PARKED.COM - Official Thread!

[TOXX]

Hi,

Welcome to the OFFICIAL PARKED.COM thread!

 

[tonyfloyd]

this is getting out of hand....no idea what the hell is going on......is it Yahoo?....Ask??....Parked?....what has changed since December?......my traffic is the same......i know...cause i'm buying it.......so.....whats up??

 

[GILSAN]

I´ve had 2 slightly up days after finalized stats.

Numbers are in again and I'm down 15% on unusually low traffic. Perhaps the US economy scare is kicking in? At least my other Yahoo feed providers numbers are up. It's becoming a balancing act....

I´m convinced the US Economy has rubbed off on the Internet Market as well.
Stock Markets have been hamered heavily in the past month and consumer confidence is down. Lets hope the latest moves by the FED and the US Government will help things.

GIL

 

[tonyfloyd]

who are your other Yahoo feed providers??....

 

[bradocconor]

here is the thing about the US and the stock markets. Anyone notice what happened when it became cler the US economy was in trouble and could cause problems everywhere. Oil prices came DOWN. This shows how corrupt the oil market is. I am betting by the end of 08 oil is down to 50 bucks a barreland gas around 1.75

In the meantime you need to look for domins where people will have to spend more to keep there business running. My guess is travel domains will pay better, they will have to pay more to get the travelers to them. I think investing type domains will do well as people look for diffrent ways to invest during the downtime vs spend etc. Just my 2 cents

 

[thetruman]

here is the thing about the US and the stock markets. Anyone notice what happened when it became cler the US economy was in trouble and could cause problems everywhere. Oil prices came DOWN. This shows how corrupt the oil market is. I am betting by the end of 08 oil is down to 50 bucks a barreland gas around 1.75

In the meantime you need to look for domins where people will have to spend more to keep there business running. My guess is travel domains will pay better, they will have to pay more to get the travelers to them. I think investing type domains will do well as people look for diffrent ways to invest during the downtime vs spend etc. Just my 2 cents

interesting analysis i would include clean sources of energy.

 

[goodkarmaco]

inflation is heating up

Bradocconor,

what time frame are you talking about, oil has been thru the roof for pretty much two months now, hoovering around $100. per barrel.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-01-02-crude-wed_N.htm

Not long ago it was $40.00 a barrel. Is it that the greedy oil producers raised their prices to scam us?. No, it is because our dollar is not worth what is was a year or two ago. The saudis are basically saying, yes we will sell you oil, but your dollars are only worth half what they were a while ago so we want twice as much of your U.S money greenbacks.

This high barrel of oil price most certainly will again raise the price at the pumps. That will take money from every family to buy gas to go to work, ect. and that higher price will remove the money as spendable income. Maybe alot of families will have to for go vacations, buying that new stove or washing machine. Every product has to be shipped, this is why consumer goods move up at the cash register.

When the reality is home we will notice the inflation hitting every family as they go about trying to make ends meet with rising prices on the home front.

Of course we now have doctor feel good handing out cash, this will surely make everything better right? No way, as it has a cost too.

The high price of oil is always a precursor to inflation, and outside of quick infusions of money from our government to try to stave off panic from higher prices, they will go higher.

How high can inflation go? I am in no way saying So Africa is simalar to our economy but I am pointing out a government can bring great hardship to its populace by greed, money mismanagement, and in their case government abuse.

In Zimbwabwee they are having a monetary meltdown, having 24,000 percent inflation!

http://www.voanews.com/english/africa/zimbabwe/2007-12-26-voa42.cfm?rss=economy and finance

My concern is just because a run away inflation has never brought down our economy does not mean it cannot happen. It depends on just how much they overspent and how irresponsible the money in a certain country was managed if inflation gets out of control. Bailing out the sub prime loan banks and homeowners is a big inflationary cost to every American. Handing out 150 billion dollars seems to me to be a sign post as to the reality the governemnt is facing.

Thats not going to be all of handouts either folks.

