BrandBucket Experience

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hello

I am new to BrandBucket. Before getting my hands on this

I wish to experience about brandbucket from my fellow members


Thanks

 

[Doron Vermaat]

Doron-that's great! Its nice to see you do well-you're always helping others.

Thank you. That's a very nice thing to say!

It's over a month now and still no logo. Anyone experiencing the same?

They are behind on the submitted domains queue or they are behind on the design queue. It's been like this since the early days of the site. They've never seem to be able to tackle both at the same time.

 

[KickstartNames]

Yes same here at the same time ive had 6 logos published with Namerific in the time BB published 2. BrandBucket is a good company but maybe getting too big. We'll see.

I'm new here at NP but I have read in on the latest in this thread. I have thought about trying to list some names myself and have had about 15 approved, but I'm hesitating to move on because the large number of names available on BB now. over 14000, and the long waiting times for logos. I do some logos myself and has applied to design at BB but have not received any response in 2 weeks. If they are in need of more logo designers they could at least respond to the applications? So maybe "getting too big" may be the reason..

 

[London555]

I'm new here at NP but I have read in on the latest in this thread. I have thought about trying to list some names myself and have had about 15 approved, but I'm hesitating to move on because the large number of names available on BB now. over 14000, and the long waiting times for logos. I do some logos myself and has applied to design at BB but have not received any response in 2 weeks. If they are in need of more logo designers they could at least respond to the applications? So maybe "getting too big" may be the reason..

Hi-we'd like to ask you about your logos-were at London555 at aol . com Thank you

 

[London555]

Doron-that's great! Its nice to see you do well-you're always helping others.

Doron-here's a name we own that BB i'm sure wouldn't take ( just not their type re: Geo. even though generic) but a large company re Bacardi etc will really pay for we think in the future in light of recent US/Cuba relations.

HavanaBrands.com

 

[London555]

Everyone might want to take a look at Doron's DNgeek.com re "New startup" names. It's a great follow.

 

[hxp]

Finally had my names published;

https://www.brandbucket.com/profile/hxp

Logos are decent. Not as bad as I'd expected. I think "Energizr" looks great but, the other 3 could be better. Color choice was terrible, IMO.

My overall experience with BrandBucket, thus far, is just "meh".

 

[Domainzy]

BB has made many many improvements latey and this thread is still littered with whining and complaining.

It doesn't matter what improvements BB does, this thread is gonna be filled with people complaining that BB took 1 day to review their domain and 1 week to make a logo... Plus whine about the logo colors, logos design, listing price, and the other ungreatful complaints we see daily in this thread.

Very very few people give thanks to BB or props.... Will BB ever do enough for YOU? Probably not...

 

[AndrewRice]

I found it very offensive as well and feel like the BrandBucket doesn't listen to the people supplying their names like they should and cares more about selling bulk than getting them the best deal. That being said, they are offering a service and if we don't like it, we can go elsewhere (as many have and I am with certain of my domains).

Hope this helps!

As a domain investor I definitely understand the hard work it takes in finding a quality domain, but I also agree with most of what was said in the interview as far as ROI goes. Even if you bought a name for 50 or 100 dollars the return on investment is still pretty astounding. I don't think the margin is very slim when compared to most investments.

I know that Margot, Michael and the people working for BrandBucket do appreciate and think about the domain sellers. I've heard them say that they absolutely hate having to reject domain submissions but it is necessary for quality control.

 

[London555]

BB has made many many improvements latey and this thread is still littered with whining and complaining.

It doesn't matter what improvements BB does, this thread is gonna be filled with people complaining that BB took 1 day to review their domain and 1 week to make a logo... Plus whine about the logo colors, logos design, listing price, and the other ungreatful complaints we see daily in this thread.

Very very few people give thanks to BB or props.... Will BB ever do enough for YOU? Probably not...[/QU

 

[JimJammy]

I'm curious WTF are some of my names doing on your web site?

It's BBs widget. This guy is advertising your domains for you and you speak to him like that? Wow, nice.

 

[London555]

It's BBs widget. This guy is advertising your domains for you and you speak to him like that? Wow, nice.

 

[JimJammy]

Actually that's exactly how I'll speak to him-I NEVER placed them on his site and wouldn't after seeing his above comments-so mind your own f*cking business.

He didn't put them on his site. It's BBs widget.... https://www.brandbucket.com/affiliates-how/
Promoters of BB cannot blacklist certain domains.

 

[London555]

Sorry if I flew off the handle there but I dont want anyone that calls people "whiners" etc making 5c off my names. This is a place for different opinions-not name calling like this guy-Domain Affix- did above. BrandBucket should throw him out for that type of comment to the people that supply them the names at zero cost to BB.

 

[svede]

BB has made many many improvements latey and this thread is still littered with whining and complaining.

