Hand Registration Contest - March 2019 - DOT COM only

[BrandCougar]

Let's see who can acquire the best .COM hand registration during the month of March? "Best" will be determined by your peers. You have to create it during the month of March 2019. As long as it says created 03-2019 it could have been a name born before that died and lost its age. Let me be clear, for this March contest the name has to be a new DOT COM hand reg that you own.

Here are the rules of this DOT COM HAND REG MARCH 2019 contest:

1. Hand registration during the month of March 2019.
2. You may submit up to 7 domain names. (Each name submitted must have it's OWN Reply post).
3. So if you want to submit 7 names, submit SEVEN separate Reply posts.
4. I am excluding myself from entering the contest, since I am facilitating the event!
5. The Top 20 Finalist will be selected the following way .---> (10) "Likes" entries with the most "Likes" in the thread and (10) Wildcard entries selected by a team of 5 panelist from the NamePros community. The 5 panelist will be announced after month end to avoid mid-month lobbying. Additionally, the 5 panelist (Wildcard pickers) will be be non-participants in the contest to avoid a conflict of interest and will be respected NPros members that have a wealth of experience in domaining. The panelist members will be a familiar lot.
6. The WINNER will be selected by your peers via a TOP 20 POLL from the Top 20 Finalist mentioned above.
7. The TOP 20 POLL will occur at the end of the month. This will be a 72 hour poll.
8. We welcome EVERYONE to participate in selecting the WINNER from the Top 20 Finalist list.
9. In the event of a TIE during with winner polling, the tie-breaker will go to the WINNER with the earlier submission posted to this thread. (a plan to avoid any misunderstand should a tie occur)


TOP 20 Finalist

• Finalist Pick 10 - those 10 names with the most "likes" make it to the Top 20 (user involvement).
• Finalist Pick 10 - those 10 names that a panel selects make it to the Top 20 (panel involvement).
• Top 20 Poll - this involves everyone, but only for a 72 hour window at month end (ALL involvement).

What do you win?

• Number one, props and recognition here at Namepros.
• I will personally pay $20 JACKPOT (via PayPal) to the WINNER.
• Anyone wishing to contribute an additional $0.30 to the Jackpot - contact me via PM - and I will add your contribution on top of the $20 Jackpot I have committed (let's see how large a Jackpot we can build).

* Sponsors welcome. Send me a PM.



JACKPOT UPDATE:

* We have had (9) NP members generously contribute additional funds to the JACKPOT.
* The JACKPOT is now at $200 Total + 1 Efty Growth subscription

 

[BrandCougar]

*** CRYSTAL BALL CHALLENGE ***


So this morning I came up with an idea for a little side challenge we could have as we approach mid-month with the March 2019 Hand Reg Contest.

All are welcome to play - simply Post your answers to the following (4) questions by Noon Monday 11th.

What is your prediction for the following (4) questions?

• How many Qualified Entries will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?.
• How many unique Participants. will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?
• How many recognition "Likes" will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?
• How many page Views will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?

To Enter - Post your predictions in this thread by Noon Monday 11th to be eligible to play our little side challenge. YOU may be a WINNER! (the most recent tallies were posted yesterday morning with the "100" Pink Ball -- please see earlier Post # 162 to help base your predictions)

The Selection - we will use the ageless "Price is Right" model for selecting the winner(s) - a winner will be selected for EACH of the (4) question - so there may be up to 4 winners - a winner will be selected who comes closest to the actual number WITHOUT GOING OVER for each of the (4) individual questions. In the event of a tie on any one of the 4 questions, both winners for that question will win the prize for that question.

The Prize(s) - the prize for each of the (4) questions - you will be allowed to submit an additional (5) entries to the March 2019 Hand Reg Contest. And each participant can potentially win multiple forecast predictions if their Crystal Ball shines bright.

The Deadline - all entries for our little Crystal Ball Challenge must be submitted by Noon Monday 11th (East Coast timezone) - 27 hours and 17 minutes after Post # 162 (see the initial challenge Post # 162 timestamp in this thread and add 27 hours and 17 minutes to it)

Enjoy!.

-Cougar

 

[Namulator]

BlockchainMigrate.com​

 

[capiche]

XRMerchant . com

 

[Fadi H]

Nextila.com

4th Entry.

 

[PeakDots]

 

[WillW]

NXTGuard

.com

 

[Vijais]

.com

 

[smartwebby]

I stumbled upon this contest only a few days ago... Didn't see the previous one in Feb! It's such a superb Idea. Congrats to all of you who are holding the contest and supporting it especially @BrandCougar. My first entry:

CSSHTMLTricks.com
Registered 1 Mar 19

 

[smartwebby]

2. BusinessNameConsultant.com - Registered today (11 Mar 19)

 

[smartwebby]

3. BusinessNamez.com - Registered today (11 Mar 19)

Thanks to you guys, me stumbling upon this today has resolved a drawn-out issue for me, I was very undecided on which domain to go with for my new business domain names store. Thank you!! Went under production right away

 

[BrandCougar]

We are looking for more Entries!

Did you Hand Reg a domain this week?

