How many parked domains needed?

DavidJ · #1 (**permalink**) 03-04-10, 03:08

I understand that parked domains will redirect to the main website. How many parked domains should I need? Is it possible that I can get more parked domains if the allocated number of parked domains have been used up?

Please correct me if I'm wrong with my understanding about parked domains. I would appreciate if you do!

carl owen · #2 (**permalink**) 03-04-10, 17:58

Hi David

With respect to your questions, I have answered them below:

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

I understand that parked domains will redirect to the main website. How many parked domains should I need?

Yes, you can redirect parked domains to the main website, however, it is not necessary to redirect all the parked domains to the main website as you can keep the domains parked without using them. The number of parked domains you need depends on your requirements. Most of the hosting providers do not have any limit on the number of parked domains you can have with the hosting plans

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

Is it possible that I can get more parked domains if the allocated number of parked domains have been used up?

Yes, you can definitely park more domains if needed, however, you need to make sure that you have enough resources available on your hosting plan or server to park additional domains

NCHosting · #3 (**permalink**) 03-05-10, 08:09

Park as many domains as you feel

They are just parked, as per. the meaning.

On another note - Anyone notice the price of domain registrations around the world seems to be slowly creeping upwards??

Joseph · #4 (**permalink**) 03-05-10, 19:39

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Originally Posted by NCHosting

On another note - Anyone notice the price of domain registrations around the world seems to be slowly creeping upwards??

Yes, it has been noticed that there is a rise in the pricing of domain name registration and this rise is most probably due to the popularity of the Internet which is increasing regularly at a rapid rate as business owners around the World are trying to get their businesses on the Internet to get more and more profits

webnubie · #5 (**permalink**) 03-06-10, 08:08

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Originally Posted by NCHosting

On another note - Anyone notice the price of domain registrations around the world seems to be slowly creeping upwards??

I guess so. I used to get a .com domain name on GoDaddy for $6.99. It's a promotional price. Now the cheapest price I can get for a domain with the same extension is $7.49. In the past, you can get a .info domain name for $.99. Now you have to spend $1.99 for the same item.

DavidJ · #6 (**permalink**) 03-14-10, 08:46

I am thinking of another plan for the parked domains that I'm planning to have. Is it a good idea to buy as many domains as possible then I will sell them after some time? Can I do that?

webnubie · #7 (**permalink**) 03-20-10, 12:26

Why not? If you think you have come up with a great domain name, it's always better to register the domain as soon as possible before it is taken by someone else, then park the domain name to sell.

DavidJ · #8 (**permalink**) 03-20-10, 20:26

The thing is, I need to think of a very good domain name that I can sell in the future. If I not then I might just be spending money for nothing. What do you think is the best word for domain name in the future?

NCHosting · #9 (**permalink**) 03-20-10, 21:12

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

The thing is, I need to think of a very good domain name that I can sell in the future. If I not then I might just be spending money for nothing. What do you think is the best word for domain name in the future?

I'm sorry my crystal ball is a little cloudy today and not working..

Check out some of the domain sale sites and that might give you some ideas.

carl owen · #10 (**permalink**) 04-04-10, 20:50

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

The thing is, I need to think of a very good domain name that I can sell in the future. If I not then I might just be spending money for nothing. What do you think is the best word for domain name in the future?

For this purpose, you would need to select a specific niche for the domain you wish to purchase and sell as there are billions of domains and it is very difficult to find out a domain you wish to purchase and sell if you are not sure about the niche. Once you decide the niche of the domain, you can search for the available domains within the same niche and choose one which is the best according to you

Hope this helps...

webnubie · #11 (**permalink**) 05-07-10, 22:48

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

I understand that parked domains will redirect to the main website. How many parked domains should I need? Is it possible that I can get more parked domains if the allocated number of parked domains have been used up?

Please correct me if I'm wrong with my understanding about parked domains. I would appreciate if you do!

By the way, you can also monetize your unused domain name by parking it on domain parking websites. They will get their ads displayed when someone accesses your domain name and share the revenue they get with you.

centelo · #12 (**permalink**) 05-08-10, 14:52

I use them all for redirects that flip over to my main site coming from sites I have purchased with fairly similar niches to the original (my first and main).

Right now I have about a handful, but randomly people keep contacting me to buy them out, only with bad asking offers.

Laci · #13 (**permalink**) 05-10-10, 12:44

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Originally Posted by centelo

I use them all for redirects that flip over to my main site coming from sites I have purchased with fairly similar niches to the original (my first and main).

Right now I have about a handful, but randomly people keep contacting me to buy them out, only with bad asking offers.

Redirecting domains is the good way for generating traffic

If you park them using some parking service then you can also mention minimum bid for your domains.

Thomas · #14 (**permalink**) 05-10-10, 21:34

Generally MNC's park their domains and redirect it to their main website to protect it from cyber squatters, as if they leave the domain unregistered, cyber squatters may register their domain names and misuse the brand name of the company.

webnubie · #15 (**permalink**) 05-23-10, 02:03

Yes, that's true. I just check microsoft.com, microsoft.net, microsoft.org and even microsoft.info, and all those domains are pointed to the main website which is microsoft.com, except microsoft.info which is under consctruction.

carl owen · #16 (**permalink**) 05-23-10, 21:43

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Originally Posted by webnubie

Yes, that's true. I just check microsoft.com, microsoft.net, microsoft.org and even microsoft.info, and all those domains are pointed to the main website which is microsoft.com, except microsoft.info which is under consctruction.

Microsoft is one of the biggest organizations of the World today and hence it is important for them to make sure that they acquire all the domains (TLD's) related to their Brand name i.e. Microsoft. Therefore, they have registered all of them and for a

e organization like Microsoft, it is not at all difficult to shell out some bugs for all the domain TLD's

centelo · #17 (**permalink**) 05-24-10, 15:50

Yea but thats just 4 or so listed, how many possibilities are there though? I have never really sat down and tryied to do the math, oops.

carl owen · #18 (**permalink**) 05-24-10, 17:11

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Originally Posted by centelo

Yea but thats just 4 or so listed, how many possibilities are there though? I have never really sat down and tryied to do the math, oops.

According to IANA, there are 283 domain TLD's available to register as for now which includes Country specific, Sponsored, Generic, Generic-restricted as well as Test domain TLD's.

Hope this answers your question ;)

DavidJ · #19 (**permalink**) 06-02-10, 10:46

238 TLD's is really a lot. I've only known about 10 TLD's.

I would like to go back to this conversation about the name.

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Originally Posted by carl owen

For this purpose, you would need to select a specific niche for the domain you wish to purchase and sell as there are billions of domains and it is very difficult to find out a domain you wish to purchase and sell if you are not sure about the niche. Once you decide the niche of the domain, you can search for the available domains within the same niche and choose one which is the best according to you

I'm very much curious on how websites become famous wherein the name of the websites were not popular before. Yahoo, Google, and Wiki are words that I don't know of or have different meaning to me about 15 years ago. The meaning of those words doesn't even have connection to what they represent, from what I know.

webnubie · #20 (**permalink**) 06-02-10, 17:34

The names meet all the requirements for a good domain: short, brandable, easy to say and easy to remember. Moreover, the entities owning the websites provide great and unique services which makes the websites popular amongst internet users. So, it's the websites and the services those are make the names.