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.

 

[namemarket]

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?

Ditto. Invariably that seems to happen and sometimes with a dramatic reduction in performance when moved back. I have no idea why it happens. Anyone know or guess?

 

[Name Trader]

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?

Happens to me too. But it can go the other way as well. Performs badly, move domain away, performs worse, move domain back, performs better than before. So it's a hit 'n miss affair. Nothing guaranteed. But if you pay attention to the keywords used, that might give you a clue.

 

[sanfran]

Optimization is for the birds!

U r better off leaving it alone
:lol:

 

[smurge]

Just wanted to show that big clicks are not gone and you can make a lot of money in this business.

 

[Domainer_1]

As I understand you do focus on big clicks, not big traffic, right? 30 unique visitors per month is enough for you, if you get at least 6 clicks with good CPC? In this way what is the country these clicks come from, mostly USA or you have international visitors as well? Is it profitable to collect domains with Indian or Chinese traffic?

 

[smurge]

As I understand you do focus on big clicks, not big traffic, right? 30 unique visitors per month is enough for you, if you get at least 6 clicks with good CPC? In this way what is the country these clicks come from, mostly USA or you have international visitors as well? Is it profitable to collect domains with Indian or Chinese traffic?

Yes it can be very profitable to collect those types of domains. Yes I have them as well.

The only reason I show big clicks is; people complain they don't happen and that domain parking is dead.

 

[Igor Mironyuk]

Just wanted to show that big clicks are not gone and you can make a lot of money in this business.

Oh, smurge, You are the member of Domainsponsor.com?
I more 1 month was looking for somebody who parked domains at DomainSponsor.
I parked 5 domains there, set up it but was not looking for category settings.
So I have to this day my domains are the none categorized. (Watch the screenshot)
How to categorize them?

 

[pablohc86]

Smurge do you collect big click only at DS or also at voodoo?
Better DS or voodoo for big click?

My last big click was at rookmedia but not so huge like yours.
My best big click was near 15$

 

[Kate]

... people complain they don't happen and that domain parking is dead.

Because their domains are dead.

Imagine that, I register some random domain that hardly makes sense, that has never been registered before and nobody is even searching for the keywords.
Of course, it has no traffic (other than the bots) and therefore no clicks.

Then people will complain and whine about how parking is dead. But they don't think for a second their domains are unfit, or that they have a lot to learn.

Go figure.

 

[baseballworld]

What kind of domain traffic is domain sponsor good for? Like mainly usa or foreign?

 

[sanfran]

Something doesn't compute here.
U show $500 potential rev (they still can claw back a big chuck).
And yet, you stated u make $XXX,XXX annually.
Was it in rupees?

 

[smurge]

Something doesn't compute here.
U show $500 potential rev (they still can claw back a big chuck).
And yet, you stated u make $XXX,XXX annually.
Was it in rupees?

Would you like me to show you the final revenue? It actually finalized higher. Ohh and it's in USD.





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Something doesn't compute here.
U show $500 potential rev (they still can claw back a big chuck).
And yet, you stated u make $XXX,XXX annually.
Was it in rupees?

Also, what doesn't compute? These aren't all my domains. I have accounts at Bodis, Rook, Voodoo,and Domainsponsor.

Now let's to some simple math... I'f I make just $273.00 a day in revenue what does the equate to over a year? $114,000 +


Also because I want to put this whole thing to rest:






now let's stop talking about computing numbers and that you cant make money in this business and focus on what really matters which is how to make money.

 

[ibidu]

@Smurge,

Why would it matter to prove to other domainers whether parking is dead or not? The main thing if I were you is that you are making good money from it and that is because you know how. It's pointless to try to tell other ppl who haven't got the "know how" that it is possible to make big money from parking - they simply won't be able to make any money from it no matter how many times you repeat your point!

 

[NameAgency]

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.

The average RPC for this domain is $7.35 with the lower clics at 0.75$ and higuer on 15,30$.

Thank you for your advice. I tried this domain at Parkingcrew before for a few months, but I have better performance on Voodoo. I'm happy with the results and I prefer not to change it.

 

[smurge]

@Smurge,

Why would it matter to prove to other domainers whether parking is dead or not? The main thing if I were you is that you are making good money from it and that is because you know how. It's pointless to try to tell other ppl who haven't got the "know how" that it is possible to make big money from parking - they simply won't be able to make any money from it no matter how many times you repeat your point!

You are correct. However, I don't want new members or others who might be on the fence to think its not possible.

 

[ezcoms]

After seeing those screenshots from SMURGE... I have no way of hanging with those numbers.. That is remarkable.. I am speechless..

 

[eurorealtor]

Smurge do you collect big click only at DS or also at voodoo?
Better DS or voodoo for big click?

My last big click was at rookmedia but not so huge like yours.
My best big click was near 15$

Some of my great clicks recently:

$20 @ IntenretTraffic (.com)
$20 @ Voodoo (.com)
$33,3 @ Voodoo (.tv)
$5,3 @ParkingCrew (IDN)

 

[smurge]

Some of my great clicks recently:

$20 @ IntenretTraffic (.com)
$20 @ Voodoo (.com)
$33,3 @ Voodoo (.tv)
$5,3 @ParkingCrew (IDN)

Very nice clicks! Love that $33.00 click on the .tv

 

[antbanks]

euro realtor are you serious 20 bucks a click .
may i ask what type of names you go after. is it just one niche in particular.

I have been think about foreign traffic.

 

[smurge]

I've never shared this with anyone so, I figure you all would appreciate this. Here is one of my biggest clicks ever: