As some of you who have been reading my blog for a long time now know, I’ve been using Afternic since just about my first day in the Domaining world. My first interaction with the company took place through a blog post I wrote back in 2007. They were some of my first readers and also went out of their way to help me feel welcome in the domain industry. Fast-forward to 2011, four years later and I’m still a big fan of Afternic.
The company has continued to innovate over the years rolling-out a first-class parking platform with Smartname and constantly growing the Afternic DLS partner network. Recently they’ve added an “Instant Transfer” feature that takes all the complexity out of transferring a domain name after a sale. So I thought it was about time I did a follow-up from my posts back in 2007 and 2008 and take a look under the hood at Afternic now in 2011:
(Make sure to watch this full screen in HD for the ideal viewing experience)
Steve November 2, 2011 at 8:24 pm
Morgan –
You mention in the video about “custom landing pages for premium domains”. Do you know of any examples of these custom landing pages?
Thanks
web Hosting November 2, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Cool! Nice intro of a little inside of Afternice. I also found afternic better then sedo marketplace.
Marius Noroc November 3, 2011 at 6:32 am
Morgan in your opinion wich one is better to use. Sedo or Afternic?
Dan Vescuso November 3, 2011 at 7:43 am
Thanks for the kudos, Morgan! This is a great video that hits all the points of what makes Afternic the best choice for parking and selling domains.
@Steve, you can see some examples of custom landing pages for super premium domains here: http://domainersadvantage.afternic.com/super-premium-domains/
If you think that you have names that might qualify please reach out to us here: marketinggroup@afternic.com
Steve November 3, 2011 at 12:26 pm
@Dan –
When I visit the domains highlighted on the linked page above, each resolves to a standard domain parking/landing page??
For clarity, I assume that mentions of domain “custom landing pages” instead refer to the dedicated posts (on Afternic’s DomainersAdvantage blog) & associated “Market Potential” PDF briefs?
The PDF briefs in particular are well done! I can see how they might prove a useful sales tool for direct-marketing initiatives and (where applicable) at industry-related conferences & exhibitions.
Dan Vescuso November 3, 2011 at 1:15 pm
That’s right Steve, although as you saw they are actually Wordpress pages (instead of posts) and each contains it’s own lead capture form. Thanks for the props – they certainly serve us well in our efforts to find buyers for all of our high value names.
Domain Name Newsletter November 4, 2011 at 11:26 pm
I forget, is there a price limit on names at afternic ?
because i have no intention of payinf sedo for an ‘appraisal’ to be able to list for the price i want
Ask For Name November 5, 2011 at 9:39 am
Maybe I’m wrong, but the sad part about mentioned company – is that you can’t sell domains registered with Godaddy
Dan Vescuso November 7, 2011 at 9:39 am
Hi Both,
@Domain Name Newsletter: You can price your names at whatever you feel is appropriate, but names listed with a Buy Now price over $20k will be put into pricing review to be reviewed by our pricing team – we want to make sure that you’re not pricing the name too high and give it the best chance to sell. If you have priced your name(s) in a range we feel is reasonable (which is usually the case) we will approve the listing.
@Ask For Name – That is actually incorrect, you can sell domains registered anywhere on Afternic.
If either of you or anyone else has any questions, feel free to read our FAQ here: http://my.afternic.com/faq/ or give us a call at 781-839-7990.