Kalin Karakehayov

Last reviewed and updated on February 1, 2026 by Bart Platteeuw

Kalin Karakehayov is a Bulgarian entrepreneur, SEO veteran, and domain investor best known as the founder and CEO of SEO.Domains and Edoms. With more than 17 years of experience in SEO, online marketing, and domain investing, he has built one of the world’s largest operations focused on aged domains with SEO value.

Through Edoms and its flagship brand SEO.Domains, Kalin oversees a portfolio of more than 200,000 domains and leads a team of over 120 people. The business supplies aged domains and backlink assets across virtually every niche, serving everyone from solo SEOs to large enterprises. SEO.Domains is widely regarded as the largest global provider of aged domains with authority, backlinks, and historical value.

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Kalin’s background is unconventional. Before entering SEO and domain investing, he competed in professional chess, which strongly influenced his strategic and analytical approach to business. He entered SEO in the late 2000s, domain investing in the early 2010s, and fully focused on scaling Edoms and SEO.Domains from 2018 onward, turning the company into a multi-million-dollar operation.

Beyond commercial SEO, Kalin has increasingly focused on education, psychology, and long-term impact. He is the founder of I Grow Younger, a large self-development and critical thinking project built around science-based principles, as well as several non-profit and advocacy initiatives, including ImpactMindset and No Cheap Traffic. These projects reflect his broader mission to challenge limiting beliefs, improve decision-making, and address systemic issues in digital ecosystems.

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