₦airaland Forum

bizbro:
What’s your advice for someone who hasn’t sold a geo for three months?

Three months pere.

UrVillagePpl:
Is it just me...

It's now really difficult to get a good name from ED.
Omo

Yeah...it appears more people are backordering domains now.

But then, there are still days when you seem to get several names to register. I observed this during periods when I registered domains over several days.

For example, I was able to get four domains Friday morning from those that dropped the previous day. I think I would have registered those names if I were registering domains that previous day (Thursday). But I could barely get two domains from those that dropped in the evening of that same Friday.

Good morning to you all.

Has a Nigerian bank automatically generated tax number (TIN) for anyone here, please?

I am trying to check something.

Theweekend:
is it that you would buy domains with their promo code on Fridays only.

Yep, but no code needed.

However, the big players can enjoy the offer every day. I received an email from them some time ago that those interested should contact them to see if they qualified.

Apus:
How about dreamhost?

Don't know about them. But I think they're focused more on hosting.

Another benefit of Unstoppable is that domains registered there are eligible for SedoMLS.

Razurein:
how do you fund your unstoppabledomain account

Do you use PayPal?

Yep. Just link your card. Some Nigerian banks have re-enabled international transactions.

As of today, Unstoppable is the most friendly to budget domainers among all the ones that offered $5 .com this year IMHO. Their Friday offer is really worth targeting to make the most of it while it lasts.

therealMcCain:
The above is on the condition that the Buyer accepts to receive the domain at the registrar where the domain is registered.

This isnt new, Afternic as always done this.

They have never done it for me, really. I have always had to wait until the lock is off to transfer and get paid.

Osnami:
Please, has anyone here received payment of over 10,000 USD ($10k) in their domiciliary account?
I once read that payment of above $10k are monitored and reported to EFCC and CBN for verification.

I am expecting a payment of around $20k from Godaddy.
Should I ask them to pay me twice to avoid unnecessary problem or flagging of account?

Note: I am using GTBANK domiciliary account.
Thanks

20k, wow. To a local account for that matter.

People like you should be expecting a huge tax bill if this una government make its threat real next year, God keeping us alive till then.

Obagoblog:
Why is Afternic doing like this. [b]I got an offer yesterday and I'm not even aware. [/b]I only got to know when I checked the Brokered leads section and I'm seeing Negotiations Stalled. For a domain I listed for 399 with floor price of 200 and the buyer made an offer of 250.

Now,im asking Vincent B to explain and he's not responding. OMG

This is one of the problems that's making me to consider Spaceship more and more. Lack of LTO at the latter is probably the main thing still holding me back.

If I must accept offers, let me be in charge! It's the same way I noticed that a particular domain had one lead at a time under the Lead column but I was never informed until this moment.

CapitalBank:
The sale is not recent, probably from last year at a time when dynadot hadn’t started their domain sales lander.

The sale may have come from outside Godaddy via syndicate system

Oh, that probably explains it! Thanks.

By the way, I observed Sav still retained set nameservers as active after a domain expired - probably for the entire renewal grace period of 30 days. In the case of Afternic, that means your set lander (and price) for such a domain will stop showing but the domain will be indicated as probably available for purchase. Maybe there's an opportunity of getting a sale there.

Still thinking about that expired domain reported sold by Iyke.

I just observed that Dynadot typically changes domain landing page to their own after a domain expires. Add to that the fact that Afternic automatically puts expired domains in "pending review" status.

I am struggling to figure out how such sales were still possible on Afternic. I want to see how I could open myself up for such. Anyone here has an idea, please?

I have done multiple searches and read different pieces, but no idea yet.

iykepromotions:
seriously I was surprised to get that domain back as it's no longer in my portfolio. First dynadot support I contacted, told me as the domain is no longer in my portfolio, means it's no longer mine, that I should check dynadot actions marketplace. I did and saw the domain listed at $2K BIN. lol. I later emailed dynadot directly and a senior customer support responded. Telling me to confirm if the domain is still in restoration period. That was first time of hearing that. I did. And fortunately it's still in restoration period where I have to pay just $89 to have it back. I rushed and did that. By next day, I found the domain back in my portfolio. Seriously I tagged it a miracle sale.

Thanks.

iykepromotions:
Checking my past domain sales and goals, I remember selling this domain sometime ago for $1k. [b]Interestingly the domain has expired and no longer in my portfolio. [/b]I didn't renew it cheesy . Fortunately, I have to pay a restoration fee of $89 to get it back. Transferred the domain to afternic and got paid. One thing in domaining is some domains are worth renewing. And renewal is just $10.

