How to Contact Facebook Support: 7 Easy (& Direct) Ways

 

We�re here for you.

Thankfully, Facebook offers many options when seeking support. We developed this guide to show you all the ways to contact Facebook customer support.

What is Facebook support?

Facebook support helps you manage your Facebook account better. It aims to provide you with the best possible user experience by supplying helpful information, assistance, and guidance on topics like privacy and security, Marketplace, Groups, your business page, and many more.

Facebook support also offers other useful functions such as monitoring your account activity, getting assistance from experts, and generally getting the most out of Facebook.

 

7 ways to contact Facebook support

What methods of support does Facebook offer? We dig into these below.

TL;DR: Facebook does not offer phone support. You may find a couple of phone numbers floating around the web (spoiler alert: those are 650-543-4800 and 650-308-7300), but they won�t be very helpful. Both lead to pre-recorded messages that encourage you to email or access the online Help Center.

The good news is that we�ve covered all the available options in this section. Read on!

1. Facebook Help Center support

If you aren�t sure how to use a feature on Facebook or want to report a bug or issue, the Fa is the place to go. The Facebook Help Center has answers to thousands of questions about everything from account security to account deletion and everything in between.

For example, if you�re unable to log in or change your profile picture, you can learn how to resolve these issues by visiting the Account settings topic page.

2. Facebook Live Chat

Facebook Live Chat supports businesses that advertise on Facebook with one-on-one support through a live online chat window.

Advertisers can get answers to their Facebook advertising questions by clicking �Get Help� on the Facebook for Business website and chatting with a trained Ads Specialist.

To access the Facebook Live Chat feature, go to the official help page or click on the link below the chat button. Conversations will appear in your Messenger tab. At this time, Live Chat is only available for Facebook for Business users. However, Meta recently released a live chat option for Facebook users locked out of their accounts.

3. Meta for Business support

Visit the Meta Business Help Center if you have issues with your Facebook Ads. This knowledge base will help you resolve issues and answer questions like:

• Troubleshooting ads
• Creating and installing a Facebook pixel
• Monetizing your content
• Selling products on Facebook and Instagram
• Why your ads are getting disapproved
• Verifying your business a social media platform

Meta also offers Meta Blueprint, a collection of online courses, workshops, and certifications that users can take to learn new ways to leverage their Facebook Page for business growth. Courses include Promote Your Business From Your Facebook Page and Ad Policies for Content, Creative, and Targeting�among dozens of others.

4. Facebook email support

Facebook doesn�t provide a standalone support email address. (Can you imagine how crazy that inbox would be?)

Instead, they offer nearly a dozen emails for users facing specific problems. We�ve collected them below.

• disabled@fb.com: This inbox is for recovering disabled or hacked accounts, resetting your password, and accessing a locked Page.
• appeals@fb.com: This inbox is to receive help regarding your suspended account or to appeal blocked or removed content.
• platformcs@support.facebook.com: This inbox is for contacting Facebook about any financial queries or concerns related to your account.
• abuse@fb.com: This inbox is for reporting matters on Facebook that don�t meet the Facebook Community Standards.
• records@facebook.com or legal@fb.com: These inboxes are for reaching out to the Facebook Law Enforcement Support Team.
• datarequests@fb.com: This inbox is for questions and issues concerning your data.
• press@fb.com: This inbox is to contact Facebook concerning press services or other PR activities.
• advertise@fb.com: This inbox is for general issues about Facebook Ads.
• ip@fb.com: This inbox is to contact Facebook about matters related to intellectual property.
• phish@fb.com: This inbox is to report particular Facebook messages or posts that may be phishing emails or spam.

5. Facebook official pages

Facebook utilizes its own product�Pages�to support other Facebook users and businesses. The below official Facebook Pages offer support on various topics and for various communities.

• Facebook: The main Facebook Page.
• Meta for Business: This Page provides information related to business. Check the forum or use the Live Chat.
• Facebook and Privacy: Here you can find information and support concerning privacy issues.
• Meta for Media: This Page will help you understand how public figures and media organizations use Facebook.
• Design at Meta: This Page provides a community for product designers, content designers, researchers, and other creatives.
• Engineering at Meta: Get advanced Facebook solutions on this Page.
• Meta for Developers: Learn about the technical side of Facebook and the tools used to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) on this Page.

