Sedo Jobs Auction

DNProperty.com · 04-24-2009, 07:01 AM

Interesting that Sedo has a dedicated auction coming up in June for Jobs/Career/Employment related domain names. Not quite sure what drove them to do this..

I am excited to see what happens at the auction, considering this is the first dedicated auction in this niche..

Any thoughts...

AndyR · 04-24-2009, 09:01 AM

I am waiting to see if chartered*pro is accepted (as in accountant, engineer).

andy.

Jeff · 04-24-2009, 09:02 AM

Very interesting ... if anyone has any links or more information to digest, that would be great - I'll guess that the timing may be right due to the HUGE VOLUMES of active job seekers that are out there at this time (and growing, most likely, through 2010, IMHO).

Thanks for the post!
-Jeff

YAYnames.com · 04-24-2009, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Jeff

Very interesting ... if anyone has any links or more information to digest, that would be great - I'll guess that the timing may be right due to the HUGE VOLUMES of active job seekers that are out there at this time (and growing, most likely, through 2010, IMHO).

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/578093-sedo-jobs-auction.html

Thanks for the post!
-Jeff

Here's the link, but there isn't any specific information there. yet.
http://www.sedo.com/us/sell-domains/...hp?language=us

Update: you can submit names to "Jobs" auction in the normal Sedo submission interface.

Paulbc · 04-24-2009, 09:10 AM

You can submit names from the drop-down menu at the bottom of your Domain Management page, as you would for Premium, TopDomain etc.

There were a couple of names on the listings this morning, perthjobs.com and another one, but they've disappeared:
https://www.sedo.co.uk/search/search...tionevent=Jobs

Paul

Jeff · 04-24-2009, 09:18 AM

I subscribed to this thread, thanks for all posts and updates folks!

-Jeff

DNProperty.com · 04-24-2009, 09:31 AM

Record level unemployment in the US and the overall move of classifieds advertising from newspapers to online..

Have submitted five names this morning...

Jeff · 04-24-2009, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by DNProperty.com

Record level unemployment in the US and the overall move of classifieds advertising from newspapers to online..

^ Absolutely!

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=578093
PS. The Boston Globe publication may not make it through the summer, IMHO.

Quote:

Have submitted five names this morning...

Keep us posted, and all the best!

-Jeff

PS. I just noticed that "ALBURQUERQUEJOBS.COM" is now listed at above link at Sedo!

YAYnames.com · 04-24-2009, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Jeff

PS. I just noticed that "ALBURQUERQUEJOBS.COM" is now listed at above link at Sedo!

The first domain they list is a TYPO??? There's only one "r" in Albuquerque.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=578093

That's pretty funny (and lame).

DNProperty.com · 04-24-2009, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by YAYnames.com

The first domain they list is a TYPO??? There's only one "r" in Albuquerque.

That's pretty funny (and lame).

You are right...

chamac · 04-24-2009, 01:15 PM

There are a great many people who are unemployed and looking for jobs, so this may be a great niche to enter.
I don't think there will be too many unemployed people looking at this auction. Many cannot afford to bid at this time. I think the bidders may be those who will use the names to set up sites to promote services to the unemployed.
I was speaking to a friend yesterday who owns a business in Houston, a business related to the oil industry.
She said that it is only recently that the recession/depression, unemployment rate, layoffs, have been increasing, and are effecting her business in Houston.

Chuck

Jingles · 04-24-2009, 01:39 PM

Earlier today I submitted my Pilots.fr and I haven't received any word that it has been accepted, but when I log into my account I see this name is now unparked and "not for sale"...wtf??

I also took notice to this: "Auction space is limited, so please note that only the following TLDs will be considered: .com, .net, .co.uk, .de, .es, and .fr."

DNProperty.com · 04-24-2009, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jingles

Earlier today I submitted my Pilots.fr and I haven't received any word that it has been accepted, but when I log into my account I see this name is now unparked and "not for sale"...wtf??

I also took notice to this: "Auction space is limited, so please note that only the following TLDs will be considered: .com, .net, .co.uk, .de, .es, and .fr."

