Dynadot has sent out an email about an upcoming change to their auction platform. No longer will there be an end time set after 20 bids in the last five minutes. Message We're writing to inform you of an upcoming change to the way auctions run in our Aftermarket. Currently, when a bid is placed in the last 5 minutes of an auction, the auction time is extended for another 5 minutes. This can … [Read more...]
Todd Han answers a bunch of questions in AMA at Namepros
Todd Han the founder of Dynadot did an AMA on Namepros over the weekend. Todd has 40 posts in the thread, sometimes answering multiple questions of members in one post. Let's start with the first thing that comes to mind, why Dynadot? The Durfer asked: Hi Mr. Todd, honored to meet you. Why the name, Dynadot? Todd: Thank you for this question. Dynadot is a word I made up. Dyna is short … [Read more...]
What they do right – what do they do wrong – Dynadot
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try to change it up a bit and, What they do right and what they do wrong. Focusing in a little deeper to give better feedback to industry … [Read more...]
Some registrars continue to markup your domains without your permission
Registrars are still marking up our domains without authority of any legal right to do so. So two years ago I wrote about a topic that had bothered me for years and Andrew at DNW had brought it up in a post and that got me to finally take the time to address the situation. Many if not most domainers add their names to Sedo and Afternic who in turn work with their distribution networks to … [Read more...]
Uniregistry expired names going to Dynadot
Page Howe did a post today on DN.biz that Uniregistry expired inventory is going to Dynadot's marketplace. Page wrote: Uniregistry names seem to carry a higher than normal $50 fee, (Dynadot owned names start at $12.99) and seem to be at a set time, about 8 PM EST. That a smart move as opposed to the tough to follow all day expired names period for Dynadot names. You can read the … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Dynadot – 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also … [Read more...]
NameSilo wins Namepros best registrar 2019
The best registrar poll for 2019 on Namepros concluded today with NameSilo coming in first place. GoDaddy was second and Dynadot third. This is a poll ran roughly every 18 months, with 915 votes this time. The last two competitions GoDaddy won, taking 52% of the vote 3 years ago, and then beating NameSilo 253 votes vs 191 or 29.8% vs 22.5% roughly 18 months ago. For some registrars it's … [Read more...]