Twenty-two years ago I opened an eNom account as a subseller, allowing me to register domains at a lower price. It also gave me other benefits, such as registering and managing domains for clients. eNom was fresh and a smart choice, away from the mediocrity of GoDaddy and Network Solutions at the … [Read more...]
Dan.com: The final exodus
September 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Migration is not a great word to use when forcing the end of life of a service that was useful to many. In the literal sense, migration reeks of physical violence and war turmoil, of broken families and refugees. A migration is typically done not by choice. GoDaddy migrated our Uniregistry … [Read more...]
Concepts of a plan: How Afternic’s ever-beta platform became the norm
September 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Afternic is a ghost platform, operated by GoDaddy. It was a dedicated web site where both sellers and buyers could interact, buying and selling domains respectively. A few months ago, GoDaddy disabled the ability of buyers to search the Afternic domain inventory directly. That search was replaced … [Read more...]
Dan.com: It’s still a great platform to sell domains on
July 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Today, GoDaddy announced the availability of native LTO landing pages on Afternic, replacing the "Dan style" landers that it offered there. The timing is odd, considering that I've been testing the waters at Afternic as far as LTO deals go. These transactions at Dan.com eat up banking fees as Dan … [Read more...]
GoDaddy expired domain acquisitions: A long leap of faith
April 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
After 25 years of using GoDaddy as a domain registrar on an as-needed basis, I'm not surprised by the lack of effective process logic. Perhaps the best thing that ever happened to the biggest domain registrar in the world was the acquisition of Uniregistry; a massive domain portfolio paired with … [Read more...]
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