Thats normal, they mark the names "not for sale" until a decision is made. .if they reject it, it will go back to normal settings.

Jingles · 04-24-2009, 03:08 PM

Thank you, DNProperty. This is the first time submitting for one of their auctions, and I've had difficulties with Sedo in the past so I wasn't sure what the heck was going on.

GF · 04-24-2009, 05:41 PM

Thanks for posting this! I hadn't even noticed it. I submitted two domains just now.

-REECE- · 04-24-2009, 06:12 PM

I didn't notice it either. Should make for quite an interesting auction given everything going on at the moment.. Good Luck to everyone submitting domains

Originally Posted by Galel

Thanks for posting this! I hadn't even noticed it. I submitted two domains just now.

DNProperty.com · 04-24-2009, 08:31 PM

No problem guys, I found it by chance this morning...

It will be interesting to see what names are being auctioned. Lets hope some end users show up to buy.

wot · 04-24-2009, 10:06 PM

I own 就业.cn http://www.google.cn/search?hl=zh-CN...meta=&aq=f&oq= Employment.cn in Chinese.

Sedo have yet to get it together to access this very lucrative market

kedaar · 04-24-2009, 10:51 PM

Thank you for the information.

Quote:

Auction space is limited, so please note that only the following TLDs will be considered: .com, .net, .co.uk, .de, .es, and .fr.

DNProperty.com · 04-25-2009, 07:22 AM

Auctions are in general crapshoot from what I can tell...have not had any success so far. Have 2 names in already in this one. Will be submitting more..

TestCase · 04-25-2009, 01:15 PM

Thanks for the headsup, DNP!

Will head over and submit some...

Dillpup · 04-25-2009, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by DNProperty.com

Auctions are in general crapshoot from what I can tell...have not had any success so far. Have 2 names in already in this one. Will be submitting more..

It's a total crapshoot as to what Sedo will accept into the auctions too. I submitted great .ES names for the Spanish auction that had received multiple 500EUR bids that were turned down. So they are willing to turn down names with clear demand?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=578093
Plus they turned down a couple traffic/generic Spanish IDN's I submitted despite the fact I sold 4 Spanish IDN's through them last year ALL in $XXXX including juegosdeniñas.com, $3900.
They also turned down GOD.pe, which I'm not at all surprised about since it's .PE, but still Spanish! I heard 'god' was pretty popular around the world, and it has loads of traffic and even ok revenue, so I gave it a shot.
Hopefully I'll have better luck in the jobs auction, I have one good Spanish one I'll be shocked if they turned down.

DNProperty.com · 04-25-2009, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Dillpup

It's a total crapshoot as to what Sedo will accept into the auctions too. I submitted great .ES names for the Spanish auction that had received multiple 500EUR bids that were turned down. So they are willing to turn down names with clear demand?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=578093
Plus they turned down a couple traffic/generic Spanish IDN's I submitted despite the fact I sold 4 Spanish IDN's through them last year ALL in $XXXX including juegosdeniñas.com, $3900.
They also turned down GOD.pe, which I'm not at all surprised about since it's .PE, but still Spanish! I heard 'god' was pretty popular around the world, and it has loads of traffic and even ok revenue, so I gave it a shot.
Hopefully I'll have better luck in the jobs auction, I have one good Spanish one I'll be shocked if they turned down.

No argument here...I will give them this much, they do get back to you in 24 hrs usually.

I give them credit for coming up with this focussed/niche domain auction, they may be onto something.

Paulbc · 04-27-2009, 02:35 AM

The Jobs auction has now disappeared from the schedule...

Perhaps the people organising it have been made redundant.

DNProperty.com · 04-27-2009, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by Paulbc

The Jobs auction has now disappeared from the schedule...

Perhaps the people organising it have been made redundant.

The Jobs Auction page is gone..but it still shows up as an option in the control panel for submitting domains.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=578093

Will see what they do..

