WhyParkSecrets.com Blog

Once upon a time it was possible to buy a high traffic domain name, park it, slap up a bunch of Google Adsense ads, and watch the profits flood in. Those days are unfortunately gone, and Google is always changing their algorithm to weed out undersirable traffic and profit generating sites. The reason behind this is that Google has deemed these sites which are essentially ‘link farms’ offer very little user experience- a person can only click on an ad, and furthermore all the sites look the sames- which detracts from Google’s results which are meant to be focussed on relevancy and originality.

The result is that these traditional domain parked sites are being penalised by Google- some even are being blacklisted - which trust me is something you do not want to risk.

In today’s Google driven web environment if you want to generate domain parking revenue you need to utilize a system which is optimised for Search Engines such as Google, and guaranteed to improve the value and PR of the domain name.

Currently there are a few options to choose from in terms of domain parking services. Here is a brief summary of the most competitive services currently, and what results you should expect using each.

1) Sedo.com

Sedo allows user’s to buy sell and park domain names all via the one site. The site has a very professional look and feel about it. The site is not very clear in explaining what actual percentage you will receive once you have parked your domain name with them. They do say the minimum threshold is $20, which is fair enough. All in all, not a bad option- would be good for them to clarify there revenue.

2) MoneyParking.com

Like Sedo, MoneyParking is a 1 stop shop for buying, selling and parking domain names. Its convenience is pretty much its main selling point- the site looks a little tired, however navigation is simple and direct. Again it is unfortunately not clear what percentage of the revenue one will receive for parking their domain name.

3) WhyPark

WhyPark is a paid domain parking service, which allows user’s to upload up to 100 domain names to be processed. The site and interface is extremely simplistic, navigation is clear. There is a reasonable amount of flexibility in the templates available for auto-creating your site. 100% of revenue is returned to the user- WhyPark makes their money from the upfront fee and for also affiliate sales made via each parked domain- which you of course receive a nice commission for as well.

Domain parking service’s have become dime a dozen. It seems every domain name seller wants to bundle you in and offer you a domain parking service as well. You might be asking the question why is this so? Simply put, the domain name seller will make a hefty percentage of the revenue driven from your parked domain name. This might seem inviting at first, but beware, if you are looking to profit from domain parking, you are better off seeking a dedicated parking service. Normally a dedicated parking service will charge an upfront fee, however will return 100% of the profits to yourself.

Welcome To WhyParkSecrets.com Blog

This is going to be an addition to the WhyPark Secrets Site. There has been a lot of bad press written on domain parking, and I thought it was worthwhile to gather some articles which show visitor’s how beneficial and profitable domain parking can actually be, and how to use it to your advantage in today’s super competitive SEO environment.

Stay Tuned!

Peter Johnson