Looks like Dan.com will be going down soon

Posted by DomainGang on June 10, 2023, at 10:19 am

Dan.com has been a great domain aftermarket platform for several years, first as Undeveloped and then as Dan.com. The company was acquired by GoDaddy almost a year ago, sending domain investors in panic about the future of the platform. Dan.com raised its commission to 15% from 9% starting February 1st. It seems that Dan.com will […]

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Chinese domain seller rages about the 25% fees at GoDaddy-owned Dan.com

Posted by DomainGang on June 8, 2023, at 11:20 am

A domain seller who found out that he stands to receive 25% less of his sale’s price left a scathing review for Dan.com. The GoDaddy-owned marketplace seems to be taking a whip, all thanks to an outrageous policy enforced by GoDaddy on February 1st. In a nutshell: When domains are listed on Dan.com or Afternic, […]

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GoDaddy: A “lagging competitor” to Wix, Squarespace, Weebly, and others

Posted by DomainGang on June 5, 2023, at 10:08 am

RBC Capital Markets has initiated coverage on GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) with a rating of “Sector Perform” and set a price target of $80 dollars. The firm acknowledged the company’s strong and reliable foundation but mentioned that there are still potential opportunities that have yet to develop fully. Although GoDaddy’s valuation is appealing, analysts are seeking […]

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A domain backdoor at Uniregistry?

Posted by DomainGang on May 31, 2023, at 10:30 am

In 2020, GoDaddy acquired Uniregistry, taking over its IP, talent, and Frank Schilling‘s domain portfolio. Fast forward three years and both Uniregistry and the Uni Market are domain venues of the past. Domain investors that used Uni(registry) to manage their domains are now able to do so under the GoDaddy interface. These domains are still […]

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GoDaddy not happy with Europeans having too many holidays

Posted by DomainGang on May 17, 2023, at 5:46 pm

Almost a year ago, GoDaddy acquired Dan.com by paying $71.4 million dollars; the Netherlands based start-up’s founders and investors cashed a big fat check in the process. There’s one thing that most likely wasn’t planned well in this acquisition’s particulars: European holidays. In Europe, state-mandated holidays extend far beyond Christmas, the only day that WalMart […]

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GoDaddy Q1/2023 financial results: Strong quarter and return to normalcy

Posted by DomainGang on May 4, 2023, at 4:16 pm

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) today reported financial results for the first quarter (Q1/2023) that ended March 31, 2023. It marks the company’s return to normalcy with more than $1 billion of annualized GPV in the first quarter. “GoDaddy had a strong first quarter. We made progress towards returning to double-digit revenue growth and our Applications […]

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Dan.com removes IP of buyer from transaction panel

Posted by DomainGang on May 4, 2023, at 12:15 pm

Domain marketplace Dan.com has removed the provision of the buyer’s IP address from the negotiation panel. An example can be seen below: Until very recently, domain sellers could see the IP address of the party making an offer via the communications window; the IP would appear when hovering above the flag representing the country or […]

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#GoDaddy takes over #Uniregistry domain accounts

Posted by DomainGang on May 3, 2023, at 9:28 am

The final countdown has begun: GoDaddy is taking over Uniregistry accounts containing portfolios of domain names. As expected “some time in May” the process started early on. An email sent from Uniregistry remind portfolio holders that their domains are already transitioned to GoDaddy. The email says in part: You’ve arrived here from Uniregistry, and we […]

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The Afternic Diaries: Mundane tasks of a domain name broker

Posted by DomainGang on April 20, 2023, at 11:10 am

My name is – wait, better leave that out, on second thought. I’m a junior domain broker at Afternic, the biggest domain brokerage platform owned by GoDaddy. We are giants. At least, that’s what the middle management tells us on casual Fridays. We have pineapple pizza and soda and we talk about kicking the competition’s […]

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GoDaddy shares group of 35 business-related AI prompts

Posted by DomainGang on April 10, 2023, at 11:48 am

GoDaddy created a group of business-related AI prompts, totaling 35 at this time, that can be used with tools such as ChatGPT and Bard. The collection of prompts are touted as a “Small Business Generative AI Prompt Library” and can be found via the domain name SmallBusinessPrompts.com. It’s great they didn’t go for the domain […]

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Ready to move out of Uniregistry?

Posted by DomainGang on March 21, 2023, at 10:19 am

Uniregistry has had a great run spanning almost a decade. The company was acquired by GoDaddy three years ago, as a bridge to founder Frank Schilling’s portfolio of domain names. While GoDaddy kept Uniregistry and the Uni Market alive, the latter will shut down on April 18th, marking the end of an era for the […]

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GoDaddy Lead Center: New updates this weekend

Posted by DomainGang on March 18, 2023, at 5:28 pm

GoDaddy has announced that its team of domain brokers will now be required to report every detail of their daily activities, including bathroom breaks, lunches, and other mundane activities, on the company’s new “Lead Center” feature. The new tool is part of Afternic, a domain marketplace in perpetual “beta.” According to the GoDaddy press release, […]

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