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.

 

[NameAgency]

Not Smurge's numbers, but not bad for a $4 domain
Stats from yesterday

 

[Domainer_1]

Did you enter any special keywords before getting 22,51$ click or got it with auto-optimization? What is the niche, and what is the country of the traffic?

 

[NameAgency]

There are 3 $22 clicks that sum $67. Yes, I allways try to optimize keywords. Health niche and US traffic.

 

[speedaccu]

There are 3 $22 clicks that sum $67. Yes, I allways try to optimize keywords. Health niche and US traffic.

Primerlloc,

Congrats, it's not always about making that much money but the self satisfaction and thrill to pick a gem from a pile of junk. I do have some level of success picking up little gems but nothing near $20/click.

However, could explain how you set the keywords for it.... is it by high paying keywords or based on relevant keywords.

Thanks.

MANO

 

[talent001]

Primerlloc,

Congrats

 

[NameAgency]

Primerlloc,
However, could explain how you set the keywords for it.... is it by high paying keywords or based on relevant keywords.

Thanks.

MANO

First, I try to find domains with quality backlinks. I don't care about the quantity, alexa metrics, etc. This is hard to explain. With the experience you develop a 6th sense for it.
Then, I get snaphots of the former site with archive or domaintools to confirm that the site was a real company, center, etc.,I get the main keywords and confirm it's not blacklisted. In this case, was a drug rehab center and I set "drug rehab" as the keyword at voodoo. I can do all that in less than 30 sec with the right tools.
Finally, I use Keywordtools to have alternatice keywords and know the CPC. Not always I set the highest paying keyword. It depends on the relevancy that the keyword has in relation to the former site.

It's easy, visitors think they are going to visit the former site, but they do not. To get chances to get clicks, they have to find info related to what they expected. At this point, as higher the CPC, the better.

But I'm not saying nothing new. You can find this information in this thread.

 

[speedaccu]

This is hard to explain. With the experience you develop a 6th sense for it.

That's Cool Man .... thanks for the reply.

 

[pablohc86]

I get the main keywords and confirm it's not blacklisted.

i don't have understood that point.. could explain what you do?



2nd: you said that you develop a 6th sense.. which kind of backlink do you think are better for high ctr? if you can share this info.. and when do you scan a domain, do you have a tool to scan backlink or do you scan manually each backlink for each single domain?

thanks!

 

[NameAgency]

Pablohc:
Visiting the screenshots of the former site you can get an idea of the main keywords, and you can confirm with a backlink analizer tool. Anchors can help you to understand too.

2nd:Guess you want to know the backlinks with high CPC, not CTR. Smurge wrote in this forum the best paid keywords. Health is my preferred, but you can find many more.
Finally, it is impossible to scan each backlink. It'll be time consuming. I scan backlinks from most relevant sites. It is also very important to take a look if the domain was parked before, or used to sell viagra, porn, etc. These domains are useless and most of times they have good metrics that can confuse you.

 

[pablohc86]

Pablohc:
Visiting the screenshots of the former site you can get an idea of the main keywords, and you can confirm with a backlink analizer tool. Anchors can help you to understand too.

2nd:Guess you want to know the backlinks with high CPC, not CTR. Smurge wrote in this forum the best paid keywords. Health is my preferred, but you can find many more.
Finally, it is impossible to scan each backlink. It'll be time consuming. I scan backlinks from most relevant sites. It is also very important to take a look if the domain was parked before, or used to sell viagra, porn, etc. These domains are useless and most of times they have good metrics that can confuse you.

tnx for reply..

1st: I'll do the same.. but i can know only if the domain is banned from google.. not each keywords in it.. do you check if the high paying keywords are banned?


2nd: So do you only scan backlinks from google bk, yahoo bk, duckduck go bk and maybe 1 backlink checker tool?
i'll do only that..

agree for the rest wrote.. only i continue to not understand which kind of backlinks have good CPC...
i understand that an ehow backlink is better than a blog backlink.. (just to make an examle) but i still ignore which backlinks are good to improve the CPC

 

[talent001]

HAHA

all are expert.

Primerlloc, htx for share us your experience.

 

[rsagerb]

WOW... 23 pages later I have learned why my first adventure... (and second forays (and if I were honest third...)) in parking failed miserably)...

I've got some work ahead of me...

 

[ResoluteDomains]

WOW... 23 pages later I have learned why my first adventure... (and second forays (and if I were honest third...)) in parking failed miserably)...

I've got some work ahead of me...

What did you learn? Because I dont think I have learned yet myself! And I bet others havent either...

 

[speedaccu]

What did you learn? Because I dont think I have learned yet myself! And I bet others havent either...

rsagerb

You'll learn nothing much by just reading!.
Go and apply all you have read n see if you have leaned enough. If the result still the same, repeat the process again.

This is what I do, but honestly..... I'm like at square one most of time.

Keep digging..... observe, use past experience, use better tools(paid), listen to the pros, make mistakes, make sure not making the same mistakes, track all your purchase & performace, look for patterns, check domain with traffic for sale tread, repeat all this again n again .... you'll have a better result sooner.

 

[max200]

how do you know if a domain is blacklisted?

 

[pablohc86]

how do you know if a domain is blacklisted?

use the bodis api.. check the first page of this thread for the link

 

[NameAgency]

agree for the rest wrote.. only i continue to not understand which kind of backlinks have good CPC...
i understand that an ehow backlink is better than a blog backlink.. (just to make an examle) but i still ignore which backlinks are good to improve the CPC

Domains are banned, not backlinks. And backlinks itself don't improve CPC. Please, refer to Google adwords and read how works the word bidding adds. This will clarify your confusion.

 

[max200]

how do you know if a domain is trademarked? i found a domain name of a womens skirt brand but it's not
the actual creator of the skirt. would it be okay to purchase?

 

[AbdulBasit.com]

how do you know if a domain is trademarked? i found a domain name of a womens skirt brand but it's not
the actual creator of the skirt. would it be okay to purchase?

I use Trademarkia.com to find if there is any live trademark.

 

[scorzaze]

@smurge...great information! I wish i knew all of this years ago when I blew thousands on crappy domains. Thanks for the tips!

 

[smurge]

BTW, I am here guys but am really busy with some other items I'm working on. I'll try to help out as much as I can but please understand that if I don't respond back to your emails it's nothing personal.
Thanks and look forward to chatting with you more.

Also, I am thinking of using the live chat here "once a week" to do training...what do you all think? Would you like that?

 

[speedaccu]

Also, I am thinking of using the live chat here "once a week" to do training...what do you all think? Would you like that?

That would be awesome.... Thanks Smurge.


MANO

 

[doonkerhosting]

yep

 

[pablohc86]

Nice purpose.. Only be happy for the training

 

[zalta1981]

Primerlloc,

Congrats, it's not always about making that much money but the self satisfaction and thrill to pick a gem from a pile of junk. I do have some level of success picking up little gems but nothing near $20/click.

However, could explain how you set the keywords for it.... is it by high paying keywords or based on relevant keywords.

Thanks.

MANO

For the new ones to the business like some of us, who are trying to understand how picking and parking good domains, could you summarise how did you initiate in it, in the early beginning?

I mean the self?-learning process from maybe losing money on junky domains (my present stage), to start getting a little and significant positive balance with a few domains...and if you had any kind of crisis when earning 0$ like me now

---------- Post added at 04:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:30 AM ----------

Sometimes you can reg a domain thinking it will bring the clicks and get cents and sometimes you can reg a domain and hit the jackpot. Maybe its just me. So far i have checked many domains and see backlinks from link pages and sponsor pages. searching for the good stuff takes time and effort.