Boss, could you please shed more light on the bold?

I saw this post yesterday or so. It later struck me to ask this question during my "thinking" session. I am asking this question because Afternic usually moves domains to "pending review" and registrar's change nameservers to their default after expiration. This makes me wonder how such sales manage to occur. 🤔

Firefox01:
spaceship does

Thanks, boss. I just keep getting more reasons to test them out. I think I only need to review their lander(s) now to make a final decision.

Learner47:
I think dynadot

Appreciate, chief.

But Dynadot? Have they changed their system now? The last I read years ago was that they credited sales lower than $500 or so to account credit (for purchases).

Does anyone know if any of these marketplaces offer crypto payouts, please?

gentlekeny:
How To Get Leads For Your Domain Names

Assuming you have a domain name like: MiamiChiropractor/com (or any extension) and you want to get email leads, type this on google:
Miami Chiropractor "@gmail.com" OR "@hotmail.com" OR "@yahoo.com" OR "@outlook.com" OR "icloud.com" OR "aol.com" and hit search. There you go with some leads. Good luck in your outbounding.

Yeah, I use this method (with the Gmail one only) to find leads from Facebook with the "site:" operator. This is usually my last resort, though.

Mrblaze06:
That means you don't do pending delete,you just go on and search on already deleted domains?

Na so o, my brother. In fact, when I tested that adding pending delete to the watchlist thing, I was even suspecting at a point whether someone was monitoring my watchlist.

If anyone here uses Z, it might be wise to review your nameserver settings from time to time. I just accidentally found out that about a quarter of the domains I had there were using their default namerservers. Yet, I usually update nameservers immediately.

I actually set default nameservers at other registrars, but that's not possible at Z. And it doesn't help that they don't display set nameservers, unlike other registars.

Learner47:
Too many life lessons to learn from domaining...even the deleted list wey guyz dey take hold body which has managed to escape auctions-closeouts dem no leave am rest! Omorr! domainers dey brutal! Dem no dey take break ehhh!..na just small crumb person need na...just small oooh!

Oh, you dey add pending delete to watchlist? 😀

That thing just be like waste of time. I tried it for the first time back around when someone (Simpson?) shared the idea here. I'd keep refreshing pages to see when the domains would drop. I go just dey see DropCatch. Omo, na so I taya and went back to the old ways.

iykepromotions:
For those still using free email address, try upgrading to a paid/custom email address. You will get more response rate and sales. Imagine approaching an end user to buy your domain for $500 with a free Gmail. It works often but most won't take you serious

To get a working custom email is easy and affordable. Less than $7 per year. Yes. Buy a domain at spaceship, after that, chat up with their support that you want to set up a custom email. They will get it done.

More sales.

Nice tip.

But I am still tentative to use a custom email address anymore, even though it feels more professional. I used some in the past. I had to stop when I accidentally discovered that Gmail had been marking the domain name used for the last one as spam in emails sent from the address.

MrNovo:
Who knows what Gupta is suggesting to Marco behind the scenes.
Whatever the case, ED needs a succession plan activated like yesterday and that includes monetisation to make it worthwhile for incoming managers . It has outgrown being a side hobby for Marco

To some people, everything is not about money but helping others. I'm suspecting that's the kind of person Marco is.

I sometimes wondered how he's been able to support the site without ever asking for even donations! (Well...I have not seen a donation request flashed before me).

I believe he's been or is being blessed in some way to have continued all these years. And he still updates the features from time to time!

By contrast, NameBio that only provides sales data had since put up a paywall despite displaying ads. I tell you: if ED required a subscription, many of us wouldn't have had the opportunity to participate in this market - at least, not for as long.

I just bask in ED for the moment and enjoy the opportunity while it lasted. I don't want to trouble my head about what happens to the platform in the future. We don't need to cross the bridge until we get to it.

haggai247:
For Google trend you've five keyword to imput and compare how popular these keywords are.

See the picture below

For Semrush it has to be one after the other.

2 I only have social media profile for my site because of eeat by Google I've three websites one a course selling website and two niche site.

The essence of getting Semrush login means you already have a niche in mind.

All keyword will be used for the sites.

One KEYWORD per page or post that's why I thought you were talking about categories.

Hope I've explained it well.

Boss, I don come again.

Regarding the social media profile, do you have one for each website or only one in total? And may I know what you do with it/them? Thanks.

DomainNewboy:
okay thanks

I believe your domain should be eligible for Fast Transfer if it's at Name and has no transfer lock - especially a .com. Check here: https://help.afternic.com /s/article/ Fast-Transfer-Criteria (remove the spaces)

Contact Afternic support if you're still not receiving the opt-in email.

