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Thanks for the responses guys. I assumed as much. I think I'll leave these domains on the shelf until such time I can develop them (if that is going to be a worthwhile investment of my time).

The prime reason for owning them is protecting IP, and retaining competitive terms in my portfolio.

I do have some domains that have good keywords, which I've already developed, albeit with only a little effort.

These seem to rank well after a year or two, and I feel those sites that have been developed to a minor degree will be good candidates to 301 redirect.

Thanks again.

Hi,

I've acquired a vast amount of domains related to my industry over the past 2-3 years.

The domains themselves are keyword rich, and likely to be highly searched in their respective terms.

Most of the domains are virgin names, some are expired and re-registered names.

I can appreciate re-registered names likely retain little value, but I'm wondering, if one was to setup each of the virgin vanity domains as a 301 re-direct, and add the redirected domains as a new submit to google, would there be any keyword relevance, or would this likely be a wasted effort or result in a penalty?

I initially registered the domains to protect intellectual property, or prevent others from benefiting from the competitive terms (evil, I know), but I'd like benefiting from them, rather than renew each year and have them site there and do nothing.

Thanks!

Thanks for the responses guys. I assumed as much. I think I'll leave these domains on the shelf until such time I can develop them (if that is going to be a worthwhile investment of my time).

The prime reason for owning them is protecting IP, and retaining competitive terms in my portfolio.

I do have some domains that have good keywords, which I've already developed, albeit with only a little effort.

These seem to rank well after a year or two, and I feel those sites that have been developed to a minor degree will be good candidates to 301 redirect.

Thanks again.