Epik.com Promo Deals and Happy Hour Mega-Thread

[Sufyan Alani]

Hello everyone,

I'm creating this post to keep you all informed of Epik.com Happy Hours!
Every day, we'll try to discount an extension and give you the chance to register & invest in this extension.

Today, we're featuring .US extension, and we're discounting it to $1.50 for new registrations starting now, and will be ON for the next 5 hours.

The following is a list of all domain names that have been registered previously before under .US, and are available one more time for registration: https://armored.net/index.php/s/t9rf2GLm4JktQWn

Remember, all domains registered at Epik include:
- Free WHOIS privacy
- Free SSL parking landers
- Free forwarding
- Free basic Wordpress site
- Free listing in Epik marketplace for selling/leasing

Here is also a link to ALL promos that we're currently running, in case you wanted to look into something different: https://www.epik.com/promos/

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Also, let me know what extensions you'd be interested to see featuring in our future Happy Hours! We'll do our best to accommodate all requests.

 

[premkumar]

Done 3 Registration order

 

[Mister Funsky]

FYI: I am a big fan of prefunding as that allows the best pricing when a promo isn't running. They like it because there are no bank/paypal fees taken out on a single or small number of domains when ordered.

As far a 'whale' issue, it is when they feel like making the same deal for all of us once a whale is going to register.transfer his/her names and they make the whole pricing structure available for a time. Us registering a name one or a few at a time would not help initiate 'whale' pricing.

I'm sure someone from Epik will confirm or deny what I just posted (or make necessary clarifications).

 

[ecomslice]

FYI: I am a big fan of prefunding as that allows the best pricing when a promo isn't running. They like it because there are no bank/paypal fees taken out on a single or small number of domains when ordered.


As far a 'whale' issue, it is when they feel like making the same deal for all of us once a whale is going to register.transfer his/her names and they make the whole pricing structure available for a time. Us registering a name one or a few at a time would not help initiate 'whale' pricing.

I'm sure someone from Epik will confirm or deny what I just posted (or make necessary clarifications).

Its just a kind gesture of supporters. I think that's the main motive of us minnows

 

[private123]

I am a big fan of prefunding as that allows the best pricing when a promo isn't running. They like it because there are no bank/paypal fees taken out on a single or small number of domains when ordered.

*Indian pay extra money every transaction... Currency converter charges.
All money evaporated PayPal, GST and other changes.

 

[Rob Monster]

Quick update on deals and promos:

- We definitely went all out for Black Friday. We are talking hundreds of thousands of dollars of market development budget, i.e. cash spent there across promos and programs.

- We continue to work closely with the registries to bring awesome deals across all TLDs. For example, we want to bring back $0.99 .CO but there are other TLDs that offer great asymmetric returns when on deal.

- We continue to invest massively on technology with an accelerating pace of innovation visible throughout 2019 and much more to come in early 2020 in time for NamesCon Austin. I think you will be impressed.

- We are balancing commitments across service/support, innovation, empowerment programs, loans, and incentives. We are working to be fiscally responsible while helping as many folks as possible.

- As for loss-making promos, we'll place an emphasis on transfer incentives, especially for loyal customers who are consolidating and using our marketplace to sell, finance, and lease domains.

- Our commitment going forward is to be a price-leader for domain investors. We make money when you make money, i.e. when you sell or lease to an end-user. Otherwise, we actually lose on domainers.

For ongoing promos check here:

https://epik.com/promos

If there are deals with other registrars that you think Epik should be pursuing, check in with @Sufyan Alani.

Thanks for choosing Epik, and thanks for being engaged stakeholders in our continued commitment to make the big bigger for everyone. We appreciate it, and are humbled by your high standards for awesomeness.

 

[Grilled]

small contribution, @Grilled
I respect both the company's efforts and the supporters.

Done 3 Registration order

Its just a kind gesture of supporters. I think that's the main motive of us minnows

This was exactly the point. To show respect for their efforts. Thank yall for participating!

Some members talk like Epik needs to have discounts/deals for every festive holidays in their countries If that was the case then Epik should be re-named to "EpikCharity.org"

Here's the thing, I am not a charity either.

Yet, I find myself overpaying on domain registrations and transfers, simply because I want to support epik.

