Shared Hosting- Parked Domain

[JossLynn]

On the shared hosting packages (let's say for example the 100MB for $1.99), can you explain to me what the differences are in an addon domain and a parked domain please? I was told that parked domains can earn a revenue.

[linker]

This is just what I was thinking as well. Can you also get some profit from the add-on domains? How can you get a revenue from a parked domain wherein you are the one paying for the domain to be live in the internet? Or am I misunderstanding something here?

[dave]

Addon domains are separate websites with different content than your main site.

Parked domains are different domain names pointed to your main site that show the same content. Example: just199.com, just199.net

You can have individual emails with either feature.

[linker]

That clears up everything. These web hosting terms confuse me a lot.

So that means that parked domains will generally redirect to your main website if you own the parked domain. Now I understand why it will still go to google.com even though I type googel.com. Is the a good example or is this another thing?

[dave]

That would be correct.

[cenin]

Does a site have to be a parked domain to be pointed to a main site or no? And for an addon it could be anything even if it does relate to your main website (say you wanted two websites but under different branch names of the same overall company)?

[greeny]

Thanks for this discussion, it clarifies some doubts I have about this domain things. So, I assume that the purpose of registering the parked domains is to keep other people from registering similar domain names with yours. Is there any other purpose? 

[dave]

You can park domains for lots of reasons, here are a few:

Alternate domain like .net .org or variation on main domain
Ability to create independent email accounts
Ad Tracking via entrance URL
FTP accounts
etc

Basically you can use all of the normal features sans website.

[JossLynn]

You can park domains for lots of reasons, here are a few:

Alternate domain like .net .org or variation on main domain
Ability to create independent email accounts
Ad Tracking via entrance URL
FTP accounts
etc

Basically you can use all of the normal features sans website.

Thank you so much Dave! I was totally misunderstanding the stuff I had read on parked domains. I actually understand now. Thanks for breaking it down to my level!

[abender]

Do parked domains have the same price as the domain that you have? Can you sell this domains to other people if ever you don't have the budget for these domains? How many parked domains is practical to have?

[annamae]

From what I am understanding, having parked domains makes a lot of sense.  By having parked domains you help avoid missing traffic to your site because of something as simple as a typo.

[BettyBanner]

Do parked domains have the same price as the domain that you have? Can you sell this domains to other people if ever you don't have the budget for these domains? How many parked domains is practical to have?

There are web companies whose entire business is buying and parking domains. So if it's for your own business, you'd probably just have as many as you get in the package. Otherwise you can park 1000s and then auction them for your own profit. 

[dave]

While the term parked domain can mean sitting on domain names in this context it simply means hosting a domain name without an individual site. This might mean that it's an alternate spelling for your normal domain or it might mean that you need email on a separate domain name without an actual website.

[greeny]

I notice that Google Adsense provide the domain owners possibility to monetize their domains with the Adsense program. It's called Adsense for Domains. So, are what Google means with "domains"  the "parked" domains?

[Taz423]

I figured domain parking was when someone purchases unique domain names for the purpose of selling them at a higher price.  I have come up with several catchy domain names, and when I check the availability it’s already taken and not being used.  Some will even advertise for you to purchase the domain.