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.

 

[Name Trader]

You're a magician, smurge (Joke).

 

[Theologian]

Legal question:

If you are parking a domain that had a previous site content from say something very specific, like a company or a personality, couldn't there be a legal issue even if the name itself is generic. Couldn't one argue that you are profiting from their name/product?

I'm not looking for trouble, but trying to figure this out. Basically are you ok as long as the name itself is generic/not trademarked?

 

[eurorealtor]

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.

Well, I believe it's more about advertiser. But insurance is one of the good niche. I brought domains which I thought will get a good clicks,
but receiving just few cents. On the other side I brought a domain for few bucks, and made me $200 a month.

 

[smurge]

You're a magician, smurge (Joke).

lol...look at my quote! It's magic...lol

 

[antbanks]

thank you for all the inspiration and hope you guys bring so far its looking like numbers game. 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.

 

[getaddicted]

Smurge has been giving stats, ideas, and so much information from what many can learn.

I also do get similar CPC what smurge is getting and im happy, though i dont make a six figure income, but im pretty happy with 5 figure income yearly.


For me proper optimization and CPC are the key to be successfull.

Domain Parking is an ART and you are an artist, the way you design your painting ( Domains ) the better they will look ( earn )..

And you cant be an artist overnight, it takes lots of practice each day and patience. but with years of work you surely are going to make lot of perfect paintings ( Domains )......

 

[antbanks]

Okay you guys is it always important to change the default template when you park a domain. what are things to look for in a parking template

 

[Domainer_1]

Okay you guys is it always important to change the default template when you park a domain. what are things to look for in a parking template

Sometimes auto optimization is better than doing anything with a template. So, it depends on situation. I found that Voodoo is very good at auto optimization. Once added to the Voodoo, domain needs time(1-3 weeks) to be autooptimezed, but as a result its revenue increases.

 

[ibidu]

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

You delete them too early for those who don't live in the US. I've missed your last 2 screenshots and I am a screenshot junkie specially when it concerns big clicks

 

[Domainer_1]

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

Does this method still work? I've tried to check one of the domains and got this: <bodisadvertisements>primary</bodisadvertisements>. But both Voodoo and Bodis don't show ads on parking page. May be this method is not the perfect one?

 

[smurge]

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

Does this method still work? I've tried to check one of the domains and got this: <bodisadvertisements>primary</bodisadvertisements>. But both Voodoo and Bodis don't show ads on parking page. May be this method is not the perfect one?

Yes to use it :

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


Classification =

Primary = Google

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

 

[matt_bodis]

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

Does this method still work? I've tried to check one of the domains and got this: <bodisadvertisements>primary</bodisadvertisements>. But both Voodoo and Bodis don't show ads on parking page. May be this method is not the perfect one?

There's also sometimes a "pending review" status. If upstream provider thinks it is adult but isn't sure, they won't display ads until they review it.

And they aren't that fast to review it unless we pass the domain to them manually.

Please PM me the domain.

 

[Theologian]

Legal question:

If you are parking a domain that had a previous site content from say something very specific, like a company or a personality, couldn't there be a legal issue even if the name itself is generic. Couldn't one argue that you are profiting from their name/product?

I'm not looking for trouble, but trying to figure this out. Basically are you ok as long as the name itself is generic/not trademarked?

Wanted to bump this question.

 

[ohassim]

HELP----HELP-----HELP....

Hi, I new to domaining, have bought domains and currently I'm lost and confused. Would like to ask 2 questions to get started. I have read on various blog and seen videos on Domain Sherpa that domainers park their domains at various parking companies (Internet Traffic, Park Logic, Parking Crew, Voodoo etc). In this way one increases revenue and traffic from various countries. I would like to do the same.

What I'm not understanding is that how does one do this...... What I mean is, I've just signed up for an account at Internet Traffic, lets say I accepted and my domain landing page sends people to DNS.

1.) Than how do I sign up at other parking companies seeing that my domains DNS points people to DomainNameSales.
2.) If I sign up at other parking companies will I have to list a few domains there and the others Internet Traffic? eg 50% there 50% here
3.) Which companies landing page will show up if ALL the domains can be at various parking companies? (Internet Traffic, Park Logic, Voodoo)
4.) If ALL the domains can be parked at various parking companies do I choose 3 or 4 parking companies or do I list them on any and every company out their?

