Beta users can list and manage domain names from inside the GoDaddy Domain Manager.
It’s been a long time coming, but GoDaddy has finally integrated Afternic listings into the GoDaddy.com domain manager more than four years after the registrar bought Afternic.
Domain investors who pick up the unique domain appraisal system token at NamesCon will get access to the new beta Domain Manager that has the integration.
To begin the integration, users will enter their Afternic credentials to merge their Afternic account into GoDaddy. After this, all domain pricing and listing will take place from GoDaddy’s website.
This means that GoDaddy Premium Listings is on its way out. Premium Listings has been a bit redundant since GoDaddy acquired Afternic in 2013. But with GoDaddy’s 60 day lock and without a full Afternic integration, Premium Listings held on as a stopgap.
The old way of listing domains on Afternic that were just acquired at GoDaddy involved:
1. Log in and list at Afternic.
2. Domains that have transferred ownership at GoDaddy are locked for 60 days, so the Afternic fast transfer integration doesn’t go live yet. List on Premium Listings so the domain is active during the 60-day window.
3. After 60 days, get email from GoDaddy asking you to opt-in to fast transfer. Click and authentication required.
Now it will work like this:
1. Log in and list on GoDaddy.
That’s it. You will no longer have to click on a confirmation email. Domains will be added for sale on GoDaddy immediately and throughout the AfternicDLS network after 60 days.
There’s an additional benefit for domain owners. Many have been asking for for-sale only landers, and Afternic now offers them. Directly within the listing process, customers can choose to have the domain forward to an Afternic lander with an inquiry form and Afternic’s phone number.
Mary Jo Rohner says
I have been trying to invent what needs to get done, and I am close. 18 years and trying to figure out how to do it, and it needs to be a lander, that the domainer designs and has something for sale on it domain, design a story and a product. At the top, the inquiry goes to the domainer, who will answer the person right away and not days later, if you put some big company in charge of your domain, who now knows the customer and you do not.
Jared Nyaberi says
Andrew,
With the new integration, it seems that the option to perform daily, weekly or monthly whois searches is not available
Andrew Allemann says
Hmm, I haven’t tried it since I switched over to the new domain manager. I would contact support and they might have an explanation of how to do it.
Jared Nyaberi says
Thanks Andrew. Whois data is still available. My account rep showed me how to navigate and access the data from the new interface.
Steve says
Andrew,
Will GoDaddy eventually offer bulk domain appraisals to members who have premier accounts, in your opinion? I’m not attending NameCon
Andrew Allemann says
I believe so. You might even try asking your account manager if they can hook you up.
steve says
Thanks, Andrew. Good idea.
Platinums.co says
too late.. i finally have zero domains at Godaddy
Robert says
FINALLY!
Although not off to the best start so far…
“Domain listing were not created. Due to some backend error we are not able to create the domain listings.”
Rohan says
Did you end up finding a solution to this Robert?
@domains says
This is good news and about time. It needs to be simple. Hopefully it rolls out to everyone soon and they get any bugs worked out. Logging in and managing domains on the Afternic system was always a hassle, much better if it can all be done in the Godaddy panel.