Need help on NameDrive customization

[GILSAN]

Hi everyone,

Recently I parked some domains with NameDrive and last week I started to change the settings because so many of these domains had information and links that have no relevancy to the names of the domains.

I changed the Templates, headers, category, subcategories, I placed
Keywords, and because I live in Portugal, I changed the country (mostly to U.S. and U.K.) as these countries seemed to get the most relevant information for the respective domain names).

The next day to my surprise all the country changes (U.S and U.K.) had gone back to the default country, Portugal. Problem with Portugal (Default) is that a lot of the links and content are not relevant to the domain names.

I re-did them again, but the story repeated itself. I tried calling Namedrive´s Phone # but it´s not the correct #. I e-mailed them 3 times asking for help on this and other problems. No answer.

Does anyone in this forum know how to solve this situation. I wish these companies had phone # for support. Seems like a lot of them don´t. Waiting for replies by e-mail is extremely frustrating.

Regards
GIL

 

[kiore]

Try emailing them again

In my experience namedrive are very good at answering email.

It seems strange they aren't replying

 

[spinoza]

In my experience namedrive are very good at answering email.

It seems strange they aren't replying

the same for me...great Email support.

 

[TestCase]

I believe NameDrive is now "qualifying" keywords for relevancy to the domain name before they allow the words to go live on the page. Are the keywords on your domains displaying a green or yellow background? Green means the words have been approved, yellow means they are up for review.

Any chance you might be trying to use words that might not be appropriate to your domain(s)?

 

[GILSAN]

Hi,

All the keywords are displayed on a green background, although in the first day I did notice that some were green and others yellow, (that was another question I had for them). But that soon changed and they all became green.

But that is not the problem. the main problem is that whenever I choose another country like the U.S or U.K. or even Germany or others, I then hit "Refresh", everything looks fine and I save the changes.

When I go back to check I find that the customization program always defaults back to Portugal. Unfortunately when set to Portugal the relevancy changes and becomes worse.

Thanks
GIL

 

[TestCase]

Hmmm... Have you tried making your changes using just the "Settings" for each domain name name without using the "Customization" option at the top of the "test" view pages?

 

[GILSAN]

Yes I had tried that, but then I didn´t know what to do.

When you do it individually it shows "Cascade Changes" is ticked (chosen) making "all Regions" selected and all the other regions ( North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Other) Not selected.

When I unclick "Cascade Changes" then everything gets selected and then I have the option to Save Changes.

I´m going to try this, but I have no idea if I'm doing the correct procedure.

Regards
GIL

 

[TestCase]

Yeah, that "Cascade Changes" might just me the fly in the ointment that is causing you so much grief.

Good luck! Please let us know if it works.

 

[GILSAN]

It didn't work. It defaulted. I'm gonna have to e-mail NameDrive again and hope they reply.
Do they answer over the weekend?

Thanks
GIL

 

[D14Posters]

Hi,

You don´t pick the countries... I believe the thing you are talking about with the countries is just for you to see a preview of the ads that will show for that country along with the template.

 

[GILSAN]

So what you are saying if I understand you correctly, is that the template and the links or ads will change in diferent regions of the world, that I can see only as a Preview here in Portugal.

Regards
GIL

 

[kiore]

So what you are saying if I understand you correctly, is that the template and the links or ads will change in diferent regions of the world, that I can see only as a Preview here in Portugal.

Yes, that's how it works, I think.

Post one of the domain names & I'll tell you how it looks from New Zealand.

 

[GILSAN]

OK, here's one of my domains, and by coincidence, one of the links is about Travel adventure tours in New Zealand. It also has stuff on Easter Island, China, India, Hawaii, and even Auschwitz! Can you believe that! Quite different the Mediterranean!

www.medfuntravel.com

I'm curious to see what you see on the opposite side of our Planet!

I just finished watching an interesting travel program on New Zealand. What a beautifull country it is.

Regards
GIL

 

[TestCase]

Hers's what is displaying on the US west coast

Sponsored Listings
Europe Tours Discounted
Large selection of escorted and independent Europe vacations.
abc.abcxyz.com

Travel to London for Less
Book Your Dream London Trip Cheaper Search For Top Vacation Deals Here!
abc.abcxyz.com

Escorted Europe Tours
Save $200 off per couple. Request a Free 84-page brochure.
abc.escortedeuropetours.com

Luxury Tours For Seniors
Only 12-24 Guests Per Group Free Full-Color Catalog
abc.abcxyz.net

European tours & travel
Escorted tours or individual travel to Central & Eastern Europe
abc.abcxyz.com

Adventure Mediterranean
Discover Unique Destinations. Find Great Vacation Packages Now!
abc.bigworldtrips.com
Europe Rail Passes
Cheap Rail Travel Through Europe Free Shipping & Free Gift!
abc.abcxyz.com / Europe

Europe Train Tour
Visit Many Countries And Save Check Out Our Rail Passes Online
abc.abcxyz.com

 

[GILSAN]

Thanks for the feedback TestCase. At least on your part of the world it's much more relevant than here. That makes me feel better. I changed the keywords 15 minutes ago so it's probably diferent now.

Thanks
GIL

 

[kiore]

Sorry I'm a little late

A brief posting on another forum turned into an essay

Here's how that domain looks from New Zealand

Sponsored Listings
Discover Ukraine
Specializing in escorted Tours to Ukraine, Travel Visas & Invitations
www .beyondtours .co .nz

Discover Canada Holidays
Independent Tour Packages Rail, Coach, Flexi Drive Holidays
www .discoverholidays .ca

The A&O for group trips
A&O Hostel and Hotel Prague the biggest hostel group in europe
www .aohostels .com
Europe and Eurail Passes
Live reservations with Rail Plus. FREE Travel Guide, Map & Timetable!
www .railplus .co .nz

Travel Egypt
Egypt & Jordan Tour Operators Specialist for Customized Tours
www .ladyegypt .com

Europe by Rail Pass
Experience Europe and save with Eurail and BritRail Rail Passes
www .bugeurope .com
Adventure Holidays
Tours and tailormade adventures Egypt, Africa, India, Russia, China
www .onthegotours .com

moose travel
Adventures for people who want the flexibility of small groups.
StaTravel .co .nz

10% off Globus and Cosmos
38 Years of Value and Service. Save even more with our Great Airfares.
europeanworldtravel .com

No reference of New Zealand there, hardly surprising as there's no percentage trying to sell me a ticket to where I already am.

Cheers

(edit - remove the urls)

 

[GILSAN]

Thanks Kiore. Amazing how it changes so much from region to region.
Regards
GIL

 

[kiore]

Thanks Kiore. Amazing how it changes so much from region to region.
GIL

You're welcome.

I'm glad it does change from region-to-region. Most of my domains are in the .nz registry. If overseas surfers saw the same ads that New Zealanders do I'd be missing a small but significant part of my revenue.