Efty.com Review

Changed my vote from No - Have not used them and have no intention to try to Yes - Used them and am happy

Many improvements still required, I want to be able to customize everything.. Doron says they will completely redesign the web application in Q3 and Q4.

In Q1 next year, they will be focusing all development resources on the marketplace features again and add more customization etc

I tried the free 30 day trial a while back. Didnt understand the system. Signed up for a plan recently and has sure made my life easier. Love it. I also just changed my vote from used and not happy to use and happy

Haris said:

Changed my vote from No - Have not used them and have no intention to try to Yes - Used them and am happy

Many improvements still required, I want to be able to customize everything.. Doron says they will completely redesign the web application in Q3 and Q4.

In Q1 next year, they will be focusing all development resources on the marketplace features again and add more customization etc

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I'm so with you.... Efty has so many things going for it that a few tweaks here and there and they will probably lock it in for domainers.

My trial ran out and one of the things I found was an entry into the address bar brought you to the landing page for that URL which really did not match the look and feel of the main efty landing page. If you clicked on a url on the main landing page it kept the same look and feel and it my opinion was way nicer looking than a direct entry of one of my domains into the address bar.

I asked them if I could change that and they said I would have to redirect all my domains. No small task because I own hundreds. I would much prefer it kept the same theme across the board.

Don't know if that makes sense to everyone but it is the best way I could explain it.

Can the Efty user please tell me if the landing pages are customisable and if the images can be changed?

Yup, they have quite a few themes and you can upload your own picture.

toughdomains said:

@MasterOfMyDomains we offer a wildcard option to capture all domain traffic if you switch dns.
here is an example
www.smartdrones.com/blabla-nothinghere

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Pretty dis-tasteful man. This is a thread about efty and you come in advertising your competing site.

Efty has been good. I've been using them for I believe around six months now. I've loved everything about it, mostly the tracking of expenses, sales, profit, etc.

There are a few things I would like to see added and from speaking with doron (he is very responsive), they look to be coming soon.

Custom pages (about us, blog, etc.)
Custom ordering of featured domains
Custom categories
Custom menu
Faster loads for landing pages
Just a bit more "Freedom" if you will, but I can understand why things are the way they are right now and for the price, you can't beat it... and best part of it all.... NO COMMISSIONS!!!

zurc.net said:

Pretty dis-tasteful man. This is a thread about efty and you come in advertising your competing site.

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sorry my bad...just replying to her request for catch all traffic. efty may have that feature soon also...

I am using them I like it but yes it could use improvements which I am sure will be done down the road.

I think the user is asking for pros and cons of efty system only so Im not going to reply to this thread due to past comments. I will say all systems out there have different pros and cons and after listening to hundreds of member feedback eveyone seems to have different priorities and requests and you need to focus on what most members are saying over and over. Im sure the efty founds will reply here soon.

toughdomains said:

sorry my bad...just replying to her request for catch all traffic. efty may have that feature soon also...

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Him.

Efty keeps track of everything too.
Even better than namesilo link manager, they have issues diplaying whc.ca names registrar

I love the google analytics integration efty has and i spent a lot of time deciding which way to go
To pay or not to pay.
Looking at your lander randall of name i sold you, choosing efty was the right decision and i dont mind paying $13cdn per month for what i get.

Love the landing pages but I do wish they would add the option of monthly payments like undeveloped.com

Hate the market place templates. They need to look a lot more professional like BrandBucket. Efty market place pages just look too amateurish <--- not sure if that's a word but you get the point.

Great Systems ,Keeps Perfect Track of my expiring Domains ,Costs Of Portfolio ,Profit & Loss , automated weekly update from Efty, giving you insights into your portfolio ,and the best of all excellent Support From @Doron Vermaat ,never a dull moment ,I would be lost without this great system

Hi everyone, thanks for the continuing feedback. As most long term users know we constantly ship new features and make improvements based on popular request. The marketplace feature, in its current form, was launched one year ago and since then we added custom backgrounds, meta description, unlimited premium domains on the homepage, two new themes, About Us page and also integrated Payoneer and PayPal into the platform.

Currently, I would say the remaining most popular requests for the marketplace are:

• Ability to change the order in which premium domain names are listed on the homepage
• Custom (or an expansion of) categories
• More custom pages (perhaps a blog)

Which basically boils down to more customization/freedom.

Currently, we're hard at work building a completely revamped version of the application itself. This new design will also include many minor bug fixes and some major improvements for adding, managing and editing a large number of domains (something which can be slightly cumbersome in the current app for large portfolio holders). Another thing that takes up a lot of our development resources at this moment is scaling the platform and making sure it can support the continuing growth of our user base (this will also translate into improved load times and overall performance). This is expected to roll out before NamesCon and then we will focus all development efforts again on improving the marketplace feature.

L2 Media said:

Love the landing pages but I do wish they would add the option of monthly payments like undeveloped.com

Hate the market place templates. They need to look a lot more professional like BrandBucket. Efty market place pages just look too amateurish <--- not sure if that's a word but you get the point.

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Appreciate the candid feedback. In all honesty, the look and feel has a lot to do with the Efty user his creative skills (or lack thereof). I've seen some fantastic looking marketplace over the last year but also some are truly horrific looking. Below are some examples of marketplaces from user's that I personally think look polished and quite professional.

http://www.namerockstar.com/ (Eustatius template)
http://www.dnbx.com/ (Borgen template)
http://www.vegandomainstore.com/ (Emma template)
http://www.namesagent.com/ (Sands template)

Have a great weekend everyone and please keep the feedback and suggestions coming.

Doron Vermaat said:

Appreciate the candid feedback. In all honesty, the look and feel has a lot to do with the Efty user his creative skills (or lack thereof). I've seen some fantastic looking marketplace over the last year but also some are truly horrific looking. Below are some examples of marketplaces from user's that I personally think look polished and quite professional.

http://www.namerockstar.com/ (Eustatius template)
http://www.dnbx.com/ (Borgen template)
http://www.vegandomainstore.com/ (Emma template)
http://www.namesagent.com/ (Sands template)

Have a great weekend everyone and please keep the feedback and suggestions coming.

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I would imagine alot has to do with what the user creates. Those are great looking pages.

Reading through this page on the thread I have seen a mention of the "favicon".
Opening up those four pages, all of the "favicons" were identical. I could see someone wanting that custom for sure.

I would like to see a choice in the voting for "I may try them" or "thinking about trying them" rather than or perhaps along with "I will try them".
Perhaps that is in the thread somewhere and perhaps I missed it or don't remember when going through it before, I haven't tried but I can't say definitively yes or no on trying. Just wishywashy I guess.

Hi Doron

The landing page load times have now gone from slow to border line unacceptable. For the last week the loading pages are not taking seconds to load but almost a minute to load.

The landing page load times have been an issue with efty for almost 6 months now (as per user comments on this forum). Now that I have paid full membership I feel that it is unacceptable now and I may have been better off with another company where load times are much much faster. I am sure I have lost potential offers because of this.

Kindly can you let us know if increasing load times is linked to overhauling Efty's whole server/setup which is too much to do and that's why you've let the sluggish load times continue?

Can you let us know when in terms of date things are going to get sorted? If we are talking a month away then I'm considering moving domains elsewhere.

peace800 said:

Hi Doron

The landing page load times have now gone from slow to border line unacceptable. For the last week the loading pages are not taking seconds to load but almost a minute to load.

The landing page load times have been an issue with efty for almost 6 months now (as per user comments on this forum). Now that I have paid full membership I feel that it is unacceptable now and I may have been better off with another company where load times are much much faster. I am sure I have lost potential offers because of this.

Kindly can you let us know if increasing load times is linked to overhauling Efty's whole server/setup which is too much to do and that's why you've let the sluggish load times continue?

Can you let us know when in terms of date things are going to get sorted? If we are talking a month away then I'm considering moving domains elsewhere.

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We're currently working on improving the load times and I expect an update on this before the end of the week.

Thanks Doron.

I still believe in Efty but feel that changes are needed very soon in order for it to become what it is capable of becoming.

Once these critical updates are done, and with a cleaner and updated interface it will become the best domain selling platform out there.

Thanks for bring this up peace800
I love everything about efty, but this issue has been bothering me as well

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Improving load times has our highest priority right now and I promise to update you all in this thread later this week.

Doron few things I'd suggest...

1) Improve load times of landers (most important)
2) 404 redirect to index so no wasted traffic from old backlinks, I use htacess for this on my own pages
3) Reword offer forms and make it universal across all templates, seeing variations based on template used, personally I use...
Domain Name Offer (USD $)
First And Last Name
Email Address
Phone Number
Message (optional)
4)editable footer in bulk? allowing people to add a few text links or banner links to their own sites or affiliate programs in footer

Could ramble more (which I'm known for) on other possible additions but these 4 things are the main reason I do my own pages on my own server as lightning fast loading time, no wasted traffic, offer forms exactly the way I want them phrased and hundreds of backlinks to my other developed sites in footer, with that said I really dig Efty just a case of so close to perfection just not 100% there yet, if it gets there someday maybe I unplug one of my servers and move over, alternatively drink a few beers and hand me a login and I'll build it like it's only for me.

So I'd focus on landing page tweaks/quick loading times first as adding more market features doesn't really help if loading time scares people away from the service.

Doron Vermaat said:

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Improving load times has our highest priority right now and I promise to update you all in this thread later this week.

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Created the account but never gave it a go.

Just don't really like the feel of the store so far, even with the showcase URLs.

Have you sorted out the possibility of bigger logos and more of BB, BR type of look?

Also, can I use my subdomain for the storefront?

I'm glad to report back here relatively quick with an update regarding the load times. We've made some tweaks and you should see a significant improvement in load-times for your landing pages. We will keep monitoring closely in the coming days. If you still experience issues please email us at [email protected] so that we can look into it.

I'll address any other questions and comments later tomorrow as I have to head out shortly.

@Doron Vermaat got a sale using your platform, gas**.com. $2,000. Thanks, great work @efty. If anyone wants I can post a screenshot.

I also got another good lead on a name, GetA*****.com. The guy offered a grand, just a bit low, but it's not totally dead that lead.

I'd be very curious to see how the platform did with prices, as I have them all make offer.

Doron Vermaat said:

I'm glad to report back here relatively quick with an update regarding the load times. We've made some tweaks and you should see a significant improvement in load-times for your landing pages. We will keep monitoring closely in the coming days. If you still experience issues please email us at so that we can look into it.

I'll address any other questions and comments later tomorrow as I have to head out shortly.

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Thanks Doron, thats awesome. The pages are indeed loading quicker and I've also noticed the landing pages look more vibrant and sharper for some reason (this is a good thing).

Awesome response and I'm very pleased.

Now just waiting for the main update and revamp, any indication as to when that will be?