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Hand Registration Contest - March 2019 - DOT COM only

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Hand Reg. Contest Finalists - Which domain is your TOP pick to be the Winner?

  • 1st (tie)

    DuelLabs (dot com)

    46 
    votes
    14.8%
  • 1st (tie)

    SundayHike (dot com)

    46 
    votes
    14.8%
  • 2nd

    Globeta (dot com)

    43 
    votes
    13.8%
  • 3rd

    BeDependable (dot com)

    38 
    votes
    12.2%
  • 4th

    CustomShoeDesign (dot com)

    34 
    votes
    10.9%
  • 5th

    SecureNavigator (dot com)

    32 
    votes
    10.3%
  • 6th

    YouHadMe (dot com)

    31 
    votes
    10.0%
  • 7th

    BlockchainTask (dot com)

    28 
    votes
    9.0%
  • 8th

    FineGrills (dot com)

    27 
    votes
    8.7%
  • 9th

    XRbotics (dot com)

    25 
    votes
    8.0%
  • 10th

    Stadir (dot com)

    22 
    votes
    7.1%
  • 11th (tie)

    BlockMigration (dot com)

    20 
    votes
    6.4%
  • 11th (tie)

    ElegantWallet (dot com)

    20 
    votes
    6.4%
  • 11th (tie)

    Yaddl (dot com)

    20 
    votes
    6.4%
  • 12th (tie)

    FoldMobiles (dot com)

    19 
    votes
    6.1%
  • 12th (tie)

    LuckShack (dot com)

    19 
    votes
    6.1%
  • 13th

    LeafLocator (dot com)

    17 
    votes
    5.5%
  • 14th (tie)

    DomainerRegistry (dot com)

    15 
    votes
    4.8%
  • 14th (tie)

    HoloInsider (dot com)

    15 
    votes
    4.8%
  • 14th (tie)

    PrivacyEtc (dot com)

    15 
    votes
    4.8%
  • 15th

    HoloClient (dot com)

    14 
    votes
    4.5%
  • 16th

    Securexo (dot com)

    12 
    votes
    3.9%
  • 17th

    PromoEdition (dot com)

    11 
    votes
    3.5%
  • 18th (tie)

    MediaLiason (dot com)

    10 
    votes
    3.2%
  • 18th (tie)

    PrivateModule (dot com)

    10 
    votes
    3.2%
  • 18th (tie)

    SelfEffects (dot com)

    10 
    votes
    3.2%
  • 18th (tie)

    SmartCommode (dot com)

    10 
    votes
    3.2%

BrandCougar

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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).
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* 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


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OH YEAH!!

Last night we set a goal to hit 70+ qualified Entries by EOD Friday 8th.

And are well on our way!

Go... Go... Go NamePros!!!


We just hit 50 qualified Entries this morning!

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In the first 48 hours we have:
  • (50) qualified Entries submitted.
  • (26) unique Participants. (average Entries/Participant is 1.92 units)
  • (43) recognition "Likes" posted by your peers for your Entries
  • (1,765) page Views by a growing audience

Onward and upward... Only 20 more Entries to go by Friday and we reach last night's challenge.

You're the best!

-Cougar


ps: Below is a current Summary Chart of Entries and "Likes".


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(above are image captures to help Mask the names from indexing)
 
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Entry #3:

PurestLabs [.] com
 
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My 3rd Entry

MortgageGuideline in King
 
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My 4th Entry

InsuranceProcedures
dot King
 
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5th entry

BlockchainEntities

In king
 
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First entry:

LettuceEdit
 
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80%

While x-checking the "Creation Date" for each Entry (yes I am verifying each entry for date qualification) - I observed a trend and wanted to share it with the group.

80% of Hand Reg Entries (40 of 50 Entries submitted so far) were registered were via (4) specific registrars - Dynadot / GoDaddy / Namesilo / Netsol.

Not a surprise to many reading this post, but there is an opportunity here for those new to domaing to learn from the seasoned participants and their insights.

Participants - if you have time and are receptive to doing so - please share with us a response to the following 3 questions via a post.
  1. How much are you paying for the Hand Reg Entries you submitted?
  2. Which registrar did you use for the Entries?
  3. Your thoughts on why you used that specific registrar for your Entries?

Thank you in advance for sharing your experience & insight.

I am not looking to grossly go off-top, but I am interested in hearing from a few of the initial 26 Participants on the cost-saving topic and appreciate their time for doing so.