PS: Next time, you no longer need to delete and relist domains that you think should be eligible for Fast Transfer to trigger the opt-in process. Simple select or tick the name in your portfolio and select Resubmit from the options that appear. Then, wait for a few minutes to 24 hours - things usually resolve in minutes.

You can also do this for listings that may be pending review for no genuine reason - say, after transferring between registrars.

grandstar:
The US economy is going into a recession.

Trump's protectionist policies and mass deportation has led to a recession.

A recession means demand would fall. Worse, since the US is the world's largest economy, a recession there would adversely affect the world's economy.

Economists have already foreseen a huge drop in GDP, way before he assumed office, based on his economically illiterate policies

That doesn't mean you should be daunted. Turn pepper to peppersoup. At times, a recession exists only when you believe it

The bold is the key thing I'd like to accentuate from your post. I no longer bother so much about recessions. My domains will sell when God wants them to. I only need to keep doing the best I could on my part.

After all, I think there have been periods when the economy was considered good and healthy while I hardly made any sales! So, I don't bother myself so much about those things anymore. We move.

Ludakay:
Lol, even disabled people aren't left out on this taxation things in naija.

As in ehn, the thing just confused me. 😂 Make people wey no get source of income come pay income tax. Naija! When some countries are paying benefits to unemployed people.

tranxo:
Go further to check the people the law exempted.

That would mean going to look for the referred legislation. No time. I only came across that while searching for something else.

Off-topic: abeg, can anyone make sense of this?

Sanni45:
Good morning my ogas. I have successfully listed my first domain on some platform including Afternic but the issue now is that on afternic my information for payment seems to automatically set to Nigeria by default. But, I want input my grey pounds account details.
I have search for videos on YouTube but I can't find any. (I will probably have to create a video to explain this step ones I get is sorted,lol)

Thanks in advance @U1 and everyone else

He who asks never misses his way.

Of course, your country of residence is your default. Contact Afternic support and let them know you'd like to receive payouts with an account in a different country.

SyncForth:
USE GLO nit MTN

I probably used Glo at the time sef because it's my main data network. That's in 2024 or maybe even 2023.

I understand you sha. For a while, I couldn't successfully pass Cloudflare verification on websites when using the MTN network.

Johnsonclement:
GOOD MORNING,
I WANT TO USE SPACESHIP AND I ADD COUPON CODE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER BUT IT IS SHOWING VPN OR PROXY DETECTED. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION PLS

I think this was the reason I never bought a single domain name on Spaceship!

I had been trying to remember why I decided to not use them. Support wasn't helpful when contacted back then.

SOLD

Name: San//Antonio//Pain (in king)
Price: 399 (BIN)
Source: ED
Sale type: Outbound/Inbound
Venue: Afternic
HT: 8 months

I contacted end-users in February and again in April when I was getting ready to round off and pause outbound emails. No show and probably not even a single response - if I checked - even though my delivery rate seemed good.

Thank God!

Sanni45:
Good morning house. My ogas please I need clarification on something. I want to list a domain on atom. I wanted to add a payment method. I actually have created a virtual US account on grey. But, there is no GREY payment option. So now I am trying to create a US account with WISE also. But in the processing I was ask to send money. My question:
1. Is there a smarter or cheaper option to go about this WISE virtual account creation.
2. If there is another option entirely different and better payment option I can go with.

He who asks never misses his way.

If there's a bank account option, simply provide your Grey USD bank account details. You shouldn't look out for a Grey payment option.

However, I could recommend that you send money to your Wise account to activate it. It's your money. They don't charge you for receiving money to your USD bank account and their exchange rate was impressive - at least, for now.

tranxo:
Only premium names submitted and approved with coins on Atom can be listed on Afternic.

If you have premium names on Atom that were approved without coins, in order to list them on Afternic, you must spend some coins.

Oh! Thanks, boss.

I didn't know that's what he meant. I knew that already. I thought he probably meant that's a way to list Atom Premiums at the same prices on Afternic and also enable LTO there.

My problem with Atom right now is not even that I must list for a price, at least, 10% higher on Afternic but not being allowed to also use the LTO option on the second marketplace.

moneymind:
From my understanding, in the screenshot I shared, Atom gives you 50 bonus coins when you get to the silver seller level. I intend to use those to list my names at afternic. The major reason for striving to achieve their silver status is access to their sales reports.

The bold is still the part I don't get. What do coins have to do with Afternic? I thought you only need them mostly for Premium submissions at Atom. 🤨