6. Facebook contact forms

Facebook offers contact forms for several common user issues and questions.

• My Personal Account Was Disabled: If you think your account was disabled by mistake, use this form to report it within 30 days.
• Submit Feedback for Facebook Accessibility and Assistive Technology: Submit issues concerning accessibility and assistive technology using this form.
• Child Data Request: Parents and legal guardians can use this form for data inquiries of accounts belonging to their children under the age of 13.
• Privacy Violation � Photo Removal Request: Use this form to report potential breaches of your privacy rights concerning your images on Facebook.
• Payments Support: Use this form to report issues with ads, promoted posts, gifts, games, donations, and items you buy on your Facebook news feed.
• Copyright Report Form: Report content that violates or infringes on your copyright.
• Trademark Report Form: Report alleged infringements on your trademark here.
• Report a Page Unavailable Error: If you�re seeing a �Page Unavailable� error while browsing Facebook, use this form to report it.

7. Offline Facebook support

If all online methods fail to resolve your problems or issues, you can write to:

Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park, CA 94025
The United States of America

In addition, if you wish to reach Bulletin�s designated agent to report copyright infringement, you can contact:

Facebook, Inc.
FAO: Facebook Designated Agent
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
+1 650 543 4800 (phone)

 

Benefits of self-service Facebook support

Why might someone want to access Facebook�s self-service Help Centers instead of contacting Facebook support directly? Here are some benefits:

• It�s easy. The Facebook Help Center is designed to make finding information quickly and seamlessly. You can search topics by keyword or browse through categories and articles relevant to your issue or question�without having to wait for live support. Better yet, you learn new skills for the next time you encounter a similar issue.
• It�s reliable. Facebook updates its Help Center regularly with the latest content from Facebook and Meta experts, so you know that what you�re reading is relevant and accurate.
• You need help with a straightforward account issue. People often need help with simple problems, like struggling to log in, forgetting a password, or needing to change their profile or contact information. Self-service Facebook support is the best way to solve these issues.
• It�s accessible 24/7. As long as you have a Facebook account, you can access the Help Center information for free, anytime, without even logging into Facebook. The FAQ section is easily navigable through the Help Center.

 

How to contact Facebook support directly

If you�d rather bypass the self-service Facebook support options, here�s a step-by-step process for contacting Facebook support. (Tip: This process is a bit easier on a desktop.)

First, log into your Facebook profile. Click on your profile picture in the top right corner. This should drop down a menu. Click �Help & Support.�

You�ll see three options in the next menu:

Clicking �Help Center� will take you to Facebook�s Help Center page. You can search for self-help articles there.

Your Support Inbox is the �place to get updates about things that you�ve reported, check and reply to messages from the Help Team, and see important messages about your account.� If you report a profile or a post on Facebook, you�ll see notifications here.

Clicking on �Report a Problem� will pop up a couple of forms where you can submit feedback to Facebook or report any tech glitches or broken features. You can even attach and submit screenshots and screen recordings of the glitch.

 

Get the support you need from Facebook

While we hope you never have to reach out to Facebook support, the time may come when you need help on the platform. We�ve detailed the common ways to contact Facebook support in a troublesome situation.

Not only does Facebook support help solve any issues, but it can also be helpful for learning new features and ways to grow your business on the platform.

Source: localiq.com

How to Delete an Instagram Account (The Easy Way)

 

Decided Instagram isn�t the best fit for your business? No sweat. Unlike real life, there�s an undo button: you can delete your Instagram account permanently.

Before you delete, consider backing up your account data in case you need it. Be aware the data will be a computer-readable HTML or JSON format, not individual profile photos, videos, comments, etc.

Ready? Here�s how to delete your Instagram account in the app, from a computer, or via mobile web browser.

How to delete an Instagram account on iOS

Step 1: Go to your account in the Instagram app. Then, tap the menu icon (3 lines) in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 2: Navigate to Settings, then Account.

Step 3: Tap Delete account.

