Traffic Testing Questions

Skeeds · 05-01-2006, 05:47 PM

I've read that registered domains can be held for several days to a week after initial registration as a means to test traffic and then cancelled if results are below expectations. I have a couple questions about this:

1) Is this true?
2) How is the traffic monitored during this test period.

Thanks, from today's newbie.

weblord · 05-01-2006, 05:57 PM

where have you seen it posted? any url?

Skeeds · 05-01-2006, 07:05 PM

Kumusta ka, William?

I've pasted a quote from the article below the title & URL.

News ArticleTitle: "Typed too fast? Google profits from your typo"
By Leslie Walker and Brian Krebs
The Washington Post

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._google30.html

QUOTE:
"It's such an easy process," said Ron Jackson, publisher of DNJournal.com, an online publication that covers the industry. "In two minutes, I can set up a thousand domain names."
The practice has sparked a speculative scramble to register unused names and test their ad potential. Because purchasers can change their minds within five days and avoid paying the $6 registration fee for the name, many investors enter the names in Google's ad program for a quick test and quickly drop those that don't yield enough clicks to cover the domain registration fee. ENDQUOTE

Any thoughts on this?

**IAmAllanShore** · 05-01-2006, 07:07 PM

All over our board, and it is true.
Look in the legal issues section for domainspy , or the main DND folder many many times.
5 days, and not all registrars will allow "regular" users to do so.
Do a lot of reading before you decide to do anything.
-Allan

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Skeeds New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 13 60.00 NP$ (Donate)	Traffic Testing Questions I've read that registered domains can be held for several days to a week after initial registration as a means to test traffic and then cancelled if results are below expectations. I have a couple questions about this: 1) Is this true? 2) How is the traffic monitored during this test period. Thanks, from today's newbie.

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weblord NamePros Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philippines - www.Nabaza.com Posts: 19,840 21,700.43 NP$ (Donate)	where have you seen it posted? any url?

05-01-2006, 07:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Skeeds New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 13 60.00 NP$ (Donate)	Kumusta ka, William? I've pasted a quote from the article below the title & URL. News ArticleTitle: "Typed too fast? Google profits from your typo" By Leslie Walker and Brian Krebs The Washington Post http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._google30.html QUOTE: "It's such an easy process," said Ron Jackson, publisher of DNJournal.com, an online publication that covers the industry. "In two minutes, I can set up a thousand domain names." The practice has sparked a speculative scramble to register unused names and test their ad potential. Because purchasers can change their minds within five days and avoid paying the $6 registration fee for the name, many investors enter the names in Google's ad program for a quick test and quickly drop those that don't yield enough clicks to cover the domain registration fee. ENDQUOTE Any thoughts on this?

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