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.

 

[fm1234]

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[pablohc86]

example: (the domain is on auction on godaddy and it's ending in few minutes.. is only for specific sample)

i was analyzing utahealthnet.org


and i see it has some link on .gov and .edu domains..


some specific:


http://ojs.med.utah.edu/index.php/esynapse/article/viewArticle/27/36


with anchor: *utahealthnet


http://health.utah.gov/genomics/familyhistory/toolkit.html


with anchor: utahealthnet.org ;


and many more on other domains..




my question is: *Do you consider those backlinks interesting for the purchase of utahealthnet.org?


those link are really high ranked on alexa.. and there are also other good backlink..


however i think that the domain could not convert well on parking because i think that is too hard to find a conversion argument

 

[smurge]

example: (the domain is on auction on godaddy and it's ending in few minutes.. is only for specific sample)

i was analyzing utahealthnet.org


and i see it has some link on .gov and .edu domains..


some specific:


http://ojs.med.utah.edu/index.php/esynapse/article/viewArticle/27/36


with anchor: *utahealthnet


http://health.utah.gov/genomics/familyhistory/toolkit.html


with anchor: utahealthnet.org ;


and many more on other domains..




my question is: *Do you consider those backlinks interesting for the purchase of utahealthnet.org?


those link are really high ranked on alexa.. and there are also other good backlink..


however i think that the domain could not convert well on parking because i think that is too hard to find a conversion argument

Yes I love seeing backlinks to GOV, EDU, MIL sites. Now the only thing you need to do is make sure the links are not spam! Also, Health is a very high paying keyword!

 

[pablohc86]

Yes I love seeing backlinks to GOV, EDU, MIL sites. Now the only thing you need to do is make sure the links are not spam! Also, Health is a very high paying keyword!

yeah! i agree with you..
once checked they are not spam and you believe that the domain have traffic do you try to buy it and then you try to monetize it or do you buy it only if the old website was a site with good keyword for parking?

because i found many blogs or other domains with traffic but they don't convert..
i have a domain for hardware pc reviews and the ctr is 0,5% like as for other ex blog domains.. now i discard those domains..
do you find something useful with this kind of domains?

thanks!

 

[pablohc86]

Big unsolved question

I spent a few hours last night looking for expired domain. So many sites with useless back links, how do you guys isolated the best right ones without consuming so much time?

i agree so much with him...

there are so many domains to check everyday..

how can we filter easily?

i know smurge has it's own tool..
is not an online tool (maybe also free) like push2check to filter domains with stats good for parking?

nowadays i do by myself a filter about all domains with edu or gov backlink..
but i think i leave out too many good domains.


Anyone had good revenues with domains that were ex-blog or portal?
i find many domains with traffic (i think) but i leave out if the argument is not a sell of something..

 

[avlas]

Compare traffic from multiple domain names at once?

Hi smurge, or anyone who can tell us about this...

Do you know about any free tool/software in which you were able to insert an entire .txt list of keyword-filtered, expired domains, in order to get their traffic, backlinks, etc. and compare them all to focus only on the best ones for parking?

It would be something like domain battle from SEO tools, but free...:wave:

 

[smurge]

Hi smurge, or anyone who can tell us about this...

Do you know about any free tool/software in which you were able to insert an entire .txt list of keyword-filtered, expired domains, in order to get their traffic, backlinks, etc. and compare them all to focus only on the best ones for parking?

It would be something like domain battle from SEO tools, but free...:wave:

Not that I am aware of. We have our own technology that does this for us and I'm sure some others have their own as well but typically this stuff is not free.

---------- Post added at 04:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:32 PM ----------

I spent a few hours last night looking for expired domain. So many sites with useless back links, how do you guys isolated the best right ones without consuming so much time?

That's the big problem. We have our own technology that scans 100K + domains everyday using our tools to weed out all the garbage. It's not 100% perfect but it does a damn fine job at doing so. We used to have to do it manually but as you're finding it's very time consuming.

 

[thegeekguy]

@smurge how are your domain set to zeroclick doing? notice a drop in revenue?

 

[smurge]

@smurge how are your domain set to zeroclick doing? notice a drop in revenue?

Zero click is set by the parking company. They set your domains on whatever they feel you can benefit from the most.

---------- Post added at 04:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:14 PM ----------

Just an update:

I wanted to let you all know that a customer of mine had $100.00 click the other day . In fact he had a couple of them.

For those who say that parking is dead please think again.

Here's the proof:


http://i.imgur.com/GGFQV.png

 

[Name Trader]

Wow. That's fantastic

 

[advaita]

That is very impressive - and so are the rest of the clicks ! I got a $24 click once (cloud computing sector for those who are interested) and I thought I was doing well.

