Denial-of-Service Attacks strike PPC Services - Have you noticed that your PPC parked domains haven’t been performing as well as usual? Several services have recently been hit by denial-of-service (DOS) attacks. Such attacks occur when many computers are enlisted to send an overwhelming amount of traffic to a server in order to disable it. Sedo was hit over the weekend, and they are compensating people for the lost traffic. According to a statement from Sedo “the attack began on Saturday afternoon (8/20) ... read more ...

ParkingSite.com gets off to a quick start - ParkingSite.com, launched by DNForum owner Adam Dicker, is off to a fast start. (See DNForum launches paid parking service.) Yesterday ParkingSite added new templates, automatic selection of DNS parking or forwarding, a payment withdrawal system, and “for sale” signs on parked sites. Stats on keyword-based domains have been excellent; my domain StlNews.com is pulling in about 4-5x what it brought with Sedo Parking. I recently moved some domains that were parked ... read more ...

DNForum launches paid parking service - After a long wait (see DNForum’s paid parking service ready to leave beta?), DNForum has launched its paid parking service at ParkingSite.com. Its features blow away most other parking services, and it has the potential to become #1 in short order. Among the things I like about the service: -95% payout. ParkingSite only rakes 5% off the top! -Templates. And I mean tons of templates so that your domain will actually look like it has a real site, not some generic ... read more ...

Web hosting for domain name owners - Domain name investors have a number of choices about how to host their many domain names. The easiest option is to park the domain at various services at no cost–in fact, the parking services pay you (see ParkQuick). But what about when you want to create a web site for the domain in hopes of boosting revenue or the domain’s value? Although there are thousands of web hosts out there, some aren’t “compatible” with domain name owners. Most of us are looking ... read more ...

Yahoo launches “Adsense”-like program - Yahoo! has officially launched the beta of its publisher advertising system for small and medium web sites. However, the beta is invitation only. Here’s an e-mail Yahoo! sent out: Today, Yahoo! Publisher Network launched a new self-serve platform that will provide small- and medium-sized web publishers with easy access to Yahoo! advertising and content. We’re very excited about our new offering, not only because it will enable a broader set of publishers to ... read more ...

GoldKey Emerges from a Pack - July saw several changes in the domain pay-per-click (PPC) market. Early in the month TrafficZ announced their new TrafficZ 4.0 service. The site has a new look, and you no longer have to choose between pay-per-click and pay-per-impression. GoldKey has emerged from the pack recently as the top paying service for type-in domains and true keyword domains. July also saw the introduction of new themed graphic templates for GoldKey sites. It is easy to change the ... read more ...

sTypo product review - There are a number of tools on the market for finding “typo” domains. I personally am not a fan of such domains, especially when it comes to buying typos of trademarks. But there are legitimate circumstances for buying typo domains, such as typos of domains you already own or typos of common words (e.g., city names). One of the more powerful tools to enter the market is sTypo. Finding misspellings with sTypo is fairly easy. You just enter the domain and click ... read more ...

Communicate.com “frees” the domain - I’m a believer in Communicate.com’s business model. (OTC: CMNN.ob). The company owns premium domains, like karate.com and makeup.com, and creates businesses around these. Other domains in the company’s portfolio are parked with advertisements. One thing has always bothered me, though. Communicate.com used its domain as a corporate information page. Because of this, communicate.com could never generate revenue from the domain or consider selling it! Communicate.com ... read more ...

DNForum’s paid parking use prepared to leave beta? - DNForum’s new paid parking service, ParkingSite.com, should be out of beta testing my mid-July. This is according to Adam Dicker, who owns DNForum. I have high hopes for this service, given that Adam typically knocks projects out of the park. I’m a bit concerned, though, since it was originally scheduled to go live a couple months ago! On message posts at DNForum, a number of beta users are still complaining about problems. When ParkingSite.com goes live, ... read more ...

