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Google Pagerank was fully updated today and found many of the penalized blogs return to their former glory. Darren Rowse’s Problogger returned to PR6 and is reporting that sources in Google confirm this PR hooplah being a warning shot against webmasters/bloggers selling links. Andy Beard manages a comprehensive lists of blogs that were penalized in the past, and how they stand now on PR.

On a related note, this site now has a Pagerank 3, not bad considering it’s a 40 day old blog.

Getting a domain with an existing Google Pagerank and several backlinks might be better than building up PR yourself, it takes considerable time and effort to get a domain from zero to a respectable point. With these tools you can see listings of expired and soon-to-expire domains, and place a backorder to grab the domain as soon as it expires.

Network Solutions expiring domain names
Alphabetical lists and a search engine for domains under the Network Solutions hosting company.

Inet411.com’s Expired domain with PR list.
This tool will also display Pagerank for each domain and allow you to place a backorder on the domain. There are several PR6 and PR5 domains on the list.

Domain Broadcasting expiring domains search tool
Allows advanced search and listing for registered users only, only shows results for the first 6 pages if you are not registered for a pay account. Use the other tools first.

If you are planning on getting an expiring domain you should check for a fake Pagerank with this tool.