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Just received this email from Dan.com about commission increases (snippet of email):
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Stuff like that has been talked about in the past, won't happen here. I'll go to that thread to keep this one on topic.Yes, I get it.
But even 3K active members, some with with large portfolios could get good traction and attract non-NP mambers.
It is a balancing act.Just out curiosity, sales via direct to your domains vs. sales vs. distribution network if enabled for all your domains. Do you think it would be pretty even or heavy in favor of one method.
For me, I guess I'll find out this year but if it's pretty even then end result, sales shouldn't be much difference.
Hello, first of all greetings twiki and all those who make this site alive, thanks to all.As an Afternic lander user, I'm more than happy.
It is however, indeed a problem for Dan users.
That's something I was really thinking about last few years with my Make Offers. I did it because no thinking was involved, it's just easy, select Make Offer.It is a balancing act.
Priced domains at venues like Afternic provide steady cash flow, but I prefer to negotiate myself on better domains. I am using Dan.com at the moment, but have used Voodoo in the past for many years before.
Brad
Hi @Juan v2 - useful to clarify that the reduced 15% commission rate applies to more than just afternic.com nameservers. It also applies to:Hello, first of all greetings twiki and all those who make this site alive, thanks to all.
Twiki I congratulate you that you are not affected by afternic.com, because you use the landing page of afternic. I explain you, there is a statistic that indicates that there are many domain sellers that have their domains in afternic and other platforms like sedo.com, but in their domain names they do not use the nameservers of afternic and sedo, the domains are parked earning money, for example they use the domain name servers like bodis, ParkingCrew, among others because they pay better for parked domains.
Godaddy indicates that from 20% it goes down to 15%, here is the catch, they give you 15% if your domains, or the domains of the sellers point to afternic.com servers.
If the domain names are on afternic.com, but, do not point to afternic.com servers, they will charge 25%, forcing sellers that if they want to enjoy the 15% they must change their name servers to afternic, if they do not, afternic will charge 25%.
This was done by trickery to force sellers to have their domains point to afternic's servers. As godaddy says, if you want to do business with godaddy, you must point to afternic nameservers, if not, you will be charged 25%.
Thank you all, and excuse my English. First time I write in this forum. Best wishes for this new year to all of you.
That depends.That's something I was really thinking about last few years with my Make Offers. I did it because no thinking was involved, it's just easy, select Make Offer.
So then you get offers.
Somebody sends you an offer. How many times has that offer been more than you wanted or something you would take on first offer. For me, that's been pretty rare. Usually first offer, is low ball offer, see if you will bite, get the ball rolling etc.
So then you get an offer and reply with an amount. So eventually you need to figure out an amount to counter. Whatever that amount is, is what I've been pricing my names to start with. You can always negotiate down from that.
For example, on one of your bigger names. I send you an offer, it's too low, you come back with counter. Why not price that domain to begin with, with that counter offer?
Stuff I'm still thinking about and you have a much bigger portfolio.
But I have seen in increase of sales because of some changes I made
Make Offer ----> Buy Now
Offering Lease to Own option has increased sales, no doubt about it
I think GoDaddy branding on landing pages probably helps sales.
I'll have a better idea once this year is done.
Domainers now sell domains to pay GoDaddy, taxes and renewals.
Investors get crumbs.
I am as well, and this is coming from a long time GoDaddy supporter.I'm disgusted at this move by Godaddy. We have one set of customers charged at 25%, and another at 15% provided they use one of the Godaddy satellites.
Flesh it out.That depends.
Flesh it out.
The changes don't come into effect until Feb 1st, so plenty of time for you to close deals and review your portfolio. I can also confirm you'd get the discounted commission if you're using GoDaddy aftermarket nameservers. I'd be happy to chat privately to get an insight into the points you raised.
I am as well, and this is coming from a long time GoDaddy supporter.
If a domain sells at Afternic/Dan, it should not matter what the landers are. It should be the same fee.
Charging a 10% higher fee for not using GoDaddy landers is intentionally trying to limit customer options.
Brad
Very simple.I don't know anything about trade law, but how can a supermarket charge one customer 75 cent, and another 50 cent? That doesn't seem right. It's actually a 67% markup for those not using the satellites! Somebody should complain to some trade board or something.
It's very obvious the trade issue here (the fair competition issue. The Monopoly issue here). You have a service (Afternic) where sales happen at their registrar network stream, and you charge a 10% more to users for simply not using their landers, for the same sale on the same platform.Very simple.
Their business their rules.
And this is not a supermarket, I'm afraid. It's not a question of, for example, food security.
Edit: One can complain of course to authorities; but I don't see a possible trade issue here, as in such an action having any kind of result.
I'm disgusted at this move by Godaddy. We have one set of customers charged at 25%, and another at 15% provided they use one of the Godaddy satellites.
I use Bodis for nearly all my domains. I now have a strong incentive not to use Bodis. Same for companies like Efty. They have put so much work in make the industry stronger.
This is one way to kill the competition Godaddy!
I don't know anything about trade law, but how can a supermarket charge one customer 75 cent, and another 50 cent? That doesn't seem right. It's actually a 67% markup for those not using the satellites! Somebody should complain to some trade board or something.
Hi @Juan v2 - useful to clarify that the reduced 15% commission rate applies to more than just afternic.com nameservers. It also applies to:
- smartname.com
- uniregistrymarket.link
- dan.com
- undeveloped.com
- internettraffic.com
- cashparking.com
It might be a good opportunity for Efty and Sedo.If only Epik hadn't tarnished their rep there would have been so much opportunity for them right now...
Great idea.Time for us (domainers) to form our own marketplace.