How to Check the Ownership History of a Domain Name

It is important to ensure that the domain you purchase is clean. You may not be aware that someone could have owned your domain name ten years ago and let it expire.

They might have used the domain in spammy ways 10 years ago or had thousands of spammy links (think gambling, pills, etc.) pointing at the domain. Many of these links will still be pointing towards the website when they buy it.

If your domain has a bad history, it could make it difficult to rank in Google.

Archive.org is a Wayback machine that allows you to look at the domain history. This amazing tool captures screenshots of websites from the very beginning of the internet. Wayback Machine will keep a history of the domain if it exists.

So you need to check your site and be sure that you are all good and there is no past history to stop you from using it now.

Don't panic if it does happen! It might still be fine. Click on a few screenshots to verify that the site isn't doing anything "bad".

Conclusion

Choosing a niche and creating a domain name can be as easy or hard as you decide. Don’t take the fun out of it, get creative, do your research and start branding your website today. Keep in mind that you can even buy your domains here at Wealthy Affiliate and use your site credits, a win for everyone.

If you pay attention to the names of the websites that resonate with you, in time you will see why they were named that way. I hope this tutorial has explained why some domains and niches stand out. Below are some more tutorials to expand your world.

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I hope that this has given you some tips to pick your niche, buy a website and start building your business.

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Lily