====== Domain Parking ======





It is possible to make money from domain names without even setting up a website. Services such as [[http://domainspa.com/]], [[http://namedrive.com/]] and [[http://trafficparking.com/]] let you park domains. If [[type-in traffic]] arrives at the parked domain it is redirected to a template page. Advertisers that are part of the domain parking service’s network bid for keywords. If any of these match keywords in the parked domain they are displayed on the template page either in the form of adverts or links. Advertisers are charged for click through traffic and a percentage goes to the domain owner. Ads are usually geo-targeted, by language, country or even city. At the same time it is usually possible to advertise the domain as “for sale”.



Although not an SEO technique in itself domain parking can be an option for domains prior to building a website. With domains costing relatively little to register domain parking can be a viable option for well researched domain names. However you share a lot of your revenue with the domain parking service and you are very unlikely to get repeat visits or links, unless the domain was previously owned. If the parked domain is getting significant traffic you should consider developing a [[minisite]].