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.

 

[VisionEdger]

backlink newbie

Smurge, this is a great thread and very helpful for us all!


- Do you try to mix different niches when you hand reg or pick up dropped domains?
ie. healthcredit dot com?

- do u reg or grab dropped many domains with hyphens?



:gl:

 

[Igor Mironyuk]

5 - You can find best dropped domains at Snapnames.

 

[VisionEdger]

?

5 - You can find best dropped domains at Snapnames.

ive found a number of them now so thx

another question for anyone:

GD lists BL and DP

- I read that too many incoming links lowers the parked pages ranking for better cpc ads. is that true?

- Also when checking bl in alexa how do u determine the quality of the bl when there are so many on some domains? the link to url ranking? quality of content? visitors to site? what factors?

in the actual bl url what should i be looking for that verifies if i should reg the domain or scrap it and move on to the next one? anchor text wrapping?

how does the actual bl code play into determining good or bad bl deleted, dropped, pending domains?

not sure if im saying this right .........


thx

 

[ishankap]

thnaxxxxxxxxxx bro nice share

 

[MikeRaves]

Can .nu domains work as parking domains, or are they bound to fail?

 

[MikeRaves]

Noob questions incoming..

How do you guys judge the back links that are coming into a domain? I found a domain that has 304 sites linking in according to Alexa and 1,141 external backlinks/371 referring domains/184 class c subnet referrers. When I check the links however, most seem to be diretories. Can't do anything with 'em, can I?

Also, should you consider the backlink breakdown from SEOMajestic in your choice?
And how can I see if there's any .edu/.gov domains linking in? Does SEOMajestic show it when they're there?

Edit: what are class c subnet referrers anyways? And how accurate are the statistics verisign labs rolls out? Found a domain regarding banking with almost no links drawn to it, but it has around 250 monthly visitors.

 

[ohassim]

If I'm switching all my domains that are parked from one parking platform to another, do I have to delete them from that company or do I only have to change the DNS at the registrar to the other company...thnaks

 

[Domainer_1]

If I'm switching all my domains that are parked from one parking platform to another, do I have to delete them from that company or do I only have to change the DNS at the registrar to the other company...thnaks

dns change only

 

[ohassim]

a domain of mines got 1 visitor, 2 clicks the other day RPM $197 CTR 200%

my revenue was .20 cents (.10 cents) per click

is this normal, seems very little to me for $197

 

[eurorealtor]

a domain of mines got 1 visitor, 2 clicks the other day RPM $197 CTR 200%

my revenue was .20 cents (.10 cents) per click

is this normal, seems very little to me for $197

Yes, it's normal.

 

[MikeRaves]

a domain of mines got 1 visitor, 2 clicks the other day RPM $197 CTR 200%

my revenue was .20 cents (.10 cents) per click

is this normal, seems very little to me for $197

RPC = Revenue Per Click
RPM = Revenue Per Mille = Revenue Per 1000 visitors

$197/1000 = $0.197 x 2 clicks = approximately $0.40 from 2 clicks

 

[fryan0]

Some trick on parking site:

1. Create domain name similar to Popular site exp. gooogle.com yahooo.com ; smn.com; etc.
2. Rank up first your site before parking;
3. choose parking who's good on payment
4. Create under link: this is chain link connect you to other web or blog; you can collaborate with your friend.
5. Stop your parking if your site rank down.

 

[Michael R.]

This thread is very interesting!

I have 2/3 questions for which I didn't find the answer here, maybe someone has an idea?

- To what extend the country of the visitors impacts the PPC? For instance, for a given extension, say .org, does the visitor IP address impacts the PPC of a parked domain?

- Is it legal to redirect a domain with a lot of type-in to a parked domain with low type-in but high PPC?

- Do you see a correlation between type-in and exact search volume?

Thanks.

 

[smurge]

This thread is very interesting!

I have 2/3 questions for which I didn't find the answer here, maybe someone has an idea?

- To what extend the country of the visitors impacts the PPC? For instance, for a given extension, say .org, does the visitor IP address impacts the PPC of a parked domain?

- Is it legal to redirect a domain with a lot of type-in to a parked domain with low type-in but high PPC?

- Do you see a correlation between type-in and exact search volume?

Thanks.

The country from where the visitors come form will impact your PPC greatly.

 

[VisionEdger]

majesticseo

Smurge your posts have helped me alot in the BL domain market and sure has opened my eyes

Can you give an indication of what niches you like these days that have a higher cpc?

ie insurance, law, health etc?

