Thread: Epik For Domainers

I"m not sure if people have seen that there is a new monetization option available for domains - Epik

According to their website:

Epik is building the world’s largest direct navigation network. Join now and see how merging authoritative content, descriptive domain names, and site generation tools will increase your traffic and monetization.

You can see a sample website here:
johnmaynardkeynes.com

I'm normally not too keen on these sorts of things, but it's run by Rob Monster, who has a pretty good track record in the domain industry.

Has any one tried this? I've just submitted 4 domains for consideration - I still need to hear back to see if they are approved. They are all Geo domains - including one Indian one. If they get accepted, I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for sharing this information Jeff, I am currently reviewing Epik - and would update if I also opt to submit any domains to them.

Cheers

Seems promising - have submitted 4 domains and lets see how it turns out.

My domains were approved. I've just changed the nameservers.

I haven't got any update / response as yet in my inbox as of now... How long did it take them to approve and inform you after you submitted your domains to them?

It took about 24 hours.

It's been more then 24 hours now, still no email.. sighs..

I'd contact them and find out. I'm not really sure what the criteria for acceptance is. My understanding is that they've got content for particular areas and that it's first come, first serve when it comes to a particular topic area. I also think that they are looking for Geos.

Jeff, it would be much appreciated if you check back in with us in a month or so after running the Epik platform on you names.
Thanks

Originally Posted by Jeff

I'd contact them and find out. I'm not really sure what the criteria for acceptance is. My understanding is that they've got content for particular areas and that it's first come, first serve when it comes to a particular topic area. I also think that they are looking for Geos.

any geo with indian tlds or indian geos ? submitted 3 names lets see

The Epik website wasn't that clear to me, but this is what I understand:

Epik gets its content from something similar to an encyclopedia. The content is original, and only gets used once at a time.

For example, if you have a geo domain related to Paris, but a similar domain is already being used under the monetisation program, then your domain would not be accepted (as the 'Paris content' is already being used). However, your Paris domain could be accepted at a later date if the other domain is no longer using the program.

The steps Epik is taking will help avoid duplicate content issues with search engines, which is obviously a good thing.

Is that your understanding of the program as well?

Edit: Oops, just noticed Jeff's earlier post explaining how the program works...