Before I purchased it, I wanted to see if there was any history so I checked to see what search engines cached and if there were any backlinks to this domain name. Here’s what I found.

Google Site Search

Looks like 2 results from a previous site that used this domain name.
I also wanted to see if there was any backlinks or sites having the domain name posted on their sites.

Links on Google

Looks like there are several sites that are sending traffic to this domain name. As you can see this is a great way to get traffic by purchasing a domain name that was being used.

I also checked to Google adwords tool to see what the local and global searched amount was. Look here:

Adwords tool is another great program where you can see statistics on the amount of searches per keyword. I use to use the overture bid keyword tool for yahoo! before they disabled it to the public.

Let’s see what google search result suggestions give me:

Looks like I just found some ideas to write about in the future for this blog.

These are just simple ways to checking a domain before purchasing the perfect domain name for your site. It gives a higher chance in success and potential when it’s mixed with unique content. I went ahead and purchased the domain name and set it up to start this first post.

I look forward to sharing more idea on the way I do search engine optimization. Please share your thoughts below and let me know what you think.