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Hi there! I'm sorry your experience with BB wasn't pleasant :/ If you'd like to try our marketplace please don't hesitate to do so :) We're new in the domaining industry but very eager to learn! Let me know what you think or if you have any questions :) This is us: https://brandpa.com/ (or if you'd like to read about the sellers' rules visit this page: https://brandpa.com/start-selling)

Look forward to hearing from you!
Granted, the above post is from the BrandBucket experience thread, and will likely be deleted for being off topic / wrong thread, it was the first time I heard of them. The founder, @Jowita Emberton, had introduced herself in an earlier thread:

Hi guys! NamePros is a great website to get invaluable information about the domaining industry. As a reader, I'm here pretty much every day. As a writer, I'm starting today :)

I'm the founder of Brandpa (brandpa.com), a domain name marketplace similar to BB, BR or Namerific. We use AI and human knowledge to create and judge the names’ value according to how easy to pronounce and catchy they are.

I'm here to learn, get to know you and your recent experiences with other brandable name marketplaces :) We're still developing the business so any insight on our site (brandpa.com) or anything you're missing from other marketplaces will be very useful :)

Thanks!

I'm creating this thread to discuss their marketplace, and for those who have experiences with them.

Here's what I know so far:

The founder, @Jowita Emberton, runs two other online businesses according to her LinkedIn page.

Delighten.co.uk - Web / brand design firm.

Weddination.com - Polish wedding services

According to her LinkedIn, she has been operating BrandPa since August 2016. Though, the last cached Archive.org screenshot is a server error on October 4, 2016 HERE

BrandPa.com (2006) is registered to Oliver Emberton, founder and managing director of SilkTide.com.

Currently, there are 562 domains published / listed on BrandPa. It appears most domains listed are handregged by the owners. Not 100% on this; I will run a check when my program is working again.

After reviewing their listings, I found two errors.

upload_2017-2-20_14-26-8.png The domain regged is MonoRaptor.com, but the text reads ManoRaptor.com

upload_2017-2-20_14-27-32.png The domain regged is UnknownVenues.com, but the text reads UnknownVenus.com

At first look:


Pros
  • No Listing Fee
  • FREE Logos
  • Domain Owner sets price ($1,000+)
  • Forwards all offers for sellers consideration
  • Brandpa is a pretty memorable / catchy brandable domain.
  • Select 'On-Sale' marketing section
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Cons
  • Low Alexa Ranking (4,557,819)
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  • New site. Assuming low organic traffic, and low type-in traffic due to quality and quantity of inventory.
  • Piggy-back branding off BrandBucket in site footer see below
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  • Reviews are all from .co.uk domains, yet BrandPa doesn't sell any .co.uk domains. A quick glance at other domains owned by the reviewers and I wasn't able to verify any brandable .com's with history tracing back to BrandPa.
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Personal thoughts: I respect that they "allow the seller to submit more domain names" by not charging a listing fee. To me this shows they are willing to work for your exclusivity. Should they gain popularity, I wonder if they'll sustain this business model and/or if their logo / listing quality will decrease over time when resources are spread across the masses.

@Jowita Emberton = Feel free to comment / fill in any of the blanks. :penguin:
 
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Hi BrandPlease, Thanks for your comment! I really don't follow you. How is it not reasonable to find a reason to register a domain? Do you ever register domains without a reason? :xf.wink:

My argument was that “true crypto“ has the potential of becoming a niche in itself, in opposition to CBDCs.

It's pure speculation I know, but as far as I know, we are in a very speculative business.

Other than that, when you look at pronounce the word Trupto, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? To me it's very clear that it's the blend of True + Crypto, I really can't find any other thing.

