What Was I Thinking When I Signed Up With GoDaddy Cash Parking...

Thanks for the warning.......How many days in were you for the pay period before you noticed?

GoDaddy.... tsk tsk tsk.

DomainProfits said:

Be careful if you are parking with GoDaddy Cash Parking and have a CTR of more than 40% on your domains. Because according to GoDaddy's findings, it is simply impossible that you can have CTR higher than that. GoDaddy can take away your revenue at anytime.

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What a load of crap :yell:
I've had over 300% CTR at Parked.com as well as at Bodis.com

Thanks for reminder

I have a reseller program with Wild West and have long been suspicious of the reported parking revenue on my clients (and my domains). I moved all my own domains to parked,nd etc and started to see the real stats ..

I may try and move the client domains too since many have unclaimed revenue but I think WWD prevent this.

semi off-topic: the new GD/WWD interface really stinks.

time for a change ..

nice post.

What they missed out:

We find that natural human traffic will result in Click Through Rates (CTR) of no more than 40% on sites with more than 1 or 2 visitors.

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"...due to the crappy nature of our landers...."

I've got names that consistently get 150+% CTR.

The thing is with a name like that getting great traffic why park it with them anyway?

I only signed up with them to test the revenue as they claimed that their premium plan gives out an 80% revenue share, who knows I would lose 100% of the revenue earned for the days the domains are parked with them. I too have many names that have high CTR. I thought high CTR is preferred as it means that the ads are highly targeted.

They pay quarterly via direct deposits (US only) and checks, which means that revenue earned between Jan 1 to March 31 will only be sent on May 15. With the long periods between payments they can confiscate your earnings as and when they like.

I don't think Google will withhold the earnings as it is legitimate traffic so I suspect GoDaddy will get to keep my money. I am going away for a vacation later today so I am changing the nameservers as fast as I can for the rest of the domains which are still with them.

DomainProfits said:

GoDaddy Cash Parking is designed to share the revenue generated on domains based on the following types of traffic only.

1. Accidental Traffic. This is traffic representing mistypes, etc.

2. Residual Traffic. This is for domains previously associated with an actual site, or that have undergone a change of ownership.

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So typos of trademarks and other websites are considered great traffic. While there is no mention of a pure non typo type-in as good quality traffic. Superb!

DomainProfits said:

The most common problem leading to a determination such as this is the Click Through Rate (CTR), or the percentage of clicks vs. total impressions to your domain. This is a fairly accurate way to determine if the behavior of the impressions to your domain is consistent with what Google would determine as “natural behavior”. We find that natural human traffic will result in Click Through Rates (CTR) of no more than 40% on sites with more than 1 or 2 visitors. CTR’s significantly or consistently higher than that are usually indicative of incentivised clicks, click groups, or software programs designed to simulate click traffic."

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Utter BS. Looks like the Big Daddy sat down with "natural visitors" while they were surfing for over a year and saw these trends? Biggest joke of the year.

Just get the hell out of their system. If I had my domains at Go Daddy, I'd move each and every one out of there before they decide to keep our money for themselves by citing such crazy facts. Guys take out some time and change your nameservers to parking companies that don't just sell domains but know what domain parking is all about.

Daddy gone wild.

Isn't Domains By Proxy a Godaddy affiliate? Looking through the PPC Sponsored links under Structured Settlement on the 3rd page of google I see an ad to what I guess Is a Godaddy parked page.

What I guess I'm getting at is, If Godaddy is doing PPC ads To it's own PPC Landers They're surely getting more than 40% CTR. Below are the NS it points to, I think that's the Godaddy NS and they are running PPC.

Ok for them but not for others?

Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.

DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: MOTHERLOVEDEAL.COM
Created on: 11-Mar-08
Expires on: 11-Mar-09
Last Updated on: 11-Mar-08

Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration [email protected]
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States


Technical Contact:
Private, Registration [email protected]
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
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Domain servers in listed order:
NS53.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS54.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

Dn... they must have some preset algorithms to ensure that their PPC driven traffic generates under 40% CTR to look like natural traffic . I have no idea how that can be done, but I'm sure Daddy knows better.

Varon said:

Just get the hell out of their system. If I had my domains at Go Daddy, I'd move each and every one out of there before they decide to keep our money for themselves by citing such crazy facts. Guys take out some time and change your nameservers to parking companies that don't just sell domains but know what domain parking is all about.

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I never thought it could be this bad as this doesn't happen to me elsewhere, if not I would never go near this company.

DnPresident said:

Isn't Domains By Proxy a Godaddy affiliate? Looking through the PPC Sponsored links under Structured Settlement on the 3rd page of google I see an ad to what I guess Is a Godaddy parked page.

