Thanks for the quick response back. I will test some names out with Smartname shops and see how it goes.

Thanks,Jim

@Steven – payout works the same as with text based PPC ads, it’s a rev share model and your existing rev share applies to ecomm as well.

@Jim – There are 2 main strengths to the eCommerce templates over PPC.

The first is that we see a significantly higher CTR% over text-based ppc pages. This means that even if RPCs are lower in the shopping ecosystem, and that’s not always the case, it will still earn you more revenue per user if targeted correctly.

Second, as Andrew mentioned, these templates are *designed* for SEO right from the start. Both NameMedia and our Affiliate customers who have been using this option have seen our sites shoot to the top of Yahoo and Google’s SERPs.

Two examples are:
1.) YellowDress.com is #1 – http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=yellow+dress
2.) BabyBag.net is #3 – http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=baby+bag

With some basic setup such as adding the meta tags, some simple custom content, or even a logo, its easy to find a niche and have the free traffic roll in from G & Y.

If anyone has any questions, or would like to have this feature enabled on your account, please contact your Account Manager or parkingsupport(at)namemedia.com.

Thanks!
David

I have been parking with SmartName for almost 4 years now. However, I have not done SmartName
Shops. Bottom line, is it making more money than if you parked the names. I know it might be too early to tell but please keep us posted.

Thanks, Jim