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.

 

[iSG]

This is the realest thread about parking I've ever come across. Hope it keeps going.

 

[Optimal Names]

<removed> - I think this is the wrong thread for my question

 

[typocan]

Hi Smurg, I have a question. I have registered a domain with many backlinks, it has about 200 IP per day parked in DS and parkingcrew, howerver, it has no any traffic parked in Bodis. Why?

 

[Siriusfriend]

230 searches but no visitors DS

@ Smurge: You are using Domainsponsor. Do you know how it can be that one of my domains has 230 Searches but no single visitor? It´s strange.

 

[Nappy Bunch]

Dancarl
If a domain doesnt have any backlinks to get typein traffic you really need the dot com IMO

 

[Domainer_1]

Dancarl
If a domain doesnt have any backlinks to get typein traffic you really need the dot com IMO

Can you explain what you've wrote here? Backlinks to get type-in traffic? Are you ok? And why does he need .com?

 

[Nappy Bunch]

I meant the following

If a domain has no backlinks.. Ie just registered.. And you are relying on type-ins to get traffic then you should stick to dot coms, parking a non. Com with no backlinks is likely to get zero type-in traffic.. Hope that explains my point better? Apologize if first reply to Dancarl wasnt clear

 

[ohassim]

Can anyone help??? I have a domain which is currently parked with Voodoo. Once in a while a get 1 visitor according to the stats, no searches and no clicks but according to Google Adwords the exact domain name stats are Global 9900, US 1300, UK 5400.

Am I correct in saying that their is something not right here? According to me I should be seeing either 9900 searches on my Voodoo stats.thanks

the domain is dot com

 

[typocan]

Can anyone help??? I have a domain which is currently parked with Voodoo. Once in a while a get 1 visitor according to the stats, no searches and no clicks but according to Google Adwords the exact domain name stats are Global 9900, US 1300, UK 5400.

Am I correct in saying that their is something not right here? According to me I should be seeing either 9900 searches on my Voodoo stats.thanks

the domain is dot com

Google Adwords show the searches are from google official site not from your parked domain

 

[thuramsen]

hello

smurge you there?

 

[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