Company hit with parking clawback from a previous quarter. Ask any domain parking company about their top frustrations, and clawbacks will be high on the list. Basically, their upstream ad partner will clawback previously paid revenue based on traffic ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
First signs of Google’s new domain parking client identification program…
· Domain ParkingInternet Traffic asks customers to identify themselves as part of new Google initiative. One of the topics discussed extensively in the hallways at Webfest this year was changes Google is making to its parking program. Although I don't have all of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Matt Cutts: don’t park your domain right before launching a web site
· Domain ParkingCutts recommends taking down a parking page about a month before launching a new site. Google web spam czar Matt Cutts just published a video in which he asks himself a question (rather than taking it from the community): should I keep a domain name ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Top Domain Name Wire stories of August
· UncategorizedccTLDs, domain parking, and more make the top five list. If August is over, why is it still 100 degrees in Austin? Sigh... Here are the top 5 news stories from Domain Name Wire last month. Oops, I entrusted my domain name to a tiny island nation! ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How browser changes are making a dent in direct navigation traffic
· Domain ParkingBrowser features change the way people navigate the web. Last week I wrote about how Sedo's domain name parking business continues to struggle. The company cites a few reasons for the decline, including “advances made in browser technologies, which ... Continue Reading12 Comments
VeriSign blames domain monetization for lower renewal rate
· UncategorizedLower than usual renewal rate blamed on search engine changes. Verisign had its second best quarter ever for new domain name registrations last quarter, but its renewal rate was lower than usual. The company cites two reasons. First, there were ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Google Kills URL Forwarding as Yahoo Caps Some Non-.Com Domains
· Domain ParkingDomain parking ad providers make changes. There have been two announcements from the big domain parking ad providers over the past 24 hours that may affect your domain parking company. According to an email from NameDrive, Google is banning URL ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Surveying the Domain Parking CPA Landscape
· Domain ParkingThere are a number of options for CPA on parked pages, but we're still trying to figure out what works best. Last week TheParkingPlace.com, which had been in beta for a while, opened its doors. The sample sites I've seen on its parking platform ... Continue Reading5 Comments
ICANN Deletes Parked Domain Question from New TLD Guidebook
· Domain ParkingApplicants no longer asked to explain restrictions on domain name parking. A controversial and intriguing addition to the previous applicant guidebook for new top level domain names has been deleted. The April version included a new clause that ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Hey Michael, There Are a Number of Variables at Play in Domain Parking Revenue
· Domain ParkingThere's a reason each parking company performs differently. Alright, it's time for me to jump in. Yesterday Elliot Silver wrote about parking companies and what they bring to the industry. Then today Michael Berkens wrote a post (rebuttal?) as ... Continue Reading37 Comments
