news Dan.com to increase comission from 9% to 15% effective Feb 1st 2023

[MadAboutDomains]

Just received this email from Dan.com about commission increases (snippet of email):

Thoughts?

 

[James Iles]

The current phrasing of the email updates sent by DAN and Afternic does suggest that the tiered commission is going away (by not mentioning it at all).

So it looks like we're about to see 15% commissions for all sales, from $100 to $1,000,000 and beyond. Welp.

Yes. The new structure will be a flat 15% or 25% depending on where nameservers are pointed at the time of sale, regardless of price.

 

[AEProgram]

Bad news!
Sedo will benefit from this situation:
20% in SedoMLS
15% in Sedo Marketplace
10% if point to Sedo.

Can you share a link to a sedo lander, I want to see if they are blocked by uBlock Origin

 

[domvault]

Yes. The new structure will be a flat 15% or 25% depending on where nameservers are pointed at the time of sale, regardless of price.

so proud of you guys

 

[bmugford]

Yes. The new structure will be a flat 15% or 25% depending on where nameservers are pointed at the time of sale, regardless of price.

Absolutely pathetic.

This is nothing but a greedy cash grab, while bringing no benefits to customers.

@Paul Nicks @Joe Styler @Michael Cyger

Not only that, it is framed in a way like it is supposed to be beneficial in some way to customers.
What an absolute joke.

Brad

 

[AEProgram]

Well, this is what I predicted from day 1.

You can wrap this news in some shiny package, but it is nothing but a turd for customers.

@Paul Nicks @Joe Styler @Michael Cyger

I think GoDaddy is making a massive mistake. You were capturing leads you would not from Afternic, and at a higher commission.

As I said in the past, expecting a customer to handle leads, negotiation, AND pay a higher fee is unreasonable.

Brad

They could raise it to 95% commission, they know most domainers will stay

 

[Dane]

Anyone know how to build a custom lead generation system for a portfolio of domain names?

 

[Rhinnnn]

Yes. The new structure will be a flat 15% or 25% depending on where nameservers are pointed at the time of sale, regardless of price.

Thanks.

Not sure how GoDaddy doesn't realize how bizarre it is to charge a 15% commission for anything over $100k.

 

[Nuno Casimiro]

Can you share a link to a sedo lander, I want to see if they are blocked by uBlock Origin

Yes, felonsjobs .com (sl1 e sl2 landers)

 

[Embrand]

I wonder if sellers who use Efty landing pages that use Dan for check out will still only be charged 5% or 25%?

If 5%, I think Efty could have a great year.

 

[BrandBoogie]

Any other options?
Flippa - 10%
Sav - 2%
Efty - Free

 

[lennco]

How long until commission goes up to 20%?

I would say not long.

 

[Mister Funsky]

Another option for some of us is provided by @Josytal which is https://dnhat.com

 

[Ostrados]

Yes. The new structure will be a flat 15% or 25% depending on where nameservers are pointed at the time of sale, regardless of price.

So

1. You increased Dan commission to 15%
2. You increased Afternic commission to flat 15%
3. You increased Afternic commission for non-Godaddy landers to 25%

Wow good job in screwing up the whole domainers community

 

[markfromslo]

This move has ruined Dan.com

This is their plan from the beginning: kill the superior competition and do nothing to improve the Afternic site.

 

[Future Sensors]

Current status as of Jan 4 2023, info from over 1,200 TLD zonefiles.

Number of domains using Afternic nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 302K
NS3 & NS4 - 572K
NS5 & NS6 - 527K

Number of domains using UniRegistry nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 265K

Number of domains using DAN.com nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 1,796K

Number of domains using Undeveloped.com nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 110K

Number of domains using NameFind nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 1,015K

Number of domains using SedoParking.com nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 1,084K

Number of domains using Sedo.com nameservers
SL1 & SL2 - 78K

Number of domains using Efty nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 176K

Number of domains using Bodis nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 1,033K

Number of domains using ParkingCrew nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 1,053K

Number of domains using Domain.io nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 19K

Number of domains using Above nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 80K

Number of domains using BrandBucket nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 145K

Number of domains using Squadhelp nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 226K

Number of domains using CashParking nameservers
NS01 & NS02 - 751K

 

[Ostrados]

Dan commission increase
Afternic commission increase ️
25% for no Godaddy/Afternic/Dan landers ️

And they are announcing it like it is good deal

 

[markfromslo]

Yes. The new structure will be a flat 15% or 25% depending on where nameservers are pointed at the time of sale, regardless of price.

If you would have brought your Afternic website into the 21st century it would have softened the blow.

 

[Dane]

I wonder if sellers who use Efty landing pages that use Dan for check out will still only be charged 5% or 25%?

If 5%, I think Efty could have a great year.

But efty is $432 per year (every year) for the "up to 1500 names" plan, and higher still for larger portfolios. Seems kinda high to me, no?

 

[twiki]

Current status as of Jan 4 2023, info from over 1,200 TLD zonefiles.

Number of domains using Afternic nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 302K
NS3 & NS4 - 572K
NS5 & NS6 - 527K

Number of domains using UniRegistry nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 265K

Number of domains using DAN.com nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 1,796K

Number of domains using Undeveloped.com nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 110K

Number of domains using SedoParking.com nameservers
NS1 & NS2 - 1,084K

Number of domains using Sedo.com nameservers
SL1 & SL2 - 78K

This change will definitely bring home their bacon. (for GD) Check the stats in this quote.

 

[Nuno Casimiro]

Any other options?
Flippa - 10%
Sav - 2%
Efty - Free

Dynadot.com 5%
Namesilo.com 7,5%
SH White Label MP 7,5%