04-24-2009, 07:01 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
DNProperty.com NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grosse Pointe, MI Posts: 239	Sedo Jobs Auction Interesting that Sedo has a dedicated auction coming up in June for Jobs/Career/Employment related domain names. Not quite sure what drove them to do this.. I am excited to see what happens at the auction, considering this is the first dedicated auction in this niche.. Any thoughts... __________________ Domains Available DNProperty.com

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Jeff Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Winter Break© Posts: 29,526	Very interesting ... if anyone has any links or more information to digest, that would be great - I'll guess that the timing may be right due to the HUGE VOLUMES of active job seekers that are out there at this time (and growing, most likely, through 2010, IMHO). Thanks for the post! -Jeff __________________ Be cool. Be polite. Be professional.™

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Paulbc NamePros Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 75	You can submit names from the drop-down menu at the bottom of your Domain Management page, as you would for Premium, TopDomain etc. There were a couple of names on the listings this morning, perthjobs.com and another one, but they've disappeared: https://www.sedo.co.uk/search/search...tionevent=Jobs Paul __________________ pfDomains.com \| Twitter \| LinkedIn \| Facebook

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04-24-2009, 09:31 AM	THREAD STARTER #7 (permalink)
DNProperty.com NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grosse Pointe, MI Posts: 239	Record level unemployment in the US and the overall move of classifieds advertising from newspapers to online.. Have submitted five names this morning... __________________ Domains Available DNProperty.com

04-24-2009, 09:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
AndyR NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: up a mountain Posts: 786	I am waiting to see if chartered*pro is accepted (as in accountant, engineer). andy.

04-24-2009, 01:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
chamac NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 277	There are a great many people who are unemployed and looking for jobs, so this may be a great niche to enter. I don't think there will be too many unemployed people looking at this auction. Many cannot afford to bid at this time. I think the bidders may be those who will use the names to set up sites to promote services to the unemployed. I was speaking to a friend yesterday who owns a business in Houston, a business related to the oil industry. She said that it is only recently that the recession/depression, unemployment rate, layoffs, have been increasing, and are effecting her business in Houston. Chuck

04-24-2009, 01:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jingles NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 780	Earlier today I submitted my Pilots.fr and I haven't received any word that it has been accepted, but when I log into my account I see this name is now unparked and "not for sale"...wtf?? I also took notice to this: "Auction space is limited, so please note that only the following TLDs will be considered: .com, .net, .co.uk, .de, .es, and .fr."

04-24-2009, 03:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jingles NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 780	Thank you, DNProperty. This is the first time submitting for one of their auctions, and I've had difficulties with Sedo in the past so I wasn't sure what the heck was going on.

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GF Buying Geo Domains Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 5,182	Thanks for posting this! I hadn't even noticed it. I submitted two domains just now. __________________ Economic Stimulus Act

04-24-2009, 08:31 PM	THREAD STARTER #17 (permalink)
DNProperty.com NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grosse Pointe, MI Posts: 239	No problem guys, I found it by chance this morning... It will be interesting to see what names are being auctioned. Lets hope some end users show up to buy. __________________ Domains Available DNProperty.com

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wot NamePros Expert Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Golden Triangle Posts: 5,775	I own 就业.cn http://www.google.cn/search?hl=zh-CN...meta=&aq=f&oq= Employment.cn in Chinese. Sedo have yet to get it together to access this very lucrative market __________________ Perú.co,上海.biz,红旗.com,MonikerBlog.com 247.in,888Blog.com,México.co,中国888.com

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DNProperty.com NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grosse Pointe, MI Posts: 239	Auctions are in general crapshoot from what I can tell...have not had any success so far. Have 2 names in already in this one. Will be submitting more.. __________________ Domains Available DNProperty.com

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TestCase Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In Free Fall Posts: 1,123	Thanks for the headsup, DNP! Will head over and submit some...

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Paulbc NamePros Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 75	The Jobs auction has now disappeared from the schedule... Perhaps the people organising it have been made redundant. __________________ pfDomains.com \| Twitter \| LinkedIn \| Facebook

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