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Old 03-12-2008, 05:30 PM   · #201
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Originally Posted by yandig
Like some others, I have seen a drop in traffic to my parked domains in the last few weeks. The click-through rate has also dropped to 50-60% of previous levels, resulting in much lower revenue. It appears (to me) that fabulous has been targeted by Google, and that Big G has successfully decreased traffic to parked fabulous domains across the board.

The question is, what will fabulous to do counteract the attack? I vote for some form of customizable content as we are seeing from other parking companies.


It looks like that Google have done a major change to their algorithm. This is the reason some have noticed a drop in uniques/traffic (and consequently revenue). Of course some portfolios have been hit harder than others.

As I'm sure you can all appreciate the drop in Google traffic is something we are unable to control. Our own portfolio has experienced drops in SE traffic periodically. One month we will see a rise and the following it can be next to nothing, I guess that's the nature of SE traffic, it's good while it's there, but it's something you cannot rely on.

Allowing customers to add custom content is something we have been considering for some time now. The major hurdle for us is the vetting of the content customers add. We would need to ensure that content being added is not copyright material.

It's definitely something that we are looking at offering. As soon as I have more details I will let you know.

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Old 03-12-2008, 05:39 PM   · #202
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Thanks for staying in touch on these issues, it is appreciated.

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It is official,

parked names are definetly targeted by search engines now and what will the outcome be?
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Old 03-13-2008, 05:55 AM   · #204
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This is a weird scenario, at least for me. I received notice from Fab that one of my domains is receiving traffic from keywordtracker.com So I checked and found this:
http://www.keywordspy.com/ppc/domai...t.ca&oldTab=PPC

I have never used keywordtracker and certainly don't want their traffic so does anyone have any idea how I get my domain out of there??
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Old 03-13-2008, 06:06 AM   · #205
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I still have a few hundred domains at Fabulous, and I see that too - plus at Parked. It's either referrer log spam, or something querying keyword spy has run wild. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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Old 03-13-2008, 06:24 AM   · #206
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Originally Posted by netmeg
I still have a few hundred domains at Fabulous, and I see that too - plus at Parked. It's either referrer log spam, or something querying keyword spy has run wild. I wouldn't worry too much about it.



Thanks netmeg. I sort of have to worry about it though as Fab has asked
me to get terminate that traffic!
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Old 03-13-2008, 07:33 AM   · #207
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Oh. That's interesting. You'd think they'd be able to tell where it was really coming from.
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Old 03-13-2008, 07:54 AM   · #208
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Originally Posted by netmeg
Oh. That's interesting. You'd think they'd be able to tell where it was really coming from.



It's actually really coming from keywordspy. On your traffic control page
if you click on the "host" icon for a domain you see who referred the traffic.
keywordspy is a referrer in mine.

Go figure!
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Old 03-13-2008, 08:14 AM   · #209
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Yea, but that's not traffic that you yourself would be generating or have any control over.

(unless you secretly own keywordspy)
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Old 03-13-2008, 09:14 AM   · #210
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That's what I told my account rep - that I didn't own keywordspy
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Mike. The bulk availability function has been very sporatic and broken over the past few days. Any way to check on that? Thanks.
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My suggestion is to put a search box on the main page. I don't see one on any of my pages.
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Originally Posted by packrat
Thanks netmeg. I sort of have to worry about it though as Fab has asked
me to get terminate that traffic!


Hi packrat, I have talked with your Account Rep, and I have solved this for you. You should be hearing from him soon.

Originally Posted by BizBot
My suggestion is to put a search box on the main page. I don't see one on any of my pages.


BizBot, we have added the Search Box to the second page of 1-click landers, and the first page of 2-click landers.

Originally Posted by MrSpartan
Mike. The bulk availability function has been very sporatic and broken over the past few days. Any way to check on that? Thanks.



I'll have the tech guys look into this now. Thanks for letting me know MrSpartan.


