An email went out with regards to DAN.com and Afternic integration. All Dan users currently opted in for the ODDN will notice their inventory automatically integrate into the Afternic DLS Network. You are not required to set up an additional account to enjoy the benefits of this greater exposure. They also published a full update […]
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“This is one of the darkest days in domaining”
With the news that DAN.com is joining forces with GoDaddy, the dominance of one company in the domain industry grows deeper. I got a phone call this morning from a friend who was like this is one of the worst days in domaining. I had not read the announcement yet and was not sure what […]
Continue ReadingDAN.com’s Open Domain Distribution Network is live!
DAN announced on Twitter and published a post on Medium with regards to their Open Domain Distribution Network going live. The most advanced, easy-to-implement & feature-rich domain distribution network is now out of Beta and available for enterprise-level integrators! By using our Domain Transaction Automation API & Domain Distribution Network API (https://dan.com/api-docs/index.html): 1: Domain registrars can offer advanced secondary market features […]
Continue ReadingThe Meta train won’t stop, Metapayments.co sells for $53,450
After highlighting MetaXR.com for $60,000 yesterday, here comes Metapayments.co at $53,450. The domain name sold at DAN. The domain name was registered on October 7, 2021. WHAT??? This is getting to be crazy with these names, an incredible sale that really defies logic. Metapayments.com was registered in 2011.
Continue ReadingDAN rolls out improvements on Checkout, SEO and more
DAN gave an update on new features and improvements. 7 items were mentioned in total. Number 7 For sale page SEO improvements. Our average load time has decreased to 610 milliseconds. Indexing of Dan hosted for sale pages has improved as well due to front-end SEO optimization to make it easier for search engines to […]
Continue ReadingDan clarifies why you should be excited about new checkout system
In the official Dan (an advertiser here) thread at Namepros there has been quite the conversation since DAN 2.0 was released. One point of contention centered around the fact that Dan will now charge a fee to buyers on transactions of $1,000 or more. Alipay: +1% fee, credit card: +2% fee, Paypal: +1% fee. Sedo […]
Continue ReadingDAN 2.0 now live
DAN 2.0 is now up and running. The new DAN has been highly anticipated and is now out. DAN posted what has changed and what has not. What’s changed and what hasn’t We’ve updated our logo, wordmark, typeface, colours, and imagery like illustrations. We’ve also evolved from “DAN.COM” to “Dan.com” with just a capital D. […]
Continue Reading“Why isn’t the Namepros marketplace the wholesale gold standard?”
So a couple days ago I wrote about DAN integrating with DNWE.com. While discussing that news on the phone with another domain investor as I liked that change. He asked me what about Namepros? He wondered if it’s only wholesale pricing why does anyone want to pay 12% commission to do a deal with someone […]
Continue ReadingA lot of changes at DNWE.com including DAN.com integration
DNWE will be intergrating with DAN, I think this is a great step for the Josh’s over at DNWE.com. An email went out today highlighting the changes. No more $50 min commissions, $99 domains will be the new min as opposed to $299. So, what is changing? We will begin accepting domains as low as […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s going on at DAN.com? Interview with Reza Sardeha
I took sometime to chat with Reza Sardeha from DAN.com (an advertiser here) Reza gives us an update on 2020 so far and what the future holds for DAN and what customers can expect moving forward. 1) 2020 has been a challenge for everyone on the planet, how has DAN been affected by the pandemic? […]
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