 

[ibidu]

I wanted to let you all know that a customer of mine had $100.00 click the other day . In fact he had a couple of them.

For those who say that parking is dead please think again.

Here's the proof:

To get those types of domains is not easy at all - of course they are out there somewhere but trying to routinely find them is not that easy with the free tools that most of us use - but at the same time I do believe if someone has a specialised software tailored to finding good domains for parking, the task could be more achievable -- Going through 1000's of domains everyday manually is not a task which can be pursued by any of us on long term basis.

 

[smurge]

To get those types of domains is not easy at all - of course they are out there somewhere but trying to routinely find them is not that easy with the free tools that most of us use - but at the same time I do believe if someone has a specialised software tailored to finding good domains for parking, the task could be more achievable -- Going through 1000's of domains everyday manually is not a task which can be pursued by any of us on long term basis.

You are correct! You need a specialized software to do it because of the massive amounts of expiring domains daily. Doing it by hand is not a simple task.

 

[razer]

You are correct! You need a specialized software to do it because of the massive amounts of expiring domains daily. Doing it by hand is not a simple task.

Very helpful thread, thanks. But I, as a few others in this thread have problem finding good domains. If you were to manually scan for domains, is there any way you can do it less painful?

On http://www.expireddomains.net for example, do you go for expired domains and back order them or are you going for deleted domains for instant register? What exactly would you sort by on this site? I put in a keyword but there's just so much crap in the list, sorting by DP, GI, ABY or Alexa maybe?

Also, I guess the extension doesn't really matter to you? Is a .biz for example just as good as a .com when it comes to parking?

Thanks in advance!

 

[smurge]

Very helpful thread, thanks. But I, as a few others in this thread have problem finding good domains. If you were to manually scan for domains, is there any way you can do it less painful?

On http://www.expireddomains.net for example, do you go for expired domains and back order them or are you going for deleted domains for instant register? What exactly would you sort by on this site? I put in a keyword but there's just so much crap in the list, sorting by DP, GI, ABY or Alexa maybe?

Also, I guess the extension doesn't really matter to you? Is a .biz for example just as good as a .com when it comes to parking?

Thanks in advance!

I don't deal with back ordering. I do auctions and handregs. I have nothing against back ordering but it's not my thing.

Is there an easy way to do it manually? No, but you might find your own way of sifting through them faster. However you'll still have to go through the ones you want and verify them. Sure it's time consuming but if you find the right ones you can make some good money.

Regarding extensions, I'll buy any of them as long as they have the proper stats.

 

[mhk139]

So parking a brand new domain is a waste of money?
I have a few never used domains that are 1-3 years old and some of them seems quite good for parking, so I had them parked at Sedo a few days ago before I saw this thread... is this a good choice or should I just transfer it to one of the aforementioned service providers?

 

[ibidu]

So parking a brand new domain is a waste of money?

Yes, in most cases.

I have a few never used domains that are 1-3 years old and some of them seems quite good for parking, so I had them parked at Sedo a few days ago before I saw this thread... is this a good choice ..

You should find out for yourself after 2/3 weeks

..or should I just transfer it to one of the aforementioned service providers?

You will find out for yourself after you've had them parked elsewhere after 2/3 weeks.

 

[mhk139]

Yes, in most cases.

You should find out for yourself after 2/3 weeks



You will find out for yourself after you've had them parked elsewhere after 2/3 weeks.

many thanks for the prompt reply...
I also heard about parking services that does SEO and Backlinking to get traffic to their parked domains, is there such service? is it a good thing to SEO and backlink a parked domain?

 

[ibidu]

I also heard about parking services that does SEO and Backlinking to get traffic to their parked domains, is there such service?

Somebody must have been pulling your leg

... is it a good thing to SEO and backlink a parked domain?

SEO to a site which contains loads of ads links is extremely basic & useless. As regards backlinks you cannot create them after the domain has been parked.

I would recommend you to go back to the basics and try to read as much as possible before doing anything else. And I wouldn't for one second think that domaining could be easy money, far from it and if you have any other money making talents I would spend more time on that rather than on domaining.

 

[razer]

Hm, seems like majesticseo is limited even for free users, and I'm not yet confident about this whole thing so I'm not ready to pay for my membership. Would like to at least find 1 domain with a little potential first. Is there any other similar website you recommend? Someone mentioned backlinkwatch.com, and I'm not sure if troll or if he was promoting his own site, but it's totally worthless, plus all the adds is driving me crazy.

Edit: went to expireddomains.net and checked the dropped domains with back links the last 24 hours, it did say back links, but then there was only Blekko inbound links to sort after, some random website is supposed to have 82k links, and when I go to google and type link:xxxxxxxxx.com it shows nothing at all. Am I doing something wrong here?