This Afternic twitter convo is getting a little heated. I am not sure it’s the best look and wonder how many people might pull their names out of Afternic?
John Berryhill chimed in with
That’s something I wrote about many years ago, now if I recall domainers were supposed to be able to opt out of that.
You can read more about that here.
The distribution network is powerful for sure, and whether any reseller partner can possibly track every lander is another question. It is just making things very adversarial between Afternic and domain investors.
The problem is Godaddy are causing discrepancies for the domainers with the commission structure. This is puting a tiger amongst the pidgeons and disturbing the eco system.
It shows that it’s possible to severely damage a brand you have built over decades with your own sweat with just one eMail!
I am in the middle of my first transaction on escrow.com in literally years. I was fine with paying 20% commission, as Godaddy were building the eco system. That’s all changed now.
[Superstition watchers – initial email from Godaddy delivered on the fourth day of 2023!. Not sure I believe any of that, but I thought it was interesting.]
Afternic Reseller partners spend significant money and resources to get eyes on premium domains? Got to love the condescension. Here’s the reality. Afternic domain owners spend significant money and resources to get and maintain premium domains.