James Iles
James Iles is the domain investment community manager for GoDaddy. Prior to this, James was a prolific writer in the domain name industry through outlets such as JamesNames.com and DomainNameWire.com. Outside domaining, James’ free time is taken up by his baby daughter.

My articles

Afternic launches Visitor Statistics for landing pages

In 2023, Afternic focused on releasing a series of highly requested features based on feedback from domain sellers. Along with major updates…

Introducing Custom Checkout Link – Your Partner for Closing External Sales

For domain name investors who enjoy the thrill of negotiating a domain sale for themselves, agreeing on a deal isn’t the endpoint….

Lease to Own at Afternic and GoDaddy, plus NameFind's activation

Afternic’s Lease to Own Integration with GoDaddy, Plus NameFind’s Activation

July 2023 saw the release of one of the most significant new features for domain sellers at GoDaddy’s Afternic: Lease to Own….

Preview: Lease to Own in GoDaddy Search

Recently, Afternic announced the launch of a long-awaited Lease to Own feature. Lease to Own, which allows buyers to pay over time,…

Sellers will Get Paid Earlier with Expedited Payout at Afternic

Over the last year, Afternic has rolled out several impactful updates to domain name sellers, such as ownership verification, the introduction of…

Lease to Own is coming to Afternic. Here are the 4 things sellers can do today to be ready.

Afternic is Launching Lease to Own – 4 Things Sellers Can Do Today

Shortly, Afternic will roll out Lease to Own, providing buyers the option to pay for a domain over time. This additional payment…

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Dan.com Landers Now Available on Afternic

Afternic has unveiled a new landing page that may be familiar to customers of the GoDaddy-owned marketplace, Dan.com.   Sellers on Afternic will…

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Introducing the Afternic blog

Since 2015, I have been actively writing in the domain name industry, contributing to various outlets such as Domain Name Wire and…

Afternic shares valuable insights through Twitter

Afternic provides new insights via Twitter

Since joining GoDaddy in December 2022, one of my goals has been to work with my team to provide contributions to the…

Exploring what's new at Afternic between January and May 2023

What’s new at Afternic? January – May 2023

The first few months of 2023 have seen new designs and features brought to Afternic. From the all-new Lead Center to a…

Featured articles

Lander selection: redefining your use of Afternic landing pages

Afternic provides a number of landing page options for customers including Cashparking, Request Price, and Buy it Now. In the past, in…

Ownership verification comes to Afternic 2.0

One of the most requested product features that I have received from the community has been to add automated ownership verification to…

Afternic launches the lead center beta

Afternic, GoDaddy’s aftermarket platform, remains one of the most popular and consistent venues for domain sales, partly thanks to the constant activity…