question I sell much more on Sedo than Afternic

[davidc1]

Hello,

These days I sell more on sedo than afternic.
Before it was around 90% on afternic and 10% on sedo, but now it's maybe 70% on sedo and 30% afternic.

Any idea ?

 

[twiki]

I don't know exactly what it is, doubt it is related to MLS or Fast transfer. Rather, when you purchase a name on Namecheap it will be sold by Sedo not by Afternic.\

Namecheap has steep discount strategies sometimes. I've seen my names sold for less than BIN on namecheap, guess that's where they clashed with Afternic.

 

[kor]

So how is Namecheap integrating with Sedo? For Afternic Fast Transfer, Sedo is a full partner. For Sedo, though, neither Namecheap nor GoDaddy has full integration with MLS premium at this point.

Namecheap and Godaddy are registrars.

Sedo and Afternic are aftermarkets and different companies.

Godaddy owns Afternic.

Namecheap has API connection with Sedo.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Namecheap and Godaddy are registrars.

Sedo and Afternic are aftermarkets and different companies.

Godaddy owns Afternic.

Namecheap has API connection with Sedo.

Sorry for the confusion. I meant to say that Namecheap fully integrates with Afternic Fast Transfer, but does not do so with Sedo for the MLS premium services. That's why I'm curious about the Namecheap/Sedo power connection.

So this API you think is what makes them a powerful combo now? It's a shame Namecheap can't add the Sedo MLS premium fully, to really soar then to new heights potentially?

 

[lock]

I just moved a couple of my casino domains over to Sedo parking as probably better exposure as almost impossible to visit many casinos from Australia and already hard enough to search without using vpns hard enough to promote without contacts and Sedo has great keyword history.

 

[Kazzia]

So, at least at one point, when you had switched the landers from Sedo to Afternic, you did get quite a few more sales?
I had briefly tried Afternic landers, the Ns5/Ns6, but didn't see any change, but the trial was a very brief one.


So perhaps the key here is that Namecheap is doing an excellent job with their Sedo connection, at least for you?
Is there anything special that you did with the domain descriptions, that might be helping these sales? Any special categories or master keywords that may have helped folks on the Sedo marketplace find those domains readily?

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That question has been bouncing around in my head as well. Is it worth it to put in categories? I wouldn't want to go through hundreds of names to do that, but maybe with my top names - especially if they are specific and highly searched like blockchain or tech specialty.

Anyone have a comment on putting in categories so that they might be easier to find. Seems to me that landers would account for most sales. And high end names, LLL, single word .coms would be easily found. But, otherwise might get lost in a sea of names. Do many end users find potential names by going on and doing searches within categories?

Has anyone gone from no categories listed, to adding categories and then having a noticeable effect?

 

[davidc1]

That question has been bouncing around in my head as well. Is it worth it to put in categories? I wouldn't want to go through hundreds of names to do that, but maybe with my top names - especially if they are specific and highly searched like blockchain or tech specialty.

Anyone have a comment on putting in categories so that they might be easier to find. Seems to me that landers would account for most sales. And high end names, LLL, single word .coms would be easily found. But, otherwise might get lost in a sea of names. Do many end users find potential names by going on and doing searches within categories?

Has anyone gone from no categories listed, to adding categories and then having a noticeable effect?

using categories for selling domains is like using yahoo directory or dmoz for searching something

 

[Kazzia]

using categories for selling domains is like using yahoo directory or dmoz for searching something

So....useless in today's market?

 

[biggie]

Hi

@ sedo, you can bulk edit/add category settings in 'domain management' and select 'category settings' from drop down box.

if using ppc, then best to add relevant keyword/category

imo...

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Hi

@ sedo, you can bulk edit/add category settings in 'domain management' and select 'category settings' from drop down box.

if using ppc, then best to add relevant keyword/category

imo...

So the keywords really aren't relevant and helpful if you are not doing PPC and only doing the landers for sale only?

 

[Kazzia]

So the keywords really aren't relevant and helpful if you are not doing PPC and only doing the landers for sale only?

No ppc (It's not 2004 anymore). And not even the ugly landers (as they insist on using the 1998 designs, and refuse to get into the 21st century). Maybe some people search within a category - that was my thought/question. But, really, mostly people just type in the keyword they want.

 

[hn]

Its not where the domain sells! Its anywhere the domain sells that matters!!! Actually even I have sold a good number mainly via Sedo. But this year for me most have been via Cloudname followed by Dan! But still max sales for me are via Sedo.

 

[Kazzia]

Its not where the domain sells! Its anywhere the domain sells that matters!!! Actually even I have sold a good number mainly via Sedo. But this year for me most have been via Cloudname followed by Dan! But still max sales for me are via Sedo.

Yeah, anywhere it sells is good. Just trying to get the best exposure, and the buyer trust, and ease of purchase - most sales.

Never heard of cloudname - do you use their landers? Most of my names are now at Dan. I like the landers, and they are customizable, and have the Godaddy brand and Trustpilot there to assure the buyers. Nice.

