GoDaddy recently posted a job listing on LinkedIn for an Aftermarket Sales Account Executive, presumably on its Afternic team in the company’s Cambridge office. If you know of someone that is looking for a sales job and would be good at inbound domain name sales, perhaps this is the right opportunity for them.
When I was reading through the job description, something unusual caught my attention. The company is encouraging people who have a “side hustle” to keep it up while they are employed by GoDaddy:
“Continue to have a side hustle, if you have one (we love entrepreneurs, remember?)”
I think this is great, and this type of encouragement likely opens up the path for many more job prospects who might not have otherwise applied.
I know of at least a couple of people that work or worked at GoDaddy and had a side gig to earn extra income. In essence, they are like many of GoDaddy’s own customers who have a career but also have a passion project or gig on the side doing something they love. This type of entrepreneurial spirit is usually a non-starter at most companies.
The one thing I would say, and I am sure GoDaddy has a policy about it is that the side hustle shouldn’t compete with domain investors or utilize domain investor data. I wouldn’t want someone with access to my registration and sales data to use that to build their own investment portfolio. I would imagine there are rules in place to ensure that doesn’t happen.
It’s pretty unique to see a company encouraging future employees to carry on with a side hustle, and it’s not surprising that GoDaddy permits it.
“The one thing I would say, and I am sure GoDaddy has a policy about it is that the side hustle shouldn’t compete with domain investors or utilize domain investor data.”
https://ecorp.azcc.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInfo?entityNumber=L22200648
You mean like when list your domains for sale without permission? or price them for you without permission and take the lead at the same time. Maybe they can do that according to the TOS but they can’t price them for you can they?
Wut?
URL: Soloneur.com available for a separately branded GD site for all their side hustlers (employees, and clients) 😉
Do you have a link to the job ad?
Yes – click the link in the article for Aftermarket Sales Account Executive. It should take you to the job post on LinkedIn.