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So, I was reviewing some traffic stats on a personal project site (as usual) and noticed that a bookmarked visitor accessed with an unusual ip/mail server location. The access point was in this format: "mail.domainname(.com)"
I found this interesting enough to check the website of domainname(.com) and wouldn't you know it, it was a for sale parking lander. No development, just a "Buy this domain" lander with parking ads.
So, I've seen reverse branding tactics like this before, get exposure to the techs and admins that crunch numbers, enticing them to visit the site, however, this is a first for me to see a backdoor domain sales strategy.
I find it interesting and wonder if other stats crunchers in the domain industry have come across this strategy before?
The downside is that domain they were selling wasn't targeted to any of my niche interests, otherwise I may have inquired.
With that in mind, did I stumble on an accidental sales pitch reaching stats crunchers or was it deliberate with an untargeted domain (waste of their time)?
I found this interesting enough to check the website of domainname(.com) and wouldn't you know it, it was a for sale parking lander. No development, just a "Buy this domain" lander with parking ads.
So, I've seen reverse branding tactics like this before, get exposure to the techs and admins that crunch numbers, enticing them to visit the site, however, this is a first for me to see a backdoor domain sales strategy.
I find it interesting and wonder if other stats crunchers in the domain industry have come across this strategy before?
The downside is that domain they were selling wasn't targeted to any of my niche interests, otherwise I may have inquired.
With that in mind, did I stumble on an accidental sales pitch reaching stats crunchers or was it deliberate with an untargeted domain (waste of their time)?
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