 

[GILSAN]

here is the thing about the US and the stock markets. Anyone notice what happened when it became cler the US economy was in trouble and could cause problems everywhere. Oil prices came DOWN. This shows how corrupt the oil market is. I am betting by the end of 08 oil is down to 50 bucks a barreland gas around 1.75

In the meantime you need to look for domins where people will have to spend more to keep there business running. My guess is travel domains will pay better, they will have to pay more to get the travelers to them. I think investing type domains will do well as people look for diffrent ways to invest during the downtime vs spend etc. Just my 2 cents

Right you are, Roderick. It´s been said by many experts that the price of oil is inflated 10-15% due to speculative trading. These speculators have helped increase inflation which in turn has put a drag on the economy. Now that the damage is done and oil is droping, they will look for another comodity to speculate on. It just never stops!

GIL

 

[thetruman]

its not just oil prices that raised so much. All the commodities (wheat and cereals in general and soybeans palm oil and other oilseeds) that are used for ethanol and biodiesel doubled their prices in 1 and half years. This will raise inflation as well together with poverty... :td:

 

[GILSAN]

its not just oil prices that raised so much. All the commodities (wheat and cereals in general and soybeans palm oil and other oilseeds) that are used for ethanol and biodiesel doubled their prices in 1 and half years. This will raise inflation as well together with poverty... :td:

Thats true Marco, but ethanol and biodiesel still represents a small %. It´s ironic but you still need oil to produce ethanol. Brazil is way ahead of everyone in this field.

Alternative energies are the solution but the US is a bit slow to implement this. Oil will never reach $50 a barrel again. There is just too much demand around the world.

GIL

 

[thetruman]

hopefully this % will not increase my friend. Otherwise developing countries wouldn t be able tobuy food anymore as it will go in the tanks of richer countries... I know Brazil is one of top user (and producer) of ethanol (from sugar cane and strow though and sugar prices dropped down so much due to overproduction..). Lula is starting to eye biodiesel very closely..beaware, you cant cut thousand of hectares of trees to grow more soybeans... Agricolture and economics is my field :hehe:

 

[bradocconor]

Bradocconor,

what time frame are you talking about, oil has been thru the roof for pretty much two months now, hoovering around $100. per barrel.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-01-02-crude-wed_N.htm

Not long ago it was $40.00 a barrel. Is it that the greedy oil producers raised their prices to scam us?. No, it is because our dollar is not worth what is was a year or two ago. The saudis are basically saying, yes we will sell you oil, but your dollars are only worth half what they were a while ago so we want twice as much of your U.S money greenbacks.

This high barrel of oil price most certainly will again raise the price at the pumps. That will take money from every family to buy gas to go to work, ect. and that higher price will remove the money as spendable income. Maybe alot of families will have to for go vacations, buying that new stove or washing machine. Every product has to be shipped, this is why consumer goods move up at the cash register.

When the reality is home we will notice the inflation hitting every family as they go about trying to make ends meet with rising prices on the home front.

Of course we now have doctor feel good handing out cash, this will surely make everything better right? No way, as it has a cost too.

The high price of oil is always a precursor to inflation, and outside of quick infusions of money from our government to try to stave off panic from higher prices, they will go higher.

How high can inflation go? I am in no way saying So Africa is simalar to our economy but I am pointing out a government can bring great hardship to its populace by greed, money mismanagement, and in their case government abuse.

In Zimbwabwee they are having a monetary meltdown, having 24,000 percent inflation!

http://www.voanews.com/english/africa/zimbabwe/2007-12-26-voa42.cfm?rss=economy and finance

My concern is just because a run away inflation has never brought down our economy does not mean it cannot happen. It depends on just how much they overspent and how irresponsible the money in a certain country was managed if inflation gets out of control. Bailing out the sub prime loan banks and homeowners is a big inflationary cost to every American. Handing out 150 billion dollars seems to me to be a sign post as to the reality the governemnt is facing.

Thats not going to be all of handouts either folks.