What I guess I'm getting at is, If Godaddy is doing PPC ads To it's own PPC Landers They're surely getting more than 40% CTR. Below are the NS it points to, I think that's the Godaddy NS and they are running PPC.

Ok for them but not for others?

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I think the example you provided is not a GoDaddy parked page, but I am sure they are earning PPC revenue through at least a million domains registered through them. They are using a 1-click lander so I think 40% CTR is quite common.

I found an example of a "free" GoDaddy parked page (bikerearth.com) by searching for "This page is parked free, courtesy of GoDaddy.com".

I haven't had this particular issue with GoDaddy (although I parked some of my domains with them to start - it came with the "domain discount club" I foolishly paid for before I knew what I was doing) but for various other reasons, I am no longer using them as a registrar and will be moving everything over as it comes up for renewal. It's just an *awful* experience dealing with them.

DomainProfits said:

I never thought it could be this bad as this doesn't happen to me elsewhere, if not I would never go near this company.


I think the example you provided is not a GoDaddy parked page, but I am sure they are earning PPC revenue through at least a million domains registered through them. They are using a 1-click lander so I think 40% CTR is quite common.

I found an example of a "free" GoDaddy parked page (bikerearth.com) by searching for "This page is parked free, courtesy of GoDaddy.com".

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Go Daddy is making MILLIONS off parking rev.

Every domain that is ever expired within their system is going right to a parked page that is a one click google page. And their waiting time til the domain actually drops is like geeezs 30 days or so if not longer???

In ref to their cash parking system I do not know of anyone who has ever gotten a dime from them. Not to say that they have never paid I just personally do not know a domainer that has gotten any money.

If anyone has PLS come forward and say so!!!!

I like go daddy for their cheap domains and I have some of my portfolio there I just will not ever try their cash parking program!!!!

DomainProfits said:

I never thought it could be this bad as this doesn't happen to me elsewhere, if not I would never go near this company.
I think the example you provided is not a GoDaddy parked page,

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I know it doesn't look like it but the NS is Godaddy. Maybe changed the C-Name while the name is forwarded to it's self??

copper said:

What a load of crap :yell:
I've had over 300% CTR at Parked.com as well as at Bodis.com

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One reason for this is the fact that Parked and Bodis show multiple clicks, wheras Godaddy shows at most 1 per unique. This means that a CTR of over 40% at GD is similar to a CTR of over 40% at Sedo.

Look at it this way. At least you did not waste too much time parking with them. You probably weren't even on long enough to find out that they now seem to pay a maximum of $0.00 EPC (at least that is what all of my recent clicks say).

domainpark said:

In ref to their cash parking system I do not know of anyone who has ever gotten a dime from them. Not to say that they have never paid I just personally do not know a domainer that has gotten any money.

If anyone has PLS come forward and say so!!!!

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I have made some money parking with them in the past. I never intentionally put names there, but have them automatically enter my CashParking account once a domain enters my account. This prevents Godaddy from taking an extra day of earnings from me. I get the occasional click sometimes before I move my names out. They used to pay ok, not as good as some parking companies, but not as bad as others. Recently they have seemed to change their payouts to 0%, so they are worth 0 effort now.

Another thing baffles me that domainers do is if they buy a name from me and they forget to park it. In that case since I have pushed the name to the person at Godaddy and they merrily go on their way and the nameservers were not changed to the parking company of the new owners choice, Godaddy makes all the parking money.

Godaddy by default gets the traffic as it now points to Godaddy parking. They must be making millions from domain owners who forget to "change" their nameservers, lol.

Hint, if a person buys a name, right away park it somewhere else so you, not Godaddy gets the parking revenue.

Other than Godaddy parking I have had no problems registering my 100s of names with them. Park them at Godaddy?, hell no.

DomainProfits said:

Not sure what was I thinking when I thought GoDaddy could probably be worth a try with their Cash Parking program. There was no problem during the first 8 days. The next day I found that revenue of mid $xxx and many domains were missing from my Cash Parking management interface with zero notice. I have to contact support which in turn told me to email [email protected] directly as it is not under their department. The following is the canned response I receive:

"Dear Sir/Madam,

During a recent review of the traffic to domains in your Cash Parking account, there were some domains that were found to be associated with activities that cause Google to stop all pending and future Cash Parking Revenues for the affected domains. As a result, the affected domains have been or are being moved out of your Cash Parking account. This means that since GoDaddy will not be receiving revenue for the traffic to these domains, there will be no payments made to you for the same domains.

