Fabulous PPC Far Superior to Sedo's: A Man's Experience

drmaximus · 08-12-2004, 01:34 PM

Just wanted to share this especially with domain newbies. I was with Sedo's PPC (sedo.co.uk) from December 2003 - mid July 2004 and earned a puny 4.63 Euros total during those 8.5 months. I moved over to Fabulous (fabulous.com) and brought along my entire portfolio of domains, and have earned US$13.99 to date from mid-July 2004 (5 weeks).

In my experience, Sedo clicks do not usually earn above 0.08 euros each whereas Fabulous' PPC rates average about US$0.22. I have had on numerous occasions rates above US$0.40 and even US$0.92. More importantly, it appears that I have a lot more click throughs on Fabulous.

Sedo's advantages:
very easy to forward domains to Sedo's PPC eg. through CPanel
very well designed site and extremely user-friendly

Sedo's disadvantages:
very low PPC rates
high commissions on domain sales

Fabulous' advantages:
one of the best and swiftest customer service that I know of
high PPC rates
zero commission on domain sales

Fabulous' disadvantages:
need to use Fabulous' name servers which means that there could be a 24-48hrs disruption between DNS changes

Note: I do not earn PPC's through this appraisal of Fabulous' services but if you must you could send me a donation by clicking here!

kaliboy2g · 08-12-2004, 02:14 PM

that link goes to namepros.com

drmaximus · 08-12-2004, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kaliboy2g
that link goes to namepros.com

But of course...

Rikkers · 08-12-2004, 02:39 PM

How many domains & uniques are you looking at here?

drmaximus · 08-12-2004, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rikkers
How many domains & uniques are you looking at here?

I now have 86 domains in my Fabulous portfolio with 20 of them being very recently added. In the past 5 weeks, I have had 850 uniques and 70 clicks totalling almost US$14. Not too much traffic, of course, but it's a start!
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/ppc-cpc-cpm-programs/43080-fabulous-ppc-far-superior-sedos-mans.html

Over at Sedo, in the 8.5 months I had 2240 views and 65 clicks earning 4.63 euros. About 60 domains with them.

Just to add: one little thing I really do not like about Fabulous is their exit pop-up ads (called pop-under ads?) - very spam-like. At least they are not those that open up another ad, and another, and another, and another, ad nauseum...

Professer · 08-12-2004, 03:09 PM

It's good to hear from satisfied customers. Thanks for the report, drmaximus!

redhippo · 08-12-2004, 03:53 PM

thats a very fair accessment, i have using SEDO for 12 months now, some names are doing well but others are not getting the clicks...lots of views but no dollars!! will check out Faboulous!

Darkfire001 · 08-12-2004, 05:04 PM

I have heard great things about Faboulous, but I dont think my puny 2-3 Clicks a day traffic would deem worth enough to switch over.

.edu · 08-12-2004, 09:18 PM

I could have told you that a long time ago. Fab is way superior.

Redleg · 08-13-2004, 01:22 AM

Fabulous is....*silence*........ Fabulous..

But I find SEDO a bit better if you have special niche domains that the Fabulous categories doesn't cover.
More relevant advertisers to choose from on SEDO, but higher payouts pr click on Fabulous (if you can find the right category)...

PokerGuide.com · 08-13-2004, 01:45 AM

Fabulous is tha best

Professer · 08-13-2004, 05:29 AM

I've read very good things about fabulous service and support. Unfortunately, I have had 0 revenue and access glitches since signing on with them over a month ago.

Despite several emails, I still am at the end of a week without any access at all to my account. If it weren't for the many glowing reports at NP, I would have dropped them already and moved on to another parking service like DomainHop or others recommended here.

Hopefully, access will be restored soon and I can join the ranks of fabulous.com supporters.

Redleg · 08-13-2004, 05:35 AM

You could try to PM DownUnder:
http://www.namepros.com/member.php?s...fo&userid=5975

He's associated with Fabulous.com, and has been most helpfull with my account before.

drmaximus · 08-13-2004, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Redleg
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=43080
You could try to PM DownUnder:
http://www.namepros.com/member.php?s...fo&userid=5975

He's associated with Fabulous.com, and has been most helpfull with my account before.

