Domain Parking: Tips & Tricks to Help You Earn More!

[smurge]

And so it begins!:wave:

My goal is to help people learn more about the parking industry and help them earn more money while spending less of it.

There are tons of tricks,tips,secrets that people use to make money in this business.

Let me say this, I will not discuss illegal or bad practices here so please don't ask.

What will I talk about? How to find domains,with traffic for cheap. Creating long term wealth for yourself and how to do it on a budget. I will answer questions and talk about what I know. If there is something I'm not familiar with or not knowledgeable about I will say so.

I am not here to start flaming wars with other domainers or parking gurus. Everyone has their own set of rules to making money. If you don't like mine, that's okay , but please share your ideas with everyone instead of bashing others.


Myths I want to debunk now:

#1. Parking is dead. (Far from it)

#2. You can't make money doing it. (B.S.- you can make a ton of money in it)

#3. Only the rich can do this. (This is not true!)

#4. Google doesn't like domain parking! (Yes they do, they make a ton of money off it. If they hated it so much why do they continue to support it?)



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So what's the point of all this? It's to help people with parking.

Please feel free to email,pm, or post your questions here and I will do my best to answer them all.


Thanks!

RJ

(P.S. I'm not the best writer so I apologize for any grammar or sentence structure mistakes in advance.)



--Answers to Questions I'm frequently asked!--

#1. What parking companies do I support/like?

These are the main ones I use and have had great success with. I base my success not only on the amount of money I make but also, customer service and transparency.

In alphabetical order:

- Bodis.com (Supports Foreign Traffic)(Zero Click Model Supported)
- Domainsponsor.com (Supports Foreign Traffic) (Zero Click Model Supported)
- Parkingcrew.com (Supports Foreign Traffic)
- Voodoo.com (Highest Payouts In The Industry)


#2. What tools do you use to help you evaluate domains?

Besides my own "TOOL", which I'm not here to promote I would suggest the following;

1. Push2check.com - Great resource site (I do not affiliated with them in anyway)

If we break down the tools I generally look at the following:

Traffic Sources: (Understand that no tool is 100% accurate but together you can get a great picture.)

1. Compete.com
2. Alexa.com
3. Quantcast.com
4. Verisign Labs: http://domainscore.verisignlabs.com/ ( WARNING: This tool to be used when you have mastered other tools. The information on this site is tricky but can be useful)

History of the domain:

1. Archive.org
2. who.is

Backlinks: ( There are plenty of tools for these but here are some sites I use)

1. Majesticseo.com
2. Google Backlinks
3. Yahoo Backlinks
4. DuckDuckGo.com
5. AHrefs.com: https://ahrefs.com/site-explorer/overview/subdomains/brickbuyers.com
6. opensiteexplorer.org (Enjoy this one. It's the search engine for backlinks)



Keywords:

1. Google Keyword Tool


#3. Where can I get lists to analyze:

I have my own tools that do the work for me however here are a few places you can grab lists from to analyze:

1. Dynadot.com
2. Expireddomains.net - (good site)
3. Namejet.com
4. Snapnames.com
5. Godaddy.com
6. Freshdrop.net - (this covers a majority of the above & more)


#4. Do all your domains make money?:

NO!

I'll say it again : NO! I STILL PICK LOSERS!

In fact anyone who says they make money on every single purchase is lying. No one has a 100% success rate and you don't need to. What you need to do to win in this business is;

#1. Pick 51% winners
#2. Make sure to keep your costs low and make more then your spending.


Understand a single domain can make up the costs of lost ones. I picked a domain that makes me $15.00 a day in revenue. That means I'll make $450 a month with it and it's recouped $300 I've lost on previous domains.

Trust me, the sea of domains is massive and there are ton's of GOLDEN NUGGETS ready to be mined by all.


#5. How much do you spend on domains?:

I've spent anywhere from $.99 - $x,xxx! If I like a domain I will spend what I need, to get it as long as "I CAN STILL MAKE A PROFIT"! That's the key.

However, recently I am testing a new program which allows me to buy strictly "HANDREGS". YUP, Handregs! You would be surprised at how much stuff is just sitting on the ocean floor of domains that people think are garbage.


#6. Blacklisted Domains? Revenue Sucks! HELLLLLP!

This is something that's not addressed a lot and something everyone should be aware of: THE BLACK LIST!

This still happens to me this day. I'll buy a domain only to find out the previous owner got blacklisted from Google. This will affect your revenue greatly because Google will not allow Parking Companies to display the proper ad's on your site. If this happens you will need to go to a second feed like Yahoo! or Zeroclick model.

