Sedo.com - Official Thread

[Sedo]

Hi All! :hi:

By request, we've decided to start a thread dedicated to Sedo. We're looking for invaluable insight into what domainers want and need out of our parking program (and marketplace, of course).

Questions, comments, suggestions, tips are welcome! We're hoping this will be a great discussion about what works at Sedo and what might not (please be constructive and respectful to others in your feedback) so that everyone involved can benefit and learn from it.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas! Happy Holidays!

Always,
Keith
(on behalf of Sedo)

 

[Sedo]

Hi Keith,

I have parking link problem for few months at sedopro. My parking revenue was down quickly. Most of my traffic domain names which All Related Links is not working at all.
(Only show one Red cross X sign or none)--No revenue because of that.

Also some high traffic and revenue names lost traffic because parking page has iFrames: 1 ( Parts of page not indexable by most search engines. )

Don't know why some sedo parking page use iFrames code? (Most don't have that code.)

Thanks for your time and help!

Bill

Hi Bill!

PM me your account details, so I can take a look at it and follow up with your account manager. Right off, I don't know of any reported issues that could be causing what you're describing so it would definitely help to have a bit more to go from.

Always,
Keith

I can't believe this thread has been pushed so far down the list already.

I have a question about listing domains on Sedo, so hopefully this should be a fairly easy one for your Keith. I wanted to apply some of my names for "Sedo Top Domain Listings". I also see an option to "apply for a premium auction" listing. Is is allowed to submit the same name to both the top domain listings and to the premium auctions? Would that be redundent? Also, my account manager told me that he thought that the maximum # of names we could submit was 5 per day. He did not know if this was the maximum for top listings or premium auction listings. I don't see any mention of a maximum, so was wondering if there is a maximum # of names we can submit to each per day.
Thanks,
Sleepy

Hi Sleepys,

There is a maximum number of domains that can be submitted per day for Premium Auction Events. This maximum is five for any 24 hour period.

However, as far as I'm aware there is no cap on the number of Top Domains applications you can submit. However, all of the applications are filtered through by Sedo, and only those domains deemed to meet the criteria desired will be accepted. The criteria are stated on the confirmation page in the application process, but I've listed them below as well:

» The domain is short, a real word and is easy to remember
» It is a generic domain, e.g. like car.com, creditcard.com or books.com
» The domain is easy to spell and not prone to typographical errors
» The domain is product-related and therefore has a high commercial value
» The domain doesn’t violate any third party rights (e.g. trademark rights)
» The TLD geographically matches the language of the domain name

As a rule of thumb, only submit those domains that you feel are the best of your portfolio.

Take care!

Keith, your a great bloke and all, but it just seems to get worse with the auctions. No offence meant to you but isn't it about time Tim Schumacher as CEO of Sedo showed his face on this one? Trey Harving (CEO of mTLD) in his blog has responded and asked for comments that are being published, what about Sedo showing the same kind of respect to us?

Please bring this matter to the attention of Tim Schumacher, Ulrich Essmann, Mathew Bentley, or whoever at Sedo can actually answer questions about the auctions and whose replies can be taken as a policy statement by Sedo.

...

Bill

Hi Bill,

I've been working hard to get as much information as I'm able to pass on. I can only give so much, though, so I will keep on working on that for you.

Take care!

Always,
Keith

 

[JamesDavid]

Keith,

Do I get a response to my post about the auction I was bidding on that was pulled off of Sedo after it had been on the frontpage for days???????


Thanks

 

[Sedo]

Hi SMBGeek,

Sorry for missing your question!

I don't believe this has happened before now, as far as an auction having been started prematurely and then cancelled. To be honest, I don't know what happened that would have placed it on auction before the intended start date. It may have simply been a technical glitch that affected the recorded start time. As the auctions are monitored manually for a variety of issues, this one may have slipped through the cracks until it was spotted by somebody directly involved with the Premium Auctions.

If the domain was included in a publicized list of domains that are to be placed on auction, cancellation of the erroneous listing was probably deemed the best course of action. In a case like this, many people would be expecting the domain to be on auction on January 17th and would be disappointed and/or distressed if the domain had already been sold.

Hopefully that clarifies. Take care!

Always,
Keith

 

[accent]

Categories and search.

When an end-user (whose business we all covet) arrives at Sedo - if he should find it - he is confronted with 8 million domains.

More and better categories would help him on his way, but also smarter search - results for "cup" when he searches for "mug" and so on. Acronym domains also get left out - perhaps the initials of words in multi-word searches could be included in search results.

 

[netmeg]

I think you've made your point, several times over. This is probably not terribly conducive to getting parking company reps over here actually talking to us.

 

[Sleepys]

I think you've made your point, several times over. This is probably not terribly conducive to getting parking company reps over here actually talking to us.

Well said. We all know that there are plenty of negative attitudes about Sedo to go around. I think that it benefits everyone that we get reps from the parking companies here, and I think that Keith is doing a very good job so far. He has answered most of the questions fully, and those he has not, he has said he is still working on satisfactory answers for us, which is better than feeding us some BS.

