PARKED.COM - Official Thread!

[TOXX]

Hi,

Welcome to the OFFICIAL PARKED.COM thread!

 

[netPH]

It'll also be a big help when we can see our quality scores in our accounts, too.

I'm also looking forward to see our TQ on our account + hopefully to technically know more about what makes a good TQ from the sponsor.

 

[vbigdeli]

I'm also looking forward to see our TQ on our account + hopefully to technically know more about what makes a good TQ from the sponsor.

+ email notification when TQ changed

 

[Seabass]

I had a strong downward correction for Wed. numbers - about 15%. Anyone else?

Mon. and Tue. were strong after corrections, but not for Wed. numbers which were just finalized apparently.

 

[madpoet]

Yep, I lost about 15% of value myself.

 

[GILSAN]

I had a strong downward correction for Wed. numbers - about 15%. Anyone else?

Mon. and Tue. were strong after corrections, but not for Wed. numbers which were just finalized apparently.

I had the exact opposite of you. Mon. and Tue. corrections went South, while Wed. went North. Yesterday was an awfull day for me. Hope it corrects to the upside. Today is starting off well.

This week has been a rollercoaster ride for me, but on the whole it's been good.

GIL

 

[netmeg]

I had a strong downward correction for Wed. numbers - about 15%. Anyone else?

Mon. and Tue. were strong after corrections, but not for Wed. numbers which were just finalized apparently.

Actually, my Wednesday finals were pretty stable - only a couple bucks down.

Donny - did the new TQ scores come out?

 

[Seabass]

This is Jan. and earnings should be absolutely rocking - that is, if you gauge it by looking at all the previous years.

I am not impressed with the earnings compared to previous years. It's either the economy, Yahoo's new TQ score thingy, or something else I am not seeing.

After the major investments I made in 2007 in generics, I should be making much, much more - like 25% more at the very, very least. But, I am not much higher in earnings than I was in Jan. 2007.

If it were not for Parked's superior system I think we would be making much less.

 

[netmeg]

I suspect it's not one thing, but a combination. Usually is.

 

[GILSAN]

I suspect that the major culprit is the present state of the US Economy. There is a lot of nervousness in the US Markets due to the Housing slow down and the problems with the sub-prime and financial markets.

Ben Bernanke is caught in the middle. He tried to slow down inflation by rising interest rates which in turn slowed down the economy. Now Ben is (belatedly) beginning to lower interest rates, but the effect will only be noticed in 6-9 months time, that is, if no other big crises comes up again.

We'll just have to be patient, as times of crises are allways followed by a boom period.

GIL

 

[mj85]

I had the exact opposite of you. Mon. and Tue. corrections went South, while Wed. went North. Yesterday was an awfull day for me. Hope it corrects to the upside. Today is starting off well.

This week has been a rollercoaster ride for me, but on the whole it's been good.

GIL

Some here. I got 0.01 for Lease To Own ,Traffic UNITED STATES 100% and TYPE IN OR NO HOSTNAME ,

 

[gregham2020]

I am seeing the same thing Tues WED are great Thurs down...

 

[Mike]

I'll really have to wait for the finalized numbers, but if they don't deviate much from the estimates, then yesterday was one of my best days with an overall 82% CTR. ... but,..since Ask is having a big bag of tricks,...i'm very cautious to believe the current $ value.

Tue/Wed were finalized with numbers that almost made me wanna , both days ended up way below estimates.

M.

 

[Donny]

Just to make everybody's day, Ask is delayed again.

Donny

 

[whitebark]

Just to make everybody's day, Ask is delayed again.

Donny

They can be late everyday for all I care - everyday they are - my finalized earnings end up over the estimates!

It's been another stellar pay period - thanks Donny!

 

[netmeg]

Yah, now that my TQ is back up, everything's everything as far as I'm concerned.

 

[ArtfulWebSites]

Big Drops in Revenue After Finalizations Starting 1/5

Something is definitely amiss with the Yahoo/Ask/Parked revenue numbers starting on 1/5. Comparing the total revenue reported at end of day with the finalized numbers for that day, 1/1 through 1/4 were typical. Starting on 1/5 there has been a drastic drop for each day (Final vs EOD). Here are the percentage changes for those days:

Date....Final vs EOD

1/1.....-1.6%
1/2.....-2.0%
1/3.....+0.3%
1/4.....+5.2%
1/5.....-14.6%
1/6.....-10.1%
1/7.....-21.8%
1/8.....(missing EOD)
1/9.....-15.1%

Has anyone else experienced similar dramatic changes after finalization starting 1/5? What would explain these dramatic drops?

 

[mindless]

I have also had major drops as well, pretty much inline (by memory here) with what you are showing. I have been cringing everytime the updates happen.......

 

[packrat]

Go figure. I've had final drop a bit and go up a bit in the last 7 days. Overall though
my best week with parked since November!

 

[ArtfulWebSites]

New Yahoo TQS Numbers

Donny,

Did the new Yahoo TQS numbers actually go into effect today? When can we expect to see the impact in our account? With which finalization, seeing as how they are so dramatically delayed lately due to Ask.com?

 

[rickkumar]

Suggestion for Parked.com

Donny,

I have a suggestion for you which can be a real life save for domainers with 1000s of domains.

I have lots of domains in each category/group such as legal, loans, education, travel, etc.

Lets say I have 80 domains related to "Law" which I have in a portfolio named "Law".

I should be able to post a list of these 80 same-keyword-domains in to a field (or select a "Law" portfolio if domains are already in this portfolio) and type a related keyword in to a field to associate all these 80 domains to the keyword "Law". This way it will take me 30 seconds to optimize all 80 "Law" domains. Currently we have to open each portfolio and then hand-optimize "every single domain" with the same keyword over-and-over so many times wherever needed. It is very annoying to do the same thing using same keyword so many times.

Using my suggested feature at parked, all I have to do is go to my excel categories and associate each category with an appropriate/related keyword in parked.com system. It will take me couple of hours for all domains instead of many days if I do it using the current system.

I will love to see this implemented, it will be a real life saver.

Please advise.

Thanks.