Discuss your Epik Experience!

[Dandelion]

I think Epik is building the best ever Domain Lander in the history of domaining, and it really needs to be talked about extensively. That's why I am creating this discussion thread. A lot of thought process really goes into the project. And I can see (for the first time) a landing page that is built from the stand point of domainers rather than for just the marketplace itself.

Everything you have ever dreamt of getting or seeing in a professional landing page can be found in the new Epik marketplace landing page design.

Some of my Favorites Features:

1. The ability to optimize your "domain for sale" landing page to actually rank on Google, displaying your sales pitch/domain description. I just did that with few of my generic domain names such as ASAP.TV, targeting certain keywords, and they are showing pretty well on Google. That's a huge plus in my marketing effort.

2. Being able to change background image is another huge one for me. If you are good with pictures and images, you will surely find this very useful. I did that with Nagasaki.org and the result was truly amazing, showing the city of Nagasaki right at the background.

There are too many positive features and I don't want to mention all of them, all alone

So I am leaving you guys to share and discuss what you loves most or dislike about the new Epik marketplace and the landing pages.

The only negative for me is the checkout process. There are too many terms and conditions buttons to tick before checking out. It will be nice if they can streamline those into one beautiful big button

They also need to place the checkout button directly under the payment options. Right now it is awkwardly place somewhere below at the sidebar, which I don't find cool at all.

Sales experience is also welcomed in this discussion. I haven't had any sells so far at Epik because I started using the marketplace just recently, but the future is looking so bright.

 

[Rob Monster]

Ok, now that I've been with Epik for around 1 year, I've got some domains coming up for renewal.

Clicked on a domain that expired yesterday, and I get this:

No 1-year renewal option is available to me now; I'm only given the choice to renew for 2 or more years.

That's how it's gonna be then, huh? Don't think I've seen that before from any registrar I use.

Noted...

@Ategy.com got it right.

Just PM us and we'll fix that. NP members get 1 year grace renewals. That system exists to discourage folks from abusing grace period but just say hi and we'll take care of it. You are probably missing out on some other NamePros features.

 

[Haris]

@Haris

Long story short. Hotmail sucks. I would not rely on them to deliver you offers. See here:

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We'll work on that whitelisting with Hotmail from our SMTP provider, but if you think Hotmail is delivering you all your email, we know for sure they do not.

If you want a reliable email host, check out this one:

https://www.epik.com/hosting/email/

Bigger question is really why any domainer in his right mind would be branding Hotmail.com and Live.com rather than developing his own brand and setting their own policy on spam filtering?

I have been using hotmail for a long time and created my registrar accounts using my hotmail address so now I can't stop using it, will have to do a lot of work to change this. I have not faced this problem before though, I was receiving emails from many other sites that day but only the epik emails, not only landing page offers but other emails about domain setting update were also received hours after they should've.

FYI, I am not branding my business using hotmail or live emails, I use GSuite custom email for negotiations and marketing, the hotmail address is only for account logins..

 

[Rob Monster]

Quick update on SSL landers.

So, we are growing these pretty quickly. In the last 24 hours, we added about 20,000 new .COM domains to the SSL lander platform. This created a tiny challenge because our SSL provisioning capacity was 8,000 per day. So, what did we do:

1. The landers will initially provision as non-SSL. That is instant and still works very well on our CDN and still has DDoS protection.

2. The SSL is provisioned in the background, and will be enabled once the SSL is installed.

3. We will finish a major equipment upgrade that should increase daily SSL provisioning to at least 30,000 and can scale up as needed.

4. We are pursuing a deal for DNEncrypt.com to be able to stand up unlimited DV certificates in our own name from a reputable Certificate Root Authority. This will likely be step 1 for DNEncrypt.com.

Thanks for using those SSL landers -- I know they are making a big impact for a lot of folks,.

 

[YairDD]

I have more domains on Epik than any other registrar. great site!

 

[Rob Monster]

I have more domains on Epik than any other registrar. great site!

Thanks for that. A ridiculous number of improvements are coming. So, keep those ideas coming and we'll do our best to equip folks with great tools. If it can be free, it will be free. Just pay it forward.