As far as click shaving or anything like that. Sedo is the only company that consistently does give me clicks for over $1.00 (not always consitently on the same name). It seems that the other companies have my EPC capped at around $.40-$.50. That being said, my earnings crashed at Sedo about a week ago and have yet to recover. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is just a holiday related thing.

About the top listings and premium listing question. I saw the requirements for the top listings, and they seem very similar to what you guys are looking for in a premium listing. It seems you want generic domains. Does it make sense, if we are just submitting our best names, to submit them to both the top listings and the premium auctions simultaneously, or should we pick one for each name?

My opinion: Everyone should feel free to express their opinions on this board. If you have had negative experiences with Sedo, or they are simply not your favorite, that is of course fine to share. I do think that messages of that nature only need to be shared once, in most cases, but especially on this thread. Also, constructive posts help the thread a lot more than simply "Sedo bashing". The goal of this thread is to improve the Sedo experience for everyone who chooses to still use their service.

Thanks for answering my questions Keith,
Sleepy

P.S. I suggested this to my account rep, but I think that you guys really need an email confirmation system, that says "We have received your email and it should get a response within the next 3 business days" or something like that. Just something that says that our message has been received and that you are in fact working on it. It is very frustrating waiting for a reply, and not knowing if the message was ever received or just lost in the shuffle. Most online businesses provide at least some sort of email confirmation that messages have been received these days.

Thanks

It seems that the other companies have my EPC capped at around $.40-$.50.

It appears I spoke too soon. I just checked and post-adjustments, I got 3 $2.00 clicks on one domain from one of the other parking companies yesterday. I guess that they don't have my earnings capped after all

 

[Kenny]

Cyberian has taken out the trash...
Sorry Keith

 

[matt_bodis]

That's what happens when a company posts a thread for some "insight". When a thread like this is posted on NamePros, be ready to have 1 full-time staff working around the clock to answer all posts.

 

[Kenny]

That's what happens when a company posts a thread for some "insight". When a thread like this is posted on NamePros, be ready to have 1 full-time staff working around the clock to answer all posts.

NP'rs do have firm opinions, thank you. :tu:

Those that want our business need to remember we are not the "new, upstart forum" by a long shot anymore.

Hope everyone had a great holiday, and we all look forward to prosper in the coming New Year.

 

[philski]

Hello Keith, Welcome and happy New year to all at SEDO..

Firstly, I must say sedo have to have the best optimization of any parking company i have used and i normally rank higher with sedo than any other company by miles,
I guess that is all dependent on traffic, demographics, etc
But all in all, im happy with my payout, "would be happier with sedopro" HINT,, hint

my biggest drama. is your Customer,,, Service.

I have never had a single reply from sedo, even though i have thousands of dollars worth of domains in YOUR hands, making YOU guys money and i have had some pretty amazing parking dramas including bots and the like. But no reply,,, Why?

 

[john645]

Does anyone know about the promotion where Sedo was to award domainers with an amazon gift certificate for whatever they increased their November earners by over September, upto $1,000? When will we get the gift certs?

 

[Domain123]

Hi Keith,

PM sent for few days.

Thanks,

Bill

 

[amirt5]

hi Keith as you told me in page one i connect Sascha Ringling from the Traffic Quality Management and i didnt get any answer... it was 13 days ago i send the same email to him 7days ago how much time i need to wait to get some help on sedo.. i am very disappoint from sedo support
what should i do know?

Thanks.
Amir

 

[Sleepys]

Does anyone know about the promotion where Sedo was to award domainers with an amazon gift certificate for whatever they increased their November earners by over September, upto $1,000? When will we get the gift certs?

If you earned enough to get a gift certificate, you should have received your's on 12/20/07. The email title was "You've Earned a Present for Parking Your Domains!".

 

[Sedo]

Hi accentnepal

We actually have over 9 million domains now! But seriously, last time I heard, the search tool was under the microscope for change. You are not alone in this desire for better processing of these millions of domains. I know the current search tool can be a bit cumbersome, but it gets a bit easier with some playing around and familiarity. Sedo is, at least, very much aware of what needs work.

Also, the category selection is always on the plate for expansion. However, this ties into the parking program heavily and will usually be changed with parking.

Take care and stay well!

Always,
Keith

Categories and search.

When an end-user (whose business we all covet) arrives at Sedo - if he should find it - he is confronted with 8 million domains.

More and better categories would help him on his way, but also smarter search - results for "cup" when he searches for "mug" and so on. Acronym domains also get left out - perhaps the initials of words in multi-word searches could be included in search results.

Well said. We all know that there are plenty of negative attitudes about Sedo to go around. I think that it benefits everyone that we get reps from the parking companies here, and I think that Keith is doing a very good job so far. He has answered most of the questions fully, and those he has not, he has said he is still working on satisfactory answers for us, which is better than feeding us some BS.

