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.

 

[Optimal Names]

Unfortunately - Yes, they see it.
Raj sent me screenshot last month, all this data is displayed for buyers.

I agree, its not necessary for a prospect to see that info.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I agree, its not necessary for a prospect to see that info.

Yes, especially when idiotic Estibot values like $0 or $5.
How to negotiate in this case???

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

And one more bug for the domains which were NOT listed on Epik marketplace...
Just Contact Form mode doesn't work as expected, it is processed like regular bid via Epik marketplace...
Is it so hard just to forward visitor's message as other parking plaforms do?

 

[Optimal Names]

Yes, especially when idiotic Estibot values like $0 or $5.
How to negotiate in this case???

I agree. It is scary that the IRS places weight on their valuations.

 

[mpls]

Epik has a huge marketplace, I would like to use it but I can not view / filter domains by domain authority, page authority, domain rating, TF/CF, spam score and many other SEO params.
Many people looking for SEO domains, in my humble opinion are very important.
And not a difficult task, ahrefs, moz and semrush have APIs.
Please add this important feature, in 2020 end users deeply analyze these params.
I guess there are gems in your inventory but are impossible to find.
Thanks

 

[golan]

Epik has a huge marketplace, I would like to use it but I can not view / filter domains by domain authority, page authority, domain rating, TF/CF, spam score and many other SEO params.
Many people looking for SEO domains, in my humble opinion are very important.
And not a difficult task, ahrefs, moz and semrush have APIs.
Please add this important feature, in 2020 end users deeply analyze these params.
I guess there are gems in your inventory but are impossible to find.
Thanks

I know where you come from.

Yes they have APIs, but did you check how much do they cost? How would Epik pay these additional thousands $$ a month off? Put them on all of us, by increasing their prices? No thanks.

If you are in SEO, you probably should have your own ways to get SEO metrics for any domain list. Then you just download the list from Epik, just like from any other source, run it by your tool, and voila.

Besides, if these metrics are there for everyone, then of course everyone will see them, and not only you and me, and you loose your leverage.

 

[pb]

When I register a domain at epik and list it at afternic, it's not eligible for fast transfer because of the initial transfer lock - I get it. But why 3-4 months later I still didn't get the opt-in e-mail from epik and I needed to go to afternic, remove the domain, add it again and only then get the opt-in e-mail? For domains at godaddy, I can add them right after registering and then I get the opt-in e-mail as soon as they pass the 60-day lock period. Is it a bug at epik, or afternic, or am I doing something wrong?

 

[Federer]

Have any members here made a sale via the Epik landing pages?
Curious as I'm going to take them for a test-drive with 1400 .COMs.

 

[Marka]

Have any members here made a sale via the Epik landing pages?
Curious as I'm going to take them for a test-drive with 1400 .COMs.

Every day, many domains receive offers. Many domains are purchased by users inside Epik.

Especially such sales are not advertised.

 

[Marka]

When I register a domain at epik and list it at afternic, it's not eligible for fast transfer because of the initial transfer lock - I get it. But why 3-4 months later I still didn't get the opt-in e-mail from epik and I needed to go to afternic, remove the domain, add it again and only then get the opt-in e-mail? For domains at godaddy, I can add them right after registering and then I get the opt-in e-mail as soon as they pass the 60-day lock period. Is it a bug at epik, or afternic, or am I doing something wrong?

Tell your story in private messages. We will discuss this issue with our technicians.

 

[karmaco]

Latest issue, I order 3 domains only 2 get registered. I contact support and they say I didn’t buy it and I should rebuy it. I have to send the receipt and prove my issue every single time. The support staff needs to be trained much much better. Few give the same answer or can fix a problem. The name in question is still unregistered an hour and change later.

 

[Optimal Names]

Have any members here made a sale via the Epik landing pages?
Curious as I'm going to take them for a test-drive with 1400 .COMs.

I switched in early March and have had more inquiries at Epik than anywhere else for the same time period in other years. Lots of tire kickers. However, only one small sale and looks like one non-payer as the buyer accepted over a week ago and since then no more communication.

 

[NewDayBrand]

Hi there,
I've been trying epik for about 3 months now, great support, and many things are great, it's my favorite registrar but i've always had an issue when it comes to forwarding domains, and i always had to ask the support to ask the technique team to fix it.
When i forward a domain to a link, the link becomes all capital letters. it's a bad thing because capital/ small letter does matter. the domain will not be forwarded if it's not respected.
Please can you fix it?
Regards

 

[NewDayBrand]

I think the problem has just been fixed; i no more find a difficulty with this.
Thank you Epik

 

[NickB]

Tell your story in private messages. We will discuss this issue with our technicians.

why private message? He has stated the problem......what is the answer as I have had the same problem

 

[karmaco]

Latest issue, I order 3 domains only 2 get registered. I contact support and they say I didn’t buy it and I should rebuy it. I have to send the receipt and prove my issue every single time. The support staff needs to be trained much much better. Few give the same answer or can fix a problem. The name in question is still unregistered an hour and change later.

Update: My domain I paid for yesterday was registered after 16 hours and me contacting them. I was told it was a “technical glitch”. Not something you look for in a registrar nor have encountered anywhere else.

 

[pb]

why private message? He has stated the problem......what is the answer as I have had the same problem

I have pm'd Makise yesterday with specific examples, so hopefully they will resolve this for everyone. No reply so far, though.

 

[Optimal Names]

Update: My domain I paid for yesterday was registered after 16 hours and me contacting them. I was told it was a “technical glitch”. Not something you look for in a registrar nor have encountered anywhere else.

Ugh. Let us know if you find out what the glitch was. I have experienced glitches with every registrar I've been with except Epik but I havent been with them long so its possible yet. Nothing is perfect, humans created it.

 

[Mister Funsky]

Have any members here made a sale via the Epik landing pages?
Curious as I'm going to take them for a test-drive with 1400 .COMs.

Yes.

 

[Coindoji]

I've been reading everyone serenades Epik and decided to test it myself.
It's been decent experience so far, I will be likely moving part of the portfolio here - support and prices are unbeatable.

As much as I love DAN landers - being also a registrar definitely adds Epik points - reg/transfer a name, enter price and it's listed via reasonably good landing page.

Them being like 'full-cycle' company is also great, you can literally do everything - one thing I dream to improve (and what will make it hands down the best place for my domains) is - Dropcatching.
I have hundreds of domains scattered around different registrars - from winning names at Dropcatch, SnapNames, Namejet and so forth.. If only Epik could somehow compete with those - will be the go to place for everything I know - probably won't happen as its technically difficult.

But that and site speed improvement (Dashboard is reaaaally slow) and this is my choice for future. 100%.

p.s. (well, it is already my choice , it's just I'm not yet bulk transfering-in, more like feedback)