domains Which industry participant are you most thankful for?

[Michael Ehrhardt]

I just got email from TheDomains :

Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating the holiday today.

What company does the most to help you be successful in domaining ?

NamePros is leading

Cast your Vote & Share

Source : http://www.thedomains.com/2016/11/24/industry-participant-thankful/

 

[HeyNow]

Out of the ones listed I'd go...

GoDaddy
Namepros
DNJournal
Uniregistry

Giving #1 to GoDaddy based on them dumping millions into advertising which is what this industry needs end user eyeballs being drawn in. Smart play by them with the Smartname, Afternic acquisitions to come full circle and then with advertising thrown in puts domainers domains right in the registrar path in front of end users. No better place for aftermarket sales then where the majority of end users register their domains to begin with as GoDaddy is the 800 lb gorilla in the room in terms of end user domain registrations.

First, read this thread about Adam Dicker: https://www.namepros.com/threads/is-adam-dicker-a-criminal-you-decide.883579/

Godaddy you say? Here, read this article about Dicker and Godaddy: https://www.wired.com/2008/06/godaddy-vp-caug/

DNJournal you say? Here, get educated viewing this: http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140815.htm

And don't forget this little diddy:

You've been taken for a fool. I know you're not a fool, but you've been taken for one by ethically-challenged individuals and entities, and those who would intentionally mislead you by outright lies or deliberate omission of relevant facts while claiming otherwise.

Wise up. Your allegiance is valuable, too valuable to waste.

 

[Addison]

Your allegiance is valuable, too valuable to waste.

That's my favorite quote in a long time. It fits with this poll impeccably.

 

[Sam Roy]

I voted for Namepros. I am surprised neck to neck competition by Uniregistry - a non entity. Something fishy going on.

 

[N-A]

I dunno what all the guff's about.

I'd be pretty thankful of Uniregistry if they were signing my US tax exempt paycheck every month.

Cheating, rigged? Come on.

Michael Cyger won Developer of the Year.

At least Uni is the best registrar, in my opinion, on this list. Had 1&1 been in the lead, there'd definitely be something fishy.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Update :

270 Votes in 2 days
Created 25th November 2016 - 1:20 AM
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GoDaddy

20
7%
Uniregistry
74
27%
NameJet
2
1%
DropCatch
1
0%
NameCheap
10
4%
Name.com
9
3%
Namepros
82
30%
Sedo
4
1%
Afternic
2
1%
BrandBucket
1
0%
DNJournal
26
10%
Dynadot
13
5%
Escrow.com
13
5%
Estibot
1
0%
Dropping.com
0
0%
OtherRegistrar
3
1%
OtherMarketplace
6
2%
Namescon
3
1%

 

[Addison]

I am surprised neck to neck competition by Uniregistry - a non entity. Something fishy going on.

They had their 30-50 employees vote for Uniregistry. It was proven in post #11, post #12, post #16 and post #20.

http://www.poll-maker.com/results898862x0bcbcB4d-37#tab-6

Her LinkedIn: http://archive.is/Gy8wa

I dunno what all the guff's about.

The guff is about the results being skewed and not representing the industry, because 20-30% of the votes came from Uniregistry voting for itself.

Cheating, rigged?

Does the best registrar have the right to spoil the poll by forging votes?

I'd be pretty thankful of Uniregistry if they were signing my US tax exempt paycheck every month.

Your argument is that Uniregistry thought the poll asked,

"Which company pays the most employees to vote for itself?"​

Laughable.

 

[HeyNow]

Frankly, the choices provided have given us little to be thankful for. They've all prospered due to us, not the other way around. And our choices for quality services, honesty, transparency and having guts to take the high road in this business are pathetic. You can thank some on that list for the abysmal, cesspool-like stigma we find ourselves associated with for merely speculating in domains. Remember that next time you see someone from any of those entities as a guest speaker or panel "expert" at the next domainer convention designed to separate rubes from their money.

 

[The Durfer]

namepros, uniregistry is outstanding, godaddy solid, 101domain amazes me, 1and1.com so far great, whois.com wonderful, namecheap great service, valuate.com, estibot.com, domaintools, sedo.com, namejet, etc. yea! ty

 

[N-A]

Obviously, none of you have ever worked in the corporate world. That is fine.

From my experience, we'd get an email sent down the chain to vote for our company in some poll that would never have an effect on us (rather the CEO or the likes at an awards ceremony none of us would ever attend). However, as loyal employees, we would vote for our own company. I've personally done this on multiple occasions at two different companies.

I'm not saying from my experience in the corporate world that is what happened here. The question asked was, "What company does the most to help you be successful in domaining ?"

