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.

 

[Jess Robison]

What is the best way to get authcodes for my domains at epik? I can click on a domain and go to Transfers and then "Transfer domain to another registrar" and that gives me the code. But if I select 2 or more domains, that option is greyed-out. Is there a way to display or export more codes at once?

Hello - I have sent you a direct message here on NP. Due to security, I wanted to message you directly and request the information needed so I can review your account.

Thanks!

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

As seller, do you receive next/2nd bid via Epik system?
For me, initial/1st bid is always the only one (final).
+ also no any replies on my internal messages to bidders.
This is my 2020 experience on Epik landers.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

omg... all is now clear from professional domaining point of view. Hope you'll be able to restore your account! Crossing fingers... As for epik case - what if epik also included domain names in marketplace transaction details? What if somebody sold a domain name on epik marketplace, and paypal did not like the domain?

Edited: Sedo also includes domain names, at least in sellers payments via paypal. No issues so far...

+ DAN.
They also leak the domain names in their payouts, regardless of payout method.

 

[curesync]

Is anyone at Epik in a position to help me get godaddy to drop my domain (registered yesterday) and let me register it elsewhere/with epik? They restricted all access to my account and domain citing need for identity verification, but will not allow anything other than govt id which I wont have until pandemic lets up.

 

[BradWilson]

What is the best way to get authcodes for my domains at epik? I can click on a domain and go to Transfers and then "Transfer domain to another registrar" and that gives me the code. But if I select 2 or more domains, that option is greyed-out. Is there a way to display or export more codes at once?

I'd say the "best way" to get the authcode for multiple domains is to use Epik's API and run their authcode command in a loop.

I'm currently about to work on this command for my new system, so I'll know more soon.

Once I'm finished coding and testing my system, I plan to release it so anyone can easily use it.

But, in the mean time you could use their API by following the instructions on their API page.

BTW, I'm modifying the Epik API Library written by x7media but it appears it's been removed, maybe because it's a bit buggy I also noticed their site is offline oops! To be clear x7media is not directly connected with Epik and is completely independent of them.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Thanks for "Ban bidder" feature!

 

[Embrand]

What happened to the .ng accreditation? It seems it never happened. Would be nice to have.

 

[lambo.com]

I did all the pg designer stuff but not easy to get NS to park domain. What am I missing?

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

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I did all the pg designer stuff but not easy to get NS to park domain. What am I missing?

External domains?
Nameservers can't be set via Epik, but only via your actual registrar.

 

[lambo.com]

External domains?
Nameservers can't be set via Epik, but only via your actual registrar.

Yes, but what of showing where to park the names and the epik nameservers themselves?

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Yes, but what of showing where to park the names and the epik nameservers themselves?

When you add any External domains - by default they send notification to your email with necessary nameservers:
NS3.EPIK.COM
NS4.EPIK.COM
Set them at your registrar.

 

[Mister Funsky]

Yes, but what of showing where to park the names and the epik nameservers themselves?

When you choose to park with epik, using their landers or you choose the option to park for income, the Epik system will change things automatically.

If you are talking about domains registered elsewhere and you want to use the Epik park page, I think it is: "Make sure the DNS is set to NS3.EPIK.COM and NS4.EPIK.COM"

https://www.epik.com/support/knowledgebase/domain-forwarding-wildcard-redirect-or-url-forwarding/

Not sure if this is what you are asking about, hope the above helps.

 

[Kassey Lee]

I'm struggling to figure out the code to use.

I read the file (https://registrar.epik.com/docs/epik-API.pdf). I checked my API setting page to obtain MySignature and make sure my IP is listed. I tried typing directly the following URL:

https://userapi.epik.com/?METHOD=authcode&SIGNATURE=MySignature&DOMAINS[MyDomain]

Response:
<result code="2000">
<message>Access denied: Please check you API key or contact to admin if your IP is whitelisted</message>
</result>

I also tried VBA code:

strURL = "https://registrar.epik.com/domains/" & strDomain & "/authcode"
Set hRequest = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")
With hRequest
.Open "GET", strURL, False
.SetRequestHeader "Signature", strAPIkey
.Send
End With
strResponse = hRequest.ResponseText

But access was banned.

Any hint?

 

[BradWilson]

I'm struggling to figure out the code to use.

I read the file (https://registrar.epik.com/docs/epik-API.pdf). I checked my API setting page to obtain MySignature and make sure my IP is listed. I tried typing directly the following URL:

https://userapi.epik.com/?METHOD=authcode&SIGNATURE=MySignature&DOMAINS[MyDomain]

Response:
<result code="2000">
<message>Access denied: Please check you API key or contact to admin if your IP is whitelisted</message>
</result>

I also tried VBA code:

strURL = "https://registrar.epik.com/domains/" & strDomain & "/authcode"
Set hRequest = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")
With hRequest
.Open "GET", strURL, False
.SetRequestHeader "Signature", strAPIkey
.Send
End With
strResponse = hRequest.ResponseText

But access was banned.

Any hint?

The first thing to do is to use the Try It Out feature available for each command on the Epik Domains API page.

You can then copy the resulting Request URL and recreate it with your code.

Also, make sure you actually generate a good signature on the API Settings page.

 

[lambo.com]

custom image doesn't work for lander

 

[BradWilson]

custom image doesn't work for lander

Wait a little bit say 15 minutes.

 

[lambo.com]

how does she look?
https://cryptocorp.com/

Can we get on the diamond list @Rob Monster ?

 

[Kassey Lee]

The first thing to do is to use the Try It Out feature available for each command on the Epik Domains API page.

It works now. Thank you! I did not realize that we must enter our Signature as well as a domain before clicking Execute. A clear instruction should be given, Epik.

What is the restriction on making API calls? How many calls can you make in 1 minute?

 

[Rob Monster]

how does she look?
https://cryptocorp.com/

Can we get on the diamond list @Rob Monster ?

@Intelliname manages that list. It is a list for crypto investors. Here is the current one:

Also hosted here:

https://namepowered.com/

 

[Rob Monster]

Related, check this Tweet:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1338529550817513475

That video in there has been viewed more than 2 million times now.

With cryptos very strong, we are working to be a preferred marketplace for buying domains with cryptos. This is bringing fresh liquidity into the domain economy.