{"id":3011,"date":"2012-12-28T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T19:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2012-12-28T14:12:57","modified_gmt":"2012-12-28T19:12:57","slug":"sales-privacy-another-reason-internet-traffic-is-better-than-sedo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/sales-privacy-another-reason-internet-traffic-is-better-than-sedo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales privacy: Another reason Internet Traffic is better than Sedo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most popular blog posts is about <a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains\/why-i-removed-my-entire-domain-portfolio-from-sedo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>why I ditched Sedo as my PPC and sales venue<\/strong><\/a>, after 8 years of on-off &#8216;abusive&#8217; relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Into the 3rd month of using <strong>Internet Traffic<\/strong>, and while PPC does fluctuate, sales are wholesome.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s another reason Internet Traffic is better than Sedo: sales aren&#8217;t revealed to the public &#8211;<em> unless there is a reason to.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At Sedo, one actually had to <strong>pay a commission<\/strong> on top of the sales fees, in order to keep the sale private!<\/p>\n<p>I recall that a buyer got very irate with me, when they paid the Sedo &#8220;tax&#8221; and discovered that I was aware of the selling price, which I disclosed on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/domaingang.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the other blog<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Remember folks, public auctions at Sedo are <strong>public<\/strong>; anyone can follow them and view their closing price.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Internet Traffic only reveals key sales to <a href=\"http:\/\/dnjournal.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DNJournal<\/strong><\/a>, and that&#8217;s great. I feel that I can keep some sales private and disclose others at will, instead of seeing them on the Sedo lists.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing best of success to all domain investors for the new year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most popular blog posts is about why I ditched Sedo as my PPC and sales venue, after 8 years of on-off &#8216;abusive&#8217; relationship. Into the 3rd month of using Internet Traffic, and while PPC does fluctuate, sales are wholesome. 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