services Web.com Acquires NameJet. Thoughts?

DomainBoxio · Dec 3, 2018

Apparently, Web.com is entering the domain aftermarket and auction space by purchasing the popular NameJet brand.

For me, web.com represents a brand which typically preys upon the non-savvy consumer from every level of their corporate existence. Typically, they would like to sell $40/yr .com registrations and offer a plethora of one-size fits all website services to non-technical users.

I can see the appeal of being able to offer premium names to their client base, but was interested how some of the more veteran Domainers viewed the acquisition.

equity78 · Dec 5, 2018

omelet said:
I think NetSol and web.com might be one of a few registrars that don’t have representative @ NamePros, correct?

look like They don’t listen and care about how domainers say and suggest. They don’t see pain. They don’t offer help. Year after year, things never change.

They build their business on people’s suffering. They don’t care, they laugh, they hate people spend less, they block ppl from joy and freedom. They dominate, they control, they hurt.

I would imagine that's true, years ago when having a discussion with someone at Verisign about something .tv related, I mentioned something about domainers would get upset, and the customer service representative replied we don't care what domainers think, this was about 10 years ago.

soidav · Dec 5, 2018

Only time will tell...

imadoer · Dec 5, 2018

WEB.COM ACQUIRED NAMEJET

myfavorite · Dec 9, 2018

Those with successful auction on namejet may then be required to move it to Netsol instead of Enom.

Their usual rate is over $30 I believe

stewmath · Dec 9, 2018

myfavorite said:
Those with successful auction on namejet may then be required to move it to Netsol instead of Enom.

Their usual rate is over $30 I believe

Even Enoms usual rate is about $40 from what i remember, but namejet sellers get a discount on transfer fees. Its still $10+tax though

Ive also noticed alot of the minimum starting bids beginning at $79 recently instead of $69

Daehler Ralph · Jan 18, 2019

A shame. That web.com (Network Solution) with such a bad reputation (unsecure, unfriendly support)

tries to take over name jet.
Godaddy will win and has a great support.

crunchyg · Nov 11, 2019

Have the backends of NameJet and Snapnames been merged yet? Do they have the same inventory now?

Daehler Ralph · Nov 11, 2019

network solution and all other web.com companies are losing step by step. after thousands of hacked domain accounts, unfriendly support and to expensive at all. all this companies has such a bad reputation. that‘s a shame for a such a good company like namejet.

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