Whether or not they appreciate my minnow transactions, based on the below quote, is likely indicative of the quality of my domains, likelihood of them selling, and epik taking a sales cut, thus allowing new ventures to be funded, salaries to be paid, and company valuation to grow. At least that's how I interpreted it as.

E.g. Epik doesn't want to lose money... who does. So what I hear them telling me, is to register a domain elsewhere at a discount, and wait for a transfer special (as we too aren't charities and some of us watch our margins), and then, we'll have a domain registered at epik for around 1 year and 10 months of registration time, after subtracting from a 60 day transfer lock. But that's just me, my interpretation, and my opinion, knowing limited information about epik's bigger picture.

Seeing they'd probably be happier to see a $X,XXX sale within their platform then for me to spend $XXX on regs and transfers.

- As for loss-making promos, we'll place an emphasis on transfer incentives, especially for loyal customers who are consolidating and using our marketplace to sell, finance, and lease domains.

- Our commitment going forward is to be a price-leader for domain investors. We make money when you make money, i.e. when you sell or lease to an end-user. Otherwise, we actually lose on domainers.

I'll guess I'll just have to wait for those 1% type whales to surface. ✌

#RegisterOrTransferNowButWatchOutForExpiredDay16

 

[karmaco]

Just transferred 5 at regular price— a first for me I am just going to have to sit on others

 

[Avijit Roy]

any whale offer coming in recently?

 

[Blitzpotz]

any whale offer coming in recently?

This Santa Whale was seen in Rob´s Pool today.

 

[Domain_savvy]

Any Christmas or New year deals on Epiks calendar?

 

[BrandCollectors.com]

bought an .org for 7.49

 

[oldtimer]

What have Santa and his Elves cooked up for Christmas this year,

Merry Christmas and thanks for all the special discounts so far.

PS: Why doesn't NamePros have a Christmas emoji.

 

[Grilled]

I'm in a ...

No, I haven't turned myself in a .

But, right now I have:

I should probably slim it down.

But part of me is hanging on to Boxing Day, for possible discounts to slim it down for me.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/10-000-likes-the-5-figure-like-club.1169235/page-2#post-7552563

As for Boxing Day, we'll have something really cool to share. If @Gube @DanSanchez and @vitigo deliver on plan, we'll have 12 days of Christmas. Stay tuned.

 

[Samer]

No, I haven't turned myself in a Show attachment 139864 .

But, right now I have: Show attachment 139863

I should probably slim it down.

But part of me is hanging on to Boxing Day.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/10-000-likes-the-5-figure-like-club.1169235/page-2#post-7552563


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Thank you early Christmas gift of laughter.

Samer

 

[Samer]

Sorry for double post.

Christmas get out of jail free card

Samer

 

[Rob Monster]

This Santa Whale was seen in Rob´s Pool today.

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That is too cute a photo to ignore or resist.

Two promos for next few hours -- until the CFO tells me to stop holding dollar bills to the flame.

.INFO transfers for $9.99
.COM transfers and registrations for $7.99

 

[Blitzpotz]

Two promos for next few hours -- until the CFO tells me to stop holding dollar bills to the flame.

.INFO transfers for $9.99
.COM transfers and registrations for $7.99

While I am distracting your CFO in a Christmas chatroom to finish my transfer preparation (auth codes, unlocking) in time, I am so free as to repost this being sure that only a minority of users took notice of this long awaited discount.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Thanks, another batch gone to Epik. I like the idea of paying first (to enjoy any promo deal) and then transferring later at my own time.

 

[varyemez]

That is too cute a photo to ignore or resist.

Two promos for next few hours -- until the CFO tells me to stop holding dollar bills to the flame.

.INFO transfers for $9.99
.COM transfers and registrations for $7.99

Check out the real gift:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/so...o-the-domain-industry-this-christmas.1169741/

Do you have any transfer promo for .com?

 

[Rob Monster]

Do you have any transfer promo for .com?

There is nothing on the books but perhaps one last one for 2019 on Monday. It depends on who shows up with the big portfolios to migrate.

If there are folks with large portfolios that are struggling on ROI from portfolio performance, have them PM @DanSanchez or I and we'll figure it out.

Whatever deal the whales get, we bring back to everyone else .