PARKED.COM - Official Thread!

[TOXX]

Hi,

Welcome to the OFFICIAL PARKED.COM thread!

 

[tonyfloyd]

true....but even the arb at parked doesn't seem to be working as planned...(:.....started off well....but can't figure put what has gone so wrong lately???....

 

[Mobi Cheap]

Wouldn't this be all the more reason to see truly customizable templates,... quickly?!
Templates that work on a module type basis? (i laid the idea out publicly once and sent Donny a PM about it) Let's hope this happens soon as one of the compelling reasons to be at parked is the opportunity to arbitrage.

M.

Indeed!

 

[TOXX]

my rev stats dropped 30% after update.....wtf???

Mine too!!
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You guys KNOW that I LOVE Parked, but my revenue hasn't been this low after the update for a very very long time now...
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Must be something going on which I'm sure Donny will fix.

 

[netmeg]

Well... it's obviously in Parked and Yahoo's best interest to have the ads high enough 'above the fold' so that they get clicked on. I can't think that they'd reasonably want to see the ads pushed down below the content.

MSN's point is that they don't want to send paid traffic to sites where the ads are the first thing the user sees, and they have to scroll down to get to any content.

Something where at some point we could put content in the *middle* between two columns of categories/ads might work, but we won't know until 1) Parked can do it and 2) MSN can see it. Lotta ifs there.

 

[tonyfloyd]

all i know is that my adwords bids arent going lower....but my revenue is!......any thoughts on how to stop the bleeding??..besides bailing out completely??

 

[TOXX]

Funny, I just had one domain go from ~$80 to $5!!!
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Don't panic, though, guys...I KNOW there is a good explanation for this.

 

[packrat]

all i know is that my adwords bids arent going lower....but my revenue is!......any thoughts on how to stop the bleeding??..besides bailing out completely??

Same here - Google just wiped out all the adgroups in one campaign with
an increase in prices.

I have been lucky in that I've found a few domains where RPC is good
and keyword pricing has remained static but the whole process is trial
and error.

The only way I see to keep ad costs down is to go to long tail keywords.
This won't give you a whole lot of traffic but might tide one over till
one's domains get indexed and start getting more natural traffic.

 

[Varon]

MSN's point is that they don't want to send paid traffic to sites where the ads are the first thing the user sees, and they have to scroll down to get to any content.

Something where at some point we could put content in the *middle* between two columns of categories/ads might work, but we won't know until 1) Parked can do it and 2) MSN can see it. Lotta ifs there.

The thing is, even if we satisfy all their "requirements" there is still no guarantee that they might not come up with something new. I had similar problems with MSN and told them point blank that I "cannot" create specialty websites for their guidelines. I'm paying "them" money and they aren't paying me anything except sending me visitors who come to their search engine for FREE. I myself stopped 20 campaigns and have a few crappy ones still running there. They can close them whenever they feel like it, it won't make a dent. Although their conversions are amazing, I can do without them.

It looks like I too might have to bail out of the PPC scene. I have a 9 score and nothing delightful to report on the RPC scene. Yesterday was the only day when my stats didn't get a "low down shakeup". I was able to manage a -$3 adjustment. On all days prior, I would lose 20-40% on finalization of stats. At the other end, I have parking panel RPC falling lower by the day. Plus... I haven't seen the stats at PP for ages. I'm kind of forgetting I even have some domains out there.

I need a Miller Lite or a Corona... I'm gonna get wasted tonight...lol....Any guys in the DC/VA area wanna get wasted, please pm me.

 

[hitchhiker]

Mine too!!
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You guys KNOW that I LOVE Parked, but my revenue hasn't been this low after the update for a very very long time now...
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Must be something going on which I'm sure Donny will fix.

same here. two parking services both using yahoo feeds. Both having the same keyword on a 1 page lander. Both having RPC dropping like crazy. HOWEVER, Parked is dropping alot faster . . . from $1.30 to 69c a click in a matter of 5 days. . . and this is with 70+ clicks a day so its not like a random click will effect the CPC.

lets hold hands and pray

 

[harkster]

I thought things had calmed down. Rock solid for 7 days and then around a 75% drop for 2 days straight.

I follow most of the parking threads and there does seem to be something rotten in the world of parking.

All the while my Adsense is on track to set a new record this month with basically the same sites and traffic.

 

[netmeg]

Yea well, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it.

 

[tonyfloyd]

i know its not easy....but i also dont like getting my ass handed to me with all the work i'm doing...and $$ i'm spending......

 

[ArtfulWebSites]

Hey tonyfloyd,

Those recipe web sites are spectacular! Did you build them yourself? If so, how? Are they profitable? Do you pay for traffic?

 

[NPKJB]

Hey tonyfloyd,

Those recipe web sites are spectacular! Did you build them yourself? If so, how? Are they profitable? Do you pay for traffic?

Tony... The Italian Recipe site is really nice!! Just printed a recipe for the wife to cook this weekend!

I would make one change to the site if you can. The page tabs (Home, About Us, Contact Us etc.) are kind of hard to see with the background they are on. I would suggest changing them to maybe 'red' and when rolled over they turn 'green'. That way you'll be sticking to the Italian color scheme. Just my .2 cents!

 

[tonyfloyd]

Hey tonyfloyd,

Those recipe web sites are spectacular! Did you build them yourself? If so, how? Are they profitable? Do you pay for traffic?

Hi Joe....thanks!...yeah i built myself....i create custom wordpress sites.......i have many more recipe sites that i will be building out......both are profitable...the italian more so than the greek one......no traffic paid for....once in a while i might run an adword campaign for a day or 2...but all traffic is via SE...bookmarks...etc....many keywords bring me on 1st page google....

Tony... The Italian Recipe site is really nice!! Just printed a recipe for the wife to cook this weekend!

I would make one change to the site if you can. The page tabs (Home, About Us, Contact Us etc.) are kind of hard to see with the background they are on. I would suggest changing them to maybe 'red' and when rolled over they turn 'green'. That way you'll be sticking to the Italian color scheme. Just my .2 cents!

thanks...enjoy the recipes!....planning on re-doing the nav bar...to show below the header/logo....but for now...the background shows up as red when hovered over....

 

[goodkarmaco]

I remenber Bodi was going great and he got hit overnight with a quality score that affected everyones earnings because he was unable to keep fraudsters out. The fraudsters opened many accounts.

I cannot remember if it was due to those members using fraudelent keywords or they sent arbitrage or spammed that made stats tank. I do know it was not easy finding a quarter around there for a couple months.

They had to clean house and now are up and running again.

I compare the parking companies only because ppc tanked quickly at each place.

 

[TOXX]

Tony, great sites!...maybe you can help me build a tennis site after this Aussie Open!

 

[RTM]

Tony - that is a great idea and so nicely done! Kudos and reap the revenue heheheh

Rob

 

[tonyfloyd]

thanks guys!.....but that is not helping my parked stats get any better...!........actually don't know how to fix my parked stats......2008 hasn't started out too well.......

 

[selltrib]

Wow, Had another shocking day on 2 YPN providers yesterday. one fell by 44% and the other by 39%. All vastly different niches.