PARKED.COM - Official Thread!

[TOXX]

Hi,

Welcome to the OFFICIAL PARKED.COM thread!

 

[vbigdeli]

Donny : Why u didn't still add automated optimization for landing pages?something like change color of templates ...

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[DnPresident]

All next week I will be at the ICANN meetings in Los Angeles, and I was wondering if anybody was interested in getting together for a few drinks and maybe some dinner on either Friday (11/2) or Saturday (11/3) night. I'll be staying at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton so if possible I would like to get together some place close if possible.

Anybody interested? I'm buying!

Donny

I'm interested, fly out and back, I'd like to actually talk to some people with the same interests in mind in person. Swap some strategies and get our revenue a boost. :talk:

 

[.X.]

In my opinion, The two click lander, is going to have to be revised to be able to attract nice CTR, It needs to be as website like as possible, Large, long page, A header graphic and ect. It is much like ParkingDots , right now, Kind of just a small page, small fonts, with all the subjects cramped together, Not appealing to a net surfer,Imo

 

[TOXX]

Thanyou Varon.
Great advice.

I have 2 questions for you or anyone.

1/ when putting in meta tags etc, can we just enter words separated by ,

or do you have to use < > etc.?

2/ if using custom pages the pictures have to be exact the right size whch is a bit of a pain as you have to make every one same size. if you're not a whizz (like me) and even downloaded jpeg resize software gets you scratching head, is there an online resource that lets you resize pics to parked exact standards & then save?

thanks for any help & hepl already

i also have to add, i needed to ask Donny something twice and his support is quick & impressive.
cheerss

I use resizepic.com for a quick pic resize, Arnie
I ABSOLUTELY have NO affiliation with this site...it's just real easy to use. :tu:

Donny : Why u didn't still add automated optimization for landing pages?something like change color of templates ...

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[aGirl]

I use resizepic.com for a quick pic resize, Arnie
I ABSOLUTELY have NO affiliation with this site...it's just real easy to use. :tu:



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I agree guys. Good job! :blink:

 

[NameCharger]

Regarding customized templates, any chance we will be able to use .gif as landing images?

 

[Varon]

Thanks guys. I'm glad you found some of the points interesting. Appreciate the reps and comments.

And Fitz, you're right there, Reps should be spread evenly amongst all members. I have seen so many helpful posts here go unrecognized. We honestly, need to use the reps feature to appreciate someone's post. It takes a few seconds to do it.

 

[larryharlow]

Could you guys please review my site: RepublicadeColombia.info

Thanks,

 

[DnPresident]

I was thinking of the New York meeting

Wondered why you said ManHattan.. There goes my dinner with the don.

 

[Pred]

I use resizepic.com for a quick pic resize, Arnie
I ABSOLUTELY have NO affiliation with this site...it's just real easy to use. :tu:



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Thankyou 'Petra'
:hehe:

Rep added :sold:

 

[bradskid]

Hi guys,

I am new to parked.com and at first I was very impressed. Good CTR and very nice selection of templates. However, I have 2 domains that are both the first results on google for 2 common typos of a VERY good keyword, with over a half million searches a month. When I first put these domains up, I had what I expected. About 15 visitors in the first update. I had 8 clicks, at 0.22 a piece. Today, it is the exact same. No more visitors, and the amount per click dropped to 0.06. It is definitely not a banned keyword, something that every person in America generally checks on a daily basis. Does parked.com not allow traffic from google? I would email them, but I noticed I only get a response during normal business hours. Any input would be appreciated.

 

[CoolMark]

As far as I know Parked seem to have just about the best customer service in the domain parking industry, so don't be afraid to e-mail them.

Statistics with an asterisc * are estimates, so the figure can change after a day or two and you'll see the true figure.

 

[Mobi Cheap]

Hi guys,

I am new to parked.com and at first I was very impressed. Good CTR and very nice selection of templates. However, I have 2 domains that are both the first results on google for 2 common typos of a VERY good keyword, with over a half million searches a month. When I first put these domains up, I had what I expected. About 15 visitors in the first update. I had 8 clicks, at 0.22 a piece. Today, it is the exact same. No more visitors, and the amount per click dropped to 0.06. It is definitely not a banned keyword, something that every person in America generally checks on a daily basis. Does parked.com not allow traffic from google? I would email them, but I noticed I only get a response during normal business hours. Any input would be appreciated.

I don't think the concept of 'normal business hours' is that important at Parked.

Chances are you'll get a response much earlier than expected, so I won't speculate on the circumstances of your particular case.

In principle traffic from Google is not banned, but it could be if those domains got there in a way that's not allowed - for instance due to inbound links that the domain owners placed or arranged to be placed from elsewhere.

That's just my humble attempt at answering your last question in principle, in anticipation of a much more specific and helpful response from the man himself.

 

[bradskid]

Thanks. It is just that I had these domains parked in a couple other places and they were getting at least 1,000 visitors a day each. Yesterday on parked I had 15 visitors. Hmph.

And no, they got there by regular indexing by google. For some reason no one had every thought to register these typos. And they are very very good typos.... and clean ones at that. No adult themes, illegal associations, ect.

