Review of Sedo/SedoPro
http://www.sedo.com
There are now a huge number of domain parking firms, and every domain owner has their favorite. The reasons I like Sedo:
1. A full page of search results, with every parked domain getting a 1-page lander. You don't have to beg for a 1-page lander.
2. A sharp-looking landing page. I use Phoenix Blue with an appropriate photo match.
3. Fantastic ads (with a proper keyword selection), which provide a real service to advertisers and web visitors. I treat the parked pages like websites. Yes, they are all ads, but they are a unique resource. Many advertisers provide products and services to a very narrow market, and could never afford the thousands of dollars needed to place print ads. I never use pop-ups, encouraging visitors to return.
4. The ability to set your own "Related Links". Visitors clicking on a related link are then brought to another FULL page of search results on the more targeted subject. Parking revenue on many of our domains have more than doubled after I set Related Links.
5. The ability to mark the parked pages "For Sale", with a link that brings them directly to the sale page. The Sedo brokerage team is fantastic! Domain industry professionals as well as outside buyers are confident using Sedo's escrow service.
6. The German ownership of Sedo brings international expertise to the business. Their teams in Köln (Germany) and Cambridge (US) are the best in the business, and it is a pleasure working with all of them. The Sedo website and landing pages are in multiple languages, encouraging sales. They are also opening a new office in the UK.
7. Sedo has its name and link on the parked page. In the unlikely event that a web visitor has a problem with an ad appearing on a parked domain, they can be contacted. Their addresses and phone numbers are on the website. They are not anonymous.
8. Direct Deposit of parking revenues and domain sale proceeds. I never even have to go to the bank.
9. Honesty in all business dealings.
---Ed