Making a general assumption, and even knowing that Joe Styler of GoDaddy is an avid domain name investor, I would say that possibly getting fringe benefits of at-cost domain name registrations and lower cost commissions in marketplaces helps some of the employees there in domaining. If not, it certainly is helping them build a professional resume by being in the industry and working there. Additionally, the money that they save by not paying the US government in the form of taxes as they are expatriates is tremendous. You don't think that saving $25,000 a year would help you in domaining by allowing you to invest more?

Quit being a bunch of namePros nancies.

Move on. All the polls are rigged. I've accepted that fact, and you should too.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Obviously, none of you have ever worked in the corporate world. That is fine.

From my experience, we'd get an email sent down the chain to vote for our company in some poll that would never have an effect on us (rather the CEO or the likes at an awards ceremony none of us would ever attend). However, as loyal employees, we would vote for our own company. I've personally done this on multiple occasions at two different companies.

I'm not saying from my experience in the corporate world that is what happened here. The question asked was, "What company does the most to help you be successful in domaining ?"

Making a general assumption, and even knowing that Joe Styler of GoDaddy is an avid domain name investor, I would say that possibly getting fringe benefits of at-cost domain name registrations and lower cost commissions in marketplaces helps some of the employees there in domaining. If not, it certainly is helping them build a professional resume by being in the industry and working there. Additionally, the money that they save by not paying the US government in the form of taxes as they are expatriates is tremendous. You don't think that saving $25,000 a year would help you in domaining by allowing you to invest more?

Quit being a bunch of namePros nancies.

Move on. All the polls are rigged. I've accepted that fact, and you should too.

 

[Addison]

Quit being a bunch of namePros nancies.

I'm proud to be part of "namePros nancies" if that means we demand patrons of this industry to exhibit dignity, morals, and integrity at the expense of their egos.

Uniregistry is a dime a hundred dozen but they're the shiniest dime. That shine will wear away if they continue to lose our respect. Is it really worth it for a "poll that would never have an effect" on them? It's affected my opinion of them.

 

[N-A]

I'm proud to be part of "namePros nancies" if that means we demand patrons of this industry to exhibit dignity, morals, and integrity at the expense of their egos.

Uniregistry is a dime a hundred dozen but they're the shiniest dime. That shine will wear away if they continue to lose our respect. Is it really worth it for a "poll that would never have an effect" on them? It's affected my opinion of them.

Cool story bro.

They still got my respect.

 

[ZapNano]

I dunno what all the guff's about.

I'd be pretty thankful of Uniregistry if they were signing my US tax exempt paycheck every month.

Cheating, rigged? Come on.

Michael Cyger won Developer of the Year.

At least Uni is the best registrar, in my opinion, on this list. Had 1&1 been in the lead, there'd definitely be something fishy.

"Signing your US tax exempt paycheck every month" Wonder why you love Mr. Trump of doing things

 

[N-A]

"Signing your US tax exempt paycheck every month" Wonder why you love Mr. Trump of doing things

Um, the foreign earned income exclusion has risen every year under Obama – most likely because the purchasing power of a dollar has fallen – what are you rambling on about?

 

[ZapNano]

Um, the foreign earned income exclusion has risen every year under Obama – most likely because the purchasing power of a dollar has fallen – what are you rambling on about?

Pay taxes no excuses.

 

[N-A]

Pay taxes no excuses.

Um, ok. I'll get right on that...

 

[ZapNano]

People with kids can get lots of money; I'm tired of paying taxes too but if I missed a dime, they will put me in jail in a heart a beat. I think better not working at all. Or start having kids, oops I'm too old so I can get free money

 

[Addison]

I was messaged this morning that Uniregistry is at it again. I told them at this point there's nothing left to do but laugh. Isn't it fun watching the heatmap at Uniregistry's offices get redder and redder? Is it going to go supernova from all their fake votes?

Tell your friends and family to vote for your favorites on the poll because Uniregistry is going to have their employees vote for Uniregistry until their fingers are black and blue. Laughingstocks.

 

[DNGear]

1) NP
2) UNI

Last
DNF

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Update :

328 Votes in 6 days
Created 25th November 2016 - 1:20 AM
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GoDaddy
24
7%
Uniregistry
89
27%
NameJet
2
1%
DropCatch
1
0%
NameCheap
10
3%
Name.com
9
3%
Namepros
106
32%
Sedo
6
2%
Afternic
3
1%
BrandBucket
1
0%
DNJournal
28
9%
Dynadot
15
5%
Escrow.com
13
4%
Estibot
1
0%
Dropping.com
0
0%
OtherRegistrar
7
2%
OtherMarketplace
7
2%
Namescon
6
2%