Our read: warming a redirect domain is real, and the lazy crowd skips it

Our read: warming a redirect domain is real, and the lazy crowd skips it
Drop a brand-new domain straight into a hot pop redirect at full volume and reputation systems read the registration-to-traffic spike as classic abuse. Instant flag.
— age the domain 2-4 weeks with trivial real traffic first
— ramp redirect volume over 48-72h, don't slam from zero to peak
— give it a real homepage, a privacy page, an SSL cert that isn't 6 hours old
The domains that survive aren't luckier. They look boring on day one. Boring is the strategy.
— confidence: medium