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WOW. being an MFA'er just got easier...I don't even need to scrape up info off the web to put on my pages...my site(domain) can be completely meaningless and it doesn't matter.
Let us know how your new click-arbitrage scheme pans out. :-)
I just don't see how Goog can ever justify it. They're always on about duplicate content, having quality text on your site etc etc but they allow adsense on sites with no content? Or am I missing something here.
Or am I missing something here.
Or am I missing something here.
Yes, you're missing the fact that parked domains aren't Web sites. Unlike boring blogs, unnecessary directory pages, frivolous forums, "me too" e-commerce pages, thin affiliate pages, or made-for-AdSense sites with keyword-packed filler text, parked domains don't clutter up search results (at least when the search engines are working correctly) and are seen only when people type in their URLs.
(Disclaimer: I'm not saying that parked domains are a boon to humanity, or that Google is performing a noble service for humankind by letting rank-and-file ASense publishers take part in an existing revenue stream. I'm merely saying that parked domains are far more benign--and far less guilty of Web pollution--than the vast majority of Web sites that run AdSense ads.)
Escape, run away now, save yourself!
For one of my campaigns, I forgot to EXCLUDE parked domains.
Today I ran a report to see where my ads have been showing and where clicks are coming from. Here's the approximate results.
The HUGE majority of our impressions (let's say about 200,000 our of maybe 230,00) are on parked domains. CTR is bad and of course, no conversions for us.
It's hard for me to give anything other than approximations right now -- it's like watching the wheels on a gas pump spin.
Of the remaining impressions and clicks, I'd say the majority of THOSE are from pretty poor quality sites.
My point in including this here is not to complain as an advertiser, but to show the magnitude of ad inventory that is going to parked domains, even at this point.
And, to illustrate why users who might have clicked on ads are completely ignoring them.
And to point out another thing. Many of the parked domains have nonsense domain names like adklfjpoa.com . Now anyone want to explain how they can gather 35,000 ad impressions just for me in two days? Without cheating?
...and we wonder why there are problems?
I'm appalled as both advertiser and publisher. It's getting really embarrasing, and not worth the bother on both sides.
Sheesh.
Somebody (we won't mention names here) is endangering this resource for profit by cluttering it up with nonsense.
That's why I'm so angry and will fight tooth and nail for it.
Call me a kook, I don't care. I've come to expect that from this forum.
My point in including this here is not to complain as an advertiser, but to show the magnitude of ad inventory that is going to parked domains, even at this point.
I'm trying to impress Google PR now. Maybe it helps with my revenues or eCPM... ;-)
You're probably missing the fact that parked domains aren't "Web sites". They don't clutter up search results (at least when the search engines are working correctly) and are seen only when people type in their URLs.
A little bit OT: Just today I learned that IE has a serious security flaw, apparently connected to Javascript. Some main stream media recommend to users of IE to disable Javascript. Ouch. Ouch. As if it wouldn't already hurt without this! Ouch. I can imagine zillions of concerned users turning off Javascript now.
The HUGE majority of our impressions (let's say about 200,000 our of maybe 230,00) are on parked domains. CTR is bad and of course, no conversions for us.
Interesting. Maybe the problem could be solved by restricting parked-domain ads to people with thousands or millions of domains, as the big-time domainers and some other members of this forum would prefer? :-)
