What is youur usual criteria for traffic domain renewal?

[decades80]

Hi Guys, what minimum revenue your domain for parking should be making that you renew it? 10 USD, 15 USD, 20 USD? Or you apply exceptions when it comes to high future potential?

 

[biggie]

What is your usual criteria for traffic domain renewal?

Hi Guys, what minimum revenue your domain for parking should be making that you renew it? 10 USD, 15 USD, 20 USD? Or you apply exceptions when it comes to high future potential?

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Hi

there are always exceptions:

received offers/inquiries
sentimental value
cost to acquire
growing category
future forward
etc.

but a domain doesn't have to earn a dime, if i didn't buy it for parking

though a name that only made $5.00 one year, could make $50 the next

the monitor range should be viewed over a longer period than just a year or two, particularly if you anticipate some action.

in general, i'd say if a newly acquired doman earns renewal fee, give or take a few duckies, then most definetly keep

but it's harder to judge domains that have been productive for years, that start to wane.

imo...

 

[oldtimer]

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but it's harder to judge domains that have been productive for years, that start to wane.

imo...

And that's why it might be a good idea to add " the source of the revenue " to those criteria for a domain that you want to keep (or buy).

Is the revenue being made from pure type in or organic search traffic or is it artificially produced. Is the traffic on the decline or is it steady or even better is increasing over time.

IMO

 

[biggie]

And that's why it might be a good idea to add " the source of the revenue " to those criteria for a domain that you want to keep (or buy).

Is the revenue being made from pure type in or organic search traffic or is it artificially produced. Is the traffic on the decline or is it steady or even better is increasing over time.

IMO

:talk:


for me:

the source of revenue is ppc

the source of traffic is type-in

 

[zaki.ahmed]

In terms of only parking
I follow "Earn 11 spend 1" policy.

What ever u spent on buying/renewing the domain. whether its 2 US $ or XXX US $
you should get the returns in one month and rest 11 should be 100 % profit

 

[biggie]

What ever u spent on buying/renewing the domain. whether its 2 US $ or XXX US $
you should get the returns in one month and rest 11 should be 100 % profit

:talk:

it don't work like that in the real world,

unless you're selling driz-zugs

 

[Name Trader]

If it makes it's renewal fee by parking, it's a no-brainer to renew. But my cut off is usually about 50% renewal fee. As biggie says, there are always exceptions. If most of the other tld's are taken I usually renew. If the .com is the only one registered and I think long and hard about dropping. I'm primarily a trader. Parking is an adjunct to that. Not my primary source of revenue. Also the climate plays a part. I'm trying to reduce my portfolio. So I'm more likely to drop more than if I was happy with my portfolio size. So what I'm trying to say is that parking revenue alone is not the main deciding factor in dropping a domain. Sometimes I renew domains with zero parking revenue.

 

[SpareDomains]

I renew nothing based on parking income, why?
Because in 11 years of selling domains to businesses I think only once or twice they asked for traffic stats.
Would I want to own the domain if it made zero in parking?
If the answer is no I don't own it, quality of the name first, parking income just a bonus.
Sold another non parking producer today, my cost $26.10, sales price $1099, I may never sell a million dollar domain but have turned $8 expired .coms renewed once or twice into low to high xxxx quite a few times over the years so in terms of ROI I'm happy.
I'll take sales over parking income anyday as most of my portfolio doesn't make a ton parked but quality names that do appeal/sell to businesses. I renew quite a few each year that don't pay their own way through parking.

 

[zaki.ahmed]

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it don't work like that in the real world,

unless you're selling driz-zugs

atleast it work for me.
By the Way i mentioned this only in terms of parking and not Selling.

 

[oldtimer]

I renew quite a few each year that don't pay their own way through parking.

That applies to most of the domainers who make their revenue from sales, but the OP is asking for the criteria for renewing TRAFFIC domains.

" What is your usual criteria for traffic domain renewal? "

 

[dnb8]

I renew nothing based on parking income, why?
Because in 11 years of selling domains to businesses I think only once or twice they asked for traffic stats.

You are thinking about keyword domains,
but typo domain which is not earning renewal fee is not worth renewing.