For someone viewing this contest and (not yet) participating, this may provide you insight on how to save money during registration and maybe you will submit a few Entries (and of course vote a few "Likes" along the way to those existing Entries that you find to be excellent hand reg finds)

-Cougar



Raw Data (1st 50 qualified Entries)

1api
1api
1api
Domain
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
Dynadot
GoDaddy
GoDaddy
GoDaddy
GoDaddy
GoDaddy
GoDaddy

ionos
meshdigital
meshdigital
meshdigital
meshdigital
Namesilo
Namesilo
Namesilo
Namesilo
Namesilo
Namesilo
Namesilo
Namesilo
Namesilo
NetSol
Netsol
NetSol
NetSol
NetSol
NetSol
NetSol
NetSol
NetSol
NetSol
NetSol

Uniregistry


Initial 26 Participants that submitted the 1st 50 Entries:

@Axc
@creataweb
@Dave
@dexdn
@Dimitris
@efizi
@elevator
@ethereumaddress
@handpicked
@Haroon Basha
@imadoer
@Joe Nichols
@joshr
@karmaco
@Lagunaboy
@mani0307
@marcreative
@mrm_1
@MS-Domains
@NamePrime
@Namulator
@Rex73
@SuperBrander
@tldboss
@WillW
@wormfood
 
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  1. How much are you paying for the Hand Reg Entries you submitted? $8.47
  2. Which registrar did you use for the Entries? GoDaddy
  3. Your thoughts on why you used that specific registrar for your Entries? I try to keep all my domains at GoDaddy. I have a fantastic account manager there and great support from the entire GoDaddy team. If you're a member of their domain discount club, then .com registrations are only $8.47.
 
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  • How much are you paying for the Hand Reg Entries you submitted? $1.00 each using discount links / codes from NP thread
  • Which registrar did you use for the Entries? NetSol
  • Your thoughts on why you used that specific registrar? Cheapest option
 
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1. $6.99
2. Namesilo
3. Favourite interface,ease of push.Efficient transfer times

Cheers
 
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For my part, I maintain the majority of my portfolio on GoDaddy. Most of my hand regs happen there as well.

A few reasons for this:
  • I do a fair amount of outbound marketing, and GoDaddy is known and trusted by most end users. Many of them have existing accounts there as well. Added trust and credibility + ease of transferring = more sales.
  • GD has great customer service. Easy to get agents on the line, and they've always been quick and helpful when I've had issues or questions.
  • Competitive prices. You'll rarely get a great deal at GD, but you won't pay ridiculous prices either. If you sign up for their domain club, you'll pay $9 for registration and $13 for renewals. The domain club costs extra of course, but well worth it if you have even a modest portfolio with them.
That being said, if I were registering dozens of domains in bulk and only holding them for the year, I would be seeking out the cheapest possible deal being offered by a reputable registrar.
 
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1. $6.99
2. Namesilo
3. Favourite interface,ease of push.Efficient transfer times

Cheers

This for me also
 
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01. $6.99
02. Dynadot
03. Easy and clean interface. Fast and cordial customer support.
 
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My 1st entry
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  1. How much are you paying for the Hand Reg Entries you submitted? $6.99
  2. Which registrar did you use for the Entries? Namesilo
  3. Your thoughts on why you used that specific registrar for your Entries? - Fast transfers, quick NS changes, great prices, easy to use interface.
 
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  1. How much are you paying for the Hand Reg Entries you submitted?
    $5.00
  2. Which registrar did you use for the Entries?
    Domain
  3. Your thoughts on why you used that specific registrar for your Entries?
    Basically don't like them, but $5 is pretty good.
    My favorites are NameSilo and NameBright.
 
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2nd Entry
lederfett/.com
  1. How much are you paying for the Hand Reg Entries you submitted? - $6.99
  2. Which registrar did you use for the Entries? - Dynadot.com
  3. Your thoughts on why you used that specific registrar for your Entries? - Quick and easy forwarding, NS changing, easy PUSH, fast transfer, great pricing, easy to navigate, and great Marketplace.
 
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  1. How much are you paying for the Hand Reg Entries you submitted? Too much i think, for .com: $10.89, but often cheap for newgTLD´s.
  2. Which registrar did you use for the Entries? HEXONET.NET (1api), sometimes STRATO.de (for german domains)
  3. Your thoughts on why you used that specific registrar for your Entries? Good cloud for managing Domains and a lot of easy services, easy to share domains to marketplaces
 
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1. How much are you paying for the Hand Reg Entries you submitted?
$6.99

2. Which registrar did you use for the Entries?
Namesilo

3. Your thoughts on why you used that specific registrar for your Entries?
Can add my domains to afternic account for fast transfer and sedo also for sedo MLS. Also do not need to switch NS to namesilo from efty to do ownership verification for sedo. Just copy and paste my ID in the txt field.
 
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Vulned /com

@BrandCougar , same as @Josh R
  1. How much are you paying for the Hand Reg Entries you submitted? $8.47
  2. Which registrar did you use for the Entries? GoDaddy
  3. Your thoughts on why you used that specific registrar for your Entries? I try to keep all my domains at GoDaddy. If you're a member of their domain discount club, then .com registrations are only $8.47. I have great support whenever I need it. GD is a big company and takes care of security quite well.
 
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