Yes, Kris Robinson is fabulous.

pelican · 08-13-2004, 10:08 AM

it depends on the domain and traffic. some do well at Fabulous, some do well at Sedo.

Foreign domains earn lousy at Fab and decent at Sedo.

andersdb · 08-13-2004, 03:30 PM

I do ok at Sedo with uk traffic domains. I get the impression that fabulous is better suited to us com traffic. The good thing is that we have competition between these and other ppc programs, which must benefit those of us looking to earn some cash from our domains before we develop or sell them.

PokerGuide.com · 08-14-2004, 06:43 AM

The thing with sedo is that they dont have a unique design that makes people click that fabolous has.

But I have talked with sedo and they are working on that, atleast thinking about it.

lind · 08-14-2004, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NeonHQ
it depends on the domain and traffic. some do well at Fabulous, some do well at Sedo.

Foreign domains earn lousy at Fab and decent at Sedo.

Really? I have a French traffic domain and I have tried many times to change my keywords at sedo, it just doesn't work - all the links appearing in the parked page are in English and accordingly - click through rate is poor. Maybe it would be worht setting up a simple site with AdSense links in some cases?

PokerGuide.com · 08-14-2004, 08:32 AM

I have like to great sites with very targeted traffic.

1 at fabolous that were allmost 100% clicks ;D just a few unique per day

1 at sedo with like 100 unique per day, 20% clicks.

These pretty good figures.

ezimedia · 08-15-2004, 06:24 AM

HI

I have around 30 domains at sedo and make a low $xxx monthly income from my domains there, It all depends on the domain and the traffic the domain gets, Plus how many domains you park with them, I did at one stage have 150 domains parked at sedo but then when DomainHop came out I moved the slower domains from sedo to DomainHop and have been happy with the results so far.

So all I can recommend is to try your domains with other ppc companies until you are happy with the results from your domains,

Also don't forget to test different keywords for each domain name before you give up on one ppc company and then move your domain to another.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=43080

Good thing about DomainHop you also earn on your domain impressions, it's only $4 per 1000 unique impression but it all adds up

Thanks
Tom Dahne

Expired Domain Software
http://www.expireddomainsoftware.com

drmaximus · 08-31-2004, 01:52 PM

Just an update concerning earnings on Fabulous (97 domains on portfolio):

July 2004 $8.28 2763 views, 542 uniques, 45 clicks
Aug 2004 $15.22 4908 views, 896 uniques, 71 clicks

Most earnings (>90%) come from one or two specific domains. As usual, s.u.p.e.r.b. and amiable customer service from Nathan. We've even exchanged numerous emails discussing parking optimization options, etc. Never seen such excellent online support before, and the site is never down and offers wonderful and highly customisable revenue reports.

1rrr1 · 08-31-2004, 01:55 PM

that is a good revenue, i should try fabulous and move from sedo soon

LeeRyder · 08-31-2004, 02:13 PM

I'm not thrilled with sedo and only leave my domains which have zero chance for type in there. They jusat dont pay well at all. But their stats are the most informative over all.

Im pretty happy so far with domain hop, but really am far from impressed with their stats as they do not provide any useful information.

Pie
eat it

choose one: lol

drmaximus · 10-23-2004, 04:10 PM

Update: September 2004 Fabulous.com Stats

$19.89 Earnings*
5552 Views
1062 Uniques
120 Clicks

* 67.5% of which was accrued from one domain

shilmy · 10-30-2004, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by drmaximus

Update: September 2004 Fabulous.com Stats
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=43080

$19.89 Earnings*
5552 Views
1062 Uniques
120 Clicks

* 67.5% of which was accrued from one domain

Are you direct it to PPC (ROAR) or affiiliates Pages (Dark Blue)?

