Peaks and Valleys of Domain Name Parking

This was a good week for domain parking, but it's not a good business for those that like a "stable" income. My portfolio is now just over 1,000 domains, fueled in part by cheap domains that have been on sale from India (.in) and China (.cn). I had thought that the .info sale was over, but it seems you can still find places that sell them for $1-3 so I bought 18 more yesterday. For the parking strategy that I used (taught to me by my Indian Domain Guru) I am able to find more domains than I can register with the budget I have.

Anyway, I have had one all-time record day this month of over $600! Yeah, I've been pretty happy of that and pinched myself so many times that I am typing this one with one hand ( Sure it's slow, but blog publishing schedules are murder...! ) But this month I have also had one day that only paid me about $2. So you can see what I mean about the lack of stable income. It's more like checking every day to see if you won the lottery...

It's clear to me now why I didn't make anything when I started at SEDO with about 30 domains. There was no traffic, no domain optimization to speak of, and what clicks I did get only paid pennies. I still don't know if the small revenue was due to low pay ads or SEDO taking most of it.

I think most people should consider parking their domains themselves, if they can deal with working with a site and hosting. We are working on something in this area and I'll post about it when I have any news or if we release something. It's going to be more work, but it gives you all the control and you can use some of the most popular (G) ad networks, or find affiliate programs that match what the domain is about. It's NOT an easy business, but it can be rewarding if you stick at it long enough.

(hris