 301’ing expired domains. Using this approach, he has sold over $775k in sites in the last few years. 

In this episode, Sean joins us to shed light on the various benefits of using expired domains. 

We discuss the qualities of a great expired domain, and the red flags you should steer clear of. According to Sean,

“For me the most important characteristics are, is the expired domain indexed? Then, if it's indexed, is it ranking? A lot of really powerful expired domains with strong backlink profiles will continue ranking. That makes the pool of possible acquisitions smaller because a lot of sites don't hold their rankings through that expiration process. Then, check what the site is ranking for and ask yourself if it's niche-relevant to what you're doing.”

Sean dives into the various ways you can use expired domains, and how long it will take to start seeing results. He also reveals the best places to purchase expired domains and walks us through some strategies you can use to win domain auctions.

If you are looking for new and effective ways to boost your backlink profile and domain authority, then look no further than this informative episode!

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• Sean walks us through his background and his entrepreneurial journey (03:24)
• What initially drew Sean to expired domains (07:01)
• The characteristics of a good expired domain (09:57)
• At what stage in its lifecycle should you purchase an expired domain? (14:20)
• What Sean looked for when buying a site from Empire Flippers (16:19)
• Why Sean uses 301 redirects as his main link-building method (20:51)
• The best places to buy an expired domain (23:26)
• What to do with an expired domain once you’ve bought it (26:56)
• The timeline of taking an expired domain from zero to hero (34:13)
• Strategies to win domain auctions (38:08)
• The backstory of Sean’s Rank Theory newsletter (40:30)

Mentions:

• Empire Flippers Podcast
• Empire Flippers Marketplace
• Schedule a call with our expert sales advisors 
• Rank Theory newsletter
• Ahrefs
• Wayback Machine
• Spamzilla.io
• Dom Cop 
• ExpiredDomains.net
• How To Start a Bog

Sit back, grab a coffee, and learn how to use expired domains to accelerate your domain authority.

Buying an existing business allows you to skip the building phase and jump straight into generating profit. Similarly, using expired domains can be a cost-effective alternative to starting from scratch. 

This is a tactic that Sean Markey often uses, leveraging expired domains to fast-track the authority of his sites. Sean is an SEO who specializes in acquiring, building out, and 301’ing expired domains. Using this approach, he has sold over $775k in sites in the last few years. 

In this episode, Sean joins us to shed light on the various benefits of using expired domains. 

We discuss the qualities of a great expired domain, and the red flags you should steer clear of. According to Sean,

“For me the most important characteristics are, is the expired domain indexed? Then, if it's indexed, is it ranking? A lot of really powerful expired domains with strong backlink profiles will continue ranking. That makes the pool of possible acquisitions smaller because a lot of sites don't hold their rankings through that expiration process. Then, check what the site is ranking for and ask yourself if it's niche-relevant to what you're doing.”

Sean dives into the various ways you can use expired domains, and how long it will take to start seeing results. He also reveals the best places to purchase expired domains and walks us through some strategies you can use to win domain auctions.

If you are looking for new and effective ways to boost your backlink profile and domain authority, then look no further than this informative episode!

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• Sean walks us through his background and his entrepreneurial journey (03:24)
• What initially drew Sean to expired domains (07:01)
• The characteristics of a good expired domain (09:57)
• At what stage in its lifecycle should you purchase an expired domain? (14:20)
• What Sean looked for when buying a site from Empire Flippers (16:19)
• Why Sean uses 301 redirects as his main link-building method (20:51)
• The best places to buy an expired domain (23:26)
• What to do with an expired domain once you’ve bought it (26:56)
• The timeline of taking an expired domain from zero to hero (34:13)
• Strategies to win domain auctions (38:08)
• The backstory of Sean’s Rank Theory newsletter (40:30)

Mentions:

• Empire Flippers Podcast
• Empire Flippers Marketplace
• Schedule a call with our expert sales advisors 
• Rank Theory newsletter
• Ahrefs
• Wayback Machine
• Spamzilla.io
• Dom Cop 
• ExpiredDomains.net
• How To Start a Bog

Sit back, grab a coffee, and learn how to use expired domains to accelerate your domain authority.

