Chitika for domains

[singlem]

Anyone have any experience with the new Chitika for domains service? I am waiting for my first site to activate.

Their T&C's do not ban keyword arbitrage from what I can tell but they do not seem to comment on it specifically. It takes over 1 day to get a domain name activated and I am still waiting.

 

[teatime]

Here's another thread that has info from folks who are using it: http://www.namepros.com/parking-and...re-your-parked-domains.html?highlight=chitika



Has anyone seen any revenue yet?

 

[packrat]

Can anyone comment on what revenue might be like for these types of domains:
cell phones, digital cameras, PDA's and computers in general.

Thanks...

 

[CharlieA]

Contact them first and see if arbitrage is OK. I know they don't allow it for referrals.

 

[singlem]

CTR on chitika

I setup the following with Chitika domains:

iBookbags.com
mhelmets.com
agedefyingmakeup.com

Not the greatest domain names for type-in traffic, however they are getting some traffic and I have months of parking data from NameDrive and Revenue Direct to compare.

The CTR with Chitika running for 4 days seems abysmal compared to other parking services.

This could be due to numerous factors, but there are a few things that would be great to know before I start testing with more names:

1. when will the side links be relevant? customizable?
2. can Chitika provide their definition of an impression and visit? Every parking company measures differently, making it very hard to compare.
3. Is the rev share the same for all Chitika products? Are domains getting a lower CPC?
4. Any insight on how you measure and pay based on traffic "quality"?

Will Chitika take domain parking to the NEXT LEVEL? Something like this example - http://www.mediaplayers.com/ (not my site - this is a domainer.com sample site and they also use the shopping.com API just like Chitika)

They do, in fact, permit arbitrage. A Chitika rep on their forum confirmed this here: http://chitika.com/forum/index.php?topic=944.15

Now, please tell me where you can buy cheap enough traffic to turn a profit on a Chitika parked page. I don't think the CPC on chitika is high enough. Shopping.com is providing the ad feed for Chitika and that traffic is already cheap.

 

[John Doe]

What about double content issue with Chitika domains? Not yet but will occur soon?

 

[RegFee]

I am now experimenting with Chitika. I love the idea since you are allowed to drive traffic to your domains. Here's my two experiments:

http://www.UltraLowCostLaptops.com & http://www.UltraLowCost.com

 

[SearchGuru1]

Ive signed up with them MONTHS ago. Actually I got a welcome email from them and didnt remember signing up. I must have contacted them at leats 10 times asking for help.

To no avail.

I just had questions I needed answered, the site is SO overwhelming.

 

[NameSugar]

Tried it, pages looked pretty good, traffic was good...NO revenue.
None.
Zip.
El zilcho.

Oh well.