Grabbing expired domains

What are the criterias for a good domain?

[moltar]

I am new to this. I want to generate some clicks for PPC sites using expired domains. Everyone probably have seen those sites with no content, just links to PPC that look like directories.

I am wondering how to judge a good domain? How many links from found in Google, Altavista, All The Web and "type-ins" in Overture should domain have to be worth regestering one.

Even if it will bring $10/month... (maybe thats a lot.. dont know :)

Also which PPC companies you would recommend?

Thank you.

[korkus2000]

Here is a nice domain appraisal thread that may give you some good info:
[webmasterworld.com...]

As far as using expired domains, google is said to now checking the whois for domains changing hands and killing backlinks before the change. I have not seen this in action, but GoogleGuy said they were. I would not spend too much to test.

[moltar]

Well, ok, if Google will kill backlinks, doesn't mean that all other sites will immediately remove the actual links. Google just won't show the backlinks, but they still will exist.

Thank you for the link, it's quite helpful, though not exactly what I was looking for.

I don't want just to buy a domain for making site. I just found few domains that have type-ins and some links from other websites, but before registering and using them I want to know if it's any good.

What number of links/type-ins is sufficient enough to pay back for the domain and generate some revenue. How many visits/day I need?

I don't need to tell it over the phone, and I don't care much how long it is. It has been used, and has links to it, I think this is the most important part...

[wkitty42]

pcom788,

you've one too many .coms in that link ;)

[1milehgh80210]

As far as using expired domains, google is said to now checking the whois for domains changing hands and killing backlinks before the change.<<

I picked up a pr5 site from a reseller about 2 months ago.
The site was dirt cheap. (The organization changed names and websites)So far anyway, it has kept its PR, backlinks, SERP's etc.I don't plan on doing anything too ambitious with it though as who knows when a penalty could kick in. (fingers crossed :) )