Instagram will suggest deactivating instead of deleting. Deactivation hides your account and is reversible anytime. If you still want to permanently delete the Instagram account, go ahead and tap Delete account.

Step 3: Confirm deletion.

Instagram will ask you AGAIN� You�re sure about this, right?

Step 4: Confirm� again.

Instagram draws out the process, which you could argue is either annoying, or a good thing to prevent accidental deletions and angry users.

Instagram asks why you want to delete it. Your answer is mandatory and so is entering your password. Clicking the Delete @username button on this page will permanently delete your account.

Your account won�t be visible on Instagram anymore but you have 30 days to reverse your decision and reactivate it. After that it�s real-real gone.

How to delete an Instagram account on Android

For whatever odd reason, the native Instagram app on Android currently doesn�t allow you to delete an account like it does in the iPhone version. It�s weird, but no sweat, just open up a browser and follow the directions below.

How to delete an Instagram account on your computer

If you don�t have access to the app on your current phone or you�re an Android user, you can also delete your Instagram account from any web browser.

The steps below also work for mobile browsers (e.g. Safari or Chrome on your phone).

Step 1: Go to www.instagram.com and sign into your account

Step 2: Visit the Delete Account page.

Step 3: Confirm deletion.

Ensure the username matches the account you want to delete. If not, click Log out on the right side of the screen to go back to Instagram and sign in to the correct account.

Fill out the reason for deleting your Instagram account and enter your password. Tapping Delete @username at the bottom will permanently delete your account.

When should you delete your Instagram account?

If you have any doubts at all about deleting your profile, you should temporarily deactivate your Instagram account instead. Deactivated accounts are easily recovered, whereas deleted ones are permanently removed from the platform (after the 30 day grace period).

For most people, I�d recommend deactivation, even if you leave it that way for months or years. It accomplishes the same thing (no one can find or see your account) but without the risk of regret.

Another option is to switch to a private account. Private accounts still show up in search results but their posts don�t, nor are they publicly viewable on your profile. People can request to follow you, but you don�t have to approve them. Current followers will still be able to see your posts and content, though.

To change to a private account, go to Settings in the app, then Privacy and tap the slider next to Private account to the on position.

There are a few specific scenarios where deleting your Instagram account makes sense. (Although you could still choose to temporarily disable your account for these, too.)

You�re not sure if Instagram is paying off

Is Instagram helping you achieve your business goals? You set business goals for your Instagram account, right? And you measure them regularly, right?

Instagram may not be the best fit for you, but if you�re unsure, it�s worth it to revise your Instagram marketing strategy first. Give it a fair shot to provide a positive ROI for you.

Use our free social media audit template to track progress and evaluate the results. If you still don�t see results from Instagram for several quarters, it�s probably worth focusing more on other platforms.

Your target audience doesn�t use Instagram

You can have the most bangin� Reels, the best carousels, and the most interesting Stories, but if your target peeps aren�t seeing it? Oof, that�s a lot of wasted effort for very little reward.

Social media platforms are only as effective as your marketing strategy. Is your target customer 70+ years old? Certainly some will be on Instagram, but it�s probably not where you should spend the bulk of your time or budget.

You have more than one account for your brand

Whoops, discovered that second account last year�s intern opened by mistake? Go ahead and delete it (unless it has, like, a bajillion followers).

Duplicate or erroneous accounts can confuse your audience, especially if your main profile doesn�t have a blue check mark beside it to show its authenticity. People may end up following the wrong account. Eliminate confusion by deleting any unused profiles.

Managing Instagram is overwhelming

Gotcha! This is a trick reason. Overwhelm is real but it�s not a reason to delete your account.

Instead, save time, get organized, and get your Instagram marketing in gear with Hootsuite. Schedule and publish your content�yep, Reels, too!� in advance, manage DMs from all your platforms from one inbox, and collaborate and approve draft content with your team.

Source: hootsuite.com

Best 100% Working Backlink Checker Script PHP 2022

 

There is so many developers who trying to develop own backlink checker script but now that�s very hard to do here you have to crawl every indexed web-page. Backlinks are identified by bot. If you want to develop own bot than you have to invest thousands of dollars so wouldn�t recommend it.

