Expired Domains with Rank - DomainYank

I have decided to remove PageRank data from domainyank’s listings. The reason is because it is against Google’s TOS to obtain PageRank information in an automated fashion. One thing I don’t want is for Google to flag the site.

Should Google decide to make publicly available some type of webservice or API that allows access to PageRank data, I will definitely consider listing the information again.

My plan is to put other helpful information in the listing instead. I plan on doing this within the next 30 days or so.

Lots of times the PageRank of a domain is not it’s true PageRank. Rather, it is the PageRank of a domain that is the result of a 301 redirect.

This can be a black-hat technique. Someone could assume a high PageRank through a redirection and then offer link exchanges to have their link added to real PageRank sites. To make this method even more effective, one could perform the redirect only when a google bot is detected and display their own content otherwise. This is known as cloaking. There are other types of cloaking as well.

I have added a page to this site to assist in determining whether the PR of a site is authentic or not. It’s pretty straightforward: PageRank Authentication