news GoDaddy to acquire domain sales platform dan.com!

[MadAboutDomains]

Looks like GoDaddy is acquiring Dan.com!

Via Domainnamewire... https://domainnamewire.com/2022/06/28/big-news-godaddy-is-acquiring-dan-com/

 

[Denismth]

So is this a good news or bad news?

 

[Vivere]

We all know that you will sell the most where you send all your backlink/type-in/search engine traffic to,

Not (yet) the case for me... Most of my domains are parked at DAN. I get hundreds or thousands of views each month, I've received 3 low-ball offers on DAN overall, but I've never sold a domain there. My small sales have come from Afternic (and in those cases, the NS had even been pointing to DAN landers) while the better ones have been private transactions.

DAN is a great platform: their innovativeness is awesome, their response time is pretty good, their landers are clean, their commission rates are fair, and 98% of their support agents seem to be amazing. But I think DAN has certain gaps that a partnership with GoDaddy could potentially help fill --- gaps in reach, reputation, end-user trust, and consequently sales, perhaps?

The concern, for me, is whether GoDaddy will kill all the things that make DAN great or just stifle them into non-existence.

 

[Fayaz Ahmed]

Thanos is collecting infinity stones; and only one stone remains: SEDO.
Once that is done: SANP

 

[alcy]

That is a bit cryptic...what else might be coming?!?!

Epik is still my marketplace of choice...wouldn't now be a great time to discount from 9% to 5% to encourage those leaving Dan to list on the Epik marketplace? Just a thought...maybe do it for a month or two.

Also, is there a transfer deal on the horizon? There are still a few domains I'd like to move...I will keep an eye on the Epik thread so you do not have to post anything in this thread that might be off topic.

It has been whispered for a while Godaddy was acquiring someone of note and it seems the Dan buyout fits the bill...are there any 'back room' discussions you have been privy to suggesting another buyout? I've heard there is still another acquisition coming and someone has mentioned the name of a potential party in this thread already.

the only thing I've been hearing for while is how dan owners are working on new updates and mega bright future for all... oh well looks like we all been taken for nice little ride and if u flash enuff cash to anyone they gonna forget their own name and they mama name too... chiching

 

[alcy]

Thanos is collecting infinity stones; and only one stone remains: SEDO.
Once that is done: SANP

sedo sucks. that's like a regular rock. like piece of coal.. not infinity stone

 

[NameFinest]

Not (yet) the case for me... Most of my domains are parked at DAN. I get hundreds or thousands of views each month, I've received 3 low-ball offers on DAN overall, but I've never sold a domain there. My small sales have come from Afternic (and in those cases, the NS had even been pointing to DAN landers) while the better ones have been private transactions.

DAN is a great platform: their innovativeness is awesome, their response time is pretty good, their landers are clean, their commission rates are fair, and 98% of their support agents seem to be amazing. But I think DAN has certain gaps that a partnership with GoDaddy could potentially help fill --- gaps in reach, reputation, end-user trust, and consequently sales, perhaps?

The concern, for me, is whether GoDaddy will kill all the things that make DAN great or just stifle them into non-existence.

Hi where were pointed the domains that you sold through Afternic?

 

[NickB]

Congrats to them for the sell out - nice payday after the years of hard work.....

Crap news news for the rest of us..... but at the end of the day a nice target for start ups is the buyout option and who can blame them if they got a nice ROI

All we can do is watch this space and see how it pans out......while planning for the worst case scenario

 

[Armageddon]

Well next on list will be Dynadot watch my words

 

[Charybdis]

If you are after low-commission landers, then Dan is not the only option.

Squadhelp standard listings (you can list any domain here): 7.5% commission (multiple payment options, installment payments, description, keywords, optional logo, live chat support for buyers)

Squadhelp WLM (white label marketplace): same like the SH standard listings, but instead of pointing your domains to squadhelp.com, you can register your own domain name and point your domains there to create a private marketplace

Daaz: 5% commission

Namesilo marketplace: 7.5% commission

But it is just a speculation for now that Dan will increase the commission.

 

[NickB]

Well next on list will be Dynadot watch my words

That would be truly horrific.......hopefully never happens

 

[DAN.COM]

We understand that the first reaction many Dan users have can be a negative one. However, please know that this is not your typical exit.

