Free Tool
Lapsed Website Checker
Check whether a business's website has actually gone offline before you reach out.
Paste a business's website URL
We'll check DNS, connectivity, parked-domain signals, and the SSL certificate, then give you a plain verdict.
What counts as a lapsed website?
A lapsed website is a business's website that still shows up on Google but no longer works, the domain has expired, the hosting's lapsed, or the site now redirects to a parked page. The business is still trading, they just stopped maintaining the site. This tool checks a URL for the specific signs of that: an expired certificate, a parked-domain redirect, or a domain that no longer resolves at all.
What the checker looks for
DNS resolution
Whether the domain resolves to a server at all.
HTTP status and redirect chain
Follows redirects and flags if the final destination is a known domain-parking service.
Parked-page content
Scans the page for placeholder text like "domain is for sale" or "buy this domain."
SSL certificate
Whether one is present, and its expiry date if it's expired.
Why a lapsed website is a strong lead
A business with a lapsed website has already decided a website is worth having, and paid for one. The pitch isn't introducing the idea from scratch, it's pointing out that the thing they already bought has stopped working. For the full argument, objection handling, and scripts, see how to pitch a business whose website has gone offline.
Frequently asked questions
A business's website that still shows up on Google but no longer works, the domain has expired, the hosting's lapsed, or the site now redirects to a parked page. The business is usually still trading, they just stopped maintaining the site.
Paste the URL into this tool and it runs the same checks covered in our guide to pitching a lapsed website: DNS resolution, whether the server responds, whether it's redirecting to a parked-domain page, and whether the SSL certificate is still valid. You can also do this manually, the tool just automates it.
Yes. Google doesn't automatically remove or flag a dead URL on a Business Profile, so a listing can keep showing a link to a site that's been down for months. That gap is exactly what this tool and Fludi Leads' lapsed-website lead type are built around.
The checker confirms the server responds and, where relevant, that the SSL certificate is valid, it doesn't assess design quality, broken links deeper in the site, or whether content is out of date. "Looks live" means the site is being served, not that it's good.
Yes. This tool only reads publicly available information, the same things your browser checks every time you visit a page: whether the domain resolves, whether the server responds, and whether the certificate is valid. It doesn't access anything private or bypass any security.
It's a strong signal, not a guarantee. No automated check is completely reliable, a site can be slow rather than dead, or blocking automated requests rather than genuinely offline. Always confirm manually, for example by calling the business, before using the result to rule a lead in or out.
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