What would you do?

[BREWSTERS]

I just checked one of my parking accounts that I don't use much.

There is a domain showing 138 uniques, 40 clicks $14 revenue for yesterday - great! only it's not my domain.

This is a 4 word .info that gets 12,100 global searches per month - there doesn't appear to be a previous website, and I used to own it 3 years ago but let it drop due to no traffic.

Someone registered the name yesterday and must've changed the name servers to the parking company. If they've also entered in into their account, no doubt it'll vanish from mine pretty quickly.

The name has privacy registration, and the traffic analysis shows 100% from Google, split 55/45 US and Canada. The guy is obviously sending traffic via adwords which is against the parking co rules.

So, what would you do? Inform the parking company that it's not your domain (its under privacy so could I prove it?) or leave it, see if the parking company do anything about it?

 

[ScottJ]

If it's acting against the parking companies rules then I'd mention it just to keep yourself in the clear and let them decide/deal with it.

 

[charlie]

If it's acting against the parking companies rules then I'd mention it just to keep yourself in the clear and let them decide/deal with it.

perhaps send them a letter by post - it'll take longer

 

[BREWSTERS]

Figures have been updated - it made $49 yesterday, not $14!

Think I'd better let them know.

It'd be interesting to know if this guy gets away with the obvious arbitrage, ie if the parking company turn a blind eye.