In order to prevent this problem from spreading to any more of your domains, please be aware of a few things. If problems persist and/or spread to your other domains, the entire Cash Parking account may be subject to cancellation.

These determinations are not made based on the amount of traffic that comes to your domains. The amount of impressions to your domain(s) is not a determining factor by GoDaddy or Google.
It is not permitted for you to routinely click on your own links in the Cash Parking system.
GoDaddy Cash Parking is designed to share the revenue generated on domains based on the following types of traffic only.

1. Accidental Traffic. This is traffic representing mistypes, etc.

2. Residual Traffic. This is for domains previously associated with an actual site, or that have undergone a change of ownership.

GoDaddy Cash Parking does not allow the intentional generation of traffic to your domains. This includes advertising, etc. Our Abuse department can clarify this with you if you need further information. (Please refer to our Cash Parking Service Agreement at (http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/legal_agreements/show_doc.asp?pageid=Cash_Park_SA for more information)

The most common problem leading to a determination such as this is the Click Through Rate (CTR), or the percentage of clicks vs. total impressions to your domain. This is a fairly accurate way to determine if the behavior of the impressions to your domain is consistent with what Google would determine as “natural behavior”. We find that natural human traffic will result in Click Through Rates (CTR) of no more than 40% on sites with more than 1 or 2 visitors. CTR’s significantly or consistently higher than that are usually indicative of incentivised clicks, click groups, or software programs designed to simulate click traffic."

This is the first time I am so shocked and pissed with any parking program. What a load of BS. I have been parking with other parking companies that also have the Google feed such as NameDrive, Sedo for a few years. This is the first time in my years of parking that I am accused of clicking of my own links. I have no need to earn that extra cents as the domains can easily earn $x,xxx at any parking company with the type-in traffic.

ALL of my domains are type-ins except maybe some traffic from search engines such as Google, which I have no control of. Be careful if you are parking with GoDaddy Cash Parking and have a CTR of more than 40% on your domains. Because according to GoDaddy's findings, it is simply impossible that you can have CTR higher than that. GoDaddy can take away your revenue at anytime.

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You too...Yep I just had two domains taken off cash parking by godaddy because they said there was fraudulent activities. When I ask how...they received 10 clicks from the same IP. That IP wasn't mine for a fact but that doesn't matter if I go to your parked domain and click on it 10 times they (GoDaddy) will close it down and you will lose all revenue (that hasn't been paid yet) earned even before that is what I'm told.

My advice Stay away from GoDaddy!

DomainProfits said:

I never thought it could be this bad as this doesn't happen to me elsewhere, if not I would never go near this company.


I think the example you provided is not a GoDaddy parked page, but I am sure they are earning PPC revenue through at least a million domains registered through them. They are using a 1-click lander so I think 40% CTR is quite common.

I found an example of a "free" GoDaddy parked page (bikerearth.com) by searching for "This page is parked free, courtesy of GoDaddy.com".

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yes this is parked by godaddy and it should be shut down if they are telling the truth. If you pay them to park your domain $3.99 a month and your domain gets 10 hits from the same IP or is targeted as this one is now ..it would be shut down. However if you have a domain with them they automatically cash park it like this, hmmm I wonder why this one is still working? You know everyone reading this thread has probably visited it. I think maybe we should keep an eye on it ..just to see if it does get shut down. Maybe it takes the 10 clicks from the same IP like they told me...well I just did about 15 so we shall see

Ok So Now......

Now That i jumped the gun and pulled the trigger before reading this post now what

Heres my story

I registered about two days ago with their cash park system, so just pull out and go elsewhere, or should i just leave it their and test the waters with this domain i came up with a little development before i take it elsewhere.

One thing im still concerned about with parking is "How long does it take for keywords to get approved"(godaddy's CashParking system told me they are only preapprove at this point)

So my problem is will this happen everywhere else or just here@ go daddy

I got that crap too.

I got that BS letter from them too. I have no idea what they are talking about so I asked to speak to a higher person with each email exchange to the point where one of them actually told me that clicking on my own links will result in immediate suspension of a domain AND THEN possible my account. I told them to prove it (as of course I did not click on my own links). With 765+/- domains in their program, they should be a bit more cautious as to whom they're accusing. Those domains bring them a pretty penny each day. But, not anymore. Since my exchange with them my PPC has dropped to about 20 cents per day for 765+ domains! That is pure BS and I am leaving them as I write this. Too bad for them.

