{"id":2898,"date":"2012-11-20T12:34:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T17:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=2898"},"modified":"2012-11-20T12:34:24","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T17:34:24","slug":"why-i-removed-my-entire-domain-portfolio-from-sedo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/why-i-removed-my-entire-domain-portfolio-from-sedo\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I removed my entire domain portfolio from Sedo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All good things must come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>After a full 8 years, I&#8217;ve <strong>terminated my use of Sedo<\/strong> as a listing venue for my domains, including for PPC parking.<\/p>\n<p>The reasons that led me to this decision were primarily the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Sedo&#8217;s decision to enforce the use of SedoMLS partnership with GoDaddy, leading to an onslaught of lowball offers with zero communication with the buyer. Sedo refused to remove these domains from GoDaddy, citing that I&#8217;m bound to terms (that did not exist) when I signed up with Sedo, in 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Sedo increased their sales fees to non-competitive levels, thus losing the advantage they held for years.<\/li>\n<li>The PPC earnings reached record lows, another disadvantage against emerging services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So currently, I&#8217;m using <a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains\/internet-traffic-top-ppc-dollar-for-your-parked-domains\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Frank Schilling&#8217;s Internet Traffic outfit<\/strong><\/a>, with great results as far as PPC earnings are concerned. The number of sales inquiries has also quadrupled; in the past, I wrote about how Sedo&#8217;s &#8220;for sale&#8221; link is not visible enough.<\/p>\n<p>I would consider using Sedo&#8217;s services in the future, if the following points changed:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to opt out of SedoMLS or other such thin client programs. I want to be able to control where I list my domains, instead of peddling them on every registrar&#8217;s own niche market.<\/li>\n<li>Adoption of clarity and transparency regarding PPC revenue. I want to be able to see what the ad provider (Google etc.) pays per click and what percentage I get to keep.<\/li>\n<li>Dropping of commission rates for sales to a maximum 10% across the board. There is plenty of capable competition out there and while Sedo has more or less streamlined the process, there is plenty more to improve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Incidentally, by removing my domain portfolio from Sedo, not all of the domains were removed from GoDaddy&#8217;s TDNAM. In that sense, Sedo has created additional work for me and potential time-consuming actions to take against GoDaddy &#8211; should they refuse to comply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Thanksgiving.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All good things must come to an end. After a full 8 years, I&#8217;ve terminated my use of Sedo as a listing venue for my domains, including for PPC parking. 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