Dynamic Parking Idea

[calian]

I just wanted this to have its own thread so I put it here. I checked and DS already owns dynamicparking.com but I have other domains and ideas that would work better.

here's the original post

Here's another idea: Start another domain parking service. However, give the domain owners near total control over what their parking page looks like. That means if they want to hand code the entire page in html, add flash animation, javascripts, whatever - let them. This way parked domains would still be easy to administer and the stats would all be available in a centralized location, but they would look like individual sites to both visitors and search engines. Take it a step further and allow the domainers to integrate value adding dynamic content like webmail, daily comics, rss feeds, image searches, quotes, etc. This would be the ultimate in domain parking if you could hold a diverse portfolio of domains and each one would be nearly indestinguishable from a developed site. See math.com for an example of what could be done under this system. The only requirement is that they have to integrate your code for advertising and statistics purposes and can't run their own ads.

What do you guy's think? I know I would move some domains over if this became available.

So far it seems like the best idea would be to use Google for the ads both because of their large number of available keyworks and because their place in the market means they are not a competitor.

On a technical level I would restrict each site to 150k per page load including graphics etc. to make sure people were not using the service to serve images/videos etc.

Regarding possible click fraud I would start the service up and only allow those who had invested $500+ to use it for the first 60-90 days while the technical team fine tuned the system to work best for everyone. This way those using the service have a vested interest in its success and click fraud should not be likely until the service was released to the public by which time measures would hopefully be in place to respond to it.

 

[calian]

Basically all the ideas being talked about, stock feeds, news, email etc were what people in the past tried in the past.

I think you might find your repeat visitors numbers will be far lower than you might be counting on, you could build a site better than yahoo.com or money.com and I think you'd still get a very low % coming back if was a domain they stumbled upon.

Its not just about repeat visitors. People will soon be quite jaded to parked domains. What's gonna happen when click rates fall by 90%?

 

[primacomputer]

Its not just about repeat visitors. People will soon be quite jaded to parked domains. What's gonna happen when click rates fall by 90%?

This is why PPC parking works best on names that have a substantial amount of typein traffic. If you only have 100 people visiting the site by accident again and again they will remember what it looks like and simply close it down as soon as they see it. This is actually one of the first reasons I developed my dynamic parking pages. I can show a different looking site each time a visitor returns. In some cases this has tripled revenue.
There's some sort of critical mass in PPC parking where enough people are visiting who haven't already decided this is a site they don't want to visit. I have a name that gets about 20 uniques a day and makes pennies. I have a name that gets 300 uniques a day and make $15+. My click rate isn't dropping off. If anything it's actually increasing.

 

[PoorDoggie]

heh... just seen this page from another! is this still an idea in people's minds? I would love to do something like this. An idea that came to mind when I was reading here would be like a "free hosting" parking site.

Basically, like tripod/lycos they have the frame at the side, why can that no be done here. People can have their own small HTML site (3 pages tops or something) that they can then put up. They can have an offers box for the domain, and they can put up other stuff, tools we provide, but then they can code the rest of the site and save it. In our little box, on the side, or we could put ads in at the top or something, we have the ppc ads, or affiliate ads. PPC ads get you measley amounts for clicks. If you affiliate with casino's, every time someone downlaods that casino and puts money in, you get £80 - £200! Now, ok, with PPC you get money for EVERY CLICK, but if 10 people click a PPC, you will get, $2 (ish). If one person downloads a casino and puts money in you get $400. I know which one I would rather.

this does sound interesting though, and I would like to be a part of it, if it is still milling around in people's heads (or not already done)

I found this page from another thread, but they all seem a few months old!

 

[ApeXX]

I'm not sure I see how adding whole lot of "content" on a park page will add value, the result will dramatically lower revenue.

I would have to agree. I like the idea of being able to customize the look and the feel of the page, however adding content to a parking page is just like well, creating a website with ads. The whole point of a parking page is just a page that you do not even have to touch, yet generates revenue for you.

 

[harkster]

This is interesting if could be made to work. I did not hear anyone mention that If I am parking a domain & I have control of at least part of the page content then I can create SE food content & draw SE traffic.

Small time example
I had a name parked at Sedo for several months & only getting 20-50 cents/month.

I unparked, created some SE food content, added Google Ads. Link from a PR4 site got the spiders to stop by. Still linked to Sedo for sale page.

Just looked a bit ago & the site has a PR3 and this months income is low $xx of which 40 cents is from Sedo.

I am working on another idea where every time the page loads it is different layout, colors and content (actually nearly same content presented differently). Will cycle through about 20 looks.

I am one of those -- as soon as I determine it is a PPC page I am out of there.

 

[PoorDoggie]

I am one of those -- as soon as I determine it is a PPC page I am out of there.

same - everytime i see a parked domain, I think of the sucker who put it up thinking people would acctually click on the links! lol

 

[equity78]

Well Doggie there are thousands every day who click those links.

 

[PoorDoggie]

Well Doggie there are thousands every day who click those links.

i know that... but its just natural instinct. I used to make loads, but everytime i get to one of their sites I never click anything. Makes me feel like I am "foiling their plans" lol. I never said it dosen't work.

 

[primacomputer]

Well Doggie there are thousands every day who click those links.

Perhaps, but there are millions of internet users. I find it's worth doing the extra work to cater to the larger portion of the marke

 

[iampud]

unless i missed something my problem with the suggestion is why would i spend all that time designing it on let say sedo and have them take a cut of the ads that i got them.

Why not make a website the way you want then get a free host or something and then link it as a website for sell on sedo. You get all the money from adsense and it would require the same amount of work.

 

[barefoottech]

MY thoughts Exactly and I do exactly the same thing here in Australia
One page Website for Client with My ads for Free or Their Ads for Low Cost.