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Afternic Integration GoDaddy Hangout on Google+

Elliot Silver

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July 27, 2015

If you are a domain name seller, you might be interested in attending GoDaddy’s Google+ Hangout tomorrow. Representatives from GoDaddy will discuss Afternic’s integration with GoDaddy and answer some questions at the conclusion of the Hangout. The free event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28 at 1:00 PM EST (tomorrow).

I exchanged emails with Joe Styler, Aftermarket Product Manager at GoDaddy, and he shared some additional information about the Hangout with me. According to Joe, the company is “starting a regular monthly Aftermarket Hangout with a focus more on domain investors than the general public as the past ones have been. This is the inaugural hangout and it will be about how Afternic works and what integration with GoDaddy looks like for the domain investor.”

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GoDaddy Helping Its Greek Customers

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Elliot Silver

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July 13, 2015

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For the last several years, GoDaddy has been working hard to make inroads with international customers. In light of the economic troubles happening in Greece, GoDaddy is helping its Greek customers keep their products and services active, even if the financial system is not operating as usual.

I came across an article on GlobalPost.com, which discussed the predicament that many Greek startups are finding themselves in with their banking system pretty much shut down. The article stated that “one US internet company is granting auto-renewal subscriptions in Greece.” The company that is doing this is GoDaddy, and the article quoted Stefano Maruzzi, the company’s Vice President of the EMEA region.

I wanted to learn more about the company’s assistance to Greek customers. I reached out to Nick Fuller from GoDaddy’s public relations team, and here’s what I was told about the company’s efforts to help its customers ensure their products and services don’t unintentionally expire while the banking system is shuttered:

GoDaddy CEO Talks Earnings on CNBC

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May 13, 2015

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GoDaddy reported its quarterly earnings yesterday, and GDDY stock is currently trading up a little over 2% at $27.32/share (at the time of publication). GoDaddy stock debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on April 15, 2015, and the stock is currently up from its opening $26.15/share trade.

GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving made an appearance on CNBC this morning to discuss several things related to GoDaddy’s business. Some of the topics that were broached were the quarterly earnings, the company ending its NASCAR car sponsorship, customer growth, and the Chinese market.

The video of Blake’s interview is embedded below. I think appearances like this continue to benefit the domain industry since GoDaddy is such a big name in the business.

FreddieGray.com Listed for Sale on GoDaddy

Elliot Silver

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April 30, 2015

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The major news story that has dominated the headlines around the US over the last week or so has been the death of Freddie Gray and the public response in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.

I was curious to see when/if the FreddieGray.com domain name was registered by someone, and it looks like this domain name was registered on April 21. The domain name is registered under privacy, so I do not know who owns FreddieGray.com.

If you visit FreddieGray.com, you are redirected to a

GoDaddy / Afternic Hiring Sales Staff

Elliot Silver

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April 22, 2015

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Afternic Sales Executive Rich Green posted a link to a job opening at GoDaddy that might be of interest to someone that excels in sales, especially someone who is familiar with the domain name business. The company is looking to hire at least one inbound sales executive to sell domain names.

Because this is an Afternic job opening, the position appears to be based in the company’s Cambridge, Massachusetts office. Since domain name sales can pretty much be done anywhere, I am not sure if the company would allow someone to work in a different GoDaddy office or elsewhere.

The new hires will be expected to close

Example of Why I Appreciate GoDaddy

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Elliot Silver

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April 22, 2015

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Yesterday morning, I received an automated email to inform me that the WordPress version that I use on DomainInvesting.com was automatically updated. A short time later, I noticed a major technical error on my website, and I snarkily tweeted to GoDaddy about the situation, as this website is hosted there:

Dear @GoDaddy Thanks for automatically updating WordPress for me without advanced notice. It broke my website.

— Elliot Silver (@DInvesting) April 21, 2015

When I noticed the error, I immediately