Top 10 Domain Name Wire Stories of 2008 -
As the year crawls to a close, here’s a look back at the most viewed stories of 2008.
Good riddance.
That’s what most people are saying to 2008. After losing half their retirement savings, seeing the value of their homes plummet, and fearing for their futures, most people want to forget 2008 ever happened.
But the domain name world survived. Here are the top 10 stories on Domain Name Wire for the year ranked by number of views.
1. Standard Tactics, LLC: How ... read more ...
Tag Archives: domain arbitrage
Tue 30th December 2008
Thu 15th May 2008
Arbitrage is Alive and Well on Google’s Content Network -
Google’s content advertising network is full of pay-per-click arbitrage ads.
I recently bought a web site about 529 college savings plans (more on that later) and added Google Adsense (NASDAQ: GOOG) ads to it. For the first couple days, almost all of the ads Google showed were for pay-per-click arbitrage sites. Most of these ads had generic descriptions such as:
Looking for information on 529 plans?
Learn more about 529 plans.
Expert Advice.
www.some-long-keyword-infused-url.com
Now ... read more ...
Sat 8th March 2008
Domain Parking Company ParkingDots Closes the Doors -
Leonard Holmes of ParkQuick reports on a domain company shutting down.
A major domain parking company just announced that it is closing its doors. ParkingDots will be no more effective March 9th.
In the last issue of Name Monetizer I reported that ParkingDots had lost its Yahoo feed. They were unable to obtain another “tier 1″ feed, and today announced that they are shutting their doors for good. If you have domains parked there, you should move then right ... read more ...
Thu 7th February 2008
The Question of Domain Parking Arbitrage -
Leonard Holmes of ParkQuick.com discusses domain parking arbitrage.
Arbitrage involves making money because of a price differential between two markets. These days some people seem to be making a lot of money buying ads and sending the traffic to higher-paying ads on their domains. Not everyone is happy with this. Google, in fact, canceled some AdSense accounts because of this practice several months ago (the same time that they canceled accounts for “made-for-AdSense” ... read more ...