Atom / Atom.com - Marketplace (formerly Squadhelp)

[JudgeMind]

Hey Folks,

I've just started using squadhelp.com to list some of my brandable. So far I have 76 domains listed, there is no fee to list. I've had some decent action so far in the way of interested buyers but no sales as of yet. I've only been with them for 1 week now.

A bit of a summary review of SquadHelp:

PROS

• No Listing fee
• No Logo design fee
• Ability to submit your names to end users holding naming contests
• Ability to chat directly or send a message directly to end users.
• Stats of your marketplace domains are shown in the marketplace dashboard.
• Their customer service and support has been great, 24hr a day chat.
• Ability to increase or decrease the list price of your domains or to show a discount. You can decrease or increase the price yourself by $200. If you want to lower more, you can contact support.
• End users can shortlist your domains before they make a decision on which they want to purchase. The number of shortlists is shown in you marketplace dashboard.
• When you submit your names you get to set the price you wish to get. Because their commissions are high I recommend listing at a higher price to offset the commission costs.
• Their landing pages are fairly basic but they work. Because the marketplace is fairly new, I'm sure we will see style improvements in the future.
• One thing I really like is they accept multiple extensions. I have listed .co and .io along with .com
• Each seller gets a direct link to their marketplace portfolio, HERES MY PORTFOLIO. It is handy if your trying to p[promote your portfolio through social media.
• I like that their marketplace doesn't have tens of thousands domain listings like BB. They are fairly strict on the domains they accept to list and so this helps keep the number of domains in the marketplace down and gets your listings more exposure.

CONS

• Their commissions are very high, depending on the domain name they are usually between 30% and 35%. However, there are no listing fees, no logo design fees, so in the end their commission is very similar to brand buckets.
• Their logos are not top quality, in fact I requested to have some of my logos remade.
• I think they have a big backlog of logos to design, the wait time for logo design has been around 1 week, but your names are still listed while the logos are being designed.
• After your names are accepted you need to agree to their commission rate, at this point you also need to apply your own keywords, descriptions etc. I found this was very time consuming.

 

[NameGroove]

Not 100% sure what this means, but sounds promising!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1965840622650274146

 

[silentg]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1965872806266355994

Appraisal GPT

 

[NameGroove]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1965872806266355994

Appraisal GPT

cool! Note - Atom suggests this pro tip - but it is NOT avail to free users, so don't bother searching for it

Pro tip: For the smoothest experience, set Atom.com to “Always allow” in connector permissions (Settings → Manage GPTs → Domain Appraisal by Atom.com → Configure). That way, I can fetch valuations instantly without asking for approval each time

 

[DN_Hunter]

cool! Note - Atom suggests this pro tip - but it is NOT avail to free users, so don't bother searching for it

Pro tip: For the smoothest experience, set Atom.com to “Always allow” in connector permissions (Settings → Manage GPTs → Domain Appraisal by Atom.com → Configure). That way, I can fetch valuations instantly without asking for approval each time

Is this setting in the ATOM site, or the Atom Domain Appraisal Chrome Extension Tool? Either way, I don't see it in either. Does that mean my account is not eligible for this?

 

[DN_Hunter]

Where can I see the status of names submitted to the UltraPremium Marketplace? I submitted a few names yesterday - I got an email that 1 name was accepted, but I cannot find the status of the remaining names anywhere (Pending Review, Rejected, etc...)

 

[NameGroove]

Is this setting in the ATOM site, or the Atom Domain Appraisal Chrome Extension Tool? Either way, I don't see it in either. Does that mean my account is not eligible for this?

this is for the ChatGPT extension

 

[NorthernDomains]

@Atom.com

I'm having problems listing my domains today. You might want to fix this problem quickly. I have no patience today.

"Your Domain Upload is queued up for processing. We will notify you as soon as the upload is complete. "

Fixed now.

 

[NameGroove]

Atom Plus offers 2 primary benefits

• Enhanced Marketing: Plus listings receive targeted marketing and remarketing, helping attract more interested buyers (though at a lower level than Premium).
• Broker Assistance: Get expert help closing deals with access to our broker negotiation service when you receive offers.

@Atom.com (or anyone) Do NS need to be pointed to Atom to gain access to the first benefit? (retargeting)?

 

[DomainRecap]

No idea if this is just a coincidence or not, but I was humming along pretty good there on Atom, and since the new negotiation system was introduced I've had zero sales.

If this drought continues through September, then I'll really start to wonder.

 

[Chris Co]

Atom Plus offers 2 primary benefits

• Enhanced Marketing: Plus listings receive targeted marketing and remarketing, helping attract more interested buyers (though at a lower level than Premium).
• Broker Assistance: Get expert help closing deals with access to our broker negotiation service when you receive offers.

@Atom.com (or anyone) Do NS need to be pointed to Atom to gain access to the first benefit? (retargeting)?

yeah, as far as I am aware, once you point your nameservers to Atom, you'll get a yellow icon next to the name (classic view) and it will start to be remarketed:

 

[NameGroove]

yeah, as far as I am aware, once you point your nameservers to Atom, you'll get a yellow icon next to the name (classic view) and it will start to be remarketed:

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And once you get the yellow mark, if you point NS away, does the retargeting cease?

 

[Chris Co]

And once you get the yellow mark, if you point NS away, does the retargeting cease?

Yeah, takes a little while for the domain to be updated, but it does stop once changed.

 

[E. Silvera]

Do NS need to be pointed to Atom to gain access to the first benefit? (retargeting)?

Yes, indeed.

 

[NYJimbo]

I know @Atom.com did a marketing push. But the numbers keep going up. Any idea where all of this traffic is being seen ?

 

[DomainRecap]

I know @Atom.com did a marketing push. But the numbers keep going up. Any idea where all of this traffic is being seen ?

It's very possible that "Discovery Views" also include those times when your domain shows up in a search page.

 

[clickcents]

I know @Atom.com did a marketing push. But the numbers keep going up. Any idea where all of this traffic is being seen ?

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Yeah..it is indeed sky rocketed the views..but the big question is any seller actually got sales of that particular domains with this high views..

 

[silentg]

I know @Atom.com did a marketing push. But the numbers keep going up. Any idea where all of this traffic is being seen ?

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Direct Lander Visits are more important than search page views.

 

[King]

So have the views always taken into account the search impressions, or is that just with the new system?

 

[WordMills]

I know @Atom.com did a marketing push. But the numbers keep going up. Any idea where all of this traffic is being seen ?

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Your graph is exactly the same shape as mine, with no increase in lander visits.

 

[DomainBFF]

Your graph is exactly the same shape as mine, with no increase in lander visits.

Same..more atom games?

Also, adding up the views it's only for a small handful of names on the page. What about the rest of the portfolio?