Is type-in dying or already dead?

[Ed30]

I type-in names in my browser every day looking for stuff - it's not about being so "educated" about the net that you don't type in.

It's an important way of searching - it's the purest way of searching.

 

[zouzas]

I type-in names in my browser every day looking for stuff - it's not about being so "educated" about the net that you don't type in.

It's an important way of searching - it's the purest way of searching.

i agree,,,

its when you land on a lander what do you do??

 

[Seraphim]

PPC landing pages are evolving, and they will continue to do so. I'm still waiting for a domain content parking network to come out [e.g. a database of non search engine indexable prebuilt websites with real information integrated with ads].

 

[Ed30]

its when you land on a lander what do you do??

I might click on an ad that is relevant to what I'm looking for - I might not - it's a coin toss. I find that ppc parking pages now are pretty much targetted for what the user is searching for. In the not too distant future ( within 10 yrs) relevant development will be the key.

PPC landing pages are evolving, and they will continue to do so. I'm still waiting for a domain content parking network to come out [e.g. a database of non search engine indexable prebuilt websites with real information integrated with ads].

That's the Holy Grail - don't want to rely on wikipedia or content used by 10,000 other sites.

We need a King Arthur!

 

[zouzas]

right ,,,interacive landers where you cant determine its a ppc lander or site is what will be needed.....



on anoher note anyone have names in up coming auction



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-- PokerLessons.com
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-- Wager.co.uk
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[Duckinla]

what do you do when you land on a ppc lander??

Check to see if I own it?

 

[Bill Roy]

Duck, Brilliant answer!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[foundrstack]

Remember, I recently commented the "big boys" never post in DNForum.

I would like to hear them.

Why should they come here and defend type-ins? All you have to do is visit their websites/blogs and read around to find out that type-ins are NOT dead but in fact growing and growing.....More specifically, generic type-ins....

 

[typist]

Few days ago, I was very astonished to read that a domainer having 120 very short dot com parked was just earning 31 cents/months.

Good point. Forget about type-ins, and stick to very short dot com domains with no recurring revenue. I, on the other hand, know nothing about short .com domains, and I'll stick to revenue domains.

 

[Duckinla]

Type-in is dying. Everybody better get out of the boat before it sinks. Keep the asking prices real low and I'll try to help you guys out as much as I can.

 

[typist]

Duck, you're a true philantropist. Let me offer my assistance, while I strive to humbly follow your footsteps.

 

[Raider]

My type-ins are clearly increasing at a gradual rate, I know what the numbers were when I picked them up 4-5 years ago.

 

[shaolinmonk]

Natural type-in traffic is alive and well. If we exclude type-ins from links, old sites, TM typos, etc, as I presume Francois is taking about type-ins for good quality generic domains, these are steadily rising and will continue to rise as more people come online. And even with experienced surfers, there is never any shortage of people typing generics into the address bar just to see what's there. and even to look for relevant info/products.

 

[DomainingCom]

Be honnest, it's faster to write:
boston foreclosures in your toolbar search box then write bostonforeclosures.com in your browser url.
Plus you should get more relevant and interesting results;
Exact?

So do not tell me the increasing usage of these search toolbars did not hurt the type in behaviour. Its' logical!

Also someone talk about type in as "pure search".
Hein??? I call it the "Are you feeling lucky?" of the browser.
With +75% of popular generic terms landing to parked domains showing sponsored links we have low chances to be lucky.
And when we have not been lucky 3 or 4 times generally we do no longer try this browsing method.

So don't tell me the inverse, it's impossible these factors did not hurt the type in.

I am agree that the volume of typo type in should be the same and maybe probably increase but it's should not be the case with search type in.

My feeling is:

Search type in only exist for very short popular keywords and dot com.
And these type in are seriously decreasing.

I would like to be a little mouse and enter in the stats of these big parking companies, I am sure stats outline this fact.

The only making money with type in are those people/companies that own these single word popular generic domains or people that owns hundred thousands domains.
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[Duckinla]

It's a big pie. Whatever your feelings there are lots of crumbs to be had in lots of ways. Will be for a long time. Don't get to sold on the idea that type-ins are going away anytime soon. You will just cut yourself out of that piece of the pie.

 

[typist]

Its' logical!

cartesian logic...very nice...my data suggests otherwise.

 

[Duckinla]

You know, the expansion of direct navigation to country codes hasn't even been a part of the discussion. When you factor that in, it's only logical to assume that direct navigation is growing. Is it keeping pace with the growth of the internet as a whole? Probably not. But I think it's safe to assume that it will continue growning overall for many years.

 

[DomainingCom]

Your data is probably robots visits, spider visits and domainers who test if the domain is taken or no.
Also when people come from another site through a link open in a blank target the referer is null so you may think it's type in.

I do not say that search type in does not exist!
I say it is more than insignificant.
And mainly only exists for very popular single word generics dot com.

Otherwise show me data that prove the inverse.
Or that big boys having hundred thousand domains tell us the truth so we know which % we are talking.

On my hand:
I see very well how my generic domains only get visits when people come from search engines.

And the factors I commented can logically only decrease this residual search type in.

A theory could be this buzz of search type in has been invented by registrars to sell more domains.
Or by big portfolio holders to virtually increase the value of their asset.

Like Rick Schwartz recently commented in his blog:
I understand and approve that some people may type in hotels.com when searching hotels
But don't tell me people may type in bostonhotels.net when searching boston hotels !!!
I am not even sure they may type in the dot com version.



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[typist]

Your data is probably tracking robots visits, spider visits and domainer that test if the domain is taken or no.

it's always entertaining to read your posts. You're right, I am tracking everything you mentioned, too.

I disagree with your idea that type-in is insignificant, which seem to be based on inductive reasoning and inconclusive guesswork only. I am not going to argue any further, nor present my data which seems to contradict your speculations...but I can assure you of one fact: I'm smiling all the way to the bank.

 

[Ang]

Unfortunately cybertonic I don't think you will be finding the answer you want...

The big companies aren't going to be divulging all the ways they are successful and the big domainer's are big for a reason - they don't want to tell everyone the ways of their success because ultimately that will limit their potential future success.

As for figuring out how "common folk" browse, well we will not be able to explain that as we are not "common folk". Perhaps if we were to watch over our families shoulders and monitor their activities we will be able to learn how people use the internet.

It is difficult to evaluate a person's searching and browsing intelligence purely from type-in traffic as the internet is constantly evolving and so is the way people use the internet. As new generations connect for the first time they are babies when it comes to surfing the web. There will constantly be new people logging on and yes there will be old users leaving the net. Face it, death is a part of life and it is a small factor, but still a factor when we look at the demographic.

So basically the long and short of it is that there is not much hard data we can gather to learn about the future of type in. I think the best way for us to evaluate this is to leave our computer desks, go out into the world we live in and observe the people. Go to an internet cafe and just observe, take a poll and find out just how people think and feel about the internet and what they use it for and what they are looking for when they search for new information. Understanding our market will help us grow as domain providers.

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