ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! Lots of Hits, No Clicks!

Isis · 05-02-2005, 01:26 AM

I've got a lot of domains parked at domain hop. I was looking at the numbers, and Last month I had 628 hits to about 200 domains, but only 2 clicks! Sure, some domains go only 1 hit, but others brought in 60-80 hits for the month, but only 2 clicks!

How can i improvve my click through rate?

.X. · 05-02-2005, 03:07 AM

Originally Posted by Isis

I've got a lot of domains parked at domain hop. I was looking at the numbers, and Last month I had 628 hits to about 200 domains, but only 2 clicks! Sure, some domains go only 1 hit, but others brought in 60-80 hits for the month, but only 2 clicks!
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/ppc-cpc-cpm-programs/86932-ahhhhhhhhh-lots-of-hits-no-clicks.html

How can i improvve my click through rate?

You are probably getting alot of search bots crawling the parked pages,There is really no way to persuade people to click through,The main thing is that your parking pages are maximized with content related to you domain name.

IAmAllanShore · 05-02-2005, 06:28 AM

In short: Make sure your targeted keywords are spot on to the page topic (Assuming the traffic is "type - in" or expired). Also, you may try experimenting with Sedo, DS, Fab, etc., to see if you can get a better CTR elsewhere. Sometimes moving a few domains to each would be good and seeing which is the best performer for your genre of domains.
Best of Luck,
-Allan

sunken · 05-02-2005, 07:36 AM

I would probably recommend Sedo or DS for your portfolio rather than DH. They are notorious for not only shady practices when it comes time to pay, but also it's very difficult to get the proper target for your domains. I moved mine from DH to Sedo and was very happy with the CTR and in the end, it paid better than getting paid for views, but it depends. DS is kinda the best of both worlds...

yandig · 05-02-2005, 02:11 PM

Yep, I'm pretty disappointed in DH's keyword ad targeting as well. I hardly ever get a click there.

DJ-Sound · 05-02-2005, 06:06 PM

relevent parking pages make all the difference. I first had a few domains set for finance keywords because they pay alot more, but the traffic is vacation typo traffic and when I changed the targetted keywords it made all the difference and greatly increased clicks.

.X. · 05-02-2005, 06:37 PM

If you have anice portfolio,Put it on fabulous!

namegame · 05-03-2005, 08:56 AM

DJ-Sound, from your last post it sounds like you can tell what keywords are clicked on DH. Correct? That would really help in maximizing traffic to the desired keywords. So far, I haven't found that function on DomainSponsor. Anybody know if it's possible?

IAmAllanShore · 05-03-2005, 09:11 AM

DomainSponsor auto-optimizes your domains to the keywords from the domain name itself, as well as what ads folks click when they get there.
However, you can email support@domainsponsor.com with the request to manually set a few terms and they might be able to help you out

Best of luck,
Allan

namegame · 05-03-2005, 10:03 AM

Allan, I already optimize the keywords myself on DS which has greatly improved results. However, it would be nice to know if clicks are coming from my optimized keywords or the categorized ones (and which ones) DS has on the site. That would give me a better idea of what types of keywords are attracting clicks.

IAmAllanShore · 05-03-2005, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by namegame

Allan, I already optimize the keywords myself on DS which has greatly improved results. However, it would be nice to know if clicks are coming from my optimized keywords or the categorized ones (and which ones) DS has on the site. That would give me a better idea of what types of keywords are attracting clicks.

understood...
I haven't seen that option yet, but emailing them would be the easiest way to find out

They just announced their "updated program" so maybe it's coming soon/just arrived.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=86932
-Allan

05-02-2005, 01:26 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Isis Think for yourself Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Az Posts: 1,057	ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! Lots of Hits, No Clicks! I've got a lot of domains parked at domain hop. I was looking at the numbers, and Last month I had 628 hits to about 200 domains, but only 2 clicks! Sure, some domains go only 1 hit, but others brought in 60-80 hits for the month, but only 2 clicks! How can i improvve my click through rate?

05-02-2005, 06:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
IAmAllanShore NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Esse quam videri Posts: 8,316	In short: Make sure your targeted keywords are spot on to the page topic (Assuming the traffic is "type - in" or expired). Also, you may try experimenting with Sedo, DS, Fab, etc., to see if you can get a better CTR elsewhere. Sometimes moving a few domains to each would be good and seeing which is the best performer for your genre of domains. Best of Luck, -Allan __________________ Something Witty This Way Comes...

05-02-2005, 07:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
sunken Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,279	I would probably recommend Sedo or DS for your portfolio rather than DH. They are notorious for not only shady practices when it comes time to pay, but also it's very difficult to get the proper target for your domains. I moved mine from DH to Sedo and was very happy with the CTR and in the end, it paid better than getting paid for views, but it depends. DS is kinda the best of both worlds... __________________ juegos juegos \| Your Hotel in Austria psicologo valencia

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yandig Domain Bagger Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Coma Berenices Posts: 3,862 Follow @domainbagger	Yep, I'm pretty disappointed in DH's keyword ad targeting as well. I hardly ever get a click there. __________________ Yandig Available Domains

05-03-2005, 09:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
IAmAllanShore NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Esse quam videri Posts: 8,316	DomainSponsor auto-optimizes your domains to the keywords from the domain name itself, as well as what ads folks click when they get there. However, you can email support@domainsponsor.com with the request to manually set a few terms and they might be able to help you out Best of luck, Allan __________________ Something Witty This Way Comes...

05-02-2005, 06:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
DJ-Sound Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,812	relevent parking pages make all the difference. I first had a few domains set for finance keywords because they pay alot more, but the traffic is vacation typo traffic and when I changed the targetted keywords it made all the difference and greatly increased clicks.

05-02-2005, 06:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
.X. Revolution Calling! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NamePros Avenue Posts: 5,920	If you have anice portfolio,Put it on fabulous!

05-03-2005, 08:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
namegame NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 347	DJ-Sound, from your last post it sounds like you can tell what keywords are clicked on DH. Correct? That would really help in maximizing traffic to the desired keywords. So far, I haven't found that function on DomainSponsor. Anybody know if it's possible?

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namegame NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 347	Allan, I already optimize the keywords myself on DS which has greatly improved results. However, it would be nice to know if clicks are coming from my optimized keywords or the categorized ones (and which ones) DS has on the site. That would give me a better idea of what types of keywords are attracting clicks.

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