As far as click shaving or anything like that. Sedo is the only company that consistently does give me clicks for over $1.00 (not always consitently on the same name). It seems that the other companies have my EPC capped at around $.40-$.50. That being said, my earnings crashed at Sedo about a week ago and have yet to recover. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is just a holiday related thing.

About the top listings and premium listing question. I saw the requirements for the top listings, and they seem very similar to what you guys are looking for in a premium listing. It seems you want generic domains. Does it make sense, if we are just submitting our best names, to submit them to both the top listings and the premium auctions simultaneously, or should we pick one for each name?

My opinion: Everyone should feel free to express their opinions on this board. If you have had negative experiences with Sedo, or they are simply not your favorite, that is of course fine to share. I do think that messages of that nature only need to be shared once, in most cases, but especially on this thread. Also, constructive posts help the thread a lot more than simply "Sedo bashing". The goal of this thread is to improve the Sedo experience for everyone who chooses to still use their service.

Thanks for answering my questions Keith,
Sleepy

P.S. I suggested this to my account rep, but I think that you guys really need an email confirmation system, that says "We have received your email and it should get a response within the next 3 business days" or something like that. Just something that says that our message has been received and that you are in fact working on it. It is very frustrating waiting for a reply, and not knowing if the message was ever received or just lost in the shuffle. Most online businesses provide at least some sort of email confirmation that messages have been received these days.

Thanks



It appears I spoke too soon. I just checked and post-adjustments, I got 3 $2.00 clicks on one domain from one of the other parking companies yesterday. I guess that they don't have my earnings capped after all

Hi Sleepys,

Primarily, our brokers are looking for generic names for the Top Domains list as well as any Premium Auctions. However, this is not always the case. The best option would be to apply if you're not sure. You will be notified via email regarding auction applications, and if approved, your Top Domains will be marked accordingly in your account.

In terms of simultaneous applications, you may certainly do so. If approved for both, you'll simply have additional exposure for the domain(s) until the end of the auction. Again, though, you should use restraint in applications for either, and only submit what you feel are your best domains.

RE: an email confirmation system. A new inquiry system is in the works that should make submitting inquiries easier, and response times faster. There will be announcements made when this is live, but it should be in the near future.

Take care!

Always,
Keith

 

[janiema]

Keith I notice ther hasnt been a response or at least I dont see it as to why you only pay domain owners for 1 click regardless of how many clicks there are which is the complete opposite of other companies. When do you anticipate an answer on that

 

[chassmp3]

Sedo Newbie

Hello pros,
Well I must say that I am disappointed about the mostly negative feedback I'm reading here about SEDO parking. I'm new at this game, I read about this almost a year ago but only in recent months started registering domains and SEDO seemed like the number one choice for parking so I went with them. I've had my domains parked, which aren't very many yet, for a while and I've literally got no hits, much less CTRs. I've tried different things with their optimization tools, researching keywords and such. So reading these strings here, sheds a lot of light. I read from someone here that SEDO does not submit domains to search engines for indexing, which makes a lot of sense why I can't find them at all even if I search by specific keywords I put in some of them.

So, I guess what I wanted to say or ask here is if someone could point me in the right direction if SEDO has worked for you, do their optimization tools really work? If I have under 50 domains total, is it worth it for me to stay with SEDO?

Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated.

Chass

 

[Sleepys]

Hello pros,
I've had my domains parked, which aren't very many yet, for a while and I've literally got no hits, much less CTRs.

This sounds more like you need to register better names for parking. I am not trying to imply that your names are not good, they may just not be as good for parking. Parking companies don't drive traffic to your name, they just help optimize the traffic that is already coming in. I think that it is a pretty well established fact that Sedo shows more unique visitors than other companies, so I doubt you will get more visitors to these names somewhere else. You may get a better CTR or you may not, but if anything, these other places will probably show less visitors. Also, the search engines don't like to rank parked pages highly. The exception to this is if you add a good amount of unique content or make some sort of mini-site.

My suggestion would be to try out different things to find out what is going to work for you. If you are regging these names, maybe you need to use wordtracker or a tool like that more. Use it to help you pick a good name, not just for optimizing (you may already be doing this). Finally, read up on Namepros, in sections other than this, because there is a ton of good information on here.

Also, it is always good to try names that aren't working at one company at other companies, such names simply perform better on one system than on another.

 

[accent]

I have to give credit to Sara in your Traffic Quality department - I submitted an issue I was having and she resolved it within a few short hours. Just used the contact us form on the website.

One thing though - there was nothing in the title or sender to show that the email was from Sedo -I thought it was spam and almost didn't open it. Perhaps that explains some of the apparent lack of response people are getting. And thanks for your response re: smart search.

 

[amirt5]

I have to give credit to Sara in your Traffic Quality department - I submitted an issue I was having and she resolved it within a few short hours. Just used the contact us form on the website.

One thing though - there was nothing in the title or sender to show that the email was from Sedo -I thought it was spam and almost didn't open it. Perhaps that explains some of the apparent lack of response people are getting. And thanks for your response re: smart search.

you are joking right? i am waiting for an email from the Traffic Quality department for 15 days now.. lol you are one lucky man..