It doesn't matter what improvements BB does, this thread is gonna be filled with people complaining that BB took 1 day to review their domain and 1 week to make a logo... Plus whine about the logo colors, logos design, listing price, and the other ungreatful complaints we see daily in this thread.

Very very few people give thanks to BB or props.... Will BB ever do enough for YOU? Probably not...

I don't know if you were considering my posts about what Margot said as "whining", but I also stated clearly that they offer us a service and we don't need to use them if we don't like them. I definitely was not whining and appreciate much of what they do (especially the improved process time). My point was more to the fact that they need to be careful how they speak about us as we bring a lot of cashflow for them (I know they have their own domains they sell, but they are also making a lot off what domainers bring to them). I felt her statement was careless and offensive toward us, plain and simple. Whether that was how she intended - I don't know and I hope it wasn't. But stating a complaint about their service isn't whining. I certainly do not agree with the level of whining some do, but if we don't speak our grievances they won't be able to improve things, either. [If you weren't directing that at my posts, then disregard this. ]

As a domain investor I definitely understand the hard work it takes in finding a quality domain, but I also agree with most of what was said in the interview as far as ROI goes. Even if you bought a name for 50 or 100 dollars the return on investment is still pretty astounding. I don't think the margin is very slim when compared to most investments.

I know that Margot, Michael and the people working for BrandBucket do appreciate and think about the domain sellers. I've heard them say that they absolutely hate having to reject domain submissions but it is necessary for quality control.

If the investment was only $20, sure. But it isn't. Often I have to buy multiple domains for each one that sells in the brandable world. That is the nature of that market - not everything sells and sometimes it can take a half year, year, two, or more. Then add in the hours that I spend searching and the end result is often getting $10-$30 and hour for my work. That isn't high ROI unless you discount the hard work, effort to not only find the domains, but keep up with the trends, markets, etc. That is why I found her statement a bit offensive. Perhaps careless and ignorant would be a better way to put it. I am not sure she meant it that way, but I think it is good to call out so they know how some took her remarks. Any company wants to make sure they are marketing themselves properly to all stakeholders - domainers being one of them for BB.

EDIT: Also, to repeat what I said in my other post - assuming we always get domains so cheap prevents $xxx aftermarket purchases being sold there due to the very low ROI. They might get higher quality if they took this into consideration.

Thanks!

 

[London555]

I will say this-BrandBucket's approval time seems to be getting better. Publishing is still very slow. As to the quality of the logos-you can't really expect too much for $10. That said,giving BB names is a work in progress. On a better note-the support lady-Julia-is great.

 

[Dominic Belley]

As to the quality of the logos-you can't really expect too much for $10.

Logo cost $100 minimum .. not $10. For $100 we can expect some quality.

 

[London555]

Logo cost $100 minimum .. not $10. For $100 we can expect some quality.

On BrandBucket-you only pay $10 upfront. That's it. You don't pay the $100 unless it sells-if you want a great logo-give them the $100 upfront before your name sells-that will fix the issue I'm sure.

 

[Dominic Belley]

On BrandBucket-you only pay $10 upfront. That's it. You don't pay the $100 unless it sells-if you want a great logo-give them the $100 upfront before your name sells-that will fix the issue I'm sure.

Ok I understand your point of view for saying it only cost 10$.
From that point of view, we can say logos are free then with the voting system.

 

[London555]

Ok I understand your point of view for saying it only cost 10$.
From that point of view, we can say logos are free then with the voting system.

I'm sure there's plenty wrong with BB that they'll work on but a $10 isn't too bad. lol

 

[KickstartNames]

I'm new here at NP but I have read in on the latest in this thread. I have thought about trying to list some names myself and have had about 15 approved, but I'm hesitating to move on because the large number of names available on BB now. over 14000, and the long waiting times for logos. I do some logos myself and has applied to design at BB but have not received any response in 2 weeks. If they are in need of more logo designers they could at least respond to the applications? So maybe "getting too big" may be the reason..

As a follow-up: Michael @BB responded within an hour to my previous post and handled everything in a couple of minutes!
Kudos @BB!

 

[Beezy]

Ok, so I went to go submit some new names tonight and I got this message when I hit the "Add Domains +" button:

Your account requires attention. Before submitting more names, please move forward with publishing the names that have been approved and are in your account under "To Do".
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Yeah, I have 5 accepted names that I'm NOT going to be publishing (price too low, or i sold them, or other reasons)...but I can't submit more names because I made that decision?

Eh...

Anyone else encounter this?

 

[Doron Vermaat]

Ok, so I went to go submit some new names tonight and I got this message when I hit the "Add Domains +" button:

Your account requires attention. Before submitting more names, please move forward with publishing the names that have been approved and are in your account under "To Do".
​

Yeah, I have 5 accepted names that I'm NOT going to be publishing (price too low, or i sold them, or other reasons)...but I can't submit more names because I made that decision?

Eh...

Anyone else encounter this?

You can email support and they will remove the domains from your to-do list.

