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I've received an email from Dan.com today, announcing changes in their terms of use. Any idea what are the main changes compared to the previous one?
Wasn't that already part of GoDaddy? May be now they are changing the commission structure or listing conditions?It says hereafter Dan will Dance to tunes played by Godaddy.
I sold a domain through Dan via the distribution network in December and they charged me a 20% commission fee. Whereas previously they only charged 9% when they weren't part of GoDaddy. So goodbye to the 9% commission fee in the future.Wasn't that already part of GoDaddy? May be now they are changing the commission structure or listing conditions?
You have to opt in for that right? If you don't opt in, and you have Dan landing pages and they buy, it's still 9%.I sold a domain through Dan via the distribution network in December and they charged me a 20% commission fee. Whereas previously they only charged 9% when they weren't part of GoDaddy. So goodbye to the 9% commission fee in the future.
When the distribution network selling is enabled, they charge the higher commission if the domain is sold through any of those network seller. If you get the lead, its better to add the lead, disable distribution network to be safer and then make the sales. If you are moving, better to check how the other registrar charges the commission.I am slowly transferring all my domains to other registrars as they come up for renewal.
What I was asking in the other Dan thread. If you mean type it and find the sales page, meaning you have the domain go to the Dan landing page when they type the domain in, you should be charged 9% not 20%For premium names, its better not enable distribution selling I believe, because the one who need it will obviously type it and find the sales page and no need any extra marketing and pay extra commission.
Great. Thank you for the info. Double checked and found it in one of their blogs mentioning the below.What I was asking in the other Dan thread. If you mean type it and find the sales page, meaning you have the domain go to the Dan landing page when they type the domain in, you should be charged 9% not 20%
And with regards to the Premium names, still its better to list as BIN only on the market where the commission is lower and set Make Offer on the other sites with an amount higher than the BIN as the reserved price. Just you are forcing the buyer to make the sale through the market want him to and reduce your commission charges.What I was asking in the other Dan thread. If you mean type it and find the sales page, meaning you have the domain go to the Dan landing page when they type the domain in, you should be charged 9% not 20%
Better disable that option, and list separately on both DAN and Afternic.When the domain is not a premium one, you can enable distribution sales and get more promotion that it needs and let the sale happen anywhere.
Any thoughts about this?
Yes. That was my initial thought. But it seems, according to Dan article, Dan charge only as per its own commission slab and doesn't charge if the sales happened directly on Dan.Better disable that option, and list separately on both DAN and Afternic.
Dan really loves dancingIt says hereafter Dan will Dance to tunes played by Godaddy.