GoDaddy introduces Afternic Boost: Commission Will Be 20% (4.Viewing)

silentg · Aug 7, 2024

We heard your feedback: you want increased exposure on GoDaddy. Afternic Boost is our answer.

Participating domains receive:

Higher visibility in GoDaddy’s suggested search results

“Verified” badges on exact-match searches for Fast Transfer domains

“Verified” badges on domain landers

Targeted email marketing campaigns to potential buyers

Introducing Afternic Boost: More domain visibility, more domain sales - Afternic Blog

Other than the Badges and the e-mail list. GoDaddy used to show the domains in the search results until it was removed earlier this year. Now it's added back for 5% extra commission.

lotsofcoffee · Aug 7, 2024

I know, eh? Remove a feature and then offer to add it back if you pay more.

MapleDots · Aug 7, 2024

It's almost like wanting more than 3 appraisals per day, sirst they stick it in your account, then you get charged for it.

Kind of reminds me of Gmail, google photos etc... free is never free, it always comes at a price when you start being dependent on it.

DomainRecap · Aug 7, 2024

This essentially turns GoDaddy into a "pay for positioning" company, which is a feature I'm not sure buyers will like.

Domain buyers want to see the best matches for their search queries, not junk listings that some knothead paid GD to artificially get higher positioning.

DomainRecap · Aug 7, 2024

I just got the email and I couldn't believe it's a negative option deal and unless you opt out, you'll automatically be enrolled and paying 20% (or 30% if you don't have GD nameservers).

Talk about getting "Boosted". Insane.

Boost: To steal, rob or shoplift - Oxford Dictionary

You should change the title to "GoDaddy introduces Afternic Boost: Commission Will Be 20% or 30%"