100% of Dan's employees including management and Reza won't leave the company and the reason for that is because we're given the chance to do what we do well at a larger scale.

We will build out our vision just with more resources at our disposal which we needed to push forward faster.

Give us some time and we will make our roadmap clearer and when that's in place, we believe the sentiment will turn positive.

Good things are ahead for domain investors!

 

[Mkt Sales Leads]

Thanos is collecting infinity stones; and only one stone remains: SEDO.
Once that is done: SANP

Let's see if someone out there can mockup a press release about Sedo and everyone else being acquired.

 

[Recons.Com]

For some reason, I don't feel joy about this news. I guess it's GoDanny now.

Nope. It is gonna be Dandy now )

 

[Armageddon]

Nope. It is gonna be Dandy now )

GoDany maybe
I think is a good thing this acquisition
Good job @DAN.COM

 

[aliweb]

We understand that the first reaction many Dan users have can be a negative one. However, please know that this is not your typical exit.

100% of Dan's employees including management and Reza won't leave the company and the reason for that is because we're given the chance to do what we do well at a larger scale.

We will build out our vision just with more resources at our disposal which we needed to push forward faster.

Give us some time and we will make our roadmap clearer and when that's in place, we believe the sentiment will turn positive.

Good things are ahead for domain investors!

What a sugar coated reply. You expect us to believe that a company who was your competitor and whose vision is different than yours will give you free hand to do whatever you want? Why don't you just admit that they threw money at you and you picked it.

 

[Charybdis]

By the way, I think a lot of people approach this from the wrong angle.

If you are a domainer, then you sell to end users. So the question is, do end users like, use, and trust GoDaddy? I think the answer is yes.

See their reviews: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.godaddy.com

Currently it is 4.7 / 5, based on 45,057 reviews.

GoDaddy is expensive, but think as an end user. If you are a typical end user, then you only have a single or a few domains. So the price is not that important. It is not significant whether you pay 10 or 20 USD / domain / year. Because you are an end user and you only have a single or a few domains.

What is important is that you need great customer service (GoDaddy indeed has great customer service to end users), you need a trusted company with a proven track record, you don't want to lose your domain etc.

So based on this, because end users like, know, use, and trust GoDaddy, then I think this acquistion can be a great thing, because again you sell to end users, so don't care about what other domainers say, just listen to the end users.

 

[karmaco]

We understand that the first reaction many Dan users have can be a negative one. However, please know that this is not your typical exit.

100% of Dan's employees including management and Reza won't leave the company and the reason for that is because we're given the chance to do what we do well at a larger scale.

We will build out our vision just with more resources at our disposal which we needed to push forward faster.

Give us some time and we will make our roadmap clearer and when that's in place, we believe the sentiment will turn positive.

Good things are ahead for domain investors!

If you didn’t want negative reactions you shouldn’t make announcements patting yourselves on the back without any facts that matter to us.

What day is GD taking over? What will the commission be? What other changes?

You should know this would be the overwhelming reaction.

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

What changes?
What day of the week are they taking over?
Why did you not consult with pros here first?
Boxers or briefs?
We wanna know everything.
This is so overwhelming.
Dont pat yourself on the back. Scratch ours
On a brighter note, congrats and thanks for lighting the board up here.
@marijuanadomain had such high hopes you and sav would take over the domaining world
We know who daddy is.

Thanks for letting us know via a different medium lmao
Namepros popcorn and namepros tissue
Every domainer should have 1 box of each

 

[Altetra]

After this swallow of Dan i plan to improve my own website, I think Godaddy can hide your presence if they want, I m sure they can do even on Dan if you are their enemy.
So i m just going to build my own domain marketplace, go to hell GoDaddy!

 

[Idong]

You don’t give up do you? Insert email for advertising is called SPAM and not allowed in this type of thread. By now people should know your company was hacked and exposed thousand of customers data.

What's wrong with that and why bring up the hacking line? Don't you think hacking could have been well planned to slow down or possibly kill off Epik due to the stands of @Rob Monster?

As for Dan, it's a sad news to hear. This acquisition qualifies as a pandemic worst than Covid-19 in the domain industry!