In this post I�m going to share with you self-hosted PHP based backlink checker tool you can grab 25000 links monthly with this script in free of cost. So I believe, this backlink checker script can be helpful to find local competitors external links in free (to be leverage)!

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What Is Backlink ?

When A web page links to any other page it is called Backlink. (Eaxmple: one.com linked with two.com). Backlink is also known as external link, There is two types of Backlink: Do-follow and No-follow.

Structure of Do-Follow Backlink

<a href="https://example.com">Website</a>

Structure of No-Follow Backlink

<a href="https://example.com" rel="nofollow">Website</a>

Do Follow Backlink helping us to improve website indexing, keyword ranking, referral traffic, domain authority, page authority even if we talk about No follow link so it only helping us to improve Domain authority, page authority and getting referral traffic.

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What Are Requirements For Creating Backlinks Checker Script ?

Here you need only few things

• Website Hosting
• MOZ Account
• Little Knowledge

Requirements

Website Hosting: If you want to make backlink checker tool for public you can also use xampp to check your website backlinks, in this backlink checker script doesn�t need to create any database just upload given script in your server and update MOZ api learn more below.

MOZ Account: Yes because you can MOZ api to get backlinks data (this is necessary for backlink checker script) for your acknowledgment MOZ given us 25000 requests in free of cost, so you can check monthly 25000 Backlinks in free of cost. learn more below!

Little Knowledge: Here you need knowledge about hosting, xampp because this is not plugin for WordPress, it takes some knowledge for make it live also here you need to change MOZ api so little knowledge is necessary for make it live, learn more below everything!

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Download Here Backlink Checker Script PHP

1st download this given Backlink checker php script and upload it in your server (if you don�t know how to upload it?) learn below more!

Download Now

Note: This script take some seconds to get backlinks data minimum you can check 25 backlinks in 13 seconds. maximum 250 links recommend at once

Open Hosting Services

If you don�t know than ask about it to your developer and login your account! Hosting mean in simple word storage. it allow our website to accessible via world wide web server. hosting services allow us to host our website and website data files and media�s like: videos, photos, zip files, php, html and all language�s to whom our websites are built.

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Now go to services and than client area

Can find this all sections in your web hosting services.

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Than open File Manager From Below Shortcuts

After opening the services section you can see cpanel or shortcuts you can open file manager from cpanel and shortcuts both.

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Visit In Pulic_html

After visiting into file manager there you can see so many directories so now just visit in public_html.

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Upload Backlinks Checker php script

There from the header section open upload section to upload backlink checker script. you can also create directory if you want to install the script in any custom directory otherwise it can be extract in �link-metrics� directory.

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Now extract the backlink checker script

After uploading the script come at uploaded script and now tap right click on it you can see so many options like: rename, move so there you do click on �extract�

Done script is uploaded now! you can check to open it like this: https://example.com/link-metrics if you have changed path than open your! but script not gonna work because still you have to update your MOZ Api.

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How To Get Moz API ?

Without Moz API (Application Programming Interface) you won�t get backlinks data, you can check 25000 backlinks in A month free of cost I believe it�s nice to find local competitors backlinks but in this backlink checker script there is a single restriction about time (if you can get data of 200 backlinks at once It may take 1-2 minutes for enumerating backlinks data so that�s it. now how to get Moz Free API ?

Open MozScape Access

Now you have to sing up here using email just enter your email, display name and set password than click on �create an account� now you will receive conformation mail so just verify it! if you already have moz account than just login here!

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Copy And Note Your API Credentials

Note your API credentials: Access ID, Secret Key because now you have to set it into Backlink checker script to make it working. Here�s how it looks:

Copy it, Done! now we have to add this API�s into processing.php inside the uploaded script. now come back at hosting server for changing API�s to run Backlink checker tool properly, check the screenshot to understand how!

Now come at 75th line for changing Access ID and Secret Key.

Save the file and run the script again!

How To Check Backlinks ?

