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]

Hi!

When visiting a domain that uses Epik's landing page and clicking on the TrustRatings rectangle, it goes to the same domain's trustratings page, which is empty. I think it'll be better if it was redirected to Epik's trustratings.

We did fix that overnight so that it uses the Epik rating by default now. Once a domain has reviews it could smartly display the domain itself but for parking landers that is not helpful. Agreed.

The trust seal technology is ready to go. Some major progress happened this month on TrustRatings.com and we are excited to finally see this deployed for commercial use.

We are still looking for a dedicated Product Manager for TrustRatings.com but believe that this project has merit as part of the emerging Epik ecosystem.

For those who don't want to display the TrustRatings seal, it is easy to toggle it off.

 

[karmaco]

Check which TLD

Some TLDs don't actually have domain locking.

There is no change in locking policy.

@vitigo
@Sufyan Alani

they are dot coms and they are locked gray, it’s unacceptable. I have moved many names to Epik and this never happened until today,

Also the support staff is giving canned answers different than yours. They said Epik requires ID verification to not have that gray lock.

 

[karmaco]

Why when I go try to log in at Epik am I redirected to https://id.federatedidentity.com/auth/realms/epik

 

[Jess Robison]

Why when I go try to log in at Epik am I redirected to https://id.federatedidentity.com/auth/realms/epik

Hello @karmaco - thank you for reaching out.

Epik just deployed our new authorization system with SSO (single sign on). The page you are taken to is 100% safe and as soon as you sign in using your Epik credentials, you will be taken to your dashboard like normal.

If you encounter any issues, please reach out to Support at Epik.com and supply your account PIN # so a Support rep can review and assist you. Thanks!

 

[karmaco]

So we are forced to sign up on another epik site just to access Epik? This is getting ridiculous.

You guys need to send announcements out for changes. It’s alarming to go there and see something that wasn’t going on before. Like the gray locked transfers and this login change.

 

[Jess Robison]

So we are forced to sign up on another epik site just to access Epik? This is getting ridiculous.

Hello @karmaco - absolutely not.

You will go to epik.com - click on Sign In - log in on that page using the same exact credentials you have always used and be logged into your Epik account.

 

[TrueDN]

You will go to epik.com - click on Sign In - log in on that page using the same exact credentials you have always used and be logged into your Epik account.

With no Epik logo, no announcements, how to know if it is legit or not?
It will be great if using a subdomain (ex sso.epik.com).

 

[Jess Robison]

With no Epik logo, no announcements, how to know if it is legit or not?
It will be great if using a subdomain (ex sso.epik.com).

@TrueDN - I completely understand and that has been passed along to management. I have asked @robmonster to comment as well. Thank you again!

 

[xeroox]

Hello @karmaco - absolutely not.

You will go to epik.com - click on Sign In - log in on that page using the same exact credentials you have always used and be logged into your Epik account.

My epik credentials are not working on this new site

 

[Jess Robison]

My epik credentials are not working on this new site

Hello @xeroox sorry to hear you have run into issues.

Anyone who has any issues logging into their Epik.com account - please email Support at Epik.com and supply your account PIN # so a Support Rep can review and assist you. Thank you!

 

[Andish]

My epik credentials are not working on this new site

The same with me. The new site also is not sending the password reset email.

 

[ET76]

Hope this is not a a trial?

 

[xeroox]

The same with me. The new site also is not sending the password reset email.

Same here, i have contacted the chat support but still locked out for now

 

[Andish]

With support help I have logged in succesfully with password reset, and using the old login site

 

[Sumeeth]

Guys, changes have been roll backed, sorry for inconvenience. Epik login should work as before now. If you face any issues please let us know!

Thanks,
Sumeeth

 

[Rob Monster]

So we are forced to sign up on another epik site just to access Epik? This is getting ridiculous.

You guys need to send announcements out for changes. It’s alarming to go there and see something that wasn’t going on before. Like the gray locked transfers and this login change.

As @Sumeeth is rolled back.

What is coming soon is a major upgrade of our secure single sign on service that provides access to a vast array of emerging services. I gave some preview but here is a reminder of that overview.

The single sign on service will make it easier to integrate with partner organizations that want to utilize the Epik Masterbucks payment services as a frictionless way to pay domainers without fee.

In light of the world's banking system looking more and more fragile, we wanted to make sure that we were ready to go if the situation calls for it.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Can Epik increase its bulk domain registration limit to 5,000 like Namebright.com so I don't have to leave Epik?

 

[Gube]

Can Epik increase its bulk domain registration limit to 5,000 like Namebright.com so I don't have to leave Epik?

Hello Kassey,

I updated your search limit, can you check if it's working from your side?

Thanks,
Gube

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

Just sent 50$ to my tech guy via masterbucks. Why does it have to show his email address?
I mentioned this before
Nobody"s business what email address he uses at epik. Security risk
Also no lock at masterbucks, showing not secure

This site uses an outdated security configuration which may expose your information when sent to this site.
Security risk.

 

[Kassey Lee]

I updated your search limit, can you check if it's working from your side?

Thanks it requires me to sign in? I was not able to check more than 500 when I did not sign in. So, I have to sign in, get security code sent to my phone, and enter the code in order to do bulk domain check, which becomes a pain in the neck as I need to do it everyday. Namebright does not require me to sign into my account.