DomainProfits said:

Not sure what was I thinking when I thought GoDaddy could probably be worth a try with their Cash Parking program. There was no problem during the first 8 days. The next day I found that revenue of mid $xxx and many domains were missing from my Cash Parking management interface with zero notice. I have to contact support which in turn told me to email [email protected] directly as it is not under their department. The following is the canned response I receive:

"Dear Sir/Madam,

During a recent review of the traffic to domains in your Cash Parking account, there were some domains that were found to be associated with activities that cause Google to stop all pending and future Cash Parking Revenues for the affected domains. As a result, the affected domains have been or are being moved out of your Cash Parking account. This means that since GoDaddy will not be receiving revenue for the traffic to these domains, there will be no payments made to you for the same domains.

In order to prevent this problem from spreading to any more of your domains, please be aware of a few things. If problems persist and/or spread to your other domains, the entire Cash Parking account may be subject to cancellation.

These determinations are not made based on the amount of traffic that comes to your domains. The amount of impressions to your domain(s) is not a determining factor by GoDaddy or Google.
It is not permitted for you to routinely click on your own links in the Cash Parking system.
GoDaddy Cash Parking is designed to share the revenue generated on domains based on the following types of traffic only.

1. Accidental Traffic. This is traffic representing mistypes, etc.

2. Residual Traffic. This is for domains previously associated with an actual site, or that have undergone a change of ownership.

GoDaddy Cash Parking does not allow the intentional generation of traffic to your domains. This includes advertising, etc. Our Abuse department can clarify this with you if you need further information. (Please refer to our Cash Parking Service Agreement at (http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/legal_agreements/show_doc.asp?pageid=Cash_Park_SA for more information)

The most common problem leading to a determination such as this is the Click Through Rate (CTR), or the percentage of clicks vs. total impressions to your domain. This is a fairly accurate way to determine if the behavior of the impressions to your domain is consistent with what Google would determine as “natural behavior”. We find that natural human traffic will result in Click Through Rates (CTR) of no more than 40% on sites with more than 1 or 2 visitors. CTR’s significantly or consistently higher than that are usually indicative of incentivised clicks, click groups, or software programs designed to simulate click traffic."

This is the first time I am so shocked and pissed with any parking program. What a load of BS. I have been parking with other parking companies that also have the Google feed such as NameDrive, Sedo for a few years. This is the first time in my years of parking that I am accused of clicking of my own links. I have no need to earn that extra cents as the domains can easily earn $x,xxx at any parking company with the type-in traffic.

ALL of my domains are type-ins except maybe some traffic from search engines such as Google, which I have no control of. Be careful if you are parking with GoDaddy Cash Parking and have a CTR of more than 40% on your domains. Because according to GoDaddy's findings, it is simply impossible that you can have CTR higher than that. GoDaddy can take away your revenue at anytime.

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Wow! Really sad to see them scam domainers. You could write to BBB ( Better Business Bureau) and also to ripoffreports about their deviant methods.

Maybe a letter to Bob.......

Yea, I have had to put up with the domain stealing thing from them for way too long. You cant look up a name with them and then decide 2 days later (after you check patents, trademarks, get back with a client maybe, locate funding - whatever) without someone having stolen the domain name that I searched on! I've baited them many times with junk names that only mean something to me. Its ALWAYS registered with privacy too. Hmmm...

Well, that + the accusation = I am fed up. Maybe its time to write Bob Parsons a letter. Doesnt matter how smart of well-intentioned the CEO, if his workers are undermining the operation then the company will eventually suffer in whole.

Varon said:

Wow! Really sad to see them scam domainers. You could write to BBB ( Better Business Bureau) and also to ripoffreports about their deviant methods.

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For several years now I've consistently advised end-user domain owners to avoid using their registrar as their nameserver or hosting with their registrar. The reason is that if something goes wrong with the registrar or in the relationship between them and the registrar their domain can be non-functional for an extended period.

Reading this thread I'm expanding this to "don't park with your registrar" either. Too many things can go wrong & your domains can be misdirected. When Namedrive sends me a message saying Google refuses to put ads on one of my domains, they don't show ads on it full-stop. If Godaddy is refusing to pay you for ads and still showing ads on your domains, the revenue is going somewhere, it's just not going to you.

Godaddy as a parking provider has always worried me as they have too many other interests and parking was always going to be a minor part of their business. Too much opportunity for conflicting interests and I think this thread is showing this. I feel much happier knowing my parking is managed by a company that has parking as its major revenue stream.

"Register with a registrar, host with a hosting company, park on a parking lot"

Good Advice

kiore said:

"Register with a registrar, host with a hosting company, park on a parking lot"

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Put that way, it makes a lot of sense. With whom do you park for revenue?