Everything is setup perfectly, now you can test the script open � https://yourwebsite.com/link-metrics if you have uploaded script in any other path (directory) than enter there OR by default just visit into given path and than enter competitor domain name to check the backlinks data. like these:

By default it can check 25 backlinks if you want to check 200 baclinks of competitor website than change the volume of row section enter there 200. As I said before it takes some time to provide data of backlinks so when you can click on RUN it will fetch the backlinks from Moz�s server and after some seconds you should download report in .CSV format.

Note: Do not cut OR refresh this page until it loads automatically

Once it complete you should download there report. like these!

Showing accurate data and as I want, you can use it for free now, here is not only backlinks data you can check much more things with this script! I hope you like.

Source: keepitbro.com

How to Find and Buy EXPIRED DOMAINS with Backlinks and Traffic

Link building can be a b*tch ??. It�s time consuming, requires networking and hundreds of outreach e-mails. However, it doesn�t have to be this way. What if I told you there is a way to get high quality backlinks in a matter of minutes?

This blogpost shows exactly that, through finding and buying expired domains ??.

What are expired domains?

Expired domains are domain names that have not been renewed after the contract ended or have been terminated on purpose. This means they are (or will become) available for re-registration again.

Why are expired domains of value (for SEO)?

Expired domains matter for SEO because these domains still have backlinks pointing to them. By re-registering them again, you can point these backlinks to your own website.

By doing this, you increase the amount of backlinks to your website, and thus increase your domain authority. It is known that backlinks are a direct ranking factor and increase your rankings in Google.

In some cases, you can even find domains that still rank for certain keywords and still receive traffic from those rankings! You have to be quick though, as Google will notice expirations at some point, as a result the website will slowly disappear from the search index.

However, not all expired domains are valuable and there are different ways to use them ??.

Read on.

How to find and buy expired domains?

Finding recently expired domains is quite easy, let me introduce to you the biggest expired domains search engine:

Expiredomains.net: Daily updated domain lists for 476 TLDs

One of the easiest sites to find and buy recently expired domains is on expireddomains.net. This daily updated website lists millions of expired domains within 476 TLDs (different domains extensions). Searching is super easy with a lot of (SEO) filtering options. Head over to expireddomains.net and create a FREE account by clicking on Sign up.

Enter your details, fill in the capcha and click on the Sign Up (FREE) button.

Now, if you take a look and hover over Deleted.com you will see an archive of expired domains. Hover over Archive 2020 and you will see the most recent month, in our case September 2020. Here you can see that in september alone 798.808 domains expired! Click on this to get the following result:

On the left, you can see all domains that are expired. A quick look at the columns also show us when they have been dropped and what the status is.

Now let�s say you own a photopgrahy blog or you are a photographer and you are looking for some initial backlinks through expired domains.

Let�s see if we can find some hidden gems! Click on Show filter and look for domains that Contains the phrase photography and check no Adult names and click on Apply filter. 

This gives us the following results:

As you can see there are 4.418 Domains matching your criteria. However, some of them are already registered� Yes, unfortunately, this link building strategy is known to many other around the world. Let�s see what is still available by clicking on Show filter again and check the box Only available domains.

How to find expired domains with high quality backlinks?

Applying the right SEO filters and values

To find hidden gems, we need to filter our way through the millions of available expired domains. In order to do so, click on Column manager ??:

Here are the colomns I would recommend:

Majestic General (SEO Backlink checker)

Abbrevation	SEO Metric	Explanation
CF	Citation Flow	Predicts how influential a URL might be based on how many sites link to it.
TF	Trust Flow	Trustworthyness of a domain. A quality score based on topical relevance.
TR	Trust Ratio (CF/TF)	The ratio between CF and TF. Usually these are more or less equal to each other.
MDP	Domain Pop (Ref Domains)	The amount of unique referring domains. More accurate than all backlinks.

SEMRush (Allround SEO Tool)

Abbrevation	SEO Metric	Explanation
SRUSK	US Organic Keywords	Keywords bringing users to the website via Google.com top 20 organic search results.
SRUST	US Organic Traffic	Traffic brought to the website via Google.com top 20 organic search results

Start with aiming for domains with the following values:

• CF: min 10
• TF: min 10
• TR: max 2
• MDP: min 5-10
• SRUSK: min 100
• SRUST: min 100

To make this easier, click on Show filter and go to the Majestic tab and enter the following values:

There you have it! We just found 12 domains matching your criteria. Let�s have a closer look at the statistics.