08-12-2004, 01:34 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
drmaximus NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: .CA Posts: 905	Fabulous PPC Far Superior to Sedo's: A Man's Experience Just wanted to share this especially with domain newbies. I was with Sedo's PPC (sedo.co.uk) from December 2003 - mid July 2004 and earned a puny 4.63 Euros total during those 8.5 months. I moved over to Fabulous (fabulous.com) and brought along my entire portfolio of domains, and have earned US$13.99 to date from mid-July 2004 (5 weeks). In my experience, Sedo clicks do not usually earn above 0.08 euros each whereas Fabulous' PPC rates average about US$0.22. I have had on numerous occasions rates above US$0.40 and even US$0.92. More importantly, it appears that I have a lot more click throughs on Fabulous. Sedo's advantages: very easy to forward domains to Sedo's PPC eg. through CPanel very well designed site and extremely user-friendly Sedo's disadvantages: very low PPC rates high commissions on domain sales Fabulous' advantages: one of the best and swiftest customer service that I know of high PPC rates zero commission on domain sales Fabulous' disadvantages: need to use Fabulous' name servers which means that there could be a 24-48hrs disruption between DNS changes Note: I do not earn PPC's through this appraisal of Fabulous' services but if you must you could send me a donation by clicking here! __________________ English-French-Italian Translation Offered

08-12-2004, 02:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
kaliboy2g NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 994	that link goes to namepros.com __________________ Free: Domains, Hosting, Templates, Scripts, etc http://www.usethishost.com

08-12-2004, 03:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Professer NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Niagara Region, Canada Posts: 842	It's good to hear from satisfied customers. Thanks for the report, drmaximus! __________________ :hmm: profess-er . . .

08-12-2004, 03:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
redhippo NamePros Expert Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ANForum Posts: 5,218	thats a very fair accessment, i have using SEDO for 12 months now, some names are doing well but others are not getting the clicks...lots of views but no dollars!! will check out Faboulous! __________________ \|www.vb-skins.com\|- Quality Premade Vbulletin skins for Your VB forum makeover \|www.Banjir.com\|-Free image hosting?[B]For Sale!\|AlphaScripts\|Money Generating Scripts FREE VB Skins

08-12-2004, 05:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Darkfire001 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,123	I have heard great things about Faboulous, but I dont think my puny 2-3 Clicks a day traffic would deem worth enough to switch over. __________________ Reichelt Solutions

08-12-2004, 02:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rikkers NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 157	How many domains & uniques are you looking at here?

08-12-2004, 09:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
.edu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Next to 7-11 Posts: 3,385	I could have told you that a long time ago. Fab is way superior. __________________ DomainPyramid Coming Soon! Look at this! <-- :ghost: Look at this! <-- :ghost:

08-13-2004, 01:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
Redleg Ultima Ratio Regum Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Up North Posts: 2,082	Fabulous is....silence........ Fabulous.. But I find SEDO a bit better if you have special niche domains that the Fabulous categories doesn't cover. More relevant advertisers to choose from on SEDO, but higher payouts pr click on Fabulous (if you can find the right category)... __________________ IP Whois + Geolocation\|Geolocate your IP\|Dynamic Forum Sigs <meta name="Jedi Mind Trick" content="Buy my domains, you will!"> Last edited by Redleg; 08-13-2004 at 03:12 AM.

08-13-2004, 01:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
PokerGuide.com Internet Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,857	Fabulous is tha best

08-13-2004, 05:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
Professer NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Niagara Region, Canada Posts: 842	I've read very good things about fabulous service and support. Unfortunately, I have had 0 revenue and access glitches since signing on with them over a month ago. Despite several emails, I still am at the end of a week without any access at all to my account. If it weren't for the many glowing reports at NP, I would have dropped them already and moved on to another parking service like DomainHop or others recommended here. Hopefully, access will be restored soon and I can join the ranks of fabulous.com supporters. __________________ :hmm: profess-er . . .