 

[Ategy]

Quick update on SSL landers.
So, we are growing these pretty quickly. ...

Good news .. I did more the other night and the delay was several hours ... stop getting new customers for a few days .. you're becoming too successful! lol

Anyhow .. it's perfect timing .. I hope to finally have my master inventory spreadsheet updated in the next day or so (has been out of date over a year .. it's a miracle I'm a profitable domainer with so few domains priced and listed .. lol)

Let me know if there's anything specific you'd like to be tried/checked? As usual I'll send you feedback if anything!

 

[Rob Monster]

Good news .. I did more the other night and the delay was several hours ... stop getting new customers for a few days .. you're becoming too successful! lol

Anyhow .. it's perfect timing .. I hope to finally have my master inventory spreadsheet updated in the next day or so (has been out of date over a year .. it's a miracle I'm a profitable domainer with so few domains priced and listed .. lol)

Let me know if there's anything specific you'd like to be tried/checked? As usual I'll send you feedback if anything!

Keep an eye out for testable hypotheses.

We have a large sample size so we can see in 24 hours what moves the needle in terms of conversion.

For domains that are registered at Epik, we are about to move the domains onto more than a thousand unique IP addresses and then start federating them onto unique name servers.

As for SEO, we don't really need to measure that as much as apply deeply studied best practices and to make the tools easy to use for doing that.

 

[NicTraders]

Keep an eye out for testable hypotheses.

We have a large sample size so we can see in 24 hours what moves the needle in terms of conversion.

For domains that are registered at Epik, we are about to move the domains onto more than a thousand unique IP addresses and then start federating them onto unique name servers.

As for SEO, we don't really need to measure that as much as apply deeply studied best practices and to make the tools easy to use for doing that.

Rob I know in the past there has been a fair bit of discussion about these landers and the lack of options for importing a domain portfolio in bulk. So, I'm wondering where things are presently in that regard? Specifically, I want to be able to import my whole portfolio with the following:
- Minimum offer price
- Capitalisation of the domain as set in my portfolio (I already have all capitalisation done, so it's rather a bother having to re-do it all to make a twoword.tld look like a TwoWord.tld)
- Notes field - whatever you call this field where people can enter notes, sales data, etc for SEO purposes (Not essential for me currently, but definitely would be handy)
- BIN price also handy (if set), but again not a big pone for me at present.

I have 95% of my domains reg'd with Epik anyway, so I wouldn't care if I couldn't do this for domains with other registrars.

I'd be very happy to use Epik landers, but due to lack of time the process for me to changeover has to be close to effortless or I just will never get around to it (which is the case at present!)...

 

[Rob Monster]

Rob I know in the past there has been a fair bit of discussion about these landers and the lack of options for importing a domain portfolio in bulk. So, I'm wondering where things are presently in that regard? Specifically, I want to be able to import my whole portfolio with the following:
- Minimum offer price
- Capitalisation of the domain as set in my portfolio (I already have all capitalisation done, so it's rather a bother having to re-do it all to make a twoword.tld look like a TwoWord.tld)
- Notes field - whatever you call this field where people can enter notes, sales data, etc for SEO purposes (Not essential for me currently, but definitely would be handy)
- BIN price also handy (if set), but again not a big pone for me at present.

I have 95% of my domains reg'd with Epik anyway, so I wouldn't care if I couldn't do this for domains with other registrars.

I'd be very happy to use Epik landers, but due to lack of time the process for me to changeover has to be close to effortless or I just will never get around to it (which is the case at present!)...

In your domain manager, look in the footer for this tool:

It is the tool called "CSV Import".

It gives a dialog like this:

I think it is exactly what you are seeking.

I am attaching the template but the easiest is to do this:

1. Add all your domains to your account.

2. Then do CSV import to set the values.

However, you can also import from scratch.

If you run into trouble, just send us the file and we'll take care of it.

 

[NicTraders]

In your domain manager, look in the footer for this tool:

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It is the tool called "CSV Import".

It gives a dialog like this:

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I think it is exactly what you are seeking.

