Goldkey Acquired by BuyDomains

Domain parking and monetization firm GoldKey says it has new ownership:

Today we are pleased to announce that GoldKey has been acquired by Domain Services, LLC (a division of YesDirect, Inc.). YesDirect also owns and operates BuyDomains.com, Seeq and the YesDirect Network, with more than 100 category sites. By joining the forces of these domain name industry leaders, we expect to significantly enhance domain parking performance, experience and overall value. In the coming weeks, look forward to new enhancements, features and opportunities to enjoy the benefits of the new Goldkey.

  Posted by RichM March 17, 2006 | Permalink | Newsletter

June 25, 2005

New PPC Parking Service: GoldKey

GoldKey is a relatively new provider of pay-per-click domain parking that has been advertising on many domain portals. It uses Yahoo/Overture as its advertising provider and describes itself as "the most sophisticated domain monetization service." I signed up a number of domains back on May 17, but GoldKey has experienced extended system delays in processing approvals with Yahoo, and it took more than a month for my domains to be activated. They're working now, so we'll see how it goes.

GoldKey received a strong review from Howard Hoffman at PPCincome, who cited revenue of $90 per 1,000 impressions for domains he parked with the service. "This new PPC service is giving the established players a serious run for the money," writes Hoffman. "With attractive pages and some technical innovations, our test portfolio is earning far more at GoldKey than anywhere else we have tried to date." The lengthy delays are a problem, Hoffman notes, as Yahoo reviews each domain to ensure it doesn't violate any trademarks. GoldKey says the backlog has been resolved. "All domain reviews are up to date and from now on, domain reviews will take less than 24 hours," a system message states. Several additional test domains were approved overnight, as promised.

  Posted by RichM June 25, 2005 | Permalink | Newsletter