Name Monetizer, Domain Parking News, and Parkquick.com chronicled the domain monetization industry from the late 1990s through 2015. During this time domain parking could be quite lucrative. Since then Google has pushed the industry toward real meaningful content by punishing domains that are full of ads. This benefits the Internet and most users. It has left... Continue Reading →
NameDrive and Parking Crew announced last week that the NameDrive parking platform will now be "powered by Parking Crew." The NameDrive announcement stated: At the occasion of its tenth anniversary, NameDrive, one of the oldestbrands in domain parking and ParkingCrew, one of the most innovativenewcomers join their forces for the benefit of you, our customers.... Continue Reading →
Google reported that they made 53 changes to their search algorithm in the month of April. There were two more "panda" updates, and a "penguin" update. These updates appear to be directed at web spam. Many of the "mini-sites" and content sites created by domainers and parking companies are considered "web spam" - so be... Continue Reading →
WhyPark originated as an alternative to domain parking. The catchy name attracted domain owners who were dissatisfied with their income from traditional parking companies. Over time it probably tied them a little too closely to the domain parking world, so their new name domainapps emphasizes what they DO provide (apps), rather than what they don't provide... Continue Reading →
Now we know why Google demands that domain parking companies use nameservers to direct traffic to their services. It makes it very easy for Google to detect and de-list parked domains. It always seemed like Google's intent to not index parked domains. You've probably had it happen to you (although not recently). You do a... Continue Reading →
Above.com is a good way to try your domain names at different parking companies. Andrew at DNW.com noticed recently that they have integrated three new parking companies into their platform: Voodoo, ParkingCrew, and TheParkingPlace. I probably won't be immediately trying these services out - but it's interesting that new domain parking services are trying to make a go... Continue Reading →
You've probably been contacted by Google-based companies like Sedo, DomainSponsor, or NameDrive with a warning that domains you have listed with URL forwarding will no longer work after October 1st. This is something that Google has instituted, not these individual parking companies. Since Google-based services still seem to be paying better in general, it is... Continue Reading →
DirectI, the Indian parent company of many different domainer-related brands has announced that it is merging the DomainAdvertising and BigJumbo brands. BigJumbo is no more, and accounts are now merged into Domain Advertising. When the Domain Advertising brand was first announced, former Fabulous CEO Dan Warner was brought onboard to lead the company. Warner left... Continue Reading →
Frank Schilling’s new InternetTraffic.com service claims to help you make more money than other parking companies. He is apparently using some of the same techniques he uses on his own domains, and reports I've read suggest that the domains can contain both Google feeds and Yahoo/Bing feeds. At first glance this seems to violate the... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month I dropped my recommendation of Bing-monetized parking companies Parked and SmartName. Income has just not rebounded Since Bing took over monetization of these services from Yahoo. As of this month I recommend the Google-based services DomainSponsor, NameDrive, and Sedo/SedoPro. Income has been dropping at Google services too - but it's been... Continue Reading →
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