You can either filter on TR (trust ratio) or on MDP (referring domains) from highest to lowest.

These are excellent domain names to buy. Let�s have a closer look to see what kind of backlinks it receives. If you don�t have access to any paid tools like SEMRush, Ahrefs or Majestic, just Google the domain.

For example, persingerphotography.com looks interesting. Let�s do a Google search to see what pops up and verify it is wasn�t a shady or spammy domain in the past.

We can see this domain receives backlinks from Yelp and the guy even owned a facebook fanpage with 544 likes. Seems genuine. If we scroll further down and check the results, we can see the following:

Yellowpages.com and weddingwire.com pop up, the latter having pretty good reviews. If you visit these sites you can see that these websites are real, high quality and the backlinks are not spammy. So yes, this was a genuine domain we can use to our advantage! Let�s double check if it�s still available via Godaddy ??:

It is! Now you can purchase this domain and redirect it to your own homepage, but more on that later.

Just to verify we found a proper domain name, I did a quick check in Ahrefs and found the following:

Pretty nice to get a backlink from yellowpages, a forum and business directory. Some are no-follow, but that�s good for the diversity of your link profile. It would become a bit suspicious if your domain would only receive follow backlinks wouldn�t it?

If we check another domain from the list, we can see that odohertyphotography.com has a TR of 1.30 which is the highest in the list! Let�s do a quick check in Ahrefs to see if this is another good domain to purchase:

And again, it is!

It seems like this photographer got some nice backlinks through references from sites in his city community. These are often high quality and not spammy. An excellent domain to purchase as well if you are in the photography niche.

How to get a backlink from Wikipedia?

Now in order to show you the power of this tool, we are going to look for a domain that still receives backlinks from Wikipedia. In order to find one, click on Show filter. Let�s say you have a blog about dogs and you want to find a proper expired domain. Use the contains: dogs field. Next, you want to check only available domains so we only get to see domains that are still available for registration.

Next, if you click on Adwords & SEO you can do all kind of cool things. For example, look for expired domains that contains:

• A certain search volume (Adwords Global SV)
• A backlink from Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
• A certain amount of linking domains (Domain Pop)
• Rankings in the top 20 in Google (SEMRush Google.com, Keywords)
• Receiving traffic from Google (SEMRush Google.com, Traffic)

For this example. Put 1 into the Wikipedia links field and click Apply filter.

Here you can see that there are 13 domains that match your search criteria and they are still available!

Now let�s check where they actually receive a backlink from Wikipedia by searching the following:

Hah! If we scroll through the search results or look for Wikipedia with CTRL+F we can see a Wikipedia page ranking. If we visit this page we can see what it is about:

Now press CTRL+U to view the source-code of the page and look for the domain using CTRL+F, in our case wheatendogs.com. 

This results in the following:

There it is ??! This domain still contains a backlink from Wikipedia. Although it�s a nofollow link, this is an excellent domain to buy and an opportunity to diversify your backlink-profile. I would certainly want a no follow wikipedia link for just $1/month (Godaddy) if I would own a wheaten dog related website. When I do a quick check with Ahrefs to see if there were more high quality backlinks, I stumbled upon a few more interesting ones:

This domain receives backlinks from Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers and other high authoritive Wiki sites. Now, this is only one of many examples with a link from Wikipedia containings dogs. I am sure you will be able to find many more if you adjust your filters, choose another TLD and checkout these gems on a daily basis. Here�s why this is an excellent purchase ??:

• Proper backlink profile within dogs category
• Link equity from Wikipedia, but also Wikizero and Yahoo Answers
• Nice and catchy exact match domain if you are looking for a new business opportunity

How to participate in expired domain auctions?

Now on to the REAL golden nuggets. This is nothing compared to what you have just read! Are you ready? Let�s go to the Marketplace Domains section on expireddomains.net. This section contains all expired domains, quarantined domains and other auctions that are for sale and you can participate in. This section has integrations with the biggest players in the domain registration and webhosting space like Godaddy, Name, Sedo and many more!

