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poll Your Favorite Registrar of the year 2024?

Dynadot is my choice There is no 2nd for me. At the last Namescon I attended (as Covid broke) Dynadot was apparently on the verge of converting to employee owned. I don't know if it was ever finalized. Hopefully it is a done deal and we can rest knowing that they won't be easily bought up by the...
- Points: 20
- Post #52
- Dec 13, 2024
- Section: General Domain Discussion
I lost $5805usd through PayPal scam by Shane Bellone

I've posted this Paypal advice before but for any of you with irregular Paypal transactions it may help. It could have helped the seller here. Jurgen Wolf's post politely describe's Paypal's position on everything. To be fair to Paypal - Paypal's user agreement has to in many ways piggyback...
- Points: 12
- Post #181
- Jan 16, 2017
- Section: Advisories
WARNING: Dynadot Issue, No Expiration Emails, CEO Response

I was just scolding myself, thinking I might have been a bit of a "Karen" during a recent interaction with Dynadot - and then along comes "Damages" claiming that Todd the CEO of Dynadot (a decent, responsive, welcoming human being with whom I have corresponded dozens of times in person and by...
- Points: 10
- Post #144
- Jul 30, 2024
- Section: Domain Registrar Reviews
advice How can I make money from my domain names?

Hi, Quite a lot has been written on this forum about parking. To avoid repetition you would probably be best served by reading everything you can that has been written by parking pros on this forum to help you determine if parking is for you. In its simplest form - it is certainly the easiest of...
- Points: 10
- Post #2
- Feb 16, 2017
- Section: Domain Parking and Traffic Monetization
Dynadot Auction - Most Stupid Domain Auction House

Exactly the reason I LOVE DYNADOT !!!! Because they are one of the few that allow sniping and there is no greater high for a non drug user than to grab an auction at the last second. Especially when all we have out here in the country for high speed is a 4G connection on a 4S hotspot. I love...
- Points: 8
- Post #3
- Jan 17, 2017
- Section: Drop Catchers and Expired Domain Services
Do you use anyone Above.com ?

I agree with davidc1 and psalm91 - the performance @ Bodis is superior. Excuse the following rant...years ago - circa 2014 - (and prior to them being sold a few times) ParkingCrew offered the best results on non fail-listed traffic. I can only guess that rev share was slashed to help pay for the...
- Points: 7
- Post #13
- Jan 4, 2022
- Section: Domain Parking Reviews
advice What is a good parked domain name worth if placed for sale?

If it is a pure typo and the underlying target domain that is responsible for generating the traffic is stable you may be able to simply hold it for 30-90 days of history and get a decent 18x (month) - 36x valuation. The longer you hold it and the more stable and predictable the revenue, a...
- Points: 7
- Post #2
- Oct 3, 2019
- Section: Domain Parking and Traffic Monetization
Parkingcrew.com - Anyone using/used them?

The complete lack of transparency in parking (no one will ever tell you your revenue share exactly and most dodge the question completely or speak in the vaguest of generalities) means that you are mostly guessing when it comes to analytics of your domain performance. 8 years ago PC won 75% of...
- Points: 6
- Post #1,645
- Jan 7, 2023
- Section: Domain Parking Reviews
The nightmare that is Escrow.com - $22900 sale - Intra-registrar push and now you want me to retract the push ?

The incompetence @ Escrow.com is stunning. I'm almost lost for words. I don't sell many domains - Unlike a lot of you - I'm not a domain investor - I'm a parking guy. I sell one a year. Over the years, almost every single transaction handled by Escrow.com has had at least a minor issue. But...
- Points: 6
- Post #1
- Nov 13, 2021
- Section: Escrow Service Reviews
Dynadot Auction - Most Stupid Domain Auction House

