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Big shout out to @BrandCougar for the past two months running a great contest. And a shoutout to me for getting it all started. The last statement was completely and utterly sarcastic! Anyways I was thinking about how these other industries may have games against pros in their respective fields. Could we have a domaining contest like that? What I am thinking is flexible. One idea is to have a hand reg contest against the pros and see if an amateur can beat a Professional's hand reg! Ofcourse the first thing NamePros vets say to newbies . . . Read and don't hand reg. Most of us do not listen . . . ME I still think there is some value in what amounts to a contest in the arts and sciences! My other idea is to set a dollar amount . . . TBD . . . and see who can purchase the best domain with the agreed upon amount. For example, some people will say of course Mike Mann can sell a 10k domain because he paid 5k for it . . . or some other nonsense!
I do not want to have a whole lot of rules. And remember anyone else is free to run whatever contest they want!
I would prefer the contest that starts with a predetermined budget. With $X amount of money you can purchase any domain you want. Let's say $50 is the max to spend . . . This is just an example. Amount of money for domain has not been set.
Additionally, we would need to invite the pros, and have at least one pro join the contest with an entry.
Judging the contest . . . a panel of 3 would be the final judge and jury. If @BrandCougar is available to judge, in this contest of mine, I would be honored if he would be one of the judges! I would love to have one of the Pros be a judge. Lastly, I think everyone that has interacted with @Bob Hawkes has the utmost respect for him and value his opinions and thoughts. @Eric Lyon is a pro in my book! Is Mike Mann around? The king? Any other folks that make their living selling domains is welcome to be one of our judges. And I still prefer to have a pro on the panel.
One entry per person, so choose wisely. If you think you can hand reg a name better than going aftermarket, go for it. One entry. You can spend no more than $X on your one domain. It does not matter if it is a premium hand reg. I don't care if it is dot com, us, security, global, net, co . . .
Now here is where I would love feedback . . .
What should the max budget be for the one domain?
Are any Pros interested in being a judge or contestant?
Hawkes and Cougar . . . any interest in judging?
While at this moment I cannot think of anything I would change . . . cooler heads seem to prevail in life, and I want to prove an old dog can learn new tricks! The contest will not start until June 1. I can work out any kinks that need a good ironing out!
If you are wondering why I am limiting the contest to one entry . . . makes the contest most equitable for everyone involved. AND judging contests can be tricky . . . I don't want them to be bombarded with entries.
And if you are wondering why I don't want community involvement with the judging . . . Props to @BrandCougar but no way am I trying to count all those likes . . .
What did I overlook this time?
I do not want to have a whole lot of rules. And remember anyone else is free to run whatever contest they want!
I would prefer the contest that starts with a predetermined budget. With $X amount of money you can purchase any domain you want. Let's say $50 is the max to spend . . . This is just an example. Amount of money for domain has not been set.
Additionally, we would need to invite the pros, and have at least one pro join the contest with an entry.
Judging the contest . . . a panel of 3 would be the final judge and jury. If @BrandCougar is available to judge, in this contest of mine, I would be honored if he would be one of the judges! I would love to have one of the Pros be a judge. Lastly, I think everyone that has interacted with @Bob Hawkes has the utmost respect for him and value his opinions and thoughts. @Eric Lyon is a pro in my book! Is Mike Mann around? The king? Any other folks that make their living selling domains is welcome to be one of our judges. And I still prefer to have a pro on the panel.
One entry per person, so choose wisely. If you think you can hand reg a name better than going aftermarket, go for it. One entry. You can spend no more than $X on your one domain. It does not matter if it is a premium hand reg. I don't care if it is dot com, us, security, global, net, co . . .
Now here is where I would love feedback . . .
What should the max budget be for the one domain?
Are any Pros interested in being a judge or contestant?
Hawkes and Cougar . . . any interest in judging?
While at this moment I cannot think of anything I would change . . . cooler heads seem to prevail in life, and I want to prove an old dog can learn new tricks! The contest will not start until June 1. I can work out any kinks that need a good ironing out!
If you are wondering why I am limiting the contest to one entry . . . makes the contest most equitable for everyone involved. AND judging contests can be tricky . . . I don't want them to be bombarded with entries.
And if you are wondering why I don't want community involvement with the judging . . . Props to @BrandCougar but no way am I trying to count all those likes . . .
What did I overlook this time?