Thanks again! (y)

Hi @sellian

What @BrandPlease is trying to say, is that a good domain tells its own story. Instantly. When you have to explain things to other people, the domain does not tell this story on its own. Regarding your combination of true + crypto = trupto: I did not see that, until you began explaining how it was composed. And to be honest, I still have difficulty to see a crypto domain in this. Nevertheless, I wish you the best of luck in finding the right buyer for your domain :)
 
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Hi @sellian

What @BrandPlease is trying to say, is that a good domain tells its own story. Instantly. When you have to explain things to other people, the domain does not tell this story on its own. Regarding your combination of true + crypto = trupto: I did not see that, until you began explaining how it was composed. And to be honest, I still have difficulty to see a crypto domain in this. Nevertheless, I wish you the best of luck in finding the right buyer for your domain :)

Ok fair enough, but did you really see the story behind Fiverr, Airbnb, Napster, Spotify, etc the first time you heard these names? I honestly needed the whole story to understand what those brands were offering.

In the case of Trupto, I (yes, personally:)) think the niche has potential. I also like the name aesthetically, and it makes sense to me. I just hope it will make sense to potential buyers looking for an exotic/snappy/descriptive name.

So far it has gotten some likes on the “reg. of the day“ thread, and here too :)

Anyway, I only paid reg fee for it, so I don't have much to lose (y)

BTW, I would be curious to get your take on Cryptopult as well!

Thanks again!
 
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Ok fair enough, but did you really see the story behind Fiverr, Airbnb, Napster, Spotify, etc the first time you heard these names? I honestly needed the whole story to understand what those brands were offering.

In the case of Trupto, I (yes, personally:)) think the niche has potential. I also like the name aesthetically, and it makes sense to me. I just hope it will make sense to potential buyers looking for an exotic/snappy/descriptive name.

So far it has gotten some likes on the “reg. of the day“ thread, and here too :)

Anyway, I only paid reg fee for it, so I don't have much to lose (y)

BTW, I would be curious to get your take on Cryptopult as well!

Thanks again!
Those names are not good and you have heard the bitter truth . Don't stress yourself
 
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Ok fair enough, but did you really see the story behind Fiverr, Airbnb, Napster, Spotify, etc the first time you heard these names? I honestly needed the whole story to understand what those brands were offering.

I think we have to distinguish the quality of the domain name itself (without any further marketing efforts or explanation) and the quality of a company's product/service + any additional marketing efforts that can make a name like Fiverr a success. Still I think, Fiverr is not a great name.

Slightly related: on this forum, some people are using great graphics to promote the names they've recently registered. I agree that this is good marketing, but in the end, we're discussing the quality of domain names on this forum, and not graphics design quality.
 
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Quick questions as I just started listing my first 2 names on Brandpa.

1) Some people have hundreds of names there, some people saying they paid $5 listing fee. I had to pay $8 each. Is this fee different for everybody?

2) My two domains I have listed are:
Avaano.com
Doxicity.com

Any thoughts as I am new at Brandables?

Thanks@
 
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Quick questions as I just started listing my first 2 names on Brandpa.

1) Some people have hundreds of names there, some people saying they paid $5 listing fee. I had to pay $8 each. Is this fee different for everybody?

2) My two domains I have listed are:
Avaano.com
Doxicity.com

Any thoughts as I am new at Brandables?

Thanks@

I would have to pay $6 ($5 + VAT, but VAT is 27% here not 25%, so I guess it's just random :D) I see absolutely no reason to list any name on Brandpa anymore.
I like your first domain, sounds like a luxury brand. Good luck!
 
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Quick questions as I just started listing my first 2 names on Brandpa.

1) Some people have hundreds of names there, some people saying they paid $5 listing fee. I had to pay $8 each. Is this fee different for everybody?

2) My two domains I have listed are:
Avaano.com
Doxicity.com

Any thoughts as I am new at Brandables?

Thanks@

It's $8 for me as well... I'm thinking they must have updated this and some people might be quoting outdated pricing. I've only been listing on there since August 2020 or so (I have 176 there now) and it has always been $8 each for me (I'm in the US - maybe it varies?).
 
