'invalid clicks'

[RustyK]

Are we allowed to click on any advertisement link?.

Like if I was to run Adsense on my own site and I clicked on it, I would get banned for 'invalid clicks'.

With parking systems, is it the same way or can we safely say, 'it's ok to click' on the ads on your parked domains?.

Any comments?.

 

[Duckinla]

It's a huge issue. You will be spotted right away doing it yourself. If you have other people do it, they will recognize too many clicks coming from the same ISP's and bust you for that. Even if you have it come from many sources, the lack of conversion on your sites will get noticed. It's click fraud.

 

[AlienGG]

I always click an ad on one of my parked domains.
I get discount for buying things on the sponsor's website through the links .

 

[Duckinla]

I always click an ad on one of my parked domains.
I get discount for buying things on the sponsor's website through the links .

Good luck with that business plan.

 

[petrosc]

Are we allowed to click on any advertisement link?.

Like if I was to run Adsense on my own site and I clicked on it, I would get banned for 'invalid clicks'.

With parking systems, is it the same way or can we safely say, 'it's ok to click' on the ads on your parked domains?.

Any comments?.

never do it, google or any parking company will ban you once they figure out what you're doing, and it usually doesnt take them long to

 

[AlienGG]

Good luck with that business plan.

Consented by the big boss .
As long as the sponsor makes sale, it's a good deal. The conversion rate is 100% and sometimes, 300%

 

[Dr Nump]

Consented by the big boss .
As long as the sponsor makes sale, it's a good deal. The conversion rate is 100% and sometimes, 300%

:yes: good ideas , and that clicks may be high $x if they find out that it really bring a lead .

 

[Duckinla]

good ideas , and that clicks may be high $x if they find out that it really bring a lead .

Oy. I see another "Donny canceled my account and I don't know why" thread coming soon.

 

[AlienGG]

Oy. I see another "Donny canceled my account and I don't know why" thread coming soon.

I said, consented by the big boss, and I am a VIP client for the sponsor. Do you think spending $1.5 to make a $1150 sale is a bad idea? The point is that if you do it, the click'd better convert; otherwise...

 

[Dr Nump]

I said, consented by the big boss, and I am a VIP client for the sponsor. Do you think spending $1.5 to make a $1150 sale is a bad idea? The point is that if you do it, the click'd better convert; otherwise...

May we invite Donny to this thread and ask for his opinion ?

 

[AlienGG]

May we invite Donny to this thread and ask for his opinion ?

Feel free .

I've already asked.

 

[foundrstack]

I always click an ad on one of my parked domains.
I get discount for buying things on the sponsor's website through the links .

Well...consent or not. Just seems like a bad statement to make on a public domainer's forum. Not only did you admit to participating in "click fraud" but you also admitted to revenue and traffic inflammation. Gonna look bad on your future sales here. :yes:

 

[trlg]

hmm... interesting. Anybody else have any other opinions? I've always been worried about that. I have seen ppc ads on my own sites that i've wanted to check out, for example, but been afraid to do anything about it since i understand that this sort of thing can be miscontrued...

 

[AlienGG]

Well...consent or not. Just seems like a bad statement to make on a public domainer's forum. Not only did you admit to participating in "click fraud" but you also admitted to revenue and traffic inflammation. Gonna look bad on your future sales here. :yes:

lol! I sugget you to ask Donny yourself.
I have purged my PM so I can't paste it here.

On ther other hand, how can it be a "CLICK FRAUD" if I spend $1500 every time I click on the GoDaddy adv on BuyDomain.cd which costs GD maybe $5?
Their rate from Verisign is about $3 per .com which means $3.65 profit for each .com sold. Do a calculation yourself to see how much money they make off that $5 click. Maybe once a while I only order less than 10 domains at a time at $6.95 each. If I do not click on the adv on buydomain.cd, they would have charge me $8.95 each+ICANN fee, or $8.06 after 10% discount. Unless my IQ is sub-zero, I would click that adv. I am not using the revenue stats to sell BuyDomain.cd, so no one is being scammed. In fact, I am not actively selling BuyDomain.cd at all.

If GoDaddy is not happy, they would have pulled their adv off or asked Parked to ban my account, but what's really happening is that I am getting higher and higher RPC because the conversion rate is so damned high.

If you are not satisfied, feel free to cry out loud - DO NOT BUY BUYDOMAIN.CD FROM ALIENGG!! lol

 

[Theo]

I guess more proof of how Donny and Parked conduct business. How disgusting.

 

[AlienGG]

I guess more proof of how Donny and Parked conduct business. How disgusting.

So if you open a liquor store, you have to go to your competitor to buy a bottle of wine?

In fact, it's widely allowed by most parking providers and affilliate networks. I remember during the valentine's day, flowers.com was offering discounts on roses through affiliate publishers alone with high commission rates. they specifically consented their affiliates to buy flowers through the affiliated links. There is no reason why the affiliates have to go to competing websites to make money for their competitors. I believe most don't feel right for this, and many can't afford the price of roses at that time. What would happen was many losses of sale for the advertiser. It's not your call, it's for the ones who pay the money to dictate.

 

[Duckinla]

On ther other hand, how can it be a "CLICK FRAUD" if I spend $1500 every time I click on the GoDaddy adv on BuyDomain.cd which costs GD maybe $5?

It's your business guy, do what you want. Nobody here is going to stop you. I can understand your point that it's all good as long as you have permission. I would just suggest that it's not a prudent way to earn what is really an insignificant amount of money. Down the road someone may view it as gaming the system. And it certainly does inflate the stats if you were to ever try to sell the domain.

 

[AlienGG]

It's your business guy, do what you want. Nobody here is going to stop you. I can understand your point that it's all good as long as you have permission. I would just suggest that it's not a prudent way to earn what is really an insignificant amount of money. Down the road someone may view it as gaming the system. And it certainly does inflate the stats if you were to ever try to sell the domain.

Like I said, I am not currently selling any of my .cd domains. If anyone wants to buy them, it will be name only. Most domainers know that .cd domains do not get significant traffic or even revenue. That's why I chose a .cd domain at the first place.
On the other hand, it's not that I need $1 off $1500, but a discount is applied toward each domain sold, and they add up to be something.
Please take into account that there are many domainers buy and sell domains less than $3.

 

[Theo]

So if you open a liquor store, you have to go to your competitor to buy a bottle of wine?

Your example is false. You have a string of advertisers, all connected with eachother and they allow you to bypass rule #1 - never click on your own ads.

I think that's click fraud and fraud at the PPC provider level as well. It's a shame you don't have Donny's PM permitting this anymore.

 

[Focus]

I always wondered ...what if I set up a booth in the local mall advertising debt consolidation or home refinance, etc...then had them click a link on my domain to fill out an app? Then what.