DAN will be down for maintenance on June 14. No reason to be alarmed it should just be around 4 hours starting at 3:00 (UTC) In an email they wrote: e are writing to inform you about an upcoming maintenance activity that will require temporary downtime for our website. We understand the importance of our […]
Continue ReadingDan rolls out import a lead, LTO option
DAN made an announcement today that came to me via an email but also published on the DAN blog. Lease to own transactions can now be imported with a 10% commission rate. From the email: customers will be able to import Lease-to-Own transactions, charged at a 10% commission rate. This widely requested feature will be […]
Continue ReadingGoDaddy makes a move to simplify commissions within the GoDaddyVerse
So it looks like GoDaddy is moving towards simplifying commission structures within all their properties. When you do business within the GoDaddyVerse, you have 4 options: GoDaddy Auctions, Afternic, Uniregistry Market and Dan.com. They put out a full release on their blog which you can read here. One note Import your own leads will continue […]
Continue ReadingDAN.com’s ODDN will integrate into Afternic DLS Network
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 […]
Continue Reading“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. […]
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