Sedo announced this week that they are going to display stats that they receive from Google first, then adjust them to delete "spam" clicks. In their words, initial estimates stats will be "based on the exact figures we receive from Google, our primary ad provider." One intertesting aspect of their announcement is that they publicly... Continue Reading →
Sedo Raises its Fees
Domain powerhouse Sedo announced a fee increase on domain sales in a July 1 email. Their new rates take effect August 1. The new fee schedule brings their fees more in line with Afternic - their main U.S. competitor. Instead of a flat 10% fee for their services (with a higher fee for optional broader... Continue Reading →
Verify your Parking Stats with DNWStats
How can you prove your traffic stats are legitimate to a potential domain buyer? Andrew Allemann's new DNWStats service will log into your parking stats and retrieve the data. It will then publish a certificate certifying the traffic. The service currently works with DomainSponsor, NameDrive, Parked, Sedo (but not SedoPro), and Skenzo. DNWStats is free-of-charge. At... Continue Reading →
Sedo announces World Tour
SedoPro announced this week some new get-togethers for their SedoPro members, In the past SedoPro held annual "Partner Forums" in resort locations. Their new strategy seems to include multiple shorter events, the first coming up in late August at Sedo's U.S. headquarter's in Boston. Boston - August 31 - September 1 Seoul, Korea - September 10... Continue Reading →
Sedo Buys ParkingPanel
Another domain parking company bites the dust. Times are tough for domain parking companies, and the consolidation continues. Sedo announced today that they have taken over ParkingPanel, a domain parking company originally started by StormWest. Earlier this year Sedo bought RevenueDirect and integrated their customers and some of their technology. They plan to do the... Continue Reading →
Sedo Tweaks its Parking Pages
The domain giant Sedo has made some changes to its domain parking platform that should result in more revenue for domain owners who park with their service. Some of these changes were already available to their invitation-only Sedo Pro service. The changes: The ability to choose between one-click and two-click landing pages. Most domainers... Continue Reading →
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