Drops today - May 2012

[soj]

Someone's grand plan went down the gurgler today.

227 real estate domains were dropped - all with suburb / town name - hyphen - realestate.com.au

Another 54 of these today.

 

[GGroup]

BestCreditCardDeals.com.au

Is this one of those nobody would buy for $1k but now $3k+ on the drop situations...?

Ouch.

 

[zhenjie]

funny things happen at auctions.

The metrics are ok'ish to justify that price though.

 

[aus11]

Do these 'credit card' domains really get $22 CPC with adsense? I can't really see that happening on a regular basis...

Although, I'm not in that market so I could be wrong.

 

[findtim]

have you been noticing the "go.....football team" domains dropping

goswans, gotitans, gopies, goroosters

another grand plan

tim

 

[James]

Do these 'credit card' domains really get $22 CPC with adsense? I can't really see that happening on a regular basis...

Although, I'm not in that market so I could be wrong.

This is the adwords price on Google Search, no way are will you page a $22 CPC on a GDN campaign (google adsense).

 

[findtim]

This is the adwords price on Google Search, no way are will you page a $22 CPC on a GDN campaign (google adsense).

i remember a fair few years ago that anz was paying me $50 a click with a successful application filled out ( not approved, just filled out) for a new credit card, that was via commissionmonster not adsense.

tim

 

[johno69]

i remember a fair few years ago that anz was paying me $50 a click with a successful application filled out ( not approved, just filled out) for a new credit card, that was via commissionmonster not adsense.

tim

Meaning, they were paying $50 per lead. A lead is worth more than a click obviously.

 

[Chris.C]

BestCreditCardDeals.com.au

Is this one of those nobody would buy for $1k but now $3k+ on the drop situations...?

Yeah It is weird how that happens.

My personal opinion is that it must have something to do with the convenience factor, ie when you buy a domain on an expiry auction you bid, and if you win the domain is registered in your name.

Whereas domains sold via private sale require negotiations, COR forms, etc...

Obviously a retail buyer who is serious about developing the domain and doesn't acquire domains often doesn't see this as a major problem, but domains (which are the people who are on the expiry auctions) hate the hassle of such things.

Do these 'credit card' domains really get $22 CPC with adsense? I can't really see that happening on a regular basis...

In my experience the CPC that you get from an AdSense click is normally somewhere between 25% - 40% of what is said via their keyword tool, but that rule tends to break down once CPC's go above $7.

 

[DavidL]

Yeah It is weird how that happens.
My personal opinion is that it must have something to do with the convenience factor, ie when you buy a domain on an expiry auction you bid, and if you win the domain is registered in your name.

Yep I think that's a big part of it. Roll on the NF automated COR!!!

 

[findtim]

Meaning, they were paying $50 per lead. A lead is worth more than a click obviously.

yes, the user was sent to a application for credit card page, the form had to be completed to the point of anz giving it a yes/no but either way i got $50

LOVED IT, it was promoting low rate transfers @ 2006 i think, back when it was REALLY competitive.

tim

 

[Chris.C]

Roll on the NF automated COR!!!

+1

*drools a little bit*

 

[FirstPageResults]

yes, the user was sent to a application for credit card page, the form had to be completed to the point of anz giving it a yes/no but either way i got $50

LOVED IT, it was promoting low rate transfers @ 2006 i think, back when it was REALLY competitive.

tim

Isn't it always competitive? $50 seems kind of on the average side for credit card leads

 

[findtim]

i persoanlly thought it was a big risk and a waste of money for them, to pay regardless of success, but they must have worked out their "strike rate"

tim

 

[johno69]

I see Drop picked up another domain that was on Backorder through Netfleet...

Happened again yesterday I believe.

I don't know the technical side of things but sure appears the backorders are not as high up the hit list as others.