Welcome back to GoDaddy Release Notes, where you’ll find the latest on product updates, innovations, and news you can use. In September, we attended NamesCon and delivered domain investor updates and insights; rolled out a free e-book and webinar with tips for growing small businesses; and made several improvements to the domain investor experience. Read on to learn more:
- GoDaddy at NamesCon 2022 Key Takeaways
- NamesCon is the conference that brings the domain community together, and this year was the first time since the pandemic that participated in-person again. The GoDaddy speaker highlights were:
- President of Domain Registrars and Investors Paul Nicks delivered a keynote discussing how GoDaddy intends to integrate our new acquisitions, including DAN.com and DNAcademy, to enhance the domain investor experience, with a goal of offering a seamless all-in-one domain investor solution.
- Michael Cyger, GoDaddy Director of Education and DNAcademy founder, covered “How to Value Domain Names Step-by-Step." He shared: "To become profitable as an investor or broker, you must understand the key characteristics that define a domain name, use them to find relevant, recent, and retail-priced comparable sales, and know how to value domain names in the wholesale and retail markets."
- Joe Styler, Senior Product Manager, participated in a panel where audience members were able to ask, "what's my domain name worth?" It was a fun conversation, intermingled with valuations and advice from a variety of domain professionals on stage.
- No cold feet. Attendees were buzzing about the "lucky” GoDaddy socks given out at the GoDaddy exhibition booth – check out the Twitter conversations on this fun giveaway!
- GoDaddy Offers Free E-book + Webinar with Tips for Expanding Small Businesses
- GoDaddy recently released a mobile-friendly e-book and an accompanying on-demand mini webinar to its portfolio of tools for small businesses. The e-book and webinar focus on tips for expanding six-figure businesses with e-commerce and in-person selling and touch on a variety of topics, including:
- The importance of a scalable sales platform
- How to get your products in front of the most potential customers online
- Tips for testing in-person selling, via pop-up shops, events, etc.
- Why gathering data is paramount for sustainable growth
- Tips and ideas on creating an effective and attractive e-commerce website
- Why choosing the right payment processing system is essential
- Product Updates to the GoDaddy Domain Portfolio
- As a direct result of Portfolio Manager Beta customer feedback, domain investors will now be able to see these latest updates in their portfolio:
- Make domain status a default column
- Miscellaneous performance improvements, bug fixes and user experience (UX) improvements
- GoDaddy Auctions Releases New Buying Side for Investor Experience
- GoDaddy Auctions customers can now enjoy a newly released UX for the buying side that includes all aspects of the bidding process, from initial bids to purchase of the auctions won. This is exciting because:
- It is the first section of auctions to use the North Star design language, making it look and feel like other new Aftermarket and domains releases.
- It is easier to use, and it offers new bulk use options, such as bulk, bidding, and bulk Buy Now options.
- It moves customers to a brand-new backend, which allows for improved uptime, growth, scalability, and testing capabilities.
- It sets up GoDaddy to integrate with a new and improved watchlist experience early next year.
Check back next month for the newest updates on the tools and resources GoDaddy is designing and delivering to help small businesses grow!