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also re: majesticseo stats


do the indexed urls make any diff for you when choosing a domain?

not sure what this means exactly in relation to a parked domain with prior history

can u give us an example of domain stats that appeals to u?

what is the biggest feature u look for on majesticseo that triggers you to buy?

 

[Grasshopper]

Geez guys I am on page 4 of this conversation. I feel like I might be in over my head because I don't have a foundation. Am I in the right forum, or, should I come back to this website after I am advanced? I ask because I asked what I thought were ok questions to ask in a thread I posted, and, gotten no response, (even though it was viewed multiple tilmes). I am thinking maybe I am too dumb to get a response in this forum. That's fine if that is the way it works around here. I know forum members have there own rules within the admin rules on some websites , so, I get it.

 

[advaita]

Smurge is usually good at answering questions in this thread - but what questions did you ask? I can't see them anywhere

 

[smurge]

Geez guys I am on page 4 of this conversation. I feel like I might be in over my head because I don't have a foundation. Am I in the right forum, or, should I come back to this website after I am advanced? I ask because I asked what I thought were ok questions to ask in a thread I posted, and, gotten no response, (even though it was viewed multiple tilmes). I am thinking maybe I am too dumb to get a response in this forum. That's fine if that is the way it works around here. I know forum members have there own rules within the admin rules on some websites , so, I get it.

Focus on one specific area at a time. Are you trying to learn about purchasing keyword domains and reselling them, parking and making money like I do, buying keyword domains and developing them, etc..?

Once you figure that out thats where you should start. Everything is going to be an advanced concept to you because it's all new. The best way to get around that is to jump in and start asking questions. Also, read, study,read study...lol


Let me know if you need anything else.


Thanks

---------- Post added at 03:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:34 PM ----------

Smurge your posts have helped me alot in the BL domain market and sure has opened my eyes

Can you give an indication of what niches you like these days that have a higher cpc?

ie insurance, law, health etc?

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also re: majesticseo stats


do the indexed urls make any diff for you when choosing a domain?

not sure what this means exactly in relation to a parked domain with prior history

can u give us an example of domain stats that appeals to u?

what is the biggest feature u look for on majesticseo that triggers you to buy?

Thank you for the compliment. I really like hearing feedback from everyone.

Regarding niches, I don't specifically focus on one niche rather I look for domains that are going to provide me traffic and then do the keyword research and that helps me determine how much I spend and how much I can potentially make on it.

---------- Post added at 03:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:37 PM ----------

Some trick on parking site:

1. Create domain name similar to Popular site exp. gooogle.com yahooo.com ; smn.com; etc.
2. Rank up first your site before parking;
3. choose parking who's good on payment
4. Create under link: this is chain link connect you to other web or blog; you can collaborate with your friend.
5. Stop your parking if your site rank down.

What are you talking about? This makes no sense to me . Please dont post blackhat ideas in here.

Thanks

---------- Post added at 03:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:38 PM ----------

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 )......

Proper optimization is a big key to success. If you have the wrong keywords or low paying ones it's not going to be worth your time. Also look for parking companies that are going to pay you properly.

I've noticed a trend where people stay with parking companies that pay them only .02 cents or .10 cents per click on high paying keywords because they have become fanboys. I am a fanboy of the parking companies that take care of me and are making me the most. I stay away from ones that gouge me and keep the rest for themselves.

Remember, You and I hold the greatest key to every business in the world...CUSTOMERS/TRAFFIC. Without it, companies would fall by the wayside.

Also when I hear people say "CLEAN" traffic. Clean traffic comes from a variety of sources. Backlink traffic is just as good if not better than direct type in. If anyone wants to challenge me on that I would gladly go to war with them.

 

[Grasshopper]

Are you trying to learn about purchasing keyword domains and reselling them, parking and making money like I do, buying keyword domains and developing them, etc..?

Once you figure that out thats where you should start.

Let me know if you need anything else.


Thanks

Thank you for the response. It looks like I am going to have to figure out between one and two. Looks like I will have to start with a domain dictionary because I am not even sure between what you do and what keyword domainers do different.. I know what a keyword domain is, but, I am not sure you mean a keyword domain that popular in search engines,or, simply a popular keyword domain that could be resold because it sounds like a winning name. example: if "hotdog.com" was available it is apparent that should be one to pick up even if not search engine popular keyword from goddady for $3.

Anyway, I'll figure it out.

Thanks again

 

[Domainiac2013]

Thanks a lot

Smurge / experts: thanks for all this input, took me a while but now i am through with this thread. It was worth every minute