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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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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GoDaddy-owned Dan.com ignored user settings, funneling domains to Afternic

The latest product release at Dan.com arrived yesterday with an email notifying users that domains with a BIN price will be added to Afternic. Those who had opted out of this integration presumed that no such decision will be made without their authorization. The GoDaddy-owned company went ahead regardless of user choice, toggling the integration […]

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Latest Dan product update automatically “opts in” domains to Afternic

The latest product update at Dan.com (product update 8) carries several improvements that emphasize the great expandability of the platform designed by Dan.com, already a superb platform prior to GoDaddy acquiring it last summer. Global domain description edits, for example, minimize the task load of domain portfolio holders. Lease to own (LTO) transactions are now […]

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