WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Afternic, the leading premium domain marketplace, announced today an enhanced strategic partnership with GoDaddy.com that brings Afternic's 'Request Price' domain names to Go Daddy customers. Go Daddy, the world's largest domain name registrar and Web hosting provider, already offers Afternic's premium domains with set ‘Buy Now’ prices. The inclusion of Afternic's 'Request Price' inventory expands the footprint of the premium domain aftermarket for both buyers and sellers.
The premium domain names being added to the Go Daddy network as a result of this enhanced partnership are high-quality aftermarket domains that require a price inquiry to the domain owner. “Go Daddy is always looking for more ways to provide the best possible experience for our customers and the addition of Afternic’s ‘Request Price’ domains will do just that,” said Paul Nicks, Director of Product Development for the Domain Aftermarket at Go Daddy. “By putting more quality domain names in customer search results, it gives them the option to pay a little more for the domain name they want and gives a domain name seller a quick and fair transaction … it’s a win-win for everyone.”
The extended relationship with Go Daddy further enhances Afternic's position as the world's largest premium domain marketplace. "Expanding our already successful relationship with Go Daddy by adding Afternic's 'Request Price' domains to their inventory will allow domain owners the benefit of the tremendous exposure that Go Daddy's market reach provides, effectively expanding the global reach of our network," said Jason Miner, Chief Operating Officer at Afternic.
Afternic offers domain owners the opportunity to list their names for sale on its Domain Listing Service (DLS). The DLS aggregates all available domains for sale in the aftermarket, and displays them through a network of more than 90 resellers, including Go Daddy.
About Name Media and Afternic
Afternic’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) is the world’s largest domain marketplace, offering millions of currently registered domains for sale through leading registrars worldwide. Through DLS, domains are promoted for sale to millions of active domain buyers worldwide. Afternic is part of NameMedia, a leader in the acquisition, development and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s website development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to sell domains, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory. Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative website development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 50 million visitors to its network of websites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries. Headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, more information is available at www.namemedia.com.
About Go Daddy
Go Daddy is the world's largest domain name provider, Web hosting provider and new SSL provider, focused on helping small businesses grow larger. Go Daddy provides dozens of cloud-based services and is the largest worldwide mass-market hosting provider by annual revenue according to Tier1 Research (Mass-Market Hosting Report-Winter 2011) and is the #1 provider of net-new SSL certificates for 2011, according to the Netcraft, LTD Secure Server Survey. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com/PR.