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WestHamFan · 24-04-2008, 12:00:36 AM

I reported this to Sedo CS about the same time as my original post so don't expect a response until tomorrow. Will certainly keep you updated. Examining the source code these weird pages are definately unbranded Sedo pages. Whether I am getting credit for the traffic/clicks I can't say yet. But they are certainly not displaying the templates and keywords set up in the optimizer.

I have to wonder if parking is really worth the effort for the kind of returns you get when it also means you have to condemn your domains to being buried in the bowels of nowhere by the search engines too.

As an experiment last weekend I switched a few RSS driven minisites (each attracting between 20/40 uniques a day) to Sedo parking to see how many visits/clicks I would get before they vanished from search returns. The answer? Since the weekend I earned a total of E0.18 from those domains over four days and now the modest traffic levels they had seems to have dried up.....

So, given this occurance today with the strange pages appearing I think it's my cue to abandon parking as a viable use of my time/domains.

Having spent months trying to optimize and get parked pages looking and performing as best they can at Sedo it seems everything is stacked against you by the search engines and revenue share you receive on the few clicks you do get. The return on the time needed isn't possible unless you have the very best type in names possible. Even then with most clicks seemingly earning 2c at Sedo now the returns probably wouldn't justify the kind of money such domains cost.

At least a little time putting content together means you can promote your domains to get some search traffic and the chance of some realistic revenue from contextual ads. If I'm honest I could have put together a fair number of sites in the time I've wasted trying to play the parking game for peanuts. And ranked sites with a bit of traffic are far more likely to sell too.....

So I'm not too worried about the experience. I think I've learned my lesson but I'm curious to know if anyone has found any success parking where I have dismally failed?

24-04-2008, 12:00:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
WestHamFan Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 280 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 8)	I reported this to Sedo CS about the same time as my original post so don't expect a response until tomorrow. Will certainly keep you updated. Examining the source code these weird pages are definately unbranded Sedo pages. Whether I am getting credit for the traffic/clicks I can't say yet. But they are certainly not displaying the templates and keywords set up in the optimizer. I have to wonder if parking is really worth the effort for the kind of returns you get when it also means you have to condemn your domains to being buried in the bowels of nowhere by the search engines too. As an experiment last weekend I switched a few RSS driven minisites (each attracting between 20/40 uniques a day) to Sedo parking to see how many visits/clicks I would get before they vanished from search returns. The answer? Since the weekend I earned a total of E0.18 from those domains over four days and now the modest traffic levels they had seems to have dried up..... So, given this occurance today with the strange pages appearing I think it's my cue to abandon parking as a viable use of my time/domains. Having spent months trying to optimize and get parked pages looking and performing as best they can at Sedo it seems everything is stacked against you by the search engines and revenue share you receive on the few clicks you do get. The return on the time needed isn't possible unless you have the very best type in names possible. Even then with most clicks seemingly earning 2c at Sedo now the returns probably wouldn't justify the kind of money such domains cost. At least a little time putting content together means you can promote your domains to get some search traffic and the chance of some realistic revenue from contextual ads. If I'm honest I could have put together a fair number of sites in the time I've wasted trying to play the parking game for peanuts. And ranked sites with a bit of traffic are far more likely to sell too..... So I'm not too worried about the experience. I think I've learned my lesson but I'm curious to know if anyone has found any success parking where I have dismally failed?