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 features new Parking Companies
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 →
Sedo and Google Switch to Estimated Stats
Sedo announced this week that they are going to display stats that they receive from Google first, then adjust them to delete "spam" clicks. In their words, initial estimates stats will be "based on the exact figures we receive from Google, our primary ad provider." One intertesting aspect of their announcement is that they publicly... Continue Reading →
No More URL Forwarding for Google-based Parking
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 Merges DomainAdvertising and BigJumbo Brands
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 →
Yahoo caps .biz, .co, .info, .tv, and .us.
Yahoo recently imposed a revenue cap on doman parking income on certain TLDs. TrafficZ reported that the affected TLDs "include .biz, .co, .info, .tv, and .us." leaving open the possibility that other TLDs might also be capped. According to TrafficZ on 8/16: The new, conservative revenue cap was rolled out early this morning and will be imposed on... Continue Reading →
Sedo Revises Parking Interface
Domain powerhouse Sedo announced today that they have revamped their parking interface based in part on feedback they received from users. This change was long overdue, and the new interface is clean and easy to use. Sedo summarized the changes this way: The Domain Management Tool has also been updated in order to allow customers... Continue Reading →
New Domain Apps at WhyPark
Domain monetizer WhyPark released two new Domain Apps in July. The Photo Gallery App allows you to feature keyword-based photo galleries on your sites. The Publications App helps you integrate free publications such as eBooks, magazines, and white papers. In some cases the domainer is paid when someone downloads the content, and visitors can get free... Continue Reading →
Can You Make More Money with Frank Schilling?
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 →
Google’s Farmer/Panda Update Goes Global, Hurts Keyword Domains
Earlier this week Google Google extended the algorithm change that penalized content farms to the rest of the world. They also incorporated user feedback - dropping the rank of sites that users block in their search results. Domainers have been reporting that his change has significantly hurt their keyword traffic - especially the traffic of... Continue Reading →
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