 

[biggie]

So the keywords really aren't relevant and helpful if you are not doing PPC and only doing the landers for sale only?

Hi

i think, maybe you over think it
if trying to derive definitive conclusions, when there are none or it's not necessary.

whether you're parking with ppc or landers with no ads, "the keywords" are always relevant in a domain or to a domain.

imo...

 

[hn]

Yeah, anywhere it sells is good. Just trying to get the best exposure, and the buyer trust, and ease of purchase - most sales.

Never heard of cloudname - do you use their landers? Most of my names are now at Dan. I like the landers, and they are customizable, and have the Godaddy brand and Trustpilot there to assure the buyers. Nice.

True as long as it sells, it does not matter where it sells

Cloudname was launched earlier this year, and I have been adding many domains to their marketplace. I was able to sell 4 domains through them and all transactions worked out quite well.

 

[slide_show]

Cloudname was launched earlier this year, and I have been adding many domains to their marketplace. I was able to sell 4 domains through them and all transactions worked out quite well.

@hn Are you selling regular domains at Cloundname? What are the fees?

Their terms mention listing fees, success fees and a pricing table. Though the link to the pricing table doesn't exist.

 

[hn]

@hn Are you selling regular domains at Cloundname? What are the fees?

Their terms mention listing fees, success fees and a pricing table. Though the link to the pricing table doesn't exist.

Yes I have been adding many domains to their platform. Started during their beta phase. They are slowly updating their site and adding features. Seems to work well. No listing fees right now and for the last few transactions I was charged 10% success fee. They mentioned that they will have different account levels based on how many $CNAME we hold so long term they may provide some benefit and different pricing for different account holders I guess.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Why the Sedo wind is not coming towards me?

Nobody responded to this, so I guess I'll ask the question to you. Have you had much better luck with Afternic or some other marketplace? And, if so, were the landers pointed there or was there some other factor you think may have contributed to that success elsewhere?

Admittedly, despite changing to these new sl1/sl2 landers, I'm not seeing any improvements yet with Sedo's success rate. It really seems to me that even if your prices are lower on Sedo, still Afternic is the one that buyers readily go to.

 

[davidc1]

Nobody responded to this, so I guess I'll ask the question to you. Have you had much better luck with Afternic or some other marketplace? And, if so, were the landers pointed there or was there some other factor you think may have contributed to that success elsewhere?

Admittedly, despite changing to these new sl1/sl2 landers, I'm not seeing any improvements yet with Sedo's success rate. It really seems to me that even if your prices are lower on Sedo, still Afternic is the one that buyers readily go to.

I opened this thread because something happened few days ago, look to this guy he see also something happening :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1588194126507409409

I made many sales over sedo/namecheap during a very few days, now it's stopped.

I decided to also test sedo landers sl2, sl2 , I split tested my portfolio between dan/sedo/afternic, sedo is out, I continue this split test with dan and afternic only. I should have the result between the two others in less than a week, for the moment it's not clear which one is better than the other...

 

[Haroon Basha]

Nobody responded to this, so I guess I'll ask the question to you. Have you had much better luck with Afternic or some other marketplace? And, if so, were the landers pointed there or was there some other factor you think may have contributed to that success elsewhere?

Admittedly, despite changing to these new sl1/sl2 landers, I'm not seeing any improvements yet with Sedo's success rate. It really seems to me that even if your prices are lower on Sedo, still Afternic is the one that buyers readily go to.

My favorite Selling platform is Afternic only. Very occasionally, I get order from Sedo, even though all my names are listed at Sedo also, like I did in Afternic. It seems Sedo is showing some partisan attitudes.

 

[marijuanadomain]

Sedo has a better dashboard

 

[topdom]

Maybe GD agents are busy or lazy.

 

[Kazzia]

I opened this thread because something happened few days ago, look to this guy he see also something happening :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1588194126507409409

I made many sales over sedo/namecheap during a very few days, now it's stopped.

I decided to also test sedo landers sl2, sl2 , I split tested my portfolio between dan/sedo/afternic, sedo is out, I continue this split test with dan and afternic only. I should have the result between the two others in less than a week, for the moment it's not clear which one is better than the other...

 

[Kazzia]

Congrats. I could see uploading a few thousand cheap domains and selling several in a day. But....how many domains - what kind of pricing? What names sold? Would be interesting to know.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Maybe GD agents are busy or lazy.

Probably busy, given the number of domains on Afternic and GoDaddy....
For Sedo, their staffing seemed much smaller. Is this accurate? And perhaps this is a factor in the fewer sales we see on Sedo?

 

[biggie]

For Sedo, their staffing seemed much smaller. Is this accurate? And perhaps this is a factor in the fewer sales we see on Sedo?

Hi

whois "we"?

and...
how long have you been monitoring sales on sedo?

don't feed off others speculation.

sedo is not a registrar, unlike godaddy, so logically and assumably they wouldn't need the same amount of people to operate sufficiently.
also, a smaller staff may be more attentive and accountable,
when there are less people to give you the "run around".

imo...