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What is a Parked domain? 

A registered domain name that is not connected to a website is known as a parked domain. Instead, a temporary “holding page” or a page with adverts is displayed when a user puts in the address of a parked domain.

Parked domains are frequently used as placeholders for several domain names that all redirect to the same website or by domain registrants who have registered a domain name for future use. For domain names that are not currently in use, some domain registrars additionally provide parking services, enabling the registrant to make money from the adverts that are shown on the holding page.

It is significant to remember that parked domains lack true web functionality and content, so they shouldn’t be used as your main website or online presence. The types of advertisements that can be displayed or the volume of traffic that can be forwarded to parked domains may be among the rules and regulations that apply to parked domains.

Updated on September 26, 2023

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