Feature lets you create a “store”.
SnapNames rolled out a bunch of new features last week consisting mostly of search improvements. One of those improvements allows sellers who list domain names for sale on the site to directly link to their personal “store”.
Basically you add your domains to SnapNames and then include your so-called names source in a URL. You can then promote this link in your signature on message boards, in e-mails to friends, etc. For example, here’s a link to my store on SnapNames with about 100 domains I added at $99. I added them with the “buy it now” feature rather than an auction.
https://www.snapnames.com/store/seller.action?ns=9285
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that your “names source” code is easily available inside your SnapNames account, so you’ll need to e-mail support to get the code. [Update: send an e-mail to [email protected] with the subject line “Name Source.†Include your SnapNames user name in the body of the mail.]
Being able to promote your own list of domains is a nice enhancement, especially because the site is flooded with seller names. SnapNames made it easier to list domains for sale in January when it created an interface between Moniker and SnapNames. Although it was a good improvement over the old, manual way of adding domains, it resulted in a flood of domains on the system, making it harder to attract attention for your names.
Rob Sequin says
Interesting.
1. Have you sold any? (If you want to share the info)
2. Still only for moniker domains?
3. I see the first domain has an “order by” date of May 22. Do you have to manually resubmit?
Andrew Allemann says
1. Not yet
2. Yes
3. You can resubmit through the SnapNames interface. You can set an order by date far into the future if you want. Setting dates and auction type is somewhat of a pain because there’s no “fill down” feature, but it’s OK.