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.

 

[DomainBFF]

My traffic also looks like an alt coin chart now

This is a great thing, you should be happy. The false inflated portfolio had me ready to leave Atom as it was so obviously all bots.

Sure it may suck that your numbers aren't soaring, but at least you know the data is real and useable. All you can ask for. At least all I have been asking for!

 

[NameGroove]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968340462814793992

 

[DomainBFF]

I have a question about time spent on landers. How do you define time spent? What does the visitor have to do to signal to the platform that they're still there. How is it implemented?

I ask because today I have a cumulative time spent on landers at 80m 57 with the top domain clocking in at 38+ minutes spent on the lander. What is there to do on the lander for 38 minutes? I've seen similar over the past weeks and months but nothing as high as 38 minutes.

Another page on the dashboard shows that particlar domain only had 2 visitors (repeat) yesterday from India. Did that domain get 38 minutes of lander viewing from that one visitor over 2 visits, from India?

Thanks!!

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Also interested in this. I have consistently had my top ~10 domains showing HOURS on the lander. Data that gives you no meaningful way to use it...

 

[silentg]

Good news


Edit: removed duplicate

 

[sellian]

How is it possible that an invented name registered 4 days ago gets 28 direct lander visits?

The name is listed as standard and it has never been registered before.

 

[Future Sensors]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968340462814793992

It's a welcome development. The only oddity is that Atom Premium domains at Porkbun carry the exact Atom list price, without the 10% markup Atom requires elsewhere.

@Atom.com Please clarify.

 

[DomainBFF]

How is it possible that an invented name registered 4 days ago gets 28 direct lander visits?

The name is listed as standard and it has never been registered before.

Was it registered at unstoppable domains by chance?

I have noticed every domain I reg there, including the .link and .info versions all see an immediate boost in visitors the first few days

 

[NameGroove]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968340462814793992

I know it's good news... but duplicate post?

 

[sellian]

Was it registered at unstoppable domains by chance?

I have noticed every domain I reg there, including the .link and .info versions all see an immediate boost in visitors the first few days

Name was registered at Cosmotown

 

[DomainBFF]

Lately, the silence has been deafening on Atom in terms of offers and buyer interaction.

I'm really starting to wonder if there is a problem with the "new" self-brokerage system. Usually, I'm getting a constant stream of offers, but I haven't received any notifications from Atom in a few weeks.

Very strange.

Whenever you talk about the brokerage and offers are you referring to names you have standard pointed to Atom landers?

I thought I had make offer option turned on in my settings only to find out you cannot have BIN + MO on a premium name which is all I have at Atom.

Was wondering why I never received any offers

 

[Future Sensors]

When Atom Premium domains are syndicated directly by Atom through Porkbun at the same list price as on Atom.com, Atom appears satisfied with a lower commission, as it shares that commission with Porkbun. This contrasts with Atom‑syndicated domains on Sedo, which do carry a 9%-10% markup. Atom Premium domains listed on Afternic by individual Atom Sellers (not syndicated by Atom), are required to have a markup of at least 10% to the Atom Premium list price. These inconsistencies make the situation unclear and in need of clarification. @Atom.com

 

[Bob Hawkes]

How is it possible that an invented name registered 4 days ago gets 28 direct lander visits?

Was it possibly listed by a previous owner on Atom? In that case domains carry over their statistics from before.

 

[sellian]

Was it possibly listed by a previous owner on Atom? In that case domains carry over their statistics from before.

Impossible. The domain has never been registered in the past.

 

[Future Sensors]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968340462814793992

I wonder which registrar Atom will strike a similar deal with. Momentum is now on the right track.

@enetwork @Caleb Tweed @namesilo @Unstoppable Domains @Cosmotown @GNAME.COM [...]

 

[silentg]

Trademarkia vs trademark.io

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968437265362812967

 

[King]

Lately, the silence has been deafening on Atom in terms of offers and buyer interaction.

I'm really starting to wonder if there is a problem with the "new" self-brokerage system. Usually, I'm getting a constant stream of offers, but I haven't received any notifications from Atom in a few weeks.

Very strange.

Very strange, it's just been a pretty dry summer all around though, I have thousands of names, 1K of them Premium.

 

[King]

Trademarkia vs trademark.io

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968437265362812967

Could have been avoided if they went with trademark.now or tm.now
(not my names)

Just saying

 

[Future Sensors]

it's just been a pretty dry summer

The number of contests is on the rise again.

 

[DomainRecap]

Very strange, it's just been a pretty dry summer all around though

I was doing pretty good until the self-brokerage system got that big update in late-August, and since then it's been pretty dead. Even communication on prior offers has ground to a halt.

I'm now wondering if this recent anti-bot movement has enacted barriers to real buyers as well.

I know I'm going to sites where I have to complete 2-3 captcha puzzles and often I just give up and do something else.

 

[Gabriel360]

Trademarkia vs trademark.io

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968437265362812967

What is the Plaintiff seeking to get out of this frivolous lawsuit?

The domain names Trademark.io and Trademark.ai?
A rebranding or total cessation of Atom's trademark operations?
Some money?

I hope Atom does NOT settle.

Seems like these guys are threatened by Atom.

Plus Trademarkia going after the domain names Trademark.io and Trademark.ai would be like Payoneer going after the domain names Pay.io and Pay.ai.
Ridiculous!

Their complaint is all over the place.

They accused Atom of using pictures of Lawyers that had nothing to do with Atom. But they didn't say anything about the relationship between those lawyers and Trademarkia either.


Also, their case against Trust Tree Legal is HILARIOUS.

Trademark lawyers left their previous employer to join another Trademark company.
Big whoop!

What else were they supposed to do?
Not follow the next progression on a career path they've spent YEARS chatting because it'll hurt Trademarkia's feelings?

RIdiculous!

That said, I do not understand why a big company like Atom would use the names and images of real lawyers on their websites when the lawyers had nothing to do with Atom?

Could that be the results of a misguided attempt at Vibe Coding?

Also, their previous branding that supposedly looked like Trademarkia's is shocking. That's NOT something I'd expect from Atom. Most likely a simple coincidence.