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Here are my results from several months of experimenting with my domains on different ppc search engines. Please go to my website PPCIncome.com for detailed evaluation of each service.
Edit on 7-28-03: Rather than continue to update this original post, I have created a website:
PPCIncome.com
I will be updating the site periodically.
Recommended: DomainSponsor - almost $10/cpm in general, >$10/cpm for US traffic. Good names can do much better (I have some that routinely generate $20/cpm). They auto-optimize to find the best match for your name, so there is no work for you to do!! Be patient, as it takes a few weeks for the auto-optimize to do its work and find out which links generate the most revenue for you. It is fun to watch this work. You just have to be patient. Great stats too. DomainSponsor can be a bit confusing to setup. I can help you with setup, as their online help is not great. You can get extra revenue by allowing popups, and these are generally limited (no pop-up hell). Try going to CyclePro.com for an example of one of my names. DS usually want at least 50 names for signups, but they make exceptions for high volume names.
Recommended: Sedo - European ppc. Tried it with some great french words, like potage.com & boxeur.com The names did better on Fabulous. However, when I tried some good English domains, cyclepro.com, for example, Sedo generated some very high cpm values. I am now averaging around $11. The domains that do well at Sedo may not do as well as DS. See PPCIncome.com for more info.
Recommended: Fabulous.com (Roar) - around $10/cpm in general. Some names can get >$10/cpm, but it requires work on your part. The choices are huge and you can spend many hours trying to figure which option will generate the most revenue. In most cases, I find that the basic default home page generates the most consistent revenue. For a while one option works better, then it stops working so well. It depends entirely on the advertisers buying the clicks. Awesome stats. No minimum. You can start out small. You sign up at Fabulous (a registrar) but their search engine is called Roar.
TrafficZ - around $3/cpm in general. Great stats, but disappointing revenue. They have a ppc program and a cpm program. TrafficZ can be misleading on their CPM program (pays strictly on CPM - $3/cpm, not on clicks). They do not count all of the impressions, so it ends up being like $1/cpm. Only good for high volume low value traffic.
Netvisibility - The stats are so bad that it is not worth the effort. Stats give you total $/day, with no breakdown by domain. There have been many days when I received no revenue. Very suspicious, but then there are no detailed stats to check out. Revenue too low to report. Not recommended.
All of these services pay you for clicks, but the cpm's are easy to calculate, as everyone reports impressions. DomainSponsor reports impressions and US impressions, which I find to be especially informative.
Edit on 7-28-03: Rather than continue to update this original post, I have created a website:
PPCIncome.com
I will be updating the site periodically.
Recommended: DomainSponsor - almost $10/cpm in general, >$10/cpm for US traffic. Good names can do much better (I have some that routinely generate $20/cpm). They auto-optimize to find the best match for your name, so there is no work for you to do!! Be patient, as it takes a few weeks for the auto-optimize to do its work and find out which links generate the most revenue for you. It is fun to watch this work. You just have to be patient. Great stats too. DomainSponsor can be a bit confusing to setup. I can help you with setup, as their online help is not great. You can get extra revenue by allowing popups, and these are generally limited (no pop-up hell). Try going to CyclePro.com for an example of one of my names. DS usually want at least 50 names for signups, but they make exceptions for high volume names.
Recommended: Sedo - European ppc. Tried it with some great french words, like potage.com & boxeur.com The names did better on Fabulous. However, when I tried some good English domains, cyclepro.com, for example, Sedo generated some very high cpm values. I am now averaging around $11. The domains that do well at Sedo may not do as well as DS. See PPCIncome.com for more info.
Recommended: Fabulous.com (Roar) - around $10/cpm in general. Some names can get >$10/cpm, but it requires work on your part. The choices are huge and you can spend many hours trying to figure which option will generate the most revenue. In most cases, I find that the basic default home page generates the most consistent revenue. For a while one option works better, then it stops working so well. It depends entirely on the advertisers buying the clicks. Awesome stats. No minimum. You can start out small. You sign up at Fabulous (a registrar) but their search engine is called Roar.
TrafficZ - around $3/cpm in general. Great stats, but disappointing revenue. They have a ppc program and a cpm program. TrafficZ can be misleading on their CPM program (pays strictly on CPM - $3/cpm, not on clicks). They do not count all of the impressions, so it ends up being like $1/cpm. Only good for high volume low value traffic.
Netvisibility - The stats are so bad that it is not worth the effort. Stats give you total $/day, with no breakdown by domain. There have been many days when I received no revenue. Very suspicious, but then there are no detailed stats to check out. Revenue too low to report. Not recommended.
All of these services pay you for clicks, but the cpm's are easy to calculate, as everyone reports impressions. DomainSponsor reports impressions and US impressions, which I find to be especially informative.