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I think we have to distinguish the quality of the domain name itself (without any further marketing efforts or explanation) and the quality of a company's product/service + any additional marketing efforts that can make a name like Fiverr a success. Still I think, Fiverr is not a great name.

Slightly related: on this forum, some people are using great graphics to promote the names they've recently registered. I agree that this is good marketing, but in the end, we're discussing the quality of domain names on this forum, and not graphics design quality.

I personally think in the case of SOME brandables... graphic design quality is very important. (Although, I'm a graphic designer... so perhaps I'm biased).

For example, I sold this domain on Brandpa - the image on the left is the original logo design I got back and the one on the right is the where we landed after a little back & forth (I try not to get TOO picky - designers only get $5). Knowing that this would be good as a food brand, it was important to me that this be evident in the logo. I also thought the initial design was just... ugly and outdated. I need the buyer to be able to picture this domain as representing their business, and with an unattractive design it's much harder. I honestly don't think this domain would have sold with the original design.
 

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I personally think in the case of SOME brandables... graphic design quality is very important. (Although, I'm a graphic designer... so perhaps I'm biased).

For example, I sold this domain on Brandpa - the image on the left is the original logo design I got back and the one on the right is the where we landed after a little back & forth (I try not to get TOO picky - designers only get $5). Knowing that this would be good as a food brand, it was important to me that this be evident in the logo. I also thought the initial design was just... ugly and outdated. I need the buyer to be able to picture this domain as representing their business, and with an unattractive design it's much harder. I honestly don't think this domain would have sold with the original design.

Hi @pixabrand

I certainly agree that a good presentation and good graphics are important on Brandpa and other brandable marketplaces.

On this forum however, I think plain text is enough to describe a domain amongst peers. In a lot of cases, the enormous graphics take a lot of screen space. Perhaps it's done to have these graphics indexed by Google Images, as they often include contact details.
 
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I personally think in the case of SOME brandables... graphic design quality is very important. (Although, I'm a graphic designer... so perhaps I'm biased).

For example, I sold this domain on Brandpa - the image on the left is the original logo design I got back and the one on the right is the where we landed after a little back & forth (I try not to get TOO picky - designers only get $5). Knowing that this would be good as a food brand, it was important to me that this be evident in the logo. I also thought the initial design was just... ugly and outdated. I need the buyer to be able to picture this domain as representing their business, and with an unattractive design it's much harder. I honestly don't think this domain would have sold with the original design.
I've seen this domain before!

The final version is MUCH better.

Thanks for sharing...
 
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graphics definitely help enhance the value of a name, but you need good names to start with to get sales

marketplaces are not miracle workers
 
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graphics definitely help enhance the value of a name, but you need good names to start with to get sales

marketplaces are miracle workers
You just nail it. No more, no less
 
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Another Brandpa sale to report! Details below if you're interested:

B o o z e r o (.) c o m

Sale price:
$2,904 ($2,178 after fees) - 12 month installments
Sale venue: Brandpa
Purchase price: $19 (GoDaddy expired domain)
Hold time: 5 months
Extra notes: It was auto-appraised at $4495 and that's that's the amount I set it at, with a "lowest price you'll accept" at $2500 with max installments of 6. Brandpa reached out and said a buyer was interested and offered $1900, they negotiated them up to $2900 but the buyer wanted 12 installments. I took it - happy to make the sale :)
 

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Another Brandpa sale to report! Details below if you're interested:

B o o z e r o (.) c o m

Sale price:
$2,904 ($2,178 after fees) - 12 month installments
Sale venue: Brandpa
Purchase price: $19 (GoDaddy expired domain)
Hold time: 5 months
Extra notes: It was auto-appraised at $4495 and that's that's the amount I set it at, with a "lowest price you'll accept" at $2500 with max installments of 6. Brandpa reached out and said a buyer was interested and offered $1900, they negotiated them up to $2900 but the buyer wanted 12 installments. I took it - happy to make the sale :)


Very Nice congrats...glad someone is having some recent luck
 
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side note for everyone to enjoy.......