Pool.com to obstacle .EU domain names - Pool.com has just added a new feature for customers to order .EU domains. It will work much like Pool’s existing dropping domains service. You can order any .EU domain you wish, and then when .EU domains are become available for registration Pool will use its technology and registrar network to try to register the domain(s) for you. Fees start at €60, with an auction if more than one person requests the same domain. For more information, go to Pool.com ... read more ...

Early bird acknowledgment cost for TRAFFIC East ends Jun 30 -

The TRAFFIC East domain name discussion will again be hold in Delray Beach, Florida. This year’s eventuality will be Oct 18-22. If we wish to take advantage of a lowest prices for admission, pointer adult by Jun 30. The cost goes from $995 to $1295 after Jun 30.

More information is accessible here.

Via: domainnamewire.com

TrafficClub domain parking use continues to impress - I’ve written about TrafficClub, the paid parking service from Moniker, in the past. Here’s an update on how it’s performing for me. As of June 21, I’m running an excellent RPM (revenue per thousand views) of $44.50. This is up sharply from $10-$20 in previous months. A lot of this has to do with TrafficClub’s optimization process. Of my domains that have had 50 or more page views, the lowest is $2.33 RPM, and the best is $209.45! If you take these two ... read more ...

Sedo domain name parking now in 20 languages - Sedo has announced that its domain name parking services are now available in 20 languages. What’s neat about this system is that it automatically changes the language of the site content and links based on the country of the visitor, so you don’t have to geo target the domain based on its content. Sedo has also improved its subdomain linking, so now hits to a subdomain such as news.domain.com will point back to domain.com. The foreign language optimization ... read more ...

No word nonetheless on Yahoo “Adsense” launch - I received an e-mail from Yahoo yesterday, sent to their “Publisher Notification” checklist. I was excited and hoped it would be a message inviting me to join the new Overture ad syndication program. Unfortunately, it just said that that program is still not ready and invited me to check out Yahoo’s latest search features. The more I think about it, I wonder if Overture (ok, I need to start calling it Yahoo) will be able to compete on keyword bids with Google. ... read more ...

Domain name financier posts record revenues -

Premium domain name investment association Communicate.com (OTCB: CMNN.ob) announced record income for a initial quarter. Revenue for a entertain approached $1M, and initial entertain net income increasing 195% compared to a initial entertain of final year.

Communicate.com owns one word domain names such as Perfume.com, Karate.com, Boxing.com, Brazil.com, and Importers.com.

Via: domainnamewire.com

Review of Unmined.com - As a domain name investor, I’m always excited to see new products and services to help me find the best domain names. Most of my time is spent buying existing domains and expired domains. Recently, I came across a new service that helps you find unregistered domains. You can register domains for under $10–far less than the cost of expiring domains–so finding good unregistered domains can be profitable. Granted, there aren’t a lot of great domains that aren’t ... read more ...

Update on TrafficClub domain parking program - A few weeks ago I wrote about TrafficClub, a new paid domain name parking program from Moniker. I’ve been happy with the revenue so far, and now have month end stats for April: -RPM (revenue per 1,000 page views) was $18.43 -RPM for domains generating at least 75 views ranged from $4.66 to $104.24 Overall I’ve very satisfied. In the first 7 days of May I’m still running over $18.00 RPM. Although some claim higher rates from other programs, this is the highest ... read more ...

How to select a right domain name for your company - As the editor of DomainNameWire.com, I’m frequently e-mailed by people asking for domain name advice. Specifically, what should they look for when registering a domain name for their company? This may be basic for some of you, but I hope some of my readers gain value from this. Let me start with the things to avoid when registering a domain name that will be used for your main company web site. 1. Never use a hyphen. If your domain is some-name.com, many people ... read more ...

Google Adsense – HUGE changes! - After doing more research, it is clear that Google’s “animated banner ad” announcement today is a HUGE deal. It’s not the animated banners that matter. It’s that now you can target ANY TYPE OF AD by site rather than by keyword. Site-targetted ads will be sold on a cost per thousand basis only. How this will impact Adsense earnings is unclear. But if people start targetting ads by site rather than keyword, smaller publishers could take a huge hit. ... read more ...