Afternic keywords for December: Have you boosted yet?
Afternic‘s top keywords for December 2024 are finally here, as the company prepares for an early holiday season shutdown. Tracked through GoDaddy‘s proprietary Cairo AI™, this amazing series tracks the most popular keywords in domain sales achieved through Afternic. “Our system analyzes millions of search terms on the so-called ‘registrar path’ that GoDaddy has several […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Anybody.com: Million dollar+ domain allegedly acquired
Anybody could have done it: For the price of $1.249 Million dollars, the domain Anybody.com was listed for sale on Afternic. Then somebody—allegedly—did it, although the exact sales price was not disclosed. Said that person: “I was going to buy a patek phillipe or an Aston DB11 AMR I BOUGHT THIS INSTEAD: ANYBODY. C O […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy adds insult to injury with email add-on upsell during domain checkout
As if checking out via a slow cart weren’t enough for GoDaddy domain buyers of its Afternic inventory, you can now add upselling to the process. In recent months, users have reported that it can take up to 30 seconds from the moment a BIN-priced domain is added to the cart until the next step, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dan.com: Who can delete domain names?
Dan.com is no longer allowing its users to add or remove domains to their portfolios. As of October 15th, the once-popular domain platform has ended its functions as a marketplace. Those who chose to migrate their domains to Afternic are able to continue selling domains with a familiar custom lander derived from the Dan.com platform. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hello Satan! Dan review as random as it gets
Dan.com is on its way down, thanks to GoDaddy’s plan to switch or “migrate” its user base to Afternic. The days of reviewing this great domain selling platform will soon be over, but not without a fun message from Satan himself. A fresh review of Dan.com on Trustpilot was left by “Satan Constantine” whose wording […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Slow AF: Buying a domain on Afternic appears to take forever
Buying a domain name from a marketplace should be an easy, fast process. The fewer the steps, the better! It seems that this isn’t the case for domains listed on Afternic; at least, those with a Dan-style lander. A domain investor has shared video captures of his attempt to buy his own domain, Reef.co, on […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.No future for Dan.com
Dan.com is no longer going to be an independent, functioning entity, favored by numerous domain name investors. Owners GoDaddy dictate that within the next 30 days the platform will be shutting down. There is no future for Dan beyond that point. It’s a sad closure towards the untimely demise of a brand that quickly filled […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Opt in vs. opt out: GoDaddy vs. Google
GoDaddy opted in all Afternic accounts to its newly promoted “Afternic Boost” service. While free through August initially, it’s now September and the service will cost on average 5% more to utilize. In other words, if you haven’t opted out intentionally, you are still opted-in. GoDaddy decided that signing you up to a service that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Outrageous: NQ.com goes for $27,000 on “new” Afternic!
The sale of NQ.com for $27,000 dollars on the “new” Afternic was a shocker for many domain name investors, some of which called the sale “arranged.” NQ.com jumped from $9.5k to $27k in one day, apparently, with domain investors marking the transaction with a “red flag.” But that was 20 years ago, March 4, 2004 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Negative DAN reviews on Trustpilot often the result of GoDaddy policies
For several years, DAN.com has been a popular platform for domain investors due to its quality control panel, features, and transaction efficiency. The acquisition of DAN.com by GoDaddy in 2022 changed the way things work on the platform. First, fees went up all while Uniregistry was still around. Then, system and feature updates came to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Afternic Boost: A half-baked solution that was well-planned
Afternic announced the delivery of a freshly half-baked solution, Afternic Boost. Unlike previous launches of GoDaddy products, the company ensured the registration of the matching .com domain, AfternicBoost.com. The domain is pointed to the GoDaddy blog post that describes what this service is all about. Not surprisingly, the product arrives with disclaimers about its performance. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainer comics: Get your Afternic Boost for an extra 5% in fees
Welcome to the first edition of Domainer Comics for 2024. It’s been almost three years since our last comic! GoDaddy rolled out its latest downgrade upgrade for Afternic and called it “Afternic Boost.” Domain investors got all excited by all the perks that arrive at a cost of just an extra 5% in GoDaddy fees. […]
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