goodkarmaco said:
I guess then it may be a new concept for the ad provider and or the parking provider.
If the ad provider will not indulge the actual click thrus, then we will have to wait until one of the " magic shows" break out of the secret pact and decides to show their hand. Like I say this is the future for domainers, complete transparency.
If it was super easy to create domains that earn ppc, then we would be happy getting one penny clicks. It is not easy. Yet domainers are getting bread crumbs.
About those penny clicks, I wonder why when I bid on keywords for sponsored ads, I am not able to pay under one nickel. Some require at least .10 cents for a click. Why then are we so blessed with penny clicks like clockwork for our domains that are parked?
Seems the payouts should be at least 2.5 cents for a company that keeps 50%. More if they do not. Don't get me wrong, I have many names that I am getting over three dollars a click for, but I never understood the penny payouts.
It is refreshing to be able to ask parking questions and have this friendly dialogue.
Right, all good and valid points but try being google or yahoo for a moment.
Monetization with PPC feeds is there solely because of directly navigated traffic - a la traffic that the major search engines dont control. Without direct traffic, parking feeds are gone tomorrow. So, taking that as read, and keeping in mind the relationship between direct traffic and parking platforms, do the RFP's want to monetize traffic that exists because a domain name organically has said traffic or do they want traffic to be harnessed as a result of high paying keywords..?
Imagine a high paying keyword, take "mesothelioma" from a few years back, how many domains do you imagine were registered and parked as a result of the general knowledge that this keyword was alleged to be a $70 bidded term.. Who knew even of this word before becoming a domainer.. This, to the search engines, is not what they provide parking feeds for.. Good for the domainer, yes. But bad for the search engine and their relationship with the advertisers which, of course, is paramount.
So, the long winded reply to you is thus, RFP's do not want to be overly transparent and I guess never will be. What they want to curb is domainers looking for the angle, which naturally domainers do. RFP's simply want good, clean, natural traffic which a visitor has typed directly into their address bar..
Personally, i dont think domainers (especially new ones) should over play their hand. Newly registered and/or domains without traffic mean nothing to the RFP's and the income they generate is miniscule in comparison to the bigger picture. They are not about to open the doors to more hassle, more negative press and more complaints from their advertisers simply because they've just gone and told everyone that
this keyword just paid you
that amount.
Roderick you are correct on one point though, It is a mite confused to receive $0.01 clicks on certain domains when, as UK adwords advertiser ourselves, the minimum bid on any term is £0.10 ($0.20). But do take it from me, its not the parking company thats shafting you here.