Please explain, 95% of domains are .com's. Maybe some of these question are like WHAT! ... totally new to this industry and just want to learn and start earning.

thanks

---------- Post added at 03:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:33 PM ----------

sorry 4 questions..lol

 

[smurge]

HELP----HELP-----HELP....

Hi, I new to domaining, have bought domains and currently I'm lost and confused. Would like to ask 2 questions to get started. I have read on various blog and seen videos on Domain Sherpa that domainers park their domains at various parking companies (Internet Traffic, Park Logic, Parking Crew, Voodoo etc). In this way one increases revenue and traffic from various countries. I would like to do the same.

What I'm not understanding is that how does one do this...... What I mean is, I've just signed up for an account at Internet Traffic, lets say I accepted and my domain landing page sends people to DNS.

1.) Than how do I sign up at other parking companies seeing that my domains DNS points people to DomainNameSales.
2.) If I sign up at other parking companies will I have to list a few domains there and the others Internet Traffic? eg 50% there 50% here
3.) Which companies landing page will show up if ALL the domains can be at various parking companies? (Internet Traffic, Park Logic, Voodoo)
4.) If ALL the domains can be parked at various parking companies do I choose 3 or 4 parking companies or do I list them on any and every company out their?

Please explain, 95% of domains are .com's. Maybe some of these question are like WHAT! ... totally new to this industry and just want to learn and start earning.

thanks

---------- Post added at 03:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:33 PM ----------

sorry 4 questions..lol

1. You just have to apply at the different companies: I recommend you get accounts at the following:

- Bodis.com
- Domainsponsor.com
- Voodoo.com
- Rookmedia.net (I'm starting to like them a little)

2. You do not have to move your domains to another parking company if accepted. However, I would try your domains at different ones because they may convert better at them.

3. The companies landing pages are determined by the "NAMESERVERS" . So which ever nameserver you point your domain to is the one that will have the parking page showing up.

4. Read my response to question #2.

 

[ohassim]

Thanks Smurge, going to apply for those accounts right away.

 

[yawoo]

Thanks for smurge's hints.
I'm considering to buy three domains from the below list:

xxx-yyy-zzz.com (related to gambling)
Referring Domains: 24
193 in the last 5 years.
External Backlinks: 43
3,283 in the last 5 years.
Referring IP addresses: 22
Referring Class C subnets: 21
Indexed URLs: 49

xxxyyy.com (related to insurance)
Referring Domains: 11
70 in the last 5 years.
External Backlinks: 37
211 in the last 5 years.
Referring IP addresses: 11
Referring Class C subnets: 11
Indexed URLs: 604

xxx-yyy.com (related to image)
Referring Domains: 11
34 in the last 5 years.
External Backlinks: 1,028
4,342 in the last 5 years.
Referring IP addresses: 11
Referring Class C subnets: 11
Indexed URLs: 42

xxx-yyy.com (related to casino)
Referring Domains: 11
16 in the last 5 years.
External Backlinks: 1,567
2,213 in the last 5 years.
Referring IP addresses: 4
Referring Class C subnets: 4
Indexed URLs: 4

xxxyyyzzz.com (related to bid)
Referring Domains: 136
1,754 in the last 5 years.
External Backlinks: 1,057
40,111 in the last 5 years.
Educational Ref. Backlinks: 151
Educational Ref. Domains: 5
Referring IP addresses: 116
Referring Class C subnets: 109
Indexed URLs: 767

Could you give me some advice?
You have mentioned backlinks are important, but how could I justify the quality of the backlinks? some may post in the forum, blog, or advertising reply. Is it good or bad? Thx.

 

[Domainer_1]

Is Alexa good for checking links? I found that it doesn't show all links related to the domain. I'm going to try some other services.

opensiteexplorer.org - tried to check one of my domains, it didn't show links at all(but it has at least one); does this mean I need to pay for using this service before seeing any results?

Majesticseo.com - do you like this service, does it show more links than Alexa?

 

[ohassim]

Hi, I would like to know can I list my sisters domains on my account at the different parking companies or must I open a separate account for her, she has under 60 domains and just thinking to operate 1 account will be easier....thanks

 

[earthgld]

Let's watch and see what happens. Afterwards I'll tell you why I would not of purchased this domain name.

So, why you would not purchased that domain (smurge?

:wave: