Undeveloped is now DAN.COM

UmerK said:

Regardless of what people say here, I believe it will only revamp our industry and boost sales for people who use them - DAN is a lot more trust able as a brand compared to Undeveloped (sort of has some negative feeling attached to it)

Also it appears they're heading into a direction they took when EPIK merger failed - I think we might as well see a DAN registrar soon.

Everyone must read Reza's article which highlights key issues the industry faces today.

Also we shall see how everything pans out in few days in terms of landing pages and everything else that comes with DAN.

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This team is doing what no team has done AFAIK. DAN seems to be a project that'll change the way things are done, will they need to make some changes? Probably, but its too soon to tell what those changes will be.

They literally just launched.

If we see DAN a registrar, thats when the other big players will pay very close attention.

I personally would like too see it succeed. Just because of the effort put into it, & the fact that they guy literally spends countless hours responding to the "very hard to please domainers".

Name Server issue while updating in Godaddy.

By the way,
It really makes it easier for @Reza and his team to keep everything on a single thread.
All the errors and feedback.
He could've made a seperate thread to announce things but he said a couple days ago that it would be on the Undeveloped Experience thread.
Just thing about how much easier it is to read all the errors and feedback on one thread, even for us.

I mean DAN has all the letters of DOMAIN in alphabetical order. Could that be the concept? Kind of like a domain butler aka Jeeves, but named Dan.

Considering the amount of money that must have been spent acquiring DAN.com, I hope it works out for them. That said, I prefer Undeveloped.com. Shorter isn't always better.

Really? blockchina domain exchange?

IMO the name "undeveloped" was like mentioning a "con" instead of a "pro" from a sales perspective. If a domain isn't developed, why advertise it as "undeveloped". Being developed is a "pro" and that would be worth mentioning but otherwise it's more a negative than a positive. Not to mention, how many times I've dealt with buyers that found the name "undeveloped" confusing. Like if you tell a buyer, "I'll start the transaction with undeveloped escrow"; you can easily feel it.

That being said, their team and platform has always been amazing imo. The new rebranding to Dan will push this platform to new heights imo.

Now Dan.com the bottom is still ns1.undeveloped.com

Would be curious to know how much they paid for Dan.com

KRajmys said:

Would be curious to know how much they paid for Dan.com

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$190,000

kite26 said:

One question. So i need to change my nameservers for my listed domains?

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@Reza has responded later in the thread that you should not change DNS settings but keep them with ns1.undeveloped.com, etc.

YairDD said:

Do I need to change all my domains' name servers to ns.dan.com?

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According to their seller guide you don't

"You don't have to use our For Sale pages by changing the nameservers, however, it's is highly adviced to use our landing pages as that increases your chance of selling your domains significantly."

ivbran said:

According to their seller guide you don't

"You don't have to use our For Sale pages by changing the nameservers, however, it's is highly adviced to use our landing pages as that increases your chance of selling your domains significantly."

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That's copied from before and is their way of saying 'you can list your domains with us without needing to use our nameservers'.

What @YairDD is asking, is if we need to switch from nsX.undeveloped.com to nsX.dan.com and the answer is "No", as said by Reza. The Undev. nameservers will still be supported.

wwwweb said:

These guys are thinking ahead of the rest, congrats. Give it time guys, it’s about fast transfer, and payment. I don’t know what sedo, or afternic mean, but they still work.

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Yep, what they offer and results is what counts. But the dn is an important piece of the puzzle. And I'm not seeing the connection with the new name, other than it being an acronym. I don't know, maybe Dan will grow on me. I just think, sometimes shorter is not always better. Dan takes away from the descriptive DN suited to what they offer, and relegates to a boring LLL. Albeit "undeveloped" has a negative connotation, the site and services completely turned it into something positive.

Your DN should have a great, visible connection to your brand and message.

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As a side, looks like Dan is selling DomainAutomationNetwork.com

I think "Domain Acquisition Network" would be better...

MS-Domains said:

This team is doing what no team has done AFAIK. DAN seems to be a project that'll change the way things are done, will they need to make some changes? Probably, but its too soon to tell what those changes will be.

They literally just launched.

If we see DAN a registrar, thats when the other big players will pay very close attention.

I personally would like too see it succeed. Just because of the effort put into it, & the fact that they guy literally spends countless hours responding to the "very hard to please domainers".

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They are a registrar already. Would be great to be able to hold my domains with them as well. Maybe that's what you meant to say and I agree. That would be worrisome to the big players.

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NameDeck said:

They are a registrar already. Would be great to be able to hold my domains with them as well. Maybe that's what you meant to say and I agree. That would be worrisome to the big players.

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DAN / UnD is a registrar ? I dont see that on the site. What am I missing ?

Lord Antares said:

Great domain in and of itself, bad domain for this business.

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IMO, it is a great acronym domain name combined with excellent branding potential and DAN.COM will bring a more professional and positive impression. Plus, domains with websites and web-pages may be listed without any negativity caused by a contrary word 'Undeveloped'

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DAN / UnD is a registrar ? I dont see that on the site. What am I missing ?

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"DAN.COM says it is now the only marketplace in the domain industry that can handle domain transactions fully automated and can hold domains at its own registrar when the domain is under a payment plan or is being rented." source: onlinedomain.com

I think I read it somewhere else as well but can't find the link atm.

werty said:

IMO the name "undeveloped" was like mentioning a "con" instead of a "pro" from a sales perspective. If a domain isn't developed, why advertise it as "undeveloped".

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I see the brand "Undeveloped" as promoting the untapped potential of these available domains, like they are just waiting to be developed - similar to seeing a billionaire's party advertised with "Unmarried Models".

I don't see that as a negative.

namemarket said:

IMO, it is a great acronym domain name combined with excellent branding potential and DAN.COM will bring a more professional and positive impression.

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I think the DAN name will work out, in spite of how ill-fitting it is as a brandable to a domain market. Undeveloped has a market now, and I don't see everyone running away just because they changed to DAN.

Then again, had the company been just starting out and selected DAN right off the bat, they would have absolutely been dead in the water.

Does anyone know the URL for linking to a DAN.COM landing page, without using their nameservers? Possibly it cannot be done. Did Undeveloped.com offer that capability and if so what did that URL look like? Thank you.

P.S. It looks like DAN.COM landing pages are https compliant and secure which is a very good benefit and something other places should also be doing. I am very impressed with DAN.COM and believe it could eventually be a far bigger player and possibly even dominating the niche.

HotKey said:

Albeit "undeveloped" has a negative connotation, the site and services completely turned it into something positive.

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Agreed and the brand Undeveloped really hit the zeitgeist perfectly and truly resonated with both clients and buyers.

There are a lot of businesses popping up on daily basis, but when I heard "Undeveloped" I immediately felt this company understood current branding and marketing. The term just "works", again like a movie title - Alien, Psycho, Jaws, Terminator, Undeveloped.

Now if those same people who chose "Undeveloped" are still working at the company in a marketing post, then I have no idea where they're going with the rebrand to DAN. It has to be different people making the call.

afternic, uniregistry, namejet, dropcatch, sedo, snapnames, dynadot, flippa. and dan!
how about GoDanny?

DomainRecap said:

.... Now if those same people who chose "Undeveloped" are still working at the company in a marketing post, then I have no idea where they're going with the rebrand to DAN. It has to be different people making the call.

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How about if the meaning changes ... : )