 

[decades80]

You are thinking about keyword domains,
but typo domain which is not earning renewal fee is not worth renewing.

Even when its a 1 word generic typo? I mean if the original site gets developed, the earnings could go up in the sky.

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In terms of only parking
I follow "Earn 11 spend 1" policy.

What ever u spent on buying/renewing the domain. whether its 2 US $ or XXX US $
you should get the returns in one month and rest 11 should be 100 % profit

Sorry to hear that Zaki, you sometimes sound greedy.

 

[zaki.ahmed]

Even when its a 1 word generic typo? I mean if the original site gets developed, the earnings could go up in the sky.

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Sorry to hear that Zaki, you sometimes sound greedy.

i am not greedy but i am needy.of good parking model to follow

 

[Sam]

LOL Zaki. I tell you what you tell me any domains you are dropping making more then registration fee in the last few months and I'll more then happily take them off your hands for free.

I renew everything that makes renewal fee + 10%.

 

[zaki.ahmed]

LOL Zaki. I tell you what you tell me any domains you are dropping making more then registration fee in the last few months and I'll more then happily take them off your hands for free.

I renew everything that makes renewal fee + 10%.

I will Surely give to you for Free with all the last one year Stats.
I have few of my friends also in this request list.
As of now as i am not even looking on selling and only concentrating on parking i will never renew anything which will get me only 10 % or even 20 % .
as i said. I want the renewal cost to recover in one month or at least 2 months.
This is the model i want to follow. as I want to Keep my operating Capital Low and returns high.
As most of the other do parking and selling parallel that is why they may be happy with less returns after renewal cost is recovered.


on a Serious note PM me. I have few to drop in coming months.

 

[SpareDomains]

You are thinking about keyword domains,
but typo domain which is not earning renewal fee is not worth renewing.

true, as 99% of my portfolio are keyword .coms from 1998-2013, very small share in brandable .com domains and only a couple that are typos, my best typo was actually bought on accident as I was trying to make a brandable name for a site by combining 2 words, didn't realize the combination of the 2 words was only 1 letter short of an exact brand name, so guess I created my own typo on accident.

 

[decades80]

Zaki with your 1 to 11 policy, please stay away from Expired domain auctions.:D You will loose a lot of money

 

[zaki.ahmed]

Zaki with your 1 to 11 policy, please stay away from Expired domain auctions.:D You will loose a lot of money

Agreed with you..

My max names are from the the pool of already expired and dropped names waiting to be registered....

 

[angel69]

If the reasons you bought/regged it are still there you may wanna keep the thing (planning to develop, you like the name for your own reasons) Stub is right to ck if the name is taken in the main gTLDs, if it is that's a keeper as a rule of thumb

There are names that don't produce significant monetization but they may be good names, use your gut ! I've followed that and sometimes a name I bought and later had doubts about gets sold for $500 after earning me zero in pkg. Also, if monetization gives you $8/yr or so for a name renewing it is a no brainer like he also says (it pays for itself) if you want to sell it later for better money

But many times I've found steady-traffic or steady-income names all of a sudden drop off big time, for no apparent reason, and those weren't hot topic or trendy domains for that year only, or something that goes away over time, I even changed parking providers a couple of times and could never bring that revenue or traffic back

Also, a name may bring you high traffic that just won't convert. Hang on to those or sell only w/a good offer. We all love a high RPC and earnings in general but sometimes taht's not the only deciding factor. I agree the number of enquiries you get for the name matter, like Biggedon said. I own some lousy names earning zero (which aren't good domains either) yet many ppl want them, and those for keeps ..... lol

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If it makes it's renewal fee by parking, it's a no-brainer to renew. But my cut off is usually about 50% renewal fee. As biggie says, there are always exceptions. If most of the other tld's are taken I usually renew. If the .com is the only one registered and I think long and hard about dropping. I'm primarily a trader. Parking is an adjunct to that. Not my primary source of revenue. Also the climate plays a part. I'm trying to reduce my portfolio. So I'm more likely to drop more than if I was happy with my portfolio size. So what I'm trying to say is that parking revenue alone is not the main deciding factor in dropping a domain. Sometimes I renew domains with zero parking revenue.