 

[AndrewRice]

Hi guys,

I was trying the new Name My Company app at https://www.brandbucket.com/name-my-company/

Initially, I was thinking I would try to suggest one or two of my own names if they were a good fit or suggest someone else's name if none of mine would work. I ended up suggesting a few of my own and a couple that weren't mine.

If you have a decent size portfolio I think it could be a good way to promote your own names. (though I wouldn't suggest forcing one of your own names if it doesn't work well with the idea)

Even more importantly, the app provides a good window into how potential buyers think. Reading a few of those descriptions really got me thinking from their perspective. It was somewhat enlightening if not unsettling to see how a few of my names that I thought were pretty good didn't seem quite up to snuff when I was trying to find a proper name for these potential buyers. I came away from the experience with a reaffirmed belief that I need to be very selective in my name picking process.

I'd recommend checking out the app.

 

[slimjim270]

Hi guys,

I was trying the new Name My Company app at https://www.brandbucket.com/name-my-company/

Initially, I was thinking I would try to suggest one or two of my own names if they were a good fit or suggest someone else's name if none of mine would work. I ended up suggesting a few of my own and a couple that weren't mine.

If you have a decent size portfolio I think it could be a good way to promote your own names. (though I wouldn't suggest forcing one of your own names if it doesn't work well with the idea)

Even more importantly, the app provides a good window into how potential buyers think. Reading a few of those descriptions really got me thinking from their perspective. It was somewhat enlightening if not unsettling to see how a few of my names that I thought were pretty good didn't seem quite up to snuff when I was trying to find a proper name for these potential buyers. I came away from the experience with a reaffirmed belief that I need to be very selective in my name picking process.

I'd recommend checking out the app.

@AndrewRice -

Glancing at the link this morning, I see your point about the interesting perspective the write-ups provide when complimented with the names entered. It does put you in brainstorming mode.

Some observations / suggestions for the app...

1) (positive) - Several voters entered descriptions with their votes. The descriptions were insightful, but more important, I found myself drawn first to those names with a few words of concept added. So, as a 1st time viewer (virgin eyes) to the app - voting is nice, but making the extra effort of adding a description when voting definitely gets a person's attention and caused me to pause for a moment to think. Descriptions engage.

2) (positive) - Definitely interesting to see which names have 2+ "up" votes. I found myself ignoring those names with 0 or only 1 vote. It was funny that instinctively I assumed 1 vote to mean it must be the voter's name - and I recognized afterwards that may not be the case - but to be honest that was my 1st impression. I found myself drawn primarily to those names with 2+ votes.

3) (negative) - I would be interested in contributing (voting) on a few entered names to share my views with the Name Requester, but the app requires a Twitter account to vote. Not interested in having a Twitter account, but it would be nice if (for example) any member of BrandBucket with 10 or more Accepted names would be allowed to vote and share their insight with the Name Requester. I found the Twitter account requirement a drawback.

4) (negative) - There needs to be a way to "down" vote (not by other sellers) but by the Name Requester to downgrade some of the shotgun submitting by name owners of 1-2 names that they entered to each and every Name Request topic. The shotgun submitting clutters the app. The sorting by "up" vote tally does address this issue a bit, but spam entries gives a cluttered feeling to each list of entries.

5) (suggestion) - The feedback loop could be greatly enhanced if the original Name Requester were to have the ability to "like/dislike" each of the names submitted. Similar to PickyDomains, this would provide feedback to those submitting names as to the type of names that the Name Requester finds to be a good match (and the process of clicking "like/dislike" by a Name Requester is a decision process - and might move a browsing buyer closer to a purchase).

6) (suggestion) - If possible, there should be a "reward" system for those who vote "up" on a submitted name that is later purchased at BrandBucket. Ideally the app would limit a user to no more than 3 votes per Name Request and the system should incent those who vote "best" (defined as consistently voting "up" on names that are purchased). The reward could simply be 100 BB Credits if the name they "up" voted was purchased and 10 BB Credits if the name they "up" voted was "liked" by the Name Requester. Another "reward" idea might be a Top Voter ranking system added to the app to recongize those users who have voted "best". A way to recognize users (voters) for their time & insight contributing votes.


Overall - The app is an interesting promotional idea. If there could be a way to reward for quality voting, this app could be an extremely powerful communications loop between potential buyers and sellers.

-Jim

 

[London555]

Ok, so I went to go submit some new names tonight and I got this message when I hit the "Add Domains +" button:

Your account requires attention. Before submitting more names, please move forward with publishing the names that have been approved and are in your account under "To Do".
​

Yeah, I have 5 accepted names that I'm NOT going to be publishing (price too low, or i sold them, or other reasons)...but I can't submit more names because I made that decision?

Eh...

Anyone else encounter this?

Hi I haven't had that issue but on BB I don't think there's anyway to "remove" your names once you submit them until they are approved and you can decide to publish them or not. Just send there support a note-they respond pretty fast.