Common Terms for Blacklisted:

1. Faillisted
2. Blacklisted
3. Fail

Check the status of a domain when you park it and you'll see what I mean.

Edit:6/12/2012: Thank You www.ri.sch.edu.sg for this tool!

Originally Posted by www.ri.sch.edu.sg

One thing I can add to this thread is to check if the domain is blacklisted before you purchase them, simply point to:


https://api.bodis.com/domainclassification?domain=(Insert Domain Here)

Classification:

Primary = Google

Secondary = All others but Google (Faillisted,blacklisted, etc from google)

Hope that helps






#7. YUM! YUM! Domain Tasting


If you're not sure what this is it's when you buy a domain and test the traffic for a set amount of time and if your not happy with the traffic you can get a refund or partial refund of your handreg fee.

One thing I see all the time is: Domain tasting is dead! No it's not!

Yes; it might not be as prevalent as it once used to be but there are companies out there that still allow it. How do I know this? Because I do it.

#8. Can I promote or advertise my parked domains?


No, No, No, No, No, No,No, No, No, No, No, No,No, No, No, No, No, No,No, No, No, No, No, No!

If I wasn't clear let me repeat it; NO!


#9. What do all those backlinks mean from different sites?

(Thanks Martiinko for the info)

All those sites "backlink" scanners work by "downloading" the pages all over internet and then searching for URLs in it. Moving from one page to the other over these links. But...

1. There maybe a difference in last time they check this domain for backlinks.

2. There is definitely a huge difference in their databases of pages. That means if one site has smaller DB they don't probably have all the backlinks from as many pages as the other site.

3. Some backlinks are maybe updated, some maybe aren't. The process of "crawling" the web is very time consuming, so not all the backlinks can be verified every day.

To your other question. The links like you described are ok. If you park a domain all the requests go straight to the main page. But what is important is where is the link located. Is it a "spam in comments section", is it in the "blog post" or is maybe a "banner"?

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So I collected couple different pages (and I'm collecting even more) for you to check if the webpage/domain was ever parked before Some have form input some are just simple url + domain name.
I will make it into a simple web app, so you don't have to go to all of this pages when checking a domain name for parking history. Mostly screenshots.

Was this domain name parked before?
All of them are free. And I don't have any connection to them whatsoever.

Fun fact: This article got to 2th place in google search for Domain name parking history after 20 minutes.




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*** WORDS OF WISDOM ***

1. Never spend money you can't afford to lose! Consider every domain investment a loss till you make your money back because that's what it is. No one can tell me different on this and the reason why is you are "NEGATIVE" that amount of money till it's recouped.

2. When you buy a domain to park; look to get your initial investment back within 6-12 months.

 

[Igor Mironyuk]

I have read through this thread and found it really interesting. I have signed up to a few services and constantly been checking expired domains the last couple of days. Problem is I don't seem to find anything. I am a little lost and wondering if there are any tips for a confused noob who has read the guide in the first post and every post since.

What am I looking for? What would be a good domain and how do you pick it out of the crowd of rubbish? I have searched through 1000's of domains now and not found one I think worth the purchase price - I must be doing something wrong

Help!

I can suggest you my domains.
What are you looking domains for WHAT categories? And AGE? What will be the age of a domain you want?

 

[baker011]

I am completely open to age and categories. Essentially looking for decent PPC ones that will make a little money.

 

[ZigmundF]

How does AdSense compare with ppc on parked pages?

 

[Igor Mironyuk]

I am completely open to age and categories. Essentially looking for decent PPC ones that will make a little money.

Than you make offer for my best domain travelcountryclub.com from Travel>Travel agents category, starting with 70 USD on www.snapnames.com or wait when it will be up in price over time.

If you interested in my other domains, please send me PM that I was able to provide them you.

 

[pablohc86]

Smurge and other expert: do you usually prefer 2click lander or 1click? Or do you are a test for each domain to see the best?

 

[smurge]

Smurge and other expert: do you usually prefer 2click lander or 1click? Or do you are a test for each domain to see the best?

2 click lander pays more and I typically use those on all of mine.

 

[NameAgency]

Wow! today 4 clics of $10 each in one of my domains.
The best of all is that I regged for $4 in an offer.

Keyword: health school

 

[ibidu]

Wow! today 4 clics of $10 each in one of my domains.
The best of all is that I regged for $4 in an offer.

Keyword: health school

That's fab

Did you mean "health schools" OR Health & Schools?

Which parking platform btw?

