No more domain tasting?

Jeewhizz · Jan 26, 2008

http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/01/google-to-kill-domain-tasting/

Will these also count for .uk domains? Ed? Sedo?

esrun · Jan 26, 2008

This doesn't matter at all. You can still do domain tasting, you just can't earn on it in the first 5 days. Just see how much type in traffic domains get and only keep those with a suitable amount.

Admin · Jan 27, 2008

You cant "taste" UK domains anyway, if Nominet catch you deleting too many your TAG is at risk.

tifosi · Jan 27, 2008

admin said:
You cant "taste" UK domains anyway, if Nominet catch you deleting too many your TAG is at risk.

it's an automaton process as well. Physically won't let you delete more than 5/month, depending on invoice processing.

S

Jeewhizz · Jan 28, 2008

Sorry, my comments weren't about .uk domain tasting.

It was more the 5 days of no ads on .uk domains I was questioning...

weycresto · Feb 4, 2008

esrun said:
This doesn't matter at all. You can still do domain tasting, you just can't earn on it in the first 5 days. Just see how much type in traffic domains get and only keep those with a suitable amount.

How does that work then? By agreement with the parking co's? I've registered two (co.uk) domains and parked them on Namedrive for the time being. Not that I bought them for "type through" traffic (chance would be a fine thing!)

esrun · Feb 5, 2008

tifosi said:
it's an automaton process as well. Physically won't let you delete more than 5/month, depending on invoice processing.

S

I thought it was 5 or 5%, whichever was greatest?

weycresto said:
How does that work then? By agreement with the parking co's? I've registered two (co.uk) domains and parked them on Namedrive for the time being. Not that I bought them for "type through" traffic (chance would be a fine thing!)

I have no idea how they intend to administer it but it's not going to be successful because people can still watch how much traffic comes into a domain and drop it as required or earn from it after the time period. As admin already said, UK domain tasting isn't a viable thing anyway.

tifosi · Feb 5, 2008

it is... but you've got to go some to hit the 5% > 5. In general for all but bigger registrars (and when have they ever deleted a domain you've regged with them?) it wouldn't matter.

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