Let�s go GD Buy Now: the Godaddy Buy Now section. This is definitely my favorite sections of all, as all of the domains in this auction have a fixed price. This means you can buy them instantly! No bidding and weekly long auctions needed. Let�s apply the same filters again and see what we can find:

Let�s see what we can find here. Let�s do another search for Photography and apply the following filters (TF:5, CF:5, MDP:5):

Awesome, there are 198 domains that match our criteria. Let�s filter on TF this time to find some trustworthy sites. Bellaremyphotography.com stands out to me and is also pretty cheap with a fixed price of only $50 dollars. Let�s see if it�s worth it by looking the the backlink profile using Ahrefs:

Damn ??! What did I just found?! This domain receives backlinks from the Washingtonpost.com, Meetup.com and the Inquirer. All with a super high DR/UR. The rest of the backlinks seem to be ok as well, all within photography. Is this domain still available for $50? Let�s click on the price to go to Godaddy:

Yes it is! An absolute no brainer if you own a website about photography. What a gem. But it gets even more interesting.

Read on.

How to get a backlink from NYtimes and BBC?

Lets move on to the GD Expired seection and apply the same filters as before. Next, sort on valuation to see the big boys:

Insidethegames.com draws my attention, this domain has a valuation of almost $4.000. Let�s see what this website if about but moreover, what kind of backlinks it receives by using Ahrefs:

Holy shit! That�s a LOT of backlinks from high quality Wikipedia pages. It looks like this domain was all about the olympics. Interesting. Let�s scroll a bit further down to see what else we can find:

Ok, this is quite insane ??. This domain still receives backlinks from the NYtimes, BBC and the Independent. All with a DR of 90+. Now I see why this domain is valued so high. The auction is still up for four days and the current bid is only $53 dollars. You definitely want to participate in this auction if you have a sports- or olympics related website as you might be able to buy it for a bargain.

However, there is one big sidenote here. If you use archive.org for insidegames.com you can see it has been used for redirection for the last 8 years to a creative agency. Probably for SEO purposes as well. Complete mismatch though in terms of relevancy. But this means the value of this domain might be way less now than that it used to be. Still, I would definitely try to get it for a few hundred bucks and see what equity it could still pass on if I would own a website that is closely related to this topic � or create a new one for the next olympics?

Go back to the GD Buy Now section. Let�s see if we can find more interesting domains for sale on this marketplace.

One that immediately stands out to me is Bradley-Cooper.org. Is this an official website? A foundation of his perhaps? Let�s find out by visiting the site:

Interesting! An official fan website. This could be a nice new business idea if you are fan of the guy and re-use some of the existing content. More on that later, let�s find out if it receives some proper backlinks by using Ahrefs:

Ok, not bad! Backlinks from Wikipedia, Buzzfeed and Cleveland.com. This domain is currently put up for a fixed price of $444 dollars. That is a very good price considering the exact match, the backlinks and business opportunity. This is also an excellent domain if you want to make a quick buck, because you can easily resurrect the site and flip it again. More on that later!

How to find expired domains with traffic?

Let�s do another one. This time, filter the domains on the SRUST column, in other words on Traffic. When clicking through the results, I found another nice little gem on the second page: drink101.com. It appears to be a website about drinking games ??! According to the stats, this website still receives 294 visitors per month. The site is currently put up for a fixed price of $1.000 dollars. Interesting!

Let�s find out if this price is worth it by using Ahrefs:

As you can see, this website is still ranking for 358 keywords and receives 365 visitors a month according to Ahrefs. Click on the keywords to find out if the rankings are still relevant and interesting enough:

Nice! These are highly relevant keywords and pretty good rankings that you could continue if you would purchase this domain. Let�s do a final check on backlinks in order to decide whether we want to buy this domain:

Yep. It even has a backlink from Wikihow, Curlie.org and Blogspot. Although some of them are nofollow, you definitely get a nice and diverse backlink profile if you would purchase this domain. Here is why I think this is an interesting purchase ??:

• You can easily continue existing rankings and traffic
• You can easily re-use or rewrite the old content
• You can easily produce more content around drinking games
• Super nice short and catchy domain: drink101.com
• You can easily monetize it with Adsense or Affiliate offers

If you would grow this website to 1.000 visitors per month with very minimum SEO efforts, a conversion rate of 1% on offers and an average order value of $20 bucks, this business could easily generate a passive income of 1.000 x 0,01 x 20 = $200/month. Let�s also assume an additional $50 from properly integrated Adsense Ads. Totaling a $250/month revenue potential. You would earn your investment back within four months. After that, pure profit ??!

