November 17, 2006 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – British web hosting and domain name provider Fasthosts (http://www.fasthosts.co.uk) and Sedo (http://www.sedo.co.uk), an “online marketplace for the buying and selling of domain names”, have joined forces, it was announced yesterday. The agreement between the two companies means Fasthosts’ customers will be able to purchase previously registered domain names via Sedo’s secondary marketplace.
"The Sedo community of domain owners represents a very dynamic global market for Fasthosts," explained Fasthosts’ Director of Product Marketing Mr. Stephen Holford. "Fasthosts offers domain solutions for a variety of audiences from large and small domain name resellers to individual domain customers, but all of them can take advantage of Sedo's comprehensive secondary marketplace services."
According to the companies Fasthosts customers will benefit from the partnership through an increased number of options available to them and the opportunity to “let their domains work for them”.
“Many users are often unaware of domain acquisition options outside the traditional primary market. From our experience in linking the primary and secondary markets in the US, we have found that users are pleasantly surprised by the wide range of options the rapidly growing secondary market opens up to them,” explained Nora Cotter, Director of UK Operations for Sedo. “Fasthosts, in facilitating this pioneering link in the UK understands not only the value of the domain aftermarket, but the importance of providing the highest level of service and choice to customers. We are delighted to have this opportunity to work with Fasthosts and are looking forward to a healthy partnership.”