There were some other posts I missed recently, going to do my best to answer them now:

Originally Posted by packrat
I've noticed all day that my Fab domains have been *really* slow to resolve.
Anyone else here from Canada noticing the same thing? I've been playing
solitaire waiting for some pages to load


We are experiencing technical difficulties, which have resulted in the landers loading slow. Our tech guys have been working around the clock to resolve these issues. Looking at the forums, it's not an isolated scenario, with other parking providers also experiencing similar issues.

Originally Posted by AWRosey
Anyway, the problem I am having is when I am choosing a targeted keyword to improve the relevency of the ads. After I update the keyword, I get an approval message from Fabulous and the more relevant show up wonderfully. Then within about 24 hours the less relevant ads start showing up again even though the targeted keyword is still shown in the setup.



Our upstream provider considers Target Keywords as "suggestions." From time to time they will rotate through various ads to determine the optimal ads to display.


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Hi packrat, I have talked with your Account Rep, and I have solved this for you. You should be hearing from him soon.



Mike, what was the reason? It'll help us know if we face such a problem in future.
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Thanks Mike - All cleared up now.
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Hi Mike, I have just grouped some of my names together in a new group for a report- is there any way I can get stats for the past year for this group? It seems that as the group is new that I can only get stats since I formed the group...
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Mike, what was the reason? It'll help us know if we face such a problem in future.


Due to our Client Confidentiality clause, I an unable to comment on other people's accounts, domains, etc.

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Hi Mike, I have just grouped some of my names together in a new group for a report- is there any way I can get stats for the past year for this group? It seems that as the group is new that I can only get stats since I formed the group...


Hi gingeman, the best way to get stats for this group of domains is to follow these steps:

Create a Watchlist for the domains:

1. Go to the "Bulk Tool" page in the "Portfolio" section
of your Domain Manager Center.
2. Enter the domains you wish to be included in the Watchlist into the box
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3. Click the "Continue" button.
4. Click the box corresponding to "Watchlists".
5. Click the radio button corresponding to "Add domains to new watchlist".
6. Enter a name you wish to call the watchlist in the box provided.
7. Click the box corresponding to "Allow all users access" if you
wish to provide all users of your account access to this watchlist.
8. Click the "Continue" button.
9. Your watchlist has now been created.

Run a Custom Domain Analytics Report by Watchlist:

1. Click on the "Domain Analytics" link
2. Click on "Creat a new report / template" button
3. Select "Custom Domain Analytics" radio button
4. Choose "Use a subset of my domains" and then select your "Watchlist"
5. Choose the date range required
6. Enter a name for your report and then click "Generate"

Your domain analytics report will now process and be available for you in the "Domain Analytics" section of your account when completed.

Let me know if there's any other questions.

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Hi Firefly

Just in case Mike is taking the weekend off, I'll take a shot at this one.

If you have Fav+ it's a breeze. Here's how I make these changes:

Click on Portfolio. Navigate to the name you want, then click on the Fab + icon on the right. (under design) You'll get a box on the right side. Click on "images" near the bottom. In the search box, type in a word for the image you want. For example, football. Click the search button. You'll get a page of images. Select the ones you want, then simply drag and drop them on image sections of that page. Click Publish Site and you are done.

The simplicity of this process is a thing of beauty.

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Hey Mike. Was just wondering if there was a way to edit just the pictures on the pages, with out actually having to select a template?


Hi xxfireflyxx,

Currently, the only way you can change the images on your landing pages is by creating a Custom Lander for the domain. So you will need to select a layout and color.

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I've been having freeze ups while navigating around my Fabulous account for the last week or so. My PC is in tip top shape...anyone else experiencing this?
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I am getting blank pages displayed over the last few days for the few domains I check once a day (just to make sure Fab is up & running). Was wondering if others would be seeing this?
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Originally Posted by Bampa
I've been having freeze ups while navigating around my Fabulous account for the last week or so. My PC is in tip top shape...anyone else experiencing this?



Yes, we are still having the same issues. Fabulous' control panel times out on us regularly these past few weeks.

@Mike - We pulled our domains for a couple of weeks because of the huge latencies and non-loading of pages. It looks like it is happening again.
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