Domain parking services

Which is better?

[Gremlin098]

I just tried Sedo and Domain Sponsor for a month each with the same portfolio and got more clicks and revenue on Sedo. I had heard that DomainSponsor usually gives better results but their parking pages were so generic I don't see how that's possible. As far as I could tell there is no way to set your keywords. Has anyone had a different experience?

[stu2]

With DS, results improve over time. The landing pages get automatically "tailored" with each search and each click so that over time you get more relevant links on your landing pages. A one month comparison is therefore probably not in their favor, whereas a year comparison probably would be in their favor. Of course some ppc companies do better on selected groups of domains than others. You are correct to do these comparison tests when selecting your ppc organisation. I've never used them personally, but there are many who swear by them.

[Webwork]

Domains are easily "transported" so my advice, for those who have doubts or questions, is to move their domains around and see what agency produces the highest revenue.

Whilst moving domains don't lose sight of any seasonal effects for specific domain categories: Some domains are more active at various times of year. Others have fairly consistent traffic.

What's interesting about DomainSponsor is the number of people reporting a nice upwards trend in domain revenue since the company announced and instituted a program that is supposedly designed to reward "better traffic", which presumably means traffic that converts. I admit that I have no complaints about what they have been doing since October 2005, other than a suffering through a few hiccups in their operations along the way.

The answer to the question "who is better" is not an answer that is best resolved by votes in forums. All manner of nonsense can shape forum voting and, for that reason alone, I prefer we don't run "who's better threads". The issue of "who pays more" is best worked out for each domainer by sampling each system. If you are really smart you sample them all.

I, on the other hand, am a dope who hasn't moved a single domain, mostly because I like the level of control over the landers I am afforded by DSp's user interface. Some day I may learn just how big a dope I am should I ever make a move. However, I've been happily watching revenue climb for the last 5 months so I'm none to eager to exit the system right now.

It's sort of like having a run at the craps table, ya know? There are times where you just stay put because you begin to believe.

Then someone rolls a 7. :(

[webmanlaurel]

I have several domain names that I have registered with a parking company. I have checked with overture and the keywords pay between $1 and $2. Quite a nice keyword.

This month so far the domain has been hit 20 times and I have earnt 40 cents. I feel ripped off and am thinking of alternatives.

Any ideas? Is this what parking companies really pay?

Regards
Webmanlaurel

[webmanlaurel]

I should say that one domain has been hit 20 times - the others similar too.

Regards