 

[smurge]

Wow! today 4 clics of $10 each in one of my domains.
The best of all is that I regged for $4 in an offer.

Keyword: health school

Awesome Job!

School, College, etc are great paying keywords! Don't change a thing on your domain now.

 

[serryjw]

Have you tried looking at the ad's that show? Right now you don't have any ads related to the domain showing and that's probably why you arent getting clicks.

Try using the keyword : online travel agency

Or try using: travel packages

Smurge..I have read most of this thread..NEWBIE questiion...How do I make money with NEW hand regs( most new technology) besides selling them on auction?

---------- Post added at 04:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:04 PM ----------

I do check the thread. Sorry guys been extremely busy with our business and getting ready for Webfest. Also, Starting Monday we are releasing a new book on this topic, so that's been a big process.

I will try to answer some questions later today but I do check here as often as possible.

I just caught this post on your book release. I'd love to know where/how I can buy it!!

 

[rngrdanny22]

Just a random parking question, but how do you take advantage of zero-click with Bodis? All the template options I see are either one or two-click...

 

[smurge]

Just a random parking question, but how do you take advantage of zero-click with Bodis? All the template options I see are either one or two-click...

From my understanding Bodis system will auto detect it and set it to that setting after a few weeks. I could be wrong about this.

---------- Post added at 05:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:01 PM ----------

Smurge..I have read most of this thread..NEWBIE questiion...How do I make money with NEW hand regs( most new technology) besides selling them on auction?

---------- Post added at 04:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:04 PM ----------


I just caught this post on your book release. I'd love to know where/how I can buy it!!

You can p.m. me and I will tell you where to go.

 

[Domainer_1]

You can p.m. me and I will tell you where to go.

I'm interested in this book too. May I p.m. you for details?

 

[smurge]

I'm interested in this book too. May I p.m. you for details?

Sure. Anyone can P.M. me.



I am just not going to post the info in the thread because I was not here to promote it.

 

[rngrdanny22]

From my understanding Bodis system will auto detect it and set it to that setting after a few weeks. I could be wrong about this.

Thanks for getting back to me! I will keep an eye out and see if anything changes in the next few days/weeks.

 

[momentum]

One thing I can add to this thread is to check if the domain is blacklisted before you purchase them, simply point to:

https://api.bodis.com/domainclassification?domain=YOURDOMAIN.com

If bodisadvertisements is primary like https://api.bodis.com/domainclassification?domain=voodoo.com, means you are good to go. If it's secondary like https://api.bodis.com/domainclassification?domain=namepros.com means the domain is blacklisted on Google. Note that being blacklisted on Google Domain Parking != banned on Google AdSense

Hope that helps

Doesnt seem to work any more.

Nevermind. I guess you look at the <bodisadvertisements> tag.

 

[NameAgency]

That's fab

Did you mean "health schools" OR Health & Schools?

Which parking platform btw?

Sorry Ibidu. Did not see this message before.

I mean "health school". And I use Voodoo

 

[serryjw]

Doesnt seem to work any more.

Nevermind. I guess you look at the <bodisadvertisements> tag.

I can't get your link to work either...HELP!

 

[ibidu]

Sorry Ibidu. Did not see this message before.

I mean "health school". And I use Voodoo

No problem Primerlloc. Thanks for answering my question.

Can I also ask what the average RPC is on that domain? If you could mention the lowest and the highest as well, that would be great

As a side note- this is only my suggestion:

If you're getting consistent traffic on that domain, then I'd be inclined to test run it on other parking platforms to find out the best paying one, as well as some ads may resolve better than the existing ones, and by saying this I do not mean to undermine the Voodoo's system by any means. It's just I believe, when one owns a precious asset, one must try to make the best of it by taking advantage of all the available means.

PS- I wouldn't try the "Above.com" route btw, I much prefer the manual option.

 

[pablohc86]

No problem Primerlloc. Thanks for answering my question.

Can I also ask what the average RPC is on that domain? If you could mention the lowest and the highest as well, that would be great

As a side note- this is only my suggestion:

If you're getting consistent traffic on that domain, then I'd be inclined to test run it on other parking platforms to find out the best paying one, as well as some ads may resolve better than the existing ones, and by saying this I do not mean to undermine the Voodoo's system by any means. It's just I believe, when one owns a precious asset, one must try to make the best of it by taking advantage of all the available means.

PS- I wouldn't try the "Above.com" route btw, I much prefer the manual option.

usually when I am happy for the domain revenues i prefer not to move it because if i try other parking company and i dislike it when i move the domain back usually it not perform like before.
Am I the only one?