Is PageRank really important when selling a domain name?

[law_order]

Hi!
I was wondering if a good PR adds to a domain name's selling value...

I've noticed that there are many >4 PR availabe names...

If you check that their PR isn't fake,is registering them and reselling them a good strategy?

 

[EGallastico]

All the >4 PR availables that I've checked have usually been snapped up before I can reg them. Good luck!

Where do you find them? :td:

 

[VirtualT]

personally I couldn't give 2 hoots about PR

 

[law_order]

Thank you for your replies.

...so i guess PR is not really a good criterion for buying a domain...
how about number of links or alexa ranking?

 

[VirtualT]

Thank you for your replies.

...so i guess PR is not really a good criterion for buying a domain...
how about number of links or alexa ranking?

well it sorta depends what you are planning on doing with it, anyhow PR can disappear when the content is changed anyway

 

[law_order]

well....you could resell it...but i think that you can't resell a domain for 2 months after you purchase it...

or am i wrong?

 

[shockie]

well....you could resell it...but i think that you can't resell a domain for 2 months after you purchase it...

or am i wrong?

http://www.namepros.com/search.php

 

[trsaso]

well....you could resell it...but i think that you can't resell a domain for 2 months after you purchase it...

or am i wrong?

You are WRONG, You may resell and push to same registar in another account , but you can't transwer domain to another registar before 2 months.

 

[law_order]

aha!thank you so much trsaso for the info!

 

[mbuna]

PR is important in some cases. It all depends on what you want to do with it. If you are going to park it then it doesn't help. It may help on resale, but likely not unless it is PR6 or higher IMO.

 

[nielsencl]

Well, yes and no. The real question is if a buyer thinks it's important. I got an offer last week for a domain for $450. I pointed out that the domain has a PR2 (And this is at a parking service) and quite a few links back to it and I was able to sell it for about double the original offer. I don't know if the PR and links were important to the buyer, but the fact that those may have value to some people has to help.

PR is NOT just about links. PR is a combination of a lot of things and links are a part of that. The problem with PR having value is that when the domain is parked or has a new site hosted on it, many of the factors that gave the PR are going to change for better or worse. The links to the domain may not change or may not change quickly, but the change in content is instant and may get picked up quickly. Putting a good site on the domain may help preserve the PR, but who knows? Keep in mind that the domain registration also changes so there are other clues that the PR may need to be recaculated.

I would say trying to bank on a domain's PR that you BUY is risky at best. I've seen someone buy one with a PR5 I think, but I don't know if they sold if before the PR dropped. Think about it as if it were a ripe fruit. It needs to get sold before it starts turning brown and spoils.

So the point is that PR may or may not be a good thing to consider when buying, and may or may not help you when selling. Those that know about such things will probably consider inbound links and other factors more than the current PR. One thing for sure is that any PR, even PR0 will not hurt a domain's price.