Oil is at 90 bucks a barrel right now and was in the 80's last week. The articke you posted was 30 days old and the $100 barrel trade was a guy who wanted to pay $100 for the first time and paid $1.50 more than market price to do so.
Yes the dollar has become worth less however almost all forex traders will tell you they think the dollars value will be up sharply vs the euro etc in 08. That combined with a weak economy will lower oil prices IMHO. When our economy stars messing with the rest of the world then they will back off. That is where we are at in my opinion. The only thing that will be a real boost to the economy is gas prices below about 2.25 a gallon for an extended period of time. 800 bucks 1600 bucks etc is great for a short period but wont keep it running forever just a quick short patch.

People with the safest jobs? Nurses, Doctors etc in health related fields
Worst? Real estate agents and related fields, consumer sales like tv's etc. A poor economy in a sense is good for domainers though because people losing jobs means more time surfing the net just my .02 and some advertisers having to pay more to snag the customers that can purchase

 

[DnPresident]

I´ve had 2 slightly up days after finalized stats.

If your going up after finalizing. i'm curious what your Yahoo Quality score is..

As I said earlier a no score was much better for me than a 9.

.I´m convinced the US Economy has rubbed off on the Internet Market as well.
Stock Markets have been hamered heavily in the past month and consumer confidence is down. Lets hope the latest moves by the FED and the US Government will help things.
GIL

I'm not sure why you guys/gals keep saying this...According to the Keyword lists, It looks like the advertisers seem to be paying more than ever before which should be more $ per click not less.

The market and prices for advertisers Bidding on keywords seems to be in demand, growing and unlike the U.S economy quite strong.

I'm not convinced at all the economy has anything at all to do with the Yahoo Quality Score taking $200 per day from me after my revenue finalizes with a score of 9

 

[saim82]

Its great to read all these reviews and opinions about it as I was considering trying to park a couple domains there.

 

[Varon]

I lost around 60 bucks after finalization. TQ Score 8. I think the end is pretty close. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the economy or global oil prices. Advertisers are still paying the same numbers like before. Its not that they are now paying 25 cents for refinance ads.

 

[Mike]

Q score 10 and since i have the score my traffic and CTR has come down significantly. Now, i refuse to believe that the Q score is connected to the other values, but still....

M.

 

[DnPresident]

I am betting by the end of 08 oil is down to 50 bucks a barreland gas around 1.75

You would lose that one! I'd bet you'll look back at today and wish prices were still just under $3 per gallon.

I lost around 60 bucks after finalization. TQ Score 8. I think the end is pretty close. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the economy or global oil prices. Advertisers are still paying the same numbers like before. Its not that they are now paying 25 cents for refinance ads.

Well O.K I exaggerated. Today after finalizing I only went down $174.75...Just enough to make me wonder what my next move should be and get my blood pressure boiling.

 

[Varon]

Well O.K I exaggerated. Today after finalizing I only went down $174.75...Just enough to make me wonder what my next move should be and get my blood pressure boiling.

It has to be something else. Donny has the answers.

On another note.... this could be pure speculation.... is Microsoft starting another round of talks to buy Yahoo? Their last offer of 80 Billion (estimated) went sour. But Microsoft is still keen to buy Yahoo. I just wish Bill Gates went ahead and bought out Larry Page & Sergey Brin aka Google.

 

[kemjika11]

i think people who have domain names @ parked need to remember that every player in any market is subject to market forces(price fluctuation, demand, supply etc), and these "ppc income drops' and what not are just how the market is riding it out for now, and there's nothing you can do about it. do what you can, and leave the rest to the market forces. i've also been on a bit of a hell ride with these fluctuating revenues, etc, but there's no need stressing about what u can't do anything about. just my 2 cents.

 

[tonyfloyd]

not stressing about what we cant do anything about.....just want some sort of idea whats going on....and nobody has any answers...not even Donny..........first it was the TQ score...now it's the economy....etc......bottom line....i'm still paying the same $$ for my traffic......hard to beleive that the same traffic a month ago...was paying so much more.......and no one has a clue....

 

[netmeg]

Nah, I'm pretty sure it's not the economy in my niche. I'm pausing everything for a time till I can do some research, and maybe regroup a little.