Review of ParkingPanel.com

[Spade]

Thanks solely to NameTrader, I gave ParkingPanel a shot. There templates are phenomenal as everyone can see. (Religion.fm / AnimalDefenseAttorney.com). I love there interface as well... thus far, I am very satisfied with my move. Here are the positives:

* Great looking Parking Pages
* Customizeable Titles and Slogan
* Attractive pictures to choose from
* Manual Keyword submission (takes about 10 minutes)
* Automatic optimization
* Attractive interface
* High RPC (Im averaging about $0.45)

Here are the negatives:

* Slow to update stats (once per day, anywhere from 12-6pm pacific)
* Interface is clunky, and not all of it works
* No data about refferals (very little data other then you have them and who they are)
* Still some $0.00 clicks (but not many!)
* Inquire link option, but doesnt display on parking page
* Need more adult parking images (only 3)
* Updating domains is tricky, and doesnt quite make sense as you must change between two different interfaces to change keywords and look

Overall, I give ParkingPanel an 7/10. They are on the right path, the biggest thing for me is revenue, I am making about 10x as much with ParkingPanel as I had been previously with NameDrive. I like the look better and I think ParkingPanel has the ability to really grow. They just need to address a few issues (which they seem to be doing!!). I look forward to seeing what changes ParkingPanel makes.

If you are interested in signing up with ParkingPanel, please shoot me a PM with your email and name, and I will send you a refferal. You are more likely to be approved as a refferal (according to their own signup).

Justin

 

[Mike]

Anyone else getting this situation?

go to www.miniclip.us

Press enter - you are taken to the home page. Now highlight the browser and press enter on the same URL. On my computer (using Firefox browser), I get a totally different look and feel from the previous time. Same thing happens when I repeat this process.

Sometimes the initial keywords I selected are shown, other times they're not.

Same thing with www.fifaranking.com and many more.

Is this because the domains have not been optimized?

Left message for Britt yesterday, no response as of yet.

I think that might be because your setting is on "Automatic" which seems to be an autopilot for switching templates and rotates through the associated keywords. That's my guess about it.

I agree with the 2 click landers,...they look extremely well, but they are not quite conducive to clicking through. I have good search results and traffic but a horrible CTR, which in the end is bringing the cash in.

 

[onspec]

Thanks, will check it out.

 

[YesBrilliant]

I moved some of my domains to PP and saw a slight increase in CPC. Around 11 cents increase. It might be too early to judge but I don't see any huge leaps in the CPC for various keywords. I agree that Britt is personally spending time and helping people out. Thats good of him.

I feel PP has superb landing pages. So good that a visitor on a typo might mistake the site for the real one..

However, I find the portfolio optimization process extremely slow. I have to keep saving first the main seed keyword page, then the theme page etc. I wish it could be done with just one save. And I find that my sites load extremely slow. Not sure if any other guys are having similar problems. I would like to experiement with various themes and colors, but the time it takes to load the preview is just too much.

Also, I wish there were some help guide/icons. I am still unsure of many features like the automatic channel optimization. What does it do? Does it mean that I need not enter any seed keyword and the site is automatically optimized based on traffic search words?

I am getting the same, too.

 

[netfounder]

I joined in parkingpanel nearly,I have a question,where could setting paypal information?

 

[sirengirl]

Has anyone been paid as of yet?


Just curious

 

[Spade]

Has anyone been paid as of yet?


Just curious

I believe I will be paid out soon, On the next payout - PP has in the last 2 weeks been very successful for me, and if it continues, I not only will cover all renewal costs for my portfolio, but have a few extra dollars. Im hoping there will be no further issues, atleast for a while.

Justin