"Myth of Domain Type-In Traffic" ?

mojoco · 12-07-2009, 11:13:41 AM

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Originally Posted by julian

my overpriced lll has got nothing to do with this point

What i am saying is the domain industry as whole is playing silly game, (especially yanks) who have had obsession with type-in traffic on domains. I want someone to show me a .co.uk domain that is not some premium generic that gets a decent amount of type-in traffic.

Further to that I feel there is a lot hype about the whole type-in thing, of course if your domain out of 100 uv per day gets 10 type-ins thats 300 'free' visitors per month which is great, but if via serps its geting the other 90 is the type-in thing overhyped? - I am simply saying that it would be nice if someone could demonstate to me a reg fee domain that gets say a real 50 type-ins a day, to show me that such domains exists outside the bounds of greatness..

julian,

i have names that have that get in excess of 100 typeins per day. names that have only ever been parked that get zero benefit from serp traffic. nothing silly about it at all.

julian · 12-07-2009, 11:21:48 AM

thats great, im not saying it silly at all, i'm just trying to find examples - can you share some domains with us so we can see what users like to type-in?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mojoco

julian,

i have names that have that get in excess of 100 typeins per day. names that have only ever been parked that get zero benefit from serp traffic. nothing silly about it at all.

mojoco · 12-07-2009, 11:26:58 AM

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Originally Posted by julian

thats great, im not saying it silly at all, i'm just trying to find examples - can you share some domains with us so we can see what users like to type-in?

i'll pm you

Edwin · 12-07-2009, 11:27:57 AM

Maps/co/uk gets up to 500 typeins per day, depending on the day. (NOTE: It has done for YEARS, nothing to do with the site I finally put on it about 2 weeks ago).

julian · 12-07-2009, 11:33:58 AM

hi Edwin, but thats exactly the premium example I didn't want - im interested in some hope for new trends/ideas for type-in domains..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edwin

Maps/co/uk gets up to 500 typeins per day, depending on the day. (NOTE: It has done for YEARS, nothing to do with the site I finally put on it about 2 weeks ago).

rob · 12-07-2009, 11:35:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Edwin

Maps/co/uk gets up to 500 typeins per day, depending on the day. (NOTE: It has done for YEARS, nothing to do with the site I finally put on it about 2 weeks ago).

I know that jules wanted non-premium examples, but going by google estimated average cpc @ �1.77 .... even at a 'low' prediction thats a six figure 'worth' of traffic per year.

edit I am having a related convo with julian on skype, and wanted to add "its real figures, needs to be taken with a pinch of salt as all networks are different. But even at a quid / 50p ... whatever... it has value and scale it and its decent figures

Edwin · 12-07-2009, 11:44:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rob

I know that jules wanted non-premium examples, but going by google estimated average cpc @ �1.77 .... even at a 'low' prediction thats a six figure 'worth' of traffic per year.

If I play my cards right, it's my early retirement domain

Mind you, you've got a similar one on the shelf of your own!

MattUK · 12-07-2009, 12:42:31 PM

As an earlier poster said, unless a domain is a fantastic one word generic any type in traffic WILL be just a handful.

People generally don't use the address bar these days, they're programmed to use search boxes and bars, even when looking for a specific URL.

Do you know what the most searched for keyword was on live.com?

- Google.com

julian · 12-07-2009, 03:34:49 PM

so really the conclusion is that most of are shagged, left grovelling around picking up the scraps.. unless anyone knows where i can hire a time machine

retired_member12 · 12-07-2009, 03:47:09 PM

Thing is though, if you're willing to put the effort is, then there's no reason why you can't make a modest income from any name capable of being a search term. I know of one guy who has a modest portfolio (i think he said about 300 or so last time we spoke) of not spectacular names, but with most of them mini'd or affiliated, he assured me it was averaging about �1800 per month.
It's hard to know whether that's good, bad or bullshit, but no reason not to believe him.
Be interesting to know just what is an average monthly income from a decent portfolio of names though, something to aim for!

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