Buying an existing business allows you to skip the building phase and jump straight into generating profit. Similarly, using expired domains can be a cost-effective alternative to starting from scratch. 

This is a tactic that Sean Markey often uses, leveraging expired domains to fast-track the authority of his sites. Sean is an SEO who specializes in acquiring, building out, and 301’ing expired domains. Using this approach, he has sold over $775k in sites in the last few years. 

In this episode, Sean joins us to shed light on the various benefits of using expired domains. 

We discuss the qualities of a great expired domain, and the red flags you should steer clear of. According to Sean,

“For me the most important characteristics are, is the expired domain indexed? Then, if it's indexed, is it ranking? A lot of really powerful expired domains with strong backlink profiles will continue ranking. That makes the pool of possible acquisitions smaller because a lot of sites don't hold their rankings through that expiration process. Then, check what the site is ranking for and ask yourself if it's niche-relevant to what you're doing.”

Sean dives into the various ways you can use expired domains, and how long it will take to start seeing results. He also reveals the best places to purchase expired domains and walks us through some strategies you can use to win domain auctions.

If you are looking for new and effective ways to boost your backlink profile and domain authority, then look no further than this informative episode!

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• Sean walks us through his background and his entrepreneurial journey (03:24)
• What initially drew Sean to expired domains (07:01)
• The characteristics of a good expired domain (09:57)
• At what stage in its lifecycle should you purchase an expired domain? (14:20)
• What Sean looked for when buying a site from Empire Flippers (16:19)
• Why Sean uses 301 redirects as his main link-building method (20:51)
• The best places to buy an expired domain (23:26)
• What to do with an expired domain once you’ve bought it (26:56)
• The timeline of taking an expired domain from zero to hero (34:13)
• Strategies to win domain auctions (38:08)
• The backstory of Sean’s Rank Theory newsletter (40:30)

Mentions:

• Empire Flippers Podcast
• Empire Flippers Marketplace
• Schedule a call with our expert sales advisors 
• Rank Theory newsletter
• Ahrefs
• Wayback Machine
• Spamzilla.io
• Dom Cop 
• ExpiredDomains.net
• How To Start a Bog

Sit back, grab a coffee, and learn how to use expired domains to accelerate your domain authority.

In this episode, we talk about anticipating SEO problems before they happen.

00:00:44 - Maintain Documentation of Hosting Locations
00:03:17 - Plan Workflows of New Content, Site Updates, and Changes
00:05:53 - Redesign Your Website Every Two Years for SEO Purposes
00:09:48 - Plan for Rankings to Drop with a New Site Launch
00:12:42 - Plan to Test Page Speed with New Add-Ons and Plug-Ins

For more on the tools and tips in this episode, please visit:
https://www.dodgeballseo.com/
https://craftcms.com/

It's great to have Richmond Howard on the podcast this week.

Rich has found a way to successfully grow his niche sites all while working full time as a pastor, studying for a master's degree, and being a husband and new dad!

3 or 4 years ago he was in a job that he hated and was looking for something new. He heard about blogging and affiliate marketing through listening to podcasts and decided to give it a go.

He started a finance blog and worked half-heartedly on that for a couple of years, but it didn't really come to much. However, there were a couple of posts he'd put together on meal prepping that were ranking really well.

After investigating the meal prepping niche further he saw a lot of opportunities and decided to start a site dedicated to that instead. He moved those successful posts from the finance blog in August 2019 to his new site mealprepify.com.

He doubled down on content and links and now this site is making over $6K per month. In January 2021, traffic was at 140,000. Pretty incredible!

In mid-2020, Rich made a move that really helped to fuel this growth.

He bought a site from Motion Invest that was making around $600 per month. This site was in the same or similar niche as Meal Prepify and had about 150 articles on it.