 

[Donny]

Wow this is a lot of posts that I have to catch up to. Brad shoot me an email to donny at parked.com. I'm assuming the issue is that most of the traffic is bot or 404 traffic, but I could tell you in about 30 seconds.

I'll get to the rest in a bit.

Donny

 

[bradskid]

Thanks donny, msg sent. And let me put it on the record that I am still very impressed with parked.com. I mean, I have a domain that has to do with Chinese Dragon art, and sure enough... they have a template called Chinese Dragon! At Sedo I get CLASSIC, SIMPLE, GREEN, PURPLE. LOL.

 

[Mobi Cheap]

Thanks donny, msg sent. And let me put it on the record that I am still very impressed with parked.com. I mean, I have a domain that has to do with Chinese Dragon art, and sure enough... they have a template called Chinese Dragon! At Sedo I get CLASSIC, SIMPLE, GREEN, PURPLE. LOL.

It gets even more exotic than that. Think of five long tail keywords (as in rare) and check if they have useful templates - you would likely be even more impressed.

As for the other company you mentioned, the capitalized words actually have a hidden meaning. One can construct a short sentence using the words in that order and it would be a pretty entertaining commentary on some users' experience there.

 

[Donny]

Varon - I talk to you on the phone for an hour or so the other day and now you know everything! Nicely written.

Donny : Why u didn't still add automated optimization for landing pages?something like change color of templates ...

We do have this buiilt in already. Look at your page, then take a shot of really bad tequila. Look at your page again. If it's the same colors as before drink 2 shots of tequila. And continue until the colors are different.

I've tried this one before and it does work. Just please don't do any drunk clicking.

On a serious note, the ability to do this is already in our system we just never implemented it due to time constraints. When we launch our new editor, it will include the ability to rotate layouts and colors if that is your choice.

In my opinion, The two click lander, is going to have to be revised to be able to attract nice CTR, It needs to be as website like as possible, Large, long page, A header graphic and ect. It is much like ParkingDots , right now, Kind of just a small page, small fonts, with all the subjects cramped together, Not appealing to a net surfer,Imo

I know some people don't think we have the best landers in the world, but compare our 2 click Yahoo CTR to the other companies that have a 2 click domains from Yahoo. I bet we beat them! Don't get me wrong, we are already working on a system that will have as many landers as you want, design your own if you want. But right now our CTR is high for a reason.

Donny

 

[TOXX]

Varon - I talk to you on the phone for an hour or so the other day and now you know everything! Nicely written.





We do have this buiilt in already. Look at your page, then take a shot of really bad tequila. Look at your page again. If it's the same colors as before drink 2 shots of tequila. And continue until the colors are different.

I've tried this one before and it does work. Just please don't do any drunk clicking.

On a serious note, the ability to do this is already in our system we just never implemented it due to time constraints. When we launch our new editor, it will include the ability to rotate layouts and colors if that is your choice.





I know some people don't think we have the best landers in the world, but compare our 2 click Yahoo CTR to the other companies that have a 2 click domains from Yahoo. I bet we beat them! Don't get me wrong, we are already working on a system that will have as many landers as you want, design your own if you want. But right now our CTR is high for a reason.

Donny

Rep points to the person that deserves them THE MOST in OUR whole thread, DONNY!!! :tu:
...
BTW, I'm REAL SORRY if I missed ANYONE that believes they also deserves Rep Points!
Just let me know and I'll gladly add them to your account!

 

[Varon]

Fantastic response Varon..

Are you saying it can be too late to add meta description? This is something that I have never done but I do see where to add it at Parked.

Also is this something you do yourself or is there a meta description tool?

I see this example <meta name=”description” content=”Your description here.”/>

Given here here http://www.recommendedwebtools.com/index.php/498/how-to-create-a-meta-description-tag/

but I do not know what the meta name should be, what the description should be the content or the second description...

Dn, Its not late as such. But, if your site has already been indexed, it may take time for the crawlers to visit again (unless they visit parked.com pages regularly). From my knowledge, search engine crawlers don't visit parked pages very often.

Its very easy to add your meta description to your parked.com domain. If you notice, just next to your domain name, there is an edit tab. (portfolio view, report view). If you click that tab, you can see lower down, under advanced options, the ability to add a title tag and also a meta description tag. In the title tag you enter a short title like "best payday loans 24/7" etc. In the meta description you enter a lengthier description like, "Payday Loans Made Easy. No Credit Checks/No Faxing. 30 Minute Approvals. Bad Credit Welcome" etc.

I have 2 questions for you or anyone.

1/ when putting in meta tags etc, can we just enter words separated by ,

or do you have to use < > etc.?

Arnie, I see the 2nd question was answered.

You dont have to separate your words in the meta description with any separators. You only need to use the "," when separating meta keywords. However, the meta keyword is almost obsolete now. I wouldn't bother about it.

Varon - I talk to you on the phone for an hour or so the other day and now you know everything! Nicely written.

In fact Yes Donny. We spoke for exactly 2 hrs.. and I did learn a lot about parked.com's system, quality score calculations etc. I really appreciate all your inputs. It was a really nice gesture.

Btw, talking about tequilas, the next time you've had a few of those, just give me a call. I'm hoping I'll get the answer to the highest paying keyword on Parked.com... lol..