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

 

[Keith DeBoer]

Smile is a very powerful keyword. The added 'i' makes it playful and in some ways adds value to the name. Even so, $18K is a very nice price for that name. Congrats to the seller!

And @Michael M, I really like the term 'rolling vowel'. I may start using it.

 

[Justin Matmor]

I sometimes wonder if the buyer and seller are related...or even the same person in order to inflate a valuation for a future re-sale.

 

[Josh R]

Smile is a very powerful keyword. The added 'i' makes it playful and in some ways adds value to the name. Even so, $18K is a very nice price for that name. Congrats to the seller!

And @Michael M, I really like the term 'rolling vowel'. I may start using it.

A misspelling of the word "Smile" in no way ADDS value....

 

[hookbox]

Smile is a very powerful keyword. The added 'i' makes it playful and in some ways adds value to the name. Even so, $18K is a very nice price for that name. Congrats to the seller!

And @Michael M, I really like the term 'rolling vowel'. I may start using it.

Please explain to us how adding an "i" to the name Smile adds value.

 

[frank-germany]

That's hardly all of it. smiile with the "I' doubled, which is the prominent vowel sound in the word smile, is far more memorable and "easier on the eye" than prrofit with the r doubled in an awkward and confusing way. When I look at "prrofit" I see "parrot". When I look at "smiile" I see "smile"

I agree with the valuation.

did you see my remark
I am just kidding

18k for smiile.com is ridiculous
2k for prrofit is ridiculous

I do not know which amateur is going to buy it

 

[Justin Matmor]

did you see my remark
I am just kidding

18k for smiile.com is ridiculous
2k for prrofit is ridiculous

I do not know which amateur is going to buy it

It is the buyer who decides the value of a name...not armchair experts.
$18K for smiile is its valuation.

 

[Grilled]

(just pulled the words "rolling vowel" out of my head - don't know if that's the correct terminology)

+1 for the newly coined tern 'rolling vowel'

Please explain to us how adding an "i" to the name Smile adds value.

I don't think it adds value as Smile.com is worth way more than $18k, though, Smiile is a short / cheaper alternative. Smiile with both eyes :]

Under the pretense of adding a letter to a keyword to make it brandable, buyers can generally find an alternative double letter domain available to register. This is not the case with the keyword smile, as all double letter typos are registsed.

Below are some rolling vowel start-ups funded by Y Combinator. See article and domain list HERE

Priime.com
Deluux.com - Out of business
PiinPoint.com

Honorable mentions - Bountii.com first time I've seen a y replaced with two 'i's

(PS) Typing rolling vowel dictionary words into a mobile phone with autocorrect is a pain. I don't want to add the rolling vowel to my phone's dictionary or else that dictionary word will always be the rolling vowel form.

 

[frank-germany]

It is the buyer who decides the value of a name...not armchair experts.
$18K for smiile is its valuation.

sorry that is BS
some people overpay

that doesn't make it generally valuable

 

[JimJammy]

Smiile
Smiile Linkedin

As with many brandable sales, it doesn't necessarily mean a name has sold to a new company or end user. There may be a potential existing end user or twelve out there already

 

[DonDraper]

BTW I regged trickyy and it was accepted.

i got jimmyy.com accepted

 

[Wannabean]

If brandbucket was really worthwhile for sellers, they wouldn't charge a $10 publishing fee.

I mean, if the domain meets their 'high standards' they should just be glad to list it and collect the whopping 30% commission right?

Brandbucket works for brandbucket and no one else.

 

[campout]

I mean, if the domain meets their 'high standards' they should just be glad to list it and collect the whopping 30% commission right?

Maybe. But as long as people remain willing to pay the fee, I don't see how they would phase it out. Like you said, BrandBucket works for BrandBucket. It's not a charity so people shouldn't expect it to leave money on the table.

 

[RozasMD]

@Candace Cooke
It doesn't mean dating in the traditional sense of the word. It translates like these examples below. I wouldn't list at a premium price because it will never sell.

The document dated back to 1945.
That law was in place dating back to 1950.

@Candace Cooke

A bit late for this, but thought I might be able to add something more.

Databa is not a strong keyword in Spanish in any way. Trust me, I'm from Spain

Databa is one of the past tenses for the verb 'Datar', which doesn't mean 'dating' (even though they're that similar) but to add or assign a date to something. And again, it's not even the infinitive, it's just one of the past tenses. And in Spanish there are literally dozens of tenses for each verb: several past tenses, several future tenses, and each of those have six different words for I/You/He-She/We/You/They. Just an image to show how crazy it might look, this is the verb 'to sing'.

If you take a look at the third row, under 'Pret. Imperfecto', you'll find 'Cantaba', which would be the same verb tense as your 'Databa'... and that's all.

So all of this was just to explain why I don't think it's specially valuable from a Spanish perspective. I'd say it's great as a short for 'Database' and because of the CVCVCV pattern. But I'm sorry to say I can't see any plus on the Spanish meaning.

Good luck with it, I think it's a nice name anyway and I can see it being sold soon. And sorry for the long, boring post!

 

[campout]

Cantaba dropped in August of last year. I have almost regged it several times since then. Glad I didn't.

 

[RozasMD]

Cantaba dropped in August of last year. I have almost regged it several times since then. Glad I didn't.

Speaking about coincidences...

Hope it doesn't sell for 5 figures in the next couple of months. Please, don't blame my post if it does

It's a bit crazy with Spanish verbs, quite tricky. And I'd say it's similar with all Latin-rooted languages: Italian (I do speak a bit of Italian), French, Portuguese (quite similar to Spanish), Romanian... Lots and lots of verb tenses with small variations.

 

[Grilled]

If brandbucket was really worthwhile for sellers, they wouldn't charge a $10 publishing fee.

I mean, if the domain meets their 'high standards' they should just be glad to list it and collect the whopping 30% commission right?

Brandbucket works for brandbucket and no one else.

Not sure that it should matter, but what happens to the reseller market if bb were to do away with listing fee's?

Would those who have paid listing fee's feel ripped off if there was a sudden change?

Perhaps, $5 listing fee's would suffice, then give a 2 for 1 credit for all who have paid $10 listing fees in the past?

(And/or) Stop charging $100+ logo award fees considering bb pays their designers $5 up front and pockets the additional $100+ logo award for themselves. (Unless the designer opts for the logo award instead of the $5 upfront)

 

[Keith DeBoer]

i got jimmyy.com accepted

Nice name. I tried to get that about a year ago but it was the website of a HK photographer. I guess he gave it up

 

[DonDraper]

Nice name. I tried to get that about a year ago but it was the website of a HK photographer. I guess he gave it up

The fact you like it its top3 metrics for me

 

[Nnamdi]

Natate.com. I submitted this name on BB but it has not been approved, can someone tell me why?

 

[Nnamdi]

Natate.com. I submitted this name on BB but it has not been approved, can someone tell me why? Also does BB actively look for endusers or buyers for your accepted names. I need more clarifications please. Thanks.