Avoiding Domain Parking Accidents
The Domainer’s Gazette has a humorous yet oh so real article displaying some poorly customized parked domains. We have all seen them in our adventures across the unexplored internet. Domains which are parked with less-than-appealing graphic images and sponsored links so irrelevant that a child wouldn’t accidentally click.
“Welcome to SnowMobileRentals.com!”
I can’t say that all my own parked domains are perfectly customized. Maybe it’s time that we all did a little investigation and optimization into our parked domain names. Get some feedback on keywords and design from friends, family and colleagues, though be sure to tell them not to click links!
Optimizing Your Landing Pages
Improving your landing pages on even a few domains could start you earning an easy residual income. It may be a time consuming process, but in the long run it will definitely be worth your while. Here are some things you should really put some thought into perfecting on your landing pages.
- Unique and relevant title and sub-title.
- Creating the right photos, graphics or logo.
- Matching and appealing color scheme.
- Relevant and powerful sponsored link keywords.
Get started with your highest trafficked domain names and work your way down. Even if your name gets a single visitor per day and you can gain that persons trust and attention enough to click on a sponsored link for, oh let’s say a measly 10ยข, that would earn you $36 a year from one domain!
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 pm
good points. do you ever put adsense or affiliate links on instead?
October 23rd, 2007 at 5:30 pm
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:39 pm
That large palm tree graphic is from which parking company?
October 24th, 2007 at 4:46 am
I’m pretty sure its against Google TOS to use adsense on parked domains. I have to say I like that tree a lot more the the picture of the girl that I see on every other parked domain.
October 24th, 2007 at 6:01 am
The palm tree graphic looks like trafficz
October 24th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
What do you think about Sedo? I have some domains there but mostly it doesn’t bring much money
October 25th, 2007 at 2:35 am
Doesn’t traffic generally decrease when you don’t have articles or relevant content on a site.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
if i had a funny site of the day this would work for me. I think that is one funny way to offer snow mobiles LOL.
October 30th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
I’d like your advice…what’s the cheapest solution for dressing up parked domains? I have a ton and don’t want to pay to have new pages designed.
November 13th, 2007 at 5:47 am
Mark, I remember that Google doesn’t ‘like’ these parked domains showing Adsense, unless there’s a bunch of content (words) on the page. But, they allow Godaddy to do that - because of the ’size of the account.’ What sort of hypocrisy is that? I show relevant CPA offers on my 404 pages and … there’s an idea!
November 29th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
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