I dropped Sprinkies .com last month or so (Pronounceable, but jsut was not feeling it any longer, truth be told it looks better on Mikes lander, the logo I had on this one was super TACKY and felt it hurt the name. all is well though.


MikeMann picked it up and has it listed at 29,888
lol hope he sales it that be cool and happy for him!

I have yet to wish him luck on LinkedIn,
 
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side note for everyone to enjoy.......


I dropped Sprinkies .com last month or so (Pronounceable, but jsut was not feeling it any longer, truth be told it looks better on Mikes lander, the logo I had on this one was super TACKY and felt it hurt the name. all is well though.


MikeMann picked it up and has it listed at 29,888
lol hope he sales it that be cool and happy for him!

I have yet to wish him luck on LinkedIn,
Believe in your names irrespective of what pple say. This for pros not newbies anyways
 
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Believe in your names irrespective of what pple say. This for pros not newbies anyways

That's way I dropped it, I didn't and still don't believe in that name. Mike might fair better. Just thought it was neat that he picked it up.

I'm focused in other areas, just thought it be neat to share.

I always keep the ones I believe in ;)
 
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I've had 0 luck at BP in the 2+yrs I've been there.

The 1 offer I got a month ago turned out to be fake.

I do like their look and UX/UI platform

I don't like how they have become this quite dormant marketplace like the next namearific as someone pointed out.

They are hardly ever active here on namepros presence is minimal at best.

When they took away the ability to see individual visits and stats on names I was bummed.

When they changed to the Auto submissions , they quality went down and it's was more apparent it's about the turn of a fast buck than and less work on they end. I believe they are focused on other projects and no longer have the drive they once did in the beginning.

I really liked them at first. Now I'd much rather have my names on Afternic DLS


Squad Help and Dan.....put the kind of energy and effort into a marketplace that I'm willing to bet on.

Brandpa and Jowita have always been very kind to me. That I am happy about.

Brandpa as a seller experience, just has not worked for me.


One other thing I left out.

I am not a fan of the 3 month Price lock or whatever time frame is.

I should be able to lower or raise my prices at Will!

This has a negative impact imho. ( I'm aware BB has their own vs of this too, I do not like this feature).

As SELLERS we should have full control of our prices at ANYTIME unless a Agreement has been made on a purchase for that price.
 
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is it just me? or brandpa seems under the radar now on google search.
 
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is it just me? or brandpa seems under the radar now on google search.
It depends on your definition of under radar and the keywords you are searching for. I just searched " brandable domain names" and they are on the first page immediately after brandbucket, which is good. Also search for "domain names for sale" and they appear on the second page alongside the almighty brandbucket. They are not doing bad in seo.
Search like an end user that want to buy domain name and see results. Cheers
 
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It seems I can't see anything when I visit domain names listed on BrandPa. I checked several names and all are the same. Is it the same for you also? Can someone please confirm..

cashsumo.com
taxyard.com
wishmind.com
 
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It seems I can't see anything when I visit domain names listed on BrandPa. I checked several names and all are the same. Is it the same for you also? Can someone please confirm..

cashsumo.com
taxyard.com
wishmind.com

Seems like they're testing out the permalinks.

Usually when a domain is typed out, it redirects to
https://brandpa.com/names/name

But now it redirects to
https://brandpa.com/names/name.com

Few minutes before, it was redirected to
https://brandpa.com/names/www.name.com
and was showing a blank page like now.

I think they will fix this soon.
 
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Big news for brandpa sellers announced on their twitter account


  • We now allow sellers to list their domains on other marketplaces, so long as they continue to point those domains to Brandpa. In other words, if someone types in your domain, they must be taken to Brandpa. Previously listing your domains on other marketplaces was prohibited and could result in your account being banned.
 
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