How to renew and use (or 301-redirect) expired domains?

When you have purchased an expired domain, there are different ways to get the most value out of it.

Here�s a list of options to choose from:

1. Redirect complete expired domain to your homepage
2. Redirect expired pages individually to your corresponding live pages 1:1
3. Resurrect the expired website and put a backlink on it
4. Resurrect the expired website monetize it
5. Resurrect the expired website and flip it

Usually, a whole domain gets redirected. This includes all underlying pages. Let�s say you have purchased a dog related website. Here�s what Option 1: Redirect complete expired domain to your homepage looks like:

Although this passes some link equity on to your domain, it isn�t optimal because not all pages are a good match for your homepage. The key takeaway here is to make use of the topical relevance, backlinks and anchor-texts of the expired pages. In other words, make optimal use of the history of the domain.

This is where Option 2: Redirect expired pages individually to your corresponding live pages 1:1 comes into play. In the case of the dog related website, it could look like this:

The other three options are quite different from the first two. Here you choose to resurrect the expired domain. Now you may ask yourself, how would I do this? Let�s look at the example of drink101.com. Here we could see the domain was currently in auction and still live. A lot of pages still rank and receive traffic from those rankings.

If you are looking for a new side hustle idea, this might be an excellent opportunity for a new website! What you can do is to purchase the domain, export the keywords, URLs and corresponding rankings from Ahrefs. After that, you would setup a simple new WordPress website and create the same URLs. Or, in this case you might want to revamp the URL structure a little bit:

• Current: drink101.com/2008/09/11/madden-football-drinking-game/
• New: drink101.com/madden-football-drinking-game/

In Worpress, you could use this simple redirection plugin to redirect the previous, traffic generating URLs to your new one. Furthermore, you can use archive.org to lookup stored pages of drink101.com and scrape the content for re-use. Or if you don�t like using somebody�s old content, use it to rewrite it to a new unique piece:

Let�s say you already own a drinking related website and you want to increase the authority of your own domain. If you would go for Option 3: Resurrect the expired website and put a backlink on it then you could simply resurrect the drink101.com website, setup a wordpress site with lets say 20 pages, and put a backlink on it to your own website ??!

In the case the domain is starting to get traction again, it might also be an idea to go for Option 4: Resurrect the expired website monetize it. By adding some Google Adsense banners and affiliate offers from Amazon. For example, to this beerpong drinking game set.

Moreover, if you want to made a quick buck, you can also go for Option 5: Resurrect the expired website and flip it. Resurrect the site, give it a small make-over in terms of design, install some SEO plugins like Yoast, monetize it a bit and put it on Flippa for auction.

Final thoughts

There are lots of hidden gems and value in expired domains, especially in the markplace section. If you refresh your searches on a daily basis, I�m sure you will find a few very interesting ones that can give your existing business a boost, or can serve as input for a new side hustle. Make sure to double check all resources to be certain a domain is still of value. Research and relevancy are key! Take a close look at:

• Topical relevance
• History of the domain
• Backlink quantity and quality
• Anchor-texts
• Ranking keywords + URLs

A few other gems I found during my research:

• ThreeDogLubbock.com ($12 gd buy now | 459 keywords | 360 traffic)
• Literary-Quotations.com ($25 gd auction | 207 keywords | 64 traffic)
• ShowboxAppForPC.com ($9 gd buy now | 431 keywords | 172 traffic)
• AirlineMobileApps.com (10$ flippa auction | 4.6k keywords | 4.5k traffic)
• LearnSpanishToday.com ($950 gd auction | 7k keywords | 3.8k traffic | EDU backlinks)

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