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. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Want to pay 25% fees to Afternic? Then do this!
GoDaddy’s acquisition of Uniregistry in 2020 was followed by a change in the now defunct platform’s fees. Raising the fee from 10% to 15% was only the beginning; the eventual acquisition of Dan.com in 2022 was also followed by a raise in fees to 15%. What GoDaddy gave back in exchange, was the lowering of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Not magic: How does the Afternic Fast Transfer actually work?
Afternic’s Fast Transfer has been lauded as the domain industry’s automated game of professional tennis between seller and buyer. As if by magic, the Fast Transfer enables the two parties to exchange domains for money quite fast. The transaction is usually complete, at least for the seller, in 24-48 hours. That being said, the process […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Afternic cart: Obsolete subdomain still active
An obsolete subdomain on Afternic is checkout.afternic.com. The platform stopped using the Afternic domain in its inventory search, sending buyers to GoDaddy.com instead. In the good old days, Afternic users could search the Afternic inventory and then proceed to check out on the same domain. Now, Afternic purchases require a GoDaddy account log in before […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy to rebrand its Afternic domain platform as “Neutron”
GoDaddy is rebranding its popular but badly aged Afternic platform and the chosen name is “Neutron.” The biggest domain registrar in the world will roll out the new name at the Nordic Domain Days conference in Europe next week; the Neutron brand will be revealed during the opening night ceremony with GoDaddy sponsoring it. “It […]
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