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Just because a domain has ads on it or no webserver, does not mean it is unused. I have quite a few domains I use for email and such that I park with ads. They

by dsl 8y ago

Just because a domain has ads on it or no webserver, does not mean it is unused. I have quite a few domains I use for email and such that I park with ads. They make me $20-$30 a month and I still get full use of the domain for what I need it for. Edit: People are asking what I use. DomainAdvertising.com. When I originally signed up with them you had to have thousands of domains (which I have sold off), I have no idea what the requirements are now.

darkengine 8y ago
Can I ask what you're using to park them? I have a few unused domains myself.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  Unless I misunderstand the term, isn't your domain already "parked", i.e. bought but not connected to a server?
  - TheGrumpyBrit 8y ago
    In the image in the linked post, the "No Web Server" would be what you describe. "Parked" is where you point the domain at a generic page so that visitors see a page, but you're not actively hosting any kind of web server there.
tivert 8y ago
> I have quite a few domains I use for email and such that I park with ads. They make me $20-$30 a month and I still get full use of the domain for what I need it for. Can you go into more detail about how you did that? I'm surprised that a random domain would get enough traffic, unless it was a common word or typo away from a major domain.
p1necone 8y ago
I also have a domain that doesn't have a site or email attached to it that I use as a code namespace prefix. I believe this is a common practice? (Although many have a business or personal webpage on the same domain)
binarysolo 8y ago
Also interested in what you use to park your extra domains. I have a dozen or so domains of former/future ideas and would love to at least have them maintain themselves. :)
- nsgi 8y ago
  Something like Netlify would do the trick. Zero cost or maintenance once you set it up with AdSense code, and better than using some parking service that would probably want to keep some of the revenue. https://www.netlify.com/ https://www.netlify.com/
  - dsl 8y ago
    Google has ended the "AdSesne for Domains" direct program. You have to use a parking company. Just putting AdSense code up a bare domain is a good way to get banned.
libria 8y ago
It's just a short name for that category which he specifically includes parked domains and even recognizes "Some of these domains likely have some non-web use". Call it "Not overtly used" if you want.
elorant 8y ago
You mean AdSense ads or from a different provider?
techsupporter 8y ago
> Just because a domain has ads on it or no webserver, does not mean it is unused. Yep. I have two very old domains, obtained back when domains were a) free, b) referred to as "delegated" from hostmaster, and c) placed in service by pulling the Very Special Form(tm) from ftp.internic.net and filling it out and e-mailing it to hostmaster and hoping you didn't delete a stray space in there along the way thus causing the hostmaster-bot to yell at you versus delegating your requested name in two or three weeks. I've had them for so long that they crop up in weird places and one of them has been my e-mail domain for over two decades. Neither has a web site or other "normal" services on it. Once or twice a year, I'll get an offer to buy the three-character one (I've replied to every single one with "sure, you can send the cashier's check to [address]" and none ever do). Also once or twice per year, I'll get either a nice e-mail asking for the other domain--it is a common word that some historical groups like to use--or a flame mail complaining that I'm "camping" on the domain and being mad that I won't hand it over.
- joezydeco 8y ago
  placed in service by pulling the Very Special Form(tm) from ftp.internic.net Man, those were the days, weren't they? I remember being really proud of having a two digit alias with Hostmaster...
WaxProlix 8y ago
Interesting to note, domainadvertising.com doesn't seem to support https, which makes it even just that much sketchier to me.
aboutruby 8y ago
He did look for domains with MX records in his study > Mail (2.6% or ~3.5 million) > Any domain not in any other category, but with MX DNS records (for email), I categorized as Mail. I did not attempt to see if the mail server was working or if delivery was possible. It's possible that many of these domains are not actually used for email, but I've given them the benefit of the doubt.

by dsl 8y ago

darkengine 8y ago

Can I ask what you're using to park them? I have a few unused domains myself.

TeMPOraL 8y ago
Unless I misunderstand the term, isn't your domain already "parked", i.e. bought but not connected to a server?
- TheGrumpyBrit 8y ago
  In the image in the linked post, the "No Web Server" would be what you describe. "Parked" is where you point the domain at a generic page so that visitors see a page, but you're not actively hosting any kind of web server there.

tivert 8y ago

> I have quite a few domains I use for email and such that I park with ads. They make me $20-$30 a month and I still get full use of the domain for what I need it for. Can you go into more detail about how you did that? I'm surprised that a random domain would get enough traffic, unless it was a common word or typo away from a major domain.

p1necone 8y ago

I also have a domain that doesn't have a site or email attached to it that I use as a code namespace prefix. I believe this is a common practice? (Although many have a business or personal webpage on the same domain)

binarysolo 8y ago

Also interested in what you use to park your extra domains. I have a dozen or so domains of former/future ideas and would love to at least have them maintain themselves. :)

nsgi 8y ago
Something like Netlify would do the trick. Zero cost or maintenance once you set it up with AdSense code, and better than using some parking service that would probably want to keep some of the revenue. https://www.netlify.com/ https://www.netlify.com/
- dsl 8y ago
  Google has ended the "AdSesne for Domains" direct program. You have to use a parking company. Just putting AdSense code up a bare domain is a good way to get banned.

libria 8y ago

It's just a short name for that category which he specifically includes parked domains and even recognizes "Some of these domains likely have some non-web use". Call it "Not overtly used" if you want.

elorant 8y ago

You mean AdSense ads or from a different provider?

techsupporter 8y ago

> Just because a domain has ads on it or no webserver, does not mean it is unused. Yep. I have two very old domains, obtained back when domains were a) free, b) referred to as "delegated" from hostmaster, and c) placed in service by pulling the Very Special Form(tm) from ftp.internic.net and filling it out and e-mailing it to hostmaster and hoping you didn't delete a stray space in there along the way thus causing the hostmaster-bot to yell at you versus delegating your requested name in two or three weeks. I've had them for so long that they crop up in weird places and one of them has been my e-mail domain for over two decades. Neither has a web site or other "normal" services on it. Once or twice a year, I'll get an offer to buy the three-character one (I've replied to every single one with "sure, you can send the cashier's check to [address]" and none ever do). Also once or twice per year, I'll get either a nice e-mail asking for the other domain--it is a common word that some historical groups like to use--or a flame mail complaining that I'm "camping" on the domain and being mad that I won't hand it over.

joezydeco 8y ago
placed in service by pulling the Very Special Form(tm) from ftp.internic.net Man, those were the days, weren't they? I remember being really proud of having a two digit alias with Hostmaster...

WaxProlix 8y ago

Interesting to note, domainadvertising.com doesn't seem to support https, which makes it even just that much sketchier to me.

aboutruby 8y ago

He did look for domains with MX records in his study > Mail (2.6% or ~3.5 million) > Any domain not in any other category, but with MX DNS records (for email), I categorized as Mail. I did not attempt to see if the mail server was working or if delivery was possible. It's possible that many of these domains are not actually used for email, but I've given them the benefit of the doubt.