Google Co-op
Google Co-op. It’s not really a parking provider but it is something different. Google Co-op is a custom search engine you can put on your site. The best part is that your Adsense code is intergrated within the search results. You’ll get ppc revenue for any revenue generated thru your search results.
Here’s an example of a working Google Co-op search box set up for domains.
I’m testing a Google Co-op page with one of my domains. Salbloger.com used to be a blog hosting site. It was supposed to be for Salvationists but the existing backlinks show it was used for everything to include porn. It gets about 50 UVs per day. The CTR is horrible and I’ve tried every keyword I could imagine. The traffic is so varied it’s next to impossible to pin down a keyword.
So I built a Google Co-op page to search blogs. Hopefuly it will generate some searches and then some clicks. The user will get the results they are looking with relevant ads. This should improve the CTR. Well, at least that’s the plan. Here’s the page I made Salbloger.com. Just a basic search page. Results are set to everything but to focus on blogs.
Setting up the site was easy. If you are using Adsense you will need a two-page site. One for the home page and a separate page for the results. It’s very easy to set up just two basic html pages. It’s not a requirement but I added a the Google translator because I get traffic from Europe as well. You have the option of what langauge you want on your search engine when you set up your page.
Another feature is that you can select or remove sites from your results page. You can also limit you search result to sites you select. I’m not using this option but it may help me define the results once I get some stats on the traffic to my site.
I’ll post again when I get some numbers and we’ll see If it doesn’t produce more income than a basic parked page.
Google Co-op looks to be another essential tool you’ll need to monitize your domains. It offers a unique option to target your traffic. Best off all it’s quick and easy to set up. A simple template is all you need.
You can sign up for Google Co-op here Google Co-op.
If you don’t have a Google Adsense account you can apply for one here
. If you don’t have a website yet just sign up for a free blogger account atBlogger.com. Just start a one page blog. You’ll find you may even get approved faster this way.
