Domainer careers: Kathy Nielsen no longer with GoDaddy
Kathy Nielsen is no longer with GoDaddy after four years with the GoDaddy Registry as Director of Premium Domains. Ms. Nielsen joined GoDaddy upon its acquisition of Neustar in 2020 where she worked at the time. Previously, Kathy Nielsen worked for Sedo from 2008 to 2014 at various executive and managerial role positions. Upon closing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Richard Lau is now a founding investor at DomainEasy; James Morfopoulos joins the company
Domain entrepreneur and investor, Richard Lau, has announced his immediate involvement with the DomainEasy project. The NamesCon founder stated that he’s a Founding Investor along with DomainEasy.com founder, Sam Dennis. The company has been in the works for a year, creating a platform for domain investors to transact domain sales on. In associated news, James […]
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.GoDaddy shuts down Dan’s integration with Efty
GoDaddy is shutting down the integration of the Dan.com platform with Efty. Effective today, Efty.com will no longer work with Dan.com as the integration is disabled due to a unilateral decision made by GoDaddy.com. Efty sent out a notice: “GoDaddy will discontinue the Dan.com Integrator service as of September 5, 2024. Efty was its first […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain memes: Get that CEO boost!
GoDaddy has a lot at stake with the latest 5% increase in Afternic fees; the so-called “Afternic Boost” program promises a lot of features and increased exposure resulting in bigger sales. Of course, it all arrives with a mandatory performance disclaimer and a bunch of other small print that you can read here. In the […]
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 […]
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