If you have a max price you are prepared to pay and you place a proxy bid for your max price and lose to a snipe - then your max price wouldn't have won anyway - with or without sniping. If you max price is higher than any sniper is prepared to pay - then you win regardless if someone bids you...
- Points: 6
- Post #5
- Jan 18, 2017
- Section: Drop Catchers and Expired Domain Services
NOT recommend BODIS PARKING >> Absolute waste of Time and Money

Ditto whatever Alcy said except his % is a little low :xf.wink:. In the last couple of years they have outperformed every other parking co and they win the majority of my traffic @ Above - so your experience is unfortunate and it is clearly frustrating to have your account closed without seeing...
- Points: 5
- Post #7
- Jun 5, 2022
- Section: Domain Parking Reviews
opinion My first BIG aftermarket Buy. Should I go for it?

Hello Avtar629, We haven't met since our interests on this forum differ - but I can give you a slight analogy to some of the advice you've received as to weighing your gut feeling vs greed. The key to this decision is absolute objectivity - in other words making an adult decision based upon...
- Points: 5
- Post #131
- Jan 25, 2017
- Section: Domain Buying and Domain Purchases
What is Your Happiest Moment in the Domain Business So Far!

As primarily parking investors don't sell very much but sold Cupping.com a couple years ago to a user. It was a hand reg from 2000. Got mid 4 figures for it which I was pretty happy with and then my most jealous moment was at the summer Olympics when the term "cupping" got huge airplay because...
- Points: 5
- Post #30
- Oct 18, 2016
- Section: General Domain Discussion
I am in auction for same domain name at both Snapnames and Namejet

Correct - just let it end - the bid they processed first (not necessarily the bid you placed first) will win if you do nothing. Then you have the joy of waiting for the giant clown barn to let you know which registrar is managing it and wait for those instructions. It can be one of the most...
- Points: 4
- Post #8
- Jun 6, 2023
- Section: Domain Expiration and Domain Drop Catching
Need an honest opinion about Bodis

Never had an issue with Bodis. 7 day net payments. Excellent customer service. Everyone I know in parking that has quality traffic AND uses Bodis - speaks highly of them.
- Points: 4
- Post #6
- Jan 8, 2023
- Section: Domain Parking Reviews
How much traffic does a name need to make real money?

If it's on a sales page with an adsense ad (so you can gather metrics) that may not do as well as a traditional parking page. The numbers you quote are impressive as is the escalation in traffic. Even with what I am assuming (highly assumptive) is an inferior monetization choice in this case...
- Points: 4
- Post #2
- Mar 27, 2017
- Section: Domain Parking and Traffic Monetization
news Epik acquired Undeveloped

The elegant landers got my attention. Finally an attractive look that might get and keep some attention. I recognize the difference in raw traffic between using your lander(s) directly versus an external link from a parking page link but do you have insight on actual results between the two...
- Points: 4
- Post #65
- Mar 10, 2017
- Section: Domain News ≫ Handpicked
strategy Shall I write an ebook for domain parking?

As usual I'm the outlier as far as opinions. Can't validate your proposed pricing but I go by the premise that if I can learn one thing I didn't know - it could translate to a future revenue domain I might not have otherwise acquired. For me this is a business of quarters. All I care about is if...
- Points: 4
- Post #10
- Feb 4, 2017
- Section: Domain Parking and Traffic Monetization
Evaluating domains for potential parking profit?

Well - we've all learned from unsubstantiated speculation and assumptions and I'd venture to say that anyone here making serious money parking started off with spec and assumption and fine tuned their system over time. I made a $4000 mistake on a parking domain and was scammed with fraudulent...
- Points: 4
- Post #2
- Feb 1, 2017
- Section: Domain Parking and Traffic Monetization
question Are there parking providers which accept all types of portfolios ?

I agree completely with Hypersot. And fwiw - a brilliant parking investor - someone still in the game in a big way, once told me when I commented (early on my parking career) about how unappealing parking pages looked - "the people who click on these ads are not like you and me - what the page...
- Points: 3
- Post #4
- Mar 5, 2023
- Section: Domain Parking and Traffic Monetization