Bug squashed: Dan.com fixes glitch with PPC landers
Dan.com provides “hybrid landers” that offer PPC revenue share; the feature was introduced in 2020, prior to its acquisition by GoDaddy. At the time, Dan.com was using Bodis as the PPC provider. Things changed in the summer of 2022, after Dan.com was acquired by GoDaddy; Bodis was dropped and the PPC revenue share option switched […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Trading premium domains: Is this type of exchange worthy?
Money is the universal token that can be exchanged for goods and services, having been such a neutral medium for thousands of years. Selling domains for money is the straightforward approach that most domain investors take. Whether it’s a negotiated deal or a BIN exchange, money goes into the seller’s pocket and the domain is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BTC ETFs are live; How about a Domain ETF then?
Today was Day One of BTC ETF (Exchange Traded Funds) after the SEC gave the green light to 11 of them! But how about a Domain ETF? Creating a Domain ETF could provide a range of benefits to investors, especially those who might face a challenge affording high quality, thus expensive domain names. So here […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domaining: An “unethical business” ?
Happy New Year! As a community of domain investors colloquially referred to as “domainers,” there are times when outsiders target us. It’s not just the lack of knowledge about the mechanics of domain investing; quite often, these accusations and epithets fly due to underlying malicious intent. Common references to “not adding value” due to holding […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Merry Christmas and a Happy Domaining to all!
It’s December 25th and an important holiday to many of us. When I was a kid, Christmas meant a few things that remained standard: No school, time with friends and close family, and time to visit or get visited by extended family. Of course, having lots of good food and special desserts that were abundant. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Great things happen to domain investors who persevered!
Yesterday, we shared a post showcasing the 20 most influential people in the domain industry, as determined in 2007. The list contained an unknown hero, you. The average Joe Domainer who faces challenges and difficulties on a daily basis, with no promises about a substantial return on their investments. But worry not, for given time […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.It wasn’t so hard now, was it?
Dan.com announced via Twitter that a fresh release of its platform code fixes the lack of a switch for the estimated value, or GoValue as GoDaddy calls it. The changes add a switch that toggles the view on and off. While this appears to work, there are a couple of issues: First, the switch’s logic […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domains with “X” are cool but the Twitter rebranding is horrendous
Using domains that contain the letter “X” has always been rather cool and against the norm. Maybe due to the political impact of Malcolm X, or the intro to religion, cyberspace, and afterlife by Norman Spinrad and his Deus X novel. Whatever your drive is to register or acquire domains that consist of the letter […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dan.com tweaks signal “end of life” for popular GoDaddy brand
Recent changes at Dan.com indicate that the GoDaddy brand is approaching its end of life. While there is no public time frame shared by GoDaddy about an oncoming retirement of Dan.com, it’s expected to follow the trajectory of Uniregistry, another successful domain platform bought and shut down by GoDaddy. In recent days a series of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DNForum: Annual membership of $750 a shocker to existing members
DNForum is reportedly going to roll out memberships costing $750 dollars per year, in a shock to existing members who already paid for memberships. These paid members (Exclusive, Gold, Silver) will be losing both visible and invisible benefits, such as the ability to have signature images and access to exclusive domain trading sub-forums. The new […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Reza Sardeha talks about the Dan future and fee changes
Dan founder, Reza Sardeha, emerged via Twitter and delivered his personal opinion about the recent drastic fee changes at GoDaddy. The back story: Just months after acquiring Dan.com in June 2022 for a reported $71 million dollars in cash, GoDaddy increased the fees domain investors pay to use the Dan platform. Starting on February 1st, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Also taking a blog break!
It’s been a long year and 2022 is about to wave us all goodbye. With all that in mind, it’s about time to take a long-deserved break from domain blogging, following Elliot’s paradigm to which we fully agree. A big hug to our kind sponsors and our supportive readers who’ve enjoyed reading an average of […]
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