I am attaching the template but the easiest is to do this:

1. Add all your domains to your account.

2. Then do CSV import to set the values.

However, you can also import from scratch.

If you run into trouble, just send us the file and we'll take care of it.

I shall check it out in the next couple of days. Thx!

 

[Ategy]

Rob I know in the past there has been a fair bit of discussion about these landers and the lack of options for importing a domain portfolio in bulk.

In your domain manager, look in the footer for this tool:

This is why I'm focusing on cleaning up and finally updating my own spreadsheet, because after I'm done sorting what's for sale and what isn't, it'll be really easy to generate a sheet to upload!

Does anyone know if the domain field is case sensitive?

Also .. what are the following fields for?

1- Notes
2- Portals Tab
3- Portals Catagories

Does "Notes" = "Marketing Content", or is it just a hidden field for our own personal usage?

 

[Jess Robison]

Hello I don't know if it answered yet ,

Can you guys please let me know, if I bring my own lead how much do they charge at Epik?

Dan currently charge 5%.

@Avijit Roy apologies for the delay in response here. If you find a buyer and work out a deal, you can use the Epik Escrow Service. Just fill out this form: https://www.epik.com/services/escrow/ - Epik Escrow fee is 1.5%. You will need to indicate on the form whether the seller or buyer is responsible for the fee. If you have further questions, you can reach out to myself or @Rob Monster directly. Thanks!

 

[NicTraders]

This is why I'm focusing on cleaning up and finally updating my own spreadsheet, because after I'm done sorting what's for sale and what isn't, it'll be really easy to generate a sheet to upload!

Does anyone know if the domain field is case sensitive?

Also .. what are the following fields for?

1- Notes
2- Portals Tab
3- Portals Catagories

Does "Notes" = "Marketing Content", or is it just a hidden field for our own personal usage?

Yes, the domain cases sensitivity is the big one for me. I have a suspicion it won't be, but haven't tested yet. Fortunately my spreadsheet is mostly up-to-date (though it could always do with some pricing tweaks) but I need to find time to get them all listed in some marketplaces. I've always resorted to throwing domains up on DAN (since it is absolutely dead easy) but I need a more complete approach for better coverage.

I'll let you know if I get it tested but it's sure to be a few days away as I have some other projects and meetings which require immediate attention.

 

[Haris]

@Avijit Roy apologies for the delay in response here. If you find a buyer and work out a deal, you can use the Epik Escrow Service. Just fill out this form: https://www.epik.com/services/escrow/ - Epik Escrow fee is 1.5%. You will need to indicate on the form whether the seller or buyer is responsible for the fee. If you have further questions, you can reach out to myself or @Rob Monster directly. Thanks!

Escrow is still free right if buyer uses an epik account and pays via wire transfer?

 

[Rob Monster]

Escrow is still free right if buyer uses an epik account and pays via wire transfer?

Yes, correct. The program for NP members is discussed here:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/if...escrow-you-are-wasting-time-and-money.1119508

 

[PriyankaS]

If domain sold via epik landing page then commission is 9% correct? And is there any cashout fee?

 

[Rob Monster]

If domain sold via epik landing page then commission is 9% correct? And is there any cashout fee?

Correct, standard commission is 9% for sales or leases from an Epik lander, which includes payment processing fees. There is no cash-out fee.

 

[Samer]

A ton of offers -- presumably your test offers -- did arrive today. System is working normally. We are considering to also add the option of an SMS alert when an offer arrives. Helpful?

Hell yea! Anything but Snail mail is a Win.

This is the 21st century, i would reply in secs

 

[PriyankaS]

Correct, standard commission is 9% for sales or leases from an Epik lander, which includes payment processing fees. There is no cash-out fee.

Thanks and is buyer given a choice to transfer the domain at preferred register like other standard marketplaces or it has to be epik only?

 

[Rob Monster]

Thanks and is buyer given a choice to transfer the domain at preferred register like other standard marketplaces or it has to be epik only?

The domain can be transferred out immediately after the buyer's payment clears. We don't enforce a requirement that the domain remain at Epik unless it is a lease or payment plan.