This is my first post in this forum. I have some decent domains parked, but there are generating next to no revenue. I can't help thinking there must be a better way.
Here are my thoughts lately. I haven' tried the idea yet, so I'd appreciate any input as I am still quite new to domaining.
If I understand, AdSense (and alike) gives only 30% of the CPC to the website owner.
In the case of a domain parked, that means the domainer gets even less because the parking company takes a share, so I would guess the domainer gets less than 25% of the CPC.
And since the CTR is not 100%, that means even less than that. Let's say CTR is 50% (generous), that means the domainer gets less than 15% of its type-in traffic multiplied by the CPC.
Would it not make sense to look for an advertiser directly, make a deal, and forward 100% of the traffic directly to the advertiser's site?
Here is an example to clarify:
Assuming monthly type-in traffic of 1000, and CPC for this keyword of $1.00,
Parking scenario:
CTR: 20%
Revenue per click: 0.10
=> Monthly domainer income = 20% * 1000 * 0.10 = $20.00
Direct traffic deal with advertiser:
Selling each type-in at say 0.50:
=> Monthly domainer income = 1000 * 0.5 = $500.00
My questions:
- Are my understanding or calculations wrong?
- Has anyone tried that? and what are the results?
Looking forward to any input that can help all of us monetize the traffic!
Here are my thoughts lately. I haven' tried the idea yet, so I'd appreciate any input as I am still quite new to domaining.
If I understand, AdSense (and alike) gives only 30% of the CPC to the website owner.
In the case of a domain parked, that means the domainer gets even less because the parking company takes a share, so I would guess the domainer gets less than 25% of the CPC.
And since the CTR is not 100%, that means even less than that. Let's say CTR is 50% (generous), that means the domainer gets less than 15% of its type-in traffic multiplied by the CPC.
Would it not make sense to look for an advertiser directly, make a deal, and forward 100% of the traffic directly to the advertiser's site?
Here is an example to clarify:
Assuming monthly type-in traffic of 1000, and CPC for this keyword of $1.00,
Parking scenario:
CTR: 20%
Revenue per click: 0.10
=> Monthly domainer income = 20% * 1000 * 0.10 = $20.00
Direct traffic deal with advertiser:
Selling each type-in at say 0.50:
=> Monthly domainer income = 1000 * 0.5 = $500.00
My questions:
- Are my understanding or calculations wrong?
- Has anyone tried that? and what are the results?
Looking forward to any input that can help all of us monetize the traffic!