Comments on: Name Media and Godaddy.com Team Up http://www.dotweekly.com/name-media-and-godaddycom-team-up/ Sun, 20 May 2012 18:20:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jamie Zoch http://www.dotweekly.com/name-media-and-godaddycom-team-up/#comment-4769 Jamie Zoch Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:35:26 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1137#comment-4769 @ Margaret I have had several domains with issues as well. Ones I set categories for and later checked and the very same domains I set, nothing stayed. ~ I wouldn't say Afternic's system is perfect by any means and hope the March 26th upgrade is a good one. I personally have made many suggestions. ;) @ Margaret
I have had several domains with issues as well. Ones I set categories for and later checked and the very same domains I set, nothing stayed.
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I wouldn’t say Afternic’s system is perfect by any means and hope the March 26th upgrade is a good one. I personally have made many suggestions. ;)

]]> By: Margaret Sullivan http://www.dotweekly.com/name-media-and-godaddycom-team-up/#comment-4765 Margaret Sullivan Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:37:21 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1137#comment-4765 In December 2008, I listed about 150 domains for sale with Afternic under their expanded promotion. A month or so later, I was randomly checking names at Buy Domains and discovered that some of mine were listed in the wrong category. I did not check the entire 150 names, but I immediately called Afternic customer service, reported the problem and gave them the names I had determined were incorrectly categorized. I was told that others had reported the same problem and that it would be resolved soon. A month passed and it was not – even after several follow up calls. Then, on March 3, 2009 when I received the first email from Peter Lamson telling of the upcoming changes with the expanded promotion program, I seized the opportunity to ask for his assistance in getting my names in the right category. By return email, Mr. Lamson stated that “accurate classification makes a big difference in sales velocity!’ and assured me Customer Service Manager, Tim Bonehill would give me the assistance I needed to have the problem resolved. Mr. Bonehill then emailed to say that an “overall fix” was scheduled for March 26 but if I cared to provide a list of domains that were of particular concern to me, he would send a request to their off-shore developers to spot check and correct those I was currently having problems with. When I attempted to again compile a list, what I discovered was that not only were some names in the wrong category, but five out of the first seven names I checked were not even listed at Buy Domains. Discouraged that the problem was apparently worse than I’d thought, I reported my findings and my feelings to Mr. Bonehill, who, on March 6, responded with an apology but reneged on his previous suggestion of an immediate fix and instead fell back on the March 26 date promising “diligent follow up, ensuring these issues are squashed for good within our next technology release (March 26)”; he also offered me a years free membership and asked that I contact him anytime if I had further questions. I responded by accepting his apology and his promise of diligent follow up. I also asked about another listing irregularity I had subsequently discovered. Bottom Line: Mr. Bonehill did not reply to my email and as of today, the problems with my domain names still exist. In December 2008, I listed about 150 domains for sale with Afternic under their expanded promotion. A month or so later, I was randomly checking names at Buy Domains and discovered that some of mine were listed in the wrong category. I did not check the entire 150 names, but I immediately called Afternic customer service, reported the problem and gave them the names I had determined were incorrectly categorized. I was told that others had reported the same problem and that it would be resolved soon. A month passed and it was not – even after several follow up calls.

Then, on March 3, 2009 when I received the first email from Peter Lamson telling of the upcoming changes with the expanded promotion program, I seized the opportunity to ask for his assistance in getting my names in the right category.

By return email, Mr. Lamson stated that “accurate classification makes a big difference in sales velocity!’ and assured me Customer Service Manager, Tim Bonehill would give me the assistance I needed to have the problem resolved. Mr. Bonehill then emailed to say that an “overall fix” was scheduled for March 26 but if I cared to provide a list of domains that were of particular concern to me, he would send a request to their off-shore developers to spot check and correct those I was currently having problems with.

When I attempted to again compile a list, what I discovered was that not only were some names in the wrong category, but five out of the first seven names I checked were not even listed at Buy Domains. Discouraged that the problem was apparently worse than I’d thought, I reported my findings and my feelings to Mr. Bonehill, who, on March 6, responded with an apology but reneged on his previous suggestion of an immediate fix and instead fell back on the March 26 date promising “diligent follow up, ensuring these issues are squashed for good within our next technology release (March 26)”; he also offered me a years free membership and asked that I contact him anytime if I had further questions.

I responded by accepting his apology and his promise of diligent follow up. I also asked about another listing irregularity I had subsequently discovered.

Bottom Line:
Mr. Bonehill did not reply to my email and as of today, the problems with my domain names still exist.

]]> By: Adam http://www.dotweekly.com/name-media-and-godaddycom-team-up/#comment-4761 Adam Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:53:03 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1137#comment-4761 Also, Mark where do your names show up when you list them on godaddy tdnam ? I don't think they show up on whois searches from the home page. Do afternicDLS show up on homepage searches ? I know Fabulous DDN names do. I think godaddys percentage on listing direct with them was a ridiculous If you got to your account manager tool and click the "Cash In" icon and go to "Premium Listing" you'll see. Godaddy wants "Between 32 - 62%" WTF !? Also, Mark where do your names show up when you list them on godaddy tdnam ? I don’t think they show up on whois searches from the home page. Do afternicDLS show up on homepage searches ? I know Fabulous DDN names do. I think godaddys percentage on listing direct with them was a ridiculous

If you got to your account manager tool and click the “Cash In” icon and go to “Premium Listing” you’ll see. Godaddy wants “Between 32 – 62%”
WTF !?

]]> By: Adam http://www.dotweekly.com/name-media-and-godaddycom-team-up/#comment-4760 Adam Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:49:29 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1137#comment-4760 That's really strange. When I signed up for AfternicDLS it said that their domains were going on godaddy . . . that was like 6 months ago . . Is this really new or was that a lie back then to get me to sign up? That’s really strange. When I signed up for AfternicDLS it said that their domains were going on godaddy . . . that was like 6 months ago . . Is this really new or was that a lie back then to get me to sign up?

]]> By: Jamie Zoch http://www.dotweekly.com/name-media-and-godaddycom-team-up/#comment-4756 Jamie Zoch Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:40:52 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1137#comment-4756 @ Mark, Using the AfternicDLS 20% is a big time, time saver. I know it's a pain in the ass to list all your domains on Godaddy. Then keep relisting and relisting.. Plus using the 20% get's you on BuyDomains.com which markets to end users also. Plus the other sites I stated. I think the expanded promotion is worth it. @ Mark,
Using the AfternicDLS 20% is a big time, time saver. I know it’s a pain in the ass to list all your domains on Godaddy. Then keep relisting and relisting.. Plus using the 20% get’s you on BuyDomains.com which markets to end users also. Plus the other sites I stated. I think the expanded promotion is worth it.

]]> By: Mark Burnside http://www.dotweekly.com/name-media-and-godaddycom-team-up/#comment-4755 Mark Burnside Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:28:14 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1137#comment-4755 All this shows is that you can list names with Afternic DLS at 20% and get on Go Daddy or you can list them on Go Daddy directly for 10%. Mark All this shows is that you can list names with Afternic DLS at 20% and get on Go Daddy or you can list them on Go Daddy directly for 10%.

Mark

]]> By: DNK.it http://www.dotweekly.com/name-media-and-godaddycom-team-up/#comment-4754 DNK.it Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:06:56 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1137#comment-4754 I've received the email as well, this is a really good move from NameMedia I’ve received the email as well, this is a really good move from NameMedia

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