Can I use unrelated keywords at Bodis or any other???

[cjbay]

I have some parked names that I would like to change the keywords to some more exciting/shocking topics that have absolutely nothing to do with the actual domain name on some of my parked domains using the custom settings at bodis. Is this allowed or will they kick me off bodis or what parking programs allow this? I noticed some of the links that bodis provides when it is not custom are unrelated and obviously just thrown in there for shock value but can I do this myself intentionally??

 

[fatter]

they arent thrown in for shock value, some keywords have several meanings and some the system just mistakes the key word and puts up what it thinks is relevant adds, to my knowledge no parking company allows you to input keywords that have nothing to do with the name, and yes in some cases they can even kick you out

 

[netmeg]

(Not to mention that as an advertiser, if found my ads running on your totally unrelated domain that was highly unlikely to convert (and believe me, I check), I'd block your site so fast it would make your head spin, and probably complain about you to the ad provider as well.)

 

[cantstop]

some don't seem to care

i guess they figure it is your loss [even though it is both who lose]fabulous sure does ;they tell you what keywords you can and can't use and countermand and lock out your choices if they don't agree.

 

[kiore]

Sometimes an unrelated domain name makes sense

I'm not sure of the rules, but as long as the categories are a good match for the domain's traffic everyone should be happy. The surfer will be happy because they are getting "useful links" related to what they are looking for, the advertiser should be happy because they are getting traffic related to their campaign, and you + the parking company will be happy because the landings are translating into clicks.

Case in point, acquired a domain called BlackCoffee in a drop auction. When I had it parked using keywords related to the well known beverage I found it was getting traffic but no clicks, so I investigated & discovered that it had formerly been a fan site for the pop group Blink 182. Now hosted, with content related to the band, it makes a small amount of revenue (albeit, not from parking).

I like to test out my new domains on NameDrive, and when I get a domain with a low CTR I have a hard look at the user searches & other information available. If I can see that the searches are unrelated to my keyword & think I know what the visitors are after I change the searches to match. So far I haven't had another domain as badly mismatched as BlackCoffee, but when I do I'll certainly be trying to use the traffic, not the name to generate revenue.

 

[fatter]

I'm not sure of the rules, but as long as the categories are a good match for the domain's traffic everyone should be happy. The surfer will be happy because they are getting "useful links" related to what they are looking for, the advertiser should be happy because they are getting traffic related to their campaign, and you + the parking company will be happy because the landings are translating into clicks.

Case in point, acquired a domain called BlackCoffee in a drop auction. When I had it parked using keywords related to the well known beverage I found it was getting traffic but no clicks, so I investigated & discovered that it had formerly been a fan site for the pop group Blink 182. Now hosted, with content related to the band, it makes a small amount of revenue (albeit, not from parking).

I like to test out my new domains on NameDrive, and when I get a domain with a low CTR I have a hard look at the user searches & other information available. If I can see that the searches are unrelated to my keyword & think I know what the visitors are after I change the searches to match. So far I haven't had another domain as badly mismatched as BlackCoffee, but when I do I'll certainly be trying to use the traffic, not the name to generate revenue.

Your example is not exactly what poster was reffering too, he/she said they want to change keywords to something that has nothing to do with his domain which is unacceptable by most parking companies.Your example is very acceptable because thats what people were searching for, and like you I agree that when a parking company has an IT guy who knows nothing of the domain demanding you use the wrong keyword it is very frustrating.
Many domains of mine have several meanings and cant always be taken at face value

 

[kiore]

he/she said they want to change keywords to something that has nothing to do with his domain

Not quite, he/she wants to change to keywords that have "absolutely nothing to do with the actual domain name" (emphasis mine). In other words having a site called (say) Geocities.com & using it for something other than listing cities, or Yahoo.com & not using it for a study of the literature of Jonathan Swift .

My reply to that question is, of course, you need to make the site relevant to the traffic it receives. The name of the site is one of the determinants of that relevancy, but only one.