DotComerica's Vision

We have been Buying Domain Names for a few years now and have learned a lot. It is a school of hard knocks. We  went to every Domain Brokerage we could find, comparing their services. There were some we liked, but always there was something missing (or something present) we didn't like that kept us jumping from one to another for one feature or service. OUR VISION is to put the buyers and sellers of domain names more in control by solving the problems we have encountered.

PROBLEM: One site has a very professional look and is very popular, with "Free Domain Listing", but later we find that it isn't completely free because of the commission charge. Granted, it is fair to have some kind of commission to sell a Domain, but it seemed a little sneaky, not mentioning it right away. We don't like sneaky.

SOLUTION: DotComerica.com doesn't charge for membership fee and no commission fee. If you want to use an accredited super-economical Escrow service, you can. Or find your own. If you want to get some home page exposure, you can, but no pressure to buy anything or pay any extra hidden fees.

PROBLEM: What about searching for a Domain? Many domain brokerages have no search at all. Some are very inflexible and time consuming. Some are hard to read. Some have no categorization for certain fields you think should be obvious, and Webmasters painfully reluctant to make any changes.

SOLUTION: Our Advanced Domain Search is powerful and flexible because you can enter multiple keywords, categories, and TLDs (.com, .net, .org). This helps you expand your search if you think the perfect Domain might be in more than one category, and helps if you really want certain words in a Domain. Of course you can limit the length or price range, and narrow down the search to just what you want without having to initiate a new, time consuming search. The results can be sorted alphabetically, by price, by TLD, backward or forward. We also are open to seriously considering suggestions for new categories or other improvements.  

PROBLEM: We noticed that some Domain Brokerages provide an anonymous e-mail between buyer and seller, protecting their contact info. But it really isn't very private since they watch over your shoulder to make sure you don't exchange contact info. Of course, the reason for this is they don't want you to cut them out of their commission by dealing directly with the buyer or seller. Once it took us three weeks to make a transfer because we couldn't communicate directly with the buyer to straighten out a simple problem.

SOLUTION: Our buyer-seller exchange is private. Your contact information is hidden, but you are free to exchange contact info when you want because we don't charge a commission.

PROBLEM: Cookies are often used so you can get spammed. Or to find out what you click on to see your interests, then target you with marketing, based on those mouse clicks. Another possibility is having your contact information passed on or sold to a third party so they can spam you.

SOLUTION: We value the privacy of our members. We only use cookies for site security and functionality and don't keep track of your actions on our site to market something later. And NEVER do we share your contact info, except by court order or your request.  

PROBLEM: Speaking of cheap marketing, we have had offers on our Domain Names where the buyer insisted we get a Domain Appraisal from a specific Appraisor that they trusted. So we paid for the Appraisal, sent it (e-mail) to the Buyer, but never heard from them again. After a few times we were convinced that they were just shills for the appraisor. Not only that, it was such a poor quality appraisal,  that we were convinced a human being had never given the Domain so much as a glance. It seemed the price had been picked completely at random. It was way too high, and we knew it. Another appraisor (for the same Domain) gave us a value that was $17,000 less.

SOLUTION: Our Domain Appraisals are given personal consideration by a real human being. We consider your industry, make comparisons to other Domains that have similar characteristics, and give you a detailed reason for our appraisal value, based on statistics, not just wishful thinking.

PROBLEM: Every Domain Seller wants to give their Domains more exposure. Especially if the brokerage has a zillion names to choose from. We used one site's "Home Page" Listing Services. It was a little spendy but we hoped the site's popularity would justify the expense. We were excited to see it appear on the home page, but this soon turned to disappointment and anger when it disappeared and was listed on another linked page. I guess "home page" listing meant something different to them...

SOLUTION: When we say your Domain or Seller Name will be listed on the Home Page we mean the HOME page. You pay good money for the service and it's not ethical to just collect money and not give what you expected. Our services are how we make our money, so we try to do it right.

PROBLEM: Boy, I wish I had my own Domain Brokerage site...

SOLUTION: Our Featured Sellers is like having your own mini website. Potential buyers see your banner and Seller Name at the top of the page. You can have your Domains sorted by price, category, or alphabetically or have the Advanced Domain Search applied to your Domains only. You have private E-Mail exchange for offers and counter offers. You have your own unique URL that you can direct traffic to. You have your own categories. And consider this: It costs about half the price than hosting your own site, plus you get the advantage of our site promotion and no headache of programming.

PROBLEM: If you are a Seller with a large number of Domains it is hard to find a single Domain Name to delete or edit, as it is hidden in long lists.

SOLUTION: We apply the Advanced Domain Search to your names only in the Domain Management. That way you just enter in a keyword, category, price range and all the names in your holdings will show up, ready for editing or deletion.

PROBLEM: Some sites are so cluttered with information and advertising that you get overwhelmed studying the page to get some answers. They actually offer too much.

SOLUTION: We have tried to eliminate the superfluous. Fancy word for "too much". We like a more straightforward approach. Our site is streamlined to the essentials and getting to the point of what you need.

PROBLEM: Let's say you buy a Domain Name and now you need some reliable Website Hosting but don't know where to turn among the many choices.

SOLUTION: We offer a variety of Website Hosting options from the most simple need to the most complex requirements. All with economy and reliability in mind, whether this is your first Website ever or you are a Webmaster.

PROBLEM: We have seen Registrars who bragged about their low Registration fee, only to find they would only register one Domain at that price and the rest much higher. It seemed like a cheap trick.

SOLUTION: We don't like cheap tricks. If you want to register one or several domains, there is one economical price for any number.

We also provide a variety of Website Services through our parent company PANOSPHERIC Virtual Imaging. PANOSPHERIC creates Websites with Advanced Programming, Virtual Reality Photography, SEO, Website Hosting. Domain Sales seems to naturally go along with the theme of supplying all Website needs.