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 © 2025 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 © 2025 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 © 2025 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 © 2025 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 © 2025 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 © 2025 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 © 2025 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 © 2025 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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Afternic rolls out Snail Slow Transfer domain service
Afternic, the self-professed world’s leading domain aftermarket, announced the availability of a new option for domain transfers following a sale. Snail Slow Transfer is the tongue-in-cheek name that was chosen to reflect a slow, yet safe and secure pace of completing sales on Afternic. “With Snail Slow Transfers our sellers can rest assured that their […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Swetha shares two more .XYZ sales via Afternic’s fast transfer feature
Indian domain investor and .XYZ aficionado, Swetha Yenugula, has shared two fresh sales via the Afternic network. Swetha sold the domain Slicer.xyz for the sum of $7,280 dollars. The domain was registered in 2020. The second sale involved the domain name PLUR.xyz, a 2019 registration, that was sold for a stunning $29,988 dollars. Swetha’s track […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Analog.io: Domain sold for $60,000 dollars to G42 of Abu Dhabi
A domain investor ended 2023 “with a bang” after selling the domain name Analog.io using the Afternic fast transfer system. In other words, someone spent $60,000 dollars “cash” on a whim and acquired the domain Analog.io without much negotiation taking place; the seller literally woke up to a completed sale. Although the domain wasn’t disclosed […]
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