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Sav’s no-fee domain backorder service comes out of beta

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Domain name registrar only charges customers the registration cost for dropping domains.

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Domain name registrar Sav has taken the beta label off of its domain name backordering service.

Sav doesn’t charge anything to place backorders and doesn’t charge an extra fee when domains are caught. Customers pay only the typical registration fee, assuming they are the only person that backordered the domain. That’s currently $6.95 for .com domain names.

Sav founder Anthos Chrysanthou told Domain Name Wire that the company is catching thousands of .com domains every month, but that its biggest successes are for .co and .io domain names. Recent catches include Luxury.co, Queen.co, Instructor.io and SmartHome.io. As I write this, there’s a heated battle for Noon.co.

Domains with multiple backorders go to a ten-day public auction in which anyone can bid.

The system does not publicize which domains have backorders, so there is no issue with “tipping off” other domain investors about which domains you’re backordering.

Sav launches domain sales landers with 4% commission

by — Domain Registrars 12 Comments

Company seeks market share with low commissions.

Sav landing page for CivilForfeiture.com domain

Sav’s for sale landing page.

Domain name registrar Sav has launched a new marketplace for domain investors to sell domains through for-sale landing pages.

The company has two key selling points for its marketplace: low commissions and an optimized lander.

Sav charges just 4% of the sales price, effectively giving the service away for free when you consider credit card payment processing fees. Compare this to 7.5% for Squadhelp and 9% for DAN.com.  (It’s worth noting that neither Squadhelp nor Sav currently protect against chargebacks. Sav founder Anthos Chrysanthou said the company is looking to guarantee payments in the future.)

Sav says it tested landers across hundreds of thousands of domains and one (pictured) stood out from the rest of the pack in terms of conversion rates.

Domain investors need to apply to join the beta. I signed up today to test it and found it very simple to use. Note that all domains must be priced.

Sav has made inroads into the domain investor community since launching last year. Key selling points include low registration fees, free SSL, and no-fee backordering. The low-commission sales option should help it attract more domain name investors.

 

 

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