Guys,

I would like to start some discussion about domain names parking - I hope this is a right subforum to start!

I'm using both Sedo and ND and so far pro's and contra's are;

SEDO PRO;

BETTER PPC rate - avg rate is somewhat 0.06 Eur while on ND it is 0.01 - admit it, it is a big difference
Better stats, aldo it doesn't mean too much to me
In general better advertising options - I would say Sedo has more diverse ads

SEDO CONTRA;

Bad look of the templates, poor customising options, bad photos - for me this is the biggest minus
A bit confusing navigation on the site, but OK I can live with it
Keyword match is not always accurate - for example what do I need Dental Clinic or University ad on adult domain?!? However it is not that bad...

NameDrive PRO;

Good overall look of the templates, good optimisation options, easy management - this is the main reason I joined the program
Seems they can drive traffic better (if they do it, maybe I have better names there), however, since their templates look better CTR is also better, but they pay far less!!
Good keywords optimization
They can build your site for you if you have a good domain name - you should park at least for 1 month with them and then submit the site names for review - don't know how it works yet (parked with them less than month) but sounds very interesting - anybody use it already?

NameDrive CONTRA;

Low CPC - low earnings! Sometimes I see that the click has been initialy recorded as it made 0.11 Eur and then the 'real' earnings have been recalculated to 0.02...don't like that!!!

That is the only contra I actualy have..low EPC.

I would really appreciate your opinion on this!! Good luck with your sites!!

I never had any high traffic domains at either. I pretty much agree with your obsevations. I wound up moving all the parked ones to SEDO.

How many domains you park at Sedo and for how long? does is it work for you did you manage to make any decent revenue out of it? Also, I would like to know did anybody sell any domains there and what are the experiences? A lot of questons but I'm a bit nosy... Thanks

I mostly use DomainSponsor, pays much better than Sedo overall (ND is not even in the picture). I do keep my .de domains with Sedo usually.

I will stick to Sedo so far but will check ND later again, i have heard the rumour that they will be improving their EPC soon.. lets see

It sometimes depends on the niche of your domain name, my suggestion would be to do an A/B test for a month or two and see what performs the best

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So far non adult domains are performing good at Sedo but I'm bit disappointed with adult names I have there - some are low as 0.02Eur per click which is a rip off - adult advertising is supposed to be the most expensive on the market - i don't like idea that I get 10% and Sedo 90%, it should be other way around. What is a good parking service for adult names? Any recommendations here? Thanks