08-13-2004, 05:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
Redleg Ultima Ratio Regum Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Up North Posts: 2,082	You could try to PM DownUnder: http://www.namepros.com/member.php?s...fo&userid=5975 He's associated with Fabulous.com, and has been most helpfull with my account before. __________________ IP Whois + Geolocation\|Geolocate your IP\|Dynamic Forum Sigs <meta name="Jedi Mind Trick" content="Buy my domains, you will!">

08-13-2004, 10:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
pelican NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NeonHQ.com Posts: 939	it depends on the domain and traffic. some do well at Fabulous, some do well at Sedo. Foreign domains earn lousy at Fab and decent at Sedo. __________________ NeonHQ, Your Friendly and Affordable Webhosting Provider www.NeonHQ.com InfoHQ@NeonHQ.com Look at some of the domains we sell www.NeonHQ.com/domainlist.php

08-13-2004, 03:30 PM	#16 (permalink)
andersdb NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 332	I do ok at Sedo with uk traffic domains. I get the impression that fabulous is better suited to us com traffic. The good thing is that we have competition between these and other ppc programs, which must benefit those of us looking to earn some cash from our domains before we develop or sell them.

08-14-2004, 06:43 AM	#17 (permalink)
PokerGuide.com Internet Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,857	The thing with sedo is that they dont have a unique design that makes people click that fabolous has. But I have talked with sedo and they are working on that, atleast thinking about it.

08-14-2004, 08:32 AM	#19 (permalink)
PokerGuide.com Internet Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,857	I have like to great sites with very targeted traffic. 1 at fabolous that were allmost 100% clicks ;D just a few unique per day 1 at sedo with like 100 unique per day, 20% clicks. These pretty good figures.

08-15-2004, 06:24 AM	#20 (permalink)
ezimedia Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: IllawarraClassifieds.com.au Posts: 2,361 Follow @ezimedia	HI I have around 30 domains at sedo and make a low $xxx monthly income from my domains there, It all depends on the domain and the traffic the domain gets, Plus how many domains you park with them, I did at one stage have 150 domains parked at sedo but then when DomainHop came out I moved the slower domains from sedo to DomainHop and have been happy with the results so far. So all I can recommend is to try your domains with other ppc companies until you are happy with the results from your domains, Also don't forget to test different keywords for each domain name before you give up on one ppc company and then move your domain to another. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=43080 Good thing about DomainHop you also earn on your domain impressions, it's only $4 per 1000 unique impression but it all adds up Thanks Tom Dahne Expired Domain Software http://www.expireddomainsoftware.com __________________ My Domains @ Bido.com - Take a LOOK and Vote Or Bid Free Directory Submitter - More Free Seo Tools - Free Forum Poster Software

08-31-2004, 01:52 PM	THREAD STARTER #21 (permalink)
drmaximus NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: .CA Posts: 905	Just an update concerning earnings on Fabulous (97 domains on portfolio): July 2004 $8.28 2763 views, 542 uniques, 45 clicks Aug 2004 $15.22 4908 views, 896 uniques, 71 clicks Most earnings (>90%) come from one or two specific domains. As usual, s.u.p.e.r.b. and amiable customer service from Nathan. We've even exchanged numerous emails discussing parking optimization options, etc. Never seen such excellent online support before, and the site is never down and offers wonderful and highly customisable revenue reports. __________________ English-French-Italian Translation Offered

08-31-2004, 01:55 PM	#22 (permalink)
1rrr1 NamePros Expert Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 6,240	that is a good revenue, i should try fabulous and move from sedo soon __________________ Drop Catching Services - Click here for more info Especially effective for .co, .in and .co.in domains. I also offer drop lists for these extensions.

08-31-2004, 02:13 PM	#23 (permalink)
LeeRyder Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Left Coast Posts: 3,508	I'm not thrilled with sedo and only leave my domains which have zero chance for type in there. They jusat dont pay well at all. But their stats are the most informative over all. Im pretty happy so far with domain hop, but really am far from impressed with their stats as they do not provide any useful information. Pie eat it choose one: lol

10-23-2004, 04:10 PM	THREAD STARTER #24 (permalink)
drmaximus NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: .CA Posts: 905	September Update Update: September 2004 Fabulous.com Stats $19.89 Earnings* 5552 Views 1062 Uniques 120 Clicks * 67.5% of which was accrued from one domain __________________ English-French-Italian Translation Offered

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