The domain name ePark.com expired on November 13 and is pending renewal or deletion.
With an overwhelming amount of domain investors looking for the next best parking solution for undeveloped properties, and companies looking to win their business, ePark.com could be a great brand name for building the next parking solution.
Pre-bidding closes on December 18, then the name heads to private auction at NameJet. At the time of this story, the listing has 62 bids with a high bid of $78.
By the time the name hits private auction, I would fully expect to see a lot of heavy bidding, not just from regular domain buyers, but from “domain parking” companies looking to create or strengthen their existing “domain parking” brand with a great domain name.
Parking companies trying to win business
Domain parking companies have been trying to maintain and win business as pay-per-click earnings continue to dry up, prompting some customers to switch providers and try out different models.
Companies try to win business by promising to deliver higher pay-outs, more control over layout and content and many other services.
It is a competitive market, not only for “domain parking” solutions but for names with “park” in the domain.
In 2008, webpark.com sold for $15,817 at SnapNames. The domain name is currently parked using Google’s own domain parking service.
Many domains with “park” in the name, deal with domains. Here’s a look at a handful of domain names with the keyword “park”.
WhyPark.com WhyPark is a domain development platform, that pitches itself as a better alternative to traditional parking solutions: “Unlike traditional parking services, WhyPark’s content helps establish a domain’s brand until it matures by promoting legitimate indexed websites that offer relevant information for visitors. WhyPark’s suite of premium services is also available for the highest level of content development and SEO for the more advanced domain investor.”
Parked.com Parked.com is “a domain parking solutions company, leverages technology for dynamic domain name optimization providing leading edge relevant parked pages for internet users and targeted traffic for advertisers.”
Park.com Epik’s Rob Monster is co-chairman of Park.com, but the site (which hasn’t officially launched), will actually be a service for parking “real” cars, not domains. However, if you’re interested in parking your domain names, a message on the home page says: “Visit Epik.com to learn about next-generation domain parking solutions.”
iPark.com iPark is a domain merger & acquisition broker.