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Just received this email from Dan.com about commission increases (snippet of email):
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
I had that happen on two names over and over. DAN walked me through fixing it. I am no expert at this kind of stuff but the fix they gave me stopped it immediately. I had to go into the settings of the domains to fix it. If it repeatedly happens on same name it’s possibly something in the domains settings.I sometimes experience sporadically that the Parked symbol disappears from a domain in Dan's dashboard. Simply requesting the lander again fixes this immediately. So this could definitely be a (temporary) glitch at Dan as well.
Ah, what was that fix?I had that happen on two names over and over. DAN walked me through fixing it. I am no expert at this kind of stuff but the fix they gave me stopped it immediately. I had to go into the settings of the domains to fix it. If it repeatedly happens on same name it’s possibly something in the domains settings.
I am not 100% sure it was about 5 months ago but I think it had to do with DNSSEC settings.Ah, what was that fix?
Okay, but DS records were not an issue with my domains, so it was a glitch at DAN.I am not 100% sure it was about 5 months ago but I think it had to do with DNSSEC settings.
It's on all sales with GoDaddy-associated name servers, including Dan ns. If on other name servers, you suffer a 10% penalty, and the commission rises to a very punitive 25%is the 15% commission on bin only or also make offer?
Thanks for the warning. You would hope that @DAN.COM checks DNS automatically. And whether or not a domain is listed on Afternic, they have never made that a condition. I also understood that the moment of payment (by the buyer) is leading for when they will check nameservers. Is there any possibility that they checked the nameservers after the domain transfer took place? In short, this raises many questions. Too bad Dan doesn't tell you how the wrong percentage of 25% could have happened.Warning: Closed on a sale last week, taking the offer that arrived via the Dan.com lander. The domain had no BIN but the offer was too good to decline. Once the transfer completed, I was sent an invoice with a nice round 25% fee imposed. The DNS was ns1/ns2.dan.com and the standard 15% fee applies. I questioned the fee via a ticket and it was promptly fixed. There was no explanation why that 25% fee was imposed in the first place. I suspect that the account managers look whether the domain is listed on Afternic to gauge the fee. As this had no BIN, the domain was not listed on Afternic. I suggest that you are vigilant when getting paid and take note of the invoice's details.
They did on my last saleYou would hope that @DAN.COM checks DNS automatically.
-old thread bump-Dan I’ll pay 6% more
GoDaddy I’ll pay 5% less
Afternic I’ll pay 5% less
I never sold on Afternic and Dan. I price my domains mostly.Price
Where are your servers pointing?-old thread bump-
End of year is approaching, just curious how it went for everybody? For me, kind of went how I thought it would. Overall, I paid less commission this year, simply because my Afternic sales far outweighed my Dan sales. And that's because this is the first year I had all my domains priced and it made a difference, my best year ever.
If you haven't yet, experiment a little and see how it works for you. Price your domains, set it up where people can make payments/lease. You will get more sales, there is no doubt.
Dan landing pages with Buy Now price/lease to own optionWhere are your servers pointing?
Do you have "Lease to own" on all names? Or only names over X price? (and what is X?)Dan landing pages with Buy Now price/lease to own option
Just check my account it says $495 and above.Do you have "Lease to own" on all names? Or only names over X price? (and what is X?)
Oh I think you are you asking JB what he sets his at... Sorry, didn't have my coffee yetDo you have "Lease to own" on all names? Or only names over X price? (and what is X?)
All and like A1EX mentioned $495 is minimum for that option to showDo you have "Lease to own" on all names? Or only names over X price? (and what is X?)
So you have all names priced over $495 set up for Lease to own? Not just your more expensive names?Just check my account it says $495 and above.
Interesting. When I was using "Lease to own" I only used it for the more expensive names.All and like A1EX mentioned $495 is minimum for that option to show
I do it on all names over the threshold, Personally I feel its easier to pull the trigger as a buyer when its only $100/mo rather then putting out something like $2500 up front, but at the same time... I have never had anyone use it, they just put the money out, but at least the option is there for them.Are you guys doing Lease to own directly with Dan.com? Or are you doing it through Afternic's interface?