| A parked domain is a domain that has no website | | | | with some ads probably related to the domain name. |
| with some useful content but only displays some ads | | | | There will be no useful content. And because you are |
| related to the domain name. Why would someone | | | | curious you are likely to click some of those ads. This |
| register a domain and not make a great website? | | | | is it. This is shortest way to get somebody to click |
| Simply because he is only interested in getting some | | | | the ad. Of course, since there is no content such |
| fast income from the domain. This may work or may | | | | parked domain does not rank in search engines. |
| not. | | | | If you have some attractive domain that gets some |
| To park a domain you need no hosting. Parking is | | | | traffic then creating a simple website with some |
| usually offered with the registration service at many | | | | useful content is a far better option. Not only the |
| registrars and there are may specialized services that | | | | website will be indexed in search engines, the user |
| offer domain parking. There are two reasons when it | | | | visiting this domain will get some useful content and |
| makes sense to park a domain. If the domain was | | | | will not leave the site immediately. You still have the |
| used before, then there are probably many links | | | | possibility to put some ads on this site and they will |
| pointing to this domain. This means that some users | | | | more likely complement the content and not stand |
| will follow the link and instead getting a "Page not | | | | out. |
| found" error they will land on a page with some ads | | | | You don't have to be an expert in web design to set |
| related to the domain name. | | | | up a simple website. With the help of some popular |
| The other, more important reason for parking a | | | | CMS like WordPress or Joomla it is very easy to |
| domain is when the domain is some popular keyword | | | | quickly create a website. And anybody can write |
| or search term. Many people usually intentionally on | | | | some text about almost anything. You don't have to |
| unintentionally type directly into the address bar of | | | | be an expert in this field, you only need to find |
| the browser. The browser tries to find the website | | | | resources, study them and then you can easily write |
| and automatically appends domain. If there is a | | | | about it. Domain parking might be an easy way to do |
| domain with this search query the browser will display | | | | something with the domain. But a far better |
| the associated website. | | | | approach is to create a simple website and offer |
| If the domain is parked you will get a "strange" page | | | | some useful content. |