What is a Parked Domain?
In most cases a business has one website and a main domain name that they use for this site. However they may have alternative name that they wish to use to.
For example, our main name is hipposerve.co.uk, but we also have hipposerve.com, that points to the same address
A domain name can also just be parked, and as the name suggests, it means that it is waiting to be used later.
When you visit a parked domain you usually get one of three sites appear.
- You get directed to the main domain and are presented with the associated website.
- You see and “Under Construction” page, meaning a site will be launched soon.
- You see a site owned by the registrar.
You could also come across a 404 or ‘not found’ error, which probably means no one owns the site and it is free to purchase.
Why Park a Domain?
Brand Protection
One of the main reasons is to protect your brand. Any startup company will know the headache of finding that perfect domain name. Once you have bought the .com, what is a competitor gets the .co.uk, or .net version and uses it to direct them to your site?
They will be syphoning off your traffic and your customers!
Buying up lots of different variants can help protect your brand, as they can all be set up to point to your main site.
Obviously, don’t go mad, some domain variants are very expensive, and you could end up with so many that your annual renewals become unmanageable.
Managing Old Domain Names
What if you had a previous brand that sold a similar product. You may have links to that old address and a solid customer base too.
By keeping that domain on, and pointing it to your new site means you retain those customers AND prevent a competitor from buying up your old name.
Additional Income
Some people buy up domains and make secondary sites for either their own brand, or one of their competitors and fill it will pay per click advertisements. This can add a revenue stream, but it needs to be used wisely. It could damage your own brand, if customers reach the ad page, and never actually get to yours!
In Summary
At Hipposerve you can park unlimited domain names. The first one you get with any hosting package is FREE for a year. Any others you pay the going rate, which you can find at our domain price lists here (updated daily).
You will notice that our prices are considerably less than some of the larger companies such as GoDaddy, so it makes it easier for you to build up a portfolio of domains, for your brand.
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