NameMedia Announces Major Upgrade, Expanded Functionality for Popular Domain Aftermarket, Afternic.com

July 6, 2009; 09:55 AM

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Afternic.com, a leading domain name marketplace, today announced a strategic relaunch that includes new features designed to enhance domain name sales performance and members’ user experience.

The Afternic.com platform allows domain name owners to sell their names through a Domain Listing Service (DLS), similar to the MLS for residential real estate. With the broadest distribution and the highest quality inventory, NameMedia has created the largest and most liquid marketplace for premium domain names, with a saleable inventory of more than two million domain names. Some of the enhancements to the Afternic platform include the following:

Improved probability of successful domain sale

Afternic will now offer a Premium Promotion package that will broaden distribution of sellable inventory to participating partner registrars, allowing domain sellers to reach an unparalleled global audience of qualified, in-market domain buyers.

New and improved user interface

Afternic’s new interface includes tools and features to help buyers more quickly identify the domain that is most relevant to their needs and to help sellers track the progress on their listings.

Cutting-edge portfolio management tools

Afternic’s rebuilt portfolio management tools make managing a domain portfolio a snap with enhanced upload and download tools, improved portfolio analytics capabilities, and an entirely new member messaging center.

To learn more, visit www.Afternic.com.

About NameMedia

NameMedia is a leader in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted Web sites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s Web site development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, 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 Web site development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 60 million visitors to its network of Web sites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries.

NameMedia is headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts. More information is available at www.namemedia.com

Free 30 Minute Webinar – July 9 & 23 at 2:30 pm ET.

Take a Guided Tour of the new Afternic Domain Listing Service

Make Sure You Maximize the Benefits of Afternic’s New Seller Interface for Your Advantage with our Free Live Webinar.

You may have already noticed changes on Afternic.com, and you might be curious about our new features and enhancements. That’s why we are hosting a free, live “how to” Webinar entitled, “Using Our New Seller Interface to Your Advantage.”

This Webinar will show you how to take full advantage of the Afternic improvements to increase your chances of a successful domain sale. Some of the improvements we’ll cover include the following:

• A new and improved user interface to make it even easier to find exactly what you need.
• Improvements to increase your chances of a successful sale — including Afternic’s new Premium Promotion sales level that allows you to reach a wider audience of qualified global buyers.
• Cutting-edge portfolio management tools that streamline the buying and selling process

We’ll also have a Q&A session where you’ll have the opportunity to ask any specific questions you have.

Don’t miss out — this seminar is a must-attend for serious buyers and sellers. Please email [email protected] to sign up.

Contacts:

NameMedia
Jennifer Tanzi, 781-839-7929
[email protected]

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