If so, please Enter your new .COM domain in this month's NamePros March 2019 HandReg contest.

(Free to Enter - $25 Winner Jackpot)

Submit up to 5 Entries - one per Post - so we can track the "Likes" for the Top 20 Finalist.

Join the fun!!

-Cougar

 

[Joakim]

Third entry:

 

[DomainFQ.com]

My 3nd Entry. iLikeBest.com

 

[BrandCougar]

ANYONE? ANYONE? BUELLER?

Only 6 hours to go - to respond to this week's Challenge Questions.

We already have several predictions entered - please join in - I will post all predictions this afternoon after the deadline.


All are welcome to play - simply Post your answers to the following (4) questions by Noon Monday 11th.

What is your prediction for the following (4) questions?

• How many Qualified Entries will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?.
• How many unique Participants. will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?
• How many recognition "Likes" will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?
• How many page Views will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?

To Enter - Post your predictions in this thread by Noon Monday 11th to be eligible to play our little side challenge. YOU may be a WINNER! The most recent tallies were posted yesterday morning with the "100" Pink Ball -- please see earlier Post # 162 to help base your predictions. It gives you an earlier benchmark to help with your guesstimates.

The Selection - we will use the ageless "Price is Right" model for selecting the winner(s) - a winner will be selected for EACH of the (4) question - so there may be up to 4 winners - a winner will be selected who comes closest to the actual number WITHOUT GOING OVER for each of the (4) individual questions. In the event of a tie on any one of the 4 questions, both winners for that question will win the prize for that question.

The Prize(s) - the prize for each of the (4) questions - you will be allowed to submit an additional (5) entries to the March 2019 Hand Reg Contest. And each participant can potentially win multiple forecast predictions if their Crystal Ball shines bright.

The Deadline - all entries for our little Crystal Ball Challenge must be submitted by Noon Monday 11th (East Coast timezone). As of the time of this post - we have only 6 hours and 20 minutes remaining

Enjoy!.

-Cougar

 

[Aryan B]

OddOrGod.com​

 

[hn]

First Entry

N L P P A L . com

 

[Silentptnr]

Submission #5

Happy To Have Found This One! Great comparable registrations and sales.

My Previous Submissions

Submission #1
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Submission #2
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Note: I also got the plural. Not entering it though.

Submission #3
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Submission #4
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[mani0307]

Just a question Hand reg means only cost less than $10 No dropcatch domains will be considered hand reg?

 

[PeakDots]

Entry#2

 

[ThatDomainGuy]

||/\||secondcreation||\/||

 

[BrandCougar]

Just a question Hand reg means only cost less than $10 No dropcatch domains will be considered hand reg?

Hi @mani0307 -

Good question -

I have had someone else ask me a similar question via DM - so am glad to respond.

For date validation - I am checking each Entry manually against Whois and if the Creation Date is March 2019 the name qualifies. If not, the domain does not qualify and I respectfully contact the Participant via DM to let them know.

For those I have had to send a DM message - they all were very understanding (and apologetic) and have withdrawn their Entry. Those names no longer show up on the PDF summary reports I have been providing when outlining Qualified Entries..

Everyone contacted has been very respectful and professional about the issue. (thank you everyone)

There's a need during a contest for having a simple Creation Date x-check and my goal has been to not stifle the contest with too many rule nuances. Keep it simple is best.

So for everyone's reference - Creation Date is the data point to check via Whois.

I hope my response is helpful...

-Cougar

 

[Corey]

Submission #2

GrowerYield.com

Cheers
Corey

 

[Hizzyjnr]

seattlepetstore.com

 

[Cypherpunk]

Submission #3

XRbabe.com

 

[BrandCougar]

*** CRYSTAL BALL CHALLENGE ***

3 brave Participants have submitted their predictions for this week's Challenge Questions.

@yjann, @Rex73, @Radu054 (see below BONUS prize)

What is your prediction for the following (4) questions?

• How many Qualified Entries will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?
• How many unique Participants. will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?
• How many recognition "Likes" will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?
• How many page Views will we have by Noon Saturday 16th?

The Selection - we will use the ageless "Price is Right" model for selecting the winner(s) - a winner will be selected for EACH of the (4) question - so there may be up to 4 winners - a winner will be selected who comes closest to the actual number WITHOUT GOING OVER for each of the (4) individual questions. In the event of a tie on any one of the 4 questions, both winners for that question will win the prize for that question.

Best of luck to the Participants!.

-Cougar


ps: The submission deadline for this week's Challenge Questions has closed.

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BONUS - and yes there's more - as a Bonus - if one of you wins 3 or more of the Challenge Questions this week you will receive a GOLDEN TICKET to the Top 20 Finalist Round for the Entry pick of your choice. If a Golden Ticket is awarded, we will increase the Top 20 Finalist count to the Top 21 Finalist. Thank You for your participation in our 1st set of Challenge Questions. Best of Luck! See you on Saturday 16th for the results.


* Probably a few others are kicking themselves now for not trying their luck at the Challenge Questions - don't worry - we will have another round of Challenge Questions next week - and another GOLDEN TICKET will be up for gabs. Ohhh the fun next stops with this contest!.

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