Fabulous Parking

[pixelbugnyc]

OFFICIAL FABULOUS.com Thread

I was wondering how long people have waited for decisions from Fabulous.com? I recently applied for the first time.

That aside, I'd like to hear some recent opinions on their service. All input is greatly appreciated.

 

[DADomains]

...and we know that we are probably the highest payers for the right kind of domains, period. ...

So Mike, what are the right kind of domains? I know you guys are great with gambling sites. What other types of sites do well at Fab?

(Sorry if this has been mentioned a gazillion times. Please refresh my memory.)

 

[Mike Robertson]

Hi DADomains,

We are primarily interested in English language domains that are generic/commercial in nature and have type-in traffic.

There are a number of metrics we take into consideration when reviewing portfolios. Two very important factors are whether or not the phrase/term the domain name consists of has a search count and/or paid advertisers in the major PPC search engines, Google/Overture.

Examples of domains we are looking to park include, bedroomfurniture.com, onlinegames.com, cheapcomputers.com, etc.

Also, we do not accept illegal/questionable domains or those that infringe on TM's.

Cheers,

Mike
Fabulous.com

 

[denny007]

Also, we do not accept illegal/questionable domains or those that infringe on TM's.

And also they will cancel your account if you register any TM domains with them. They are ultra clean company. I now scanned zone files and found 1.36M domains using Fabulous DNS, will check it for TM domains. And will widely publish what I found.

 

[DADomains]

Thanks, but what I really wanted to know is what categories have the best RPM. Gambling being one, for example.

 

[Mike Robertson]

I've just run some reports, and apart from Gambling/Casino/Poker domains, network wide we are performing well for the following categories (based on RPM):

Credit Card Debt
Schools/Education
Loans/Bad Credit/Finance
Insurance
Home/Building/Home Improvements
Dental
Law/Legal Advice
Beauty Products/Cosmetic Surgery
Jobs/Employment

However, because we have a Google feed, we perform well across the board. We have access to a large advertiser base with high CPC's for those domains that are generic and commercial in nature.

By this I mean, as long as the domains consist of highly searched for keyterms and there are advertisers bidding on those terms, we will perform well.

Let me know if there's any other questions.

Cheers,

Mike
Fabulous.com

 

[DADomains]

Mike, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much for the information, it's very helpful. :tu:

And also they will cancel your account if you register any TM domains with them. They are ultra clean company. I now scanned zone files and found 1.36M domains using Fabulous DNS, will check it for TM domains. And will widely publish what I found.

I accidentally had a couple of TM domains in their parking system and they simply disallowed them. Luckily I didn't get booted. But then it sounds like you are talking about registering TM names with them and not so much trying to park them.

 

[denny007]

But then it sounds like you are talking about registering TM names with them and not so much trying to park them.

Exactly, they cancelled my account for it, do not touch Fabulousin your own interest if you have any TM domains, am I right, Mike...

After reviewing the domains that you have recently
registered through Fabulous, because they potentially infringe upon
registered trademarks, we regret to inform you that we can not offer
you a Fabulous.com wholesale account service.

 

[Dotmainer]

And also they will cancel your account if you register any TM domains with them. They are ultra clean company. I now scanned zone files and found 1.36M domains using Fabulous DNS, will check it for TM domains. And will widely publish what I found.

... or sounds like they are very scared company ... does that mean if i have post.com they will cancel my account (i'm pretty sure its TM in some Country/Category) ?


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[WGS_Thunder]

... or sounds like they are very scared company ... does that mean if i have post.com they will cancel my account (i'm pretty sure its TM in some Country/Category) ?


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Scared, I don't think so. They are just a good company that tries to do things properly. JMO

 

[BizBot]

Mike,

Are the earnings reported for 8/5 and 8/6 (today) correct? Mine are unusally low. Is anybody else seeing the same?

 

[netmeg]

Mine look pretty normal.

 

[Mike Robertson]

Hi BizBot,

As far as I am aware, there have been no system issues. Can you please PM me your username and I will investigate further for you.

Cheers,

Mike
Fabulous.com

 

[pixelpadre]

If you search the various forums, we do not hide the fact that we are not the best parking program for all domains. In fact we encourage domain owners to routinely test their domains over multiple parking platforms.

You will find that some do better with Parking company A, some names will perform better with Parking company B, and so on.

What I would advise, is to run your portfolio at one provider for at least a month, this gives you a good base in which you can compare stats to. Then pick at least 5 different providers (a mix of both Yahoo and Google) and test all domains for a minimum 2 weeks.

After testing across the different providers, compare stats on a domain by domain basis. Then move domains to the provider that performed best for each.

Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

Cheers,

Mike
Fabulous.com

Well Mike

I took your advice and removed my best performing domain name and moved it over to P A R K E D . C O M

30 days of Fabulous got me $64.71 the next 30 days got $105.00 at p a r k e d . c o m. :bah:

Until you folks start sharing more fairly, I will be moving my domains to your competitor.

Cheers
Steve

 

[netmeg]

That's a pretty nasty response. Sharing more fairly? I've never seen anything (nor experienced anything) that would lead me to believe the Fabulous wasn't "sharing more fairly"

Look, Parked and Fabulous are both great. I have around 1100 domains, and they're divvied up about half and half between Parked and Fabulous. You know why? Because each has a different FEED. Parked serves Yahoo ads and Fabulous serves Google ads. In some niches, Yahoo ads are more lucrative (and more expensive) In others, Google ads are worth more. That's why you move things around till you find a good fit.

I've been an AdWords and Overture/Yahoo advertiser for five years, and I spend roughly $75,000/month on ads. There are some ads I run on Google that I pay .25/click for that cost me over a buck on Yahoo, and vice versa.

Mike was very gracious in his response to you, while you were quite rude back to him (and apparently ignorant of how PPC works)

 

[henniemeijer]

pixelpadre,

Mike is being nice to you by giving you advise.
Parked will(or should) tell you that there are other domains which will do better at Fabulous than at Parked.
Fabulous is not being unfair at all,they give you a fair percentage.
Your best way to make money is to have your domains spread out over 2-3 parking companies and figuring out where to park what category of domains.
The service Fabulous gives you is worth something as well by the way, their customerservice is fabulous.

 

[Kenny]

Ok, lets get this back on topic.
Personal attacks will not be tolerated.

Leave it at that, and move on.

 

[TOXX]

BOTH...Parked.com AND Fabulous.com are STUPENDOUS! :tu:

 

[luffo]

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[Mike Robertson]

Well Mike

I took your advice and removed my best performing domain name and moved it over to P A R K E D . C O M

30 days of Fabulous got me $64.71 the next 30 days got $105.00 at p a r k e d . c o m. :bah:

Until you folks start sharing more fairly, I will be moving my domains to your competitor.

Cheers
Steve

Hi pixelpadre,

As some have already mentioned, Parked.com have a Yahoo feed, and Fabulous has a Google feed. For this reason, you will find some domains perform better with Parked than at Fabulous, and vice versa.

It's all about testing your domains across different platforms to see where your domains perform best on a domain by domain basis. You will also find that even with the same upstream partner, some parking providers do better with certain domains.

I'm glad the test has proved successful for you.

Thanks for the comments and kind words netmeg, henniemeijer and SDX.

Mike Fabulous, could you please reply to my pm?

Thank you

Hi Luffo,

I've just replied to your PM.

Cheers,

Mike
Fabulous.com

 

[luffo]

Hi pixelpadre,


Hi Luffo,

I've just replied to your PM.

Cheers,

Mike
Fabulous.com

Thanks for the great reply ,

Luffo

 

[gingeman]

revenue this month is the lowest it has ever been for me, by a long long way. I can't see an obvious reason- traffic stats are pretty consistent, appears to be a huge drop in cpc, is anybody else seeing this? I understand deep blue sea are not having the best year- is this related? To give you some idea, it looks like my earnings are down 60-70% on my last BAD month!

 

[chillking]

Hi yes every thing has been low lately can any one tell me whats the highest ppc category ? or whats the highest ppc that u guys have had and what names was it thanks guys .

 

[Mike Robertson]

We have noticed a drop in EPC network wide on domains monetized with us and have put it down to a number of factors, taken from our recent Quarterly Report.:

1. The weaker economic environment in the US
2. Generally fewer advertisers (as observed by Dark Blue Sea) leading to a reduction in bid prices and coverage and hence overall yield received by Dark Blue Sea
3. Changes to the way that online advertisers can place advertisements via the advertiser interfaces of the major search advertising networks; and
4. An overall uncertain strategic landscape stemming from the unsuccessful takeover bid for Yahoo by Microsoft and the subsequent outsourcing of search advertising to Google by Yahoo.

There have been a number of forum and blog posts about this also, it seems that all of the Parking companies are experiencing the same thing. I would also recommend reading the following blog posts, from someone who seems to have inside knowledge at Google, which may also explain the decline in revenues we are all seeing:

Google Parking Changes Approaching
Domain Parking Changes Part2

Cheers,

Mike
Fabulous.com

 

[Kenny]

And despite all that ^^^^, I got two $10.00+ clicks this week. :tu:

 

[firefly]

Just Sent you a PM Mike. Could you look at it please