BrandBucket Experience

[xtremex]

hello

I am new to BrandBucket. Before getting my hands on this

I wish to experience about brandbucket from my fellow members


Thanks

 

[biggie]

PS: just got V, i, a, m, e, r, a, [com] accepted at mid four figures (got it by using one of the godaddy 99 cent coupons). I don’t claim to be an expert in brandable domains, but perhaps I have some talent at picking the right names.

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99 cents + $10 listing fee + a website's acceptance of fresh regged crapola cola, does not make the registrant "talented".

but it does show that gd and bb, could have a talented marketing team.

now i'm "not saying" you're without talent, just don't think you should be breaking your arm to pat your own back.

when another mo-fo do it fo you...then you' can start cheezing



and though i'm no fan of any auto-appraisal tool, it appears that "bb" is slowly becoming the estibot for "newly registered brandables", where in contrast the bot values your name at $70.

so, in essence, you have a wide group of newbs who use the bot (many of whom pay for upgraded service) like a religion and now there's a new religion on the "bliz-zock" to confront and confuse.

it comes down to which gospel sells the best and how much are they taking in the collection plate.


imo...

Good Luck!

 

[oldtimer]

I personally wouldn't pay to list domains unless there is a guaranteed, steady flow of sales

According to the stats that were just released on the BrandBucket Blog there has been a steady flow of sales in 2012 and the number of sales has been on the rise since then, you can scroll down all the way on the homepage and go to the last page to see the sold domains (they have a little red tag on the top left corner of the logo that says Sold).

:talk: Good Luck!

Thanks Biggie, I hope to see a few sales of my own soon, then I'll become a true believer.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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I submitted 10 domains, a mixture of root words, non-words (pronounceable 4 LLLL) and two-word (short).

Whatever doesn't get accepted, I'll place on my own site (name/site still in progress).


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[Weber]

funny you should say that because I threw SPAGGETI.COM at their wall :lol:. It didn't stick though

Umm. Pasta cooked in a spa.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Just had one domain (out of 10 submitted) accepted (I'm not sure if I can disclose it here).

They are selective, but I rather like that--they have specific needs and don't want to fill their site with irrelevant inventory.

They thought zomething.com was clever, but too confusing when spoken out loud. I like that they took the time to explain why they didn't accept it.



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[equity78]

You can say what got accepted Jennifer, you cannot say the amount a domain sold for.

 

[oldtimer]

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Whatever doesn't get accepted, I'll place on my own site (name/site still in progress).


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I was thinking about doing the same thing.

I have had some names rejected that to me sound good enough to list on my own site such as:

IntelliWho.com
ActiviMax.com
Shopperster.com
FoxyTux.com
Sylba.com

PS: one out of ten names getting accepted is about the norm. (got A, r, r, i, t, e, [com] accepted today )

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Okay, the domain is

T o p S q u a d

In the .com, of course

Not published yet, because it was just accepted, and no logo yet.

By the way, if your domains are accepted, be sure to check around on other sales sites--I have discovered old listings by previous owners on Sedo.

You have to email Sedo and ask that they be removed.

Now, I'm going to check other sales platforms.

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[Kate]

Domainers lining up for the privilege of paying a listing fee And I thought domainers were stingy
Hope you are going to make good sales %%-

 

[Ms Domainer]

Domainers lining up for the privilege of paying a listing fee And I thought domainers were stingy
Hope you are going to make good sales %%-

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We ARE stingy.

But $10.00 is hardly going to break the bank.



This sales site looks like a winner to me--domains are more prominent and not so buried like at Sedo and Go Daddy.

If I make a sale, then it will have been worth it. If not, little foul.

The fact that I don't have to pay for the logo upfront is a selling point for me. That way, it makes the logo artists more interested in the sale of the domain, and maybe they will work harder on the logo. I chose the $300 option--$100 doesn't seem quite enough (IMO) for the artist (It's that karma thing).

It's a brilliant business model that seems to offer a win-win-win for everyone.

But I'm naturally cautious, having been burned before. Still, I also don't want to assume the worst about someone's efforts until he/she gives me a reason to, so I'm willing to give it a shot.

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[oldtimer]

Domainers lining up for the privilege of paying a listing fee And I thought domainers were stingy
Hope you are going to make good sales %%-

Just one sale will take care of all the registration and listing fees and then some.

This all comes down to how much faith you have in your ability to choose the right names, there is certainly a market for good brandable domains.

Can't wait to have my first sale.

IMO

 

[Ms Domainer]

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When your domains are accepted at BB, be sure to check Sedo, Afternic, and Go Daddy for old listings by you AND former owners. (Anywhere else we should look? If so, list on this thread)

You don't want potential buyers finding BIN $100 for domains you have listed at $X,XXX; in addition, you don't want to run afoul of that exclusive clause you agreed to, even if it isn't your listing.

Just a heads up.

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[Kate]

I know, it's a universal reasoning among domainers, especially beginners: just one sale will pay for the 400 other unsold domains lol. The dropout rate in our 'industry' is extremely high so that is an optimistic outlook most of the time.

 

[oldtimer]

I know, it's a universal reasoning among domainers, especially beginners: just one sale will pay for the 400 other unsold domains lol. The dropout rate in our 'industry' is extremely high so that is an optimistic outlook most of the time.

It seems like you are always at the ready to kill everyone’s optimism

But this is more about making a logical choice than optimism alone.

IMO

 

[equity78]

@oldtimer I think Kate is a lot more balanced, don't get me wrong there are people in this pseudo industry that live to be negative.

@sdsinc Kate I believe what's going on right now is people have faith in the Brand Bucket platform, and you know when you make something exclusive people want to get in even if they will leave five minutes later. The one point that has to be looked at is that a lot of the sales have been Margot's company and according to Zane from Namerific, he has sold many names on the site.

I would say Brand Bucket has positive buzz but will it stay that way with 3000 more names on the site ?

 

[oldtimer]

There is a positive angle to all this after all, at the very least we all have learned a lot more about brandable domains than before and that is something that is going to benefit us beyond our experience with BrandBucket alone. IMO

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Kate is pretty wise; I learned a lot from her during the .tel debacle, even though I didn't want to hear it...



I took a bath on that one.

Being cautious is a good thing--answering that Nigerian scam letter might not be a wise move.

In this case, I felt that I had enough information to take a calculated risk without risking a boatload of money.

I guess it's all about knowing when to hold and when to fold.

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[DEFLECTED]

There is a positive angle to all this after all, at the very least we all have learned a lot more about brandable domains than before and that is something that is going to benefit us beyond our experience with BrandBucket alone. IMO

OLD TIMER I think you have put it perfectly, no matter what people think we have all learned a little bit more about brandables.

And like it or not Brandables are here to stay and will become one of the dominant factors in domaining in the future.

Almost every new startup has a brandable name.

 

[GiftedDomains]

Facts vs fiction

Currently

exactly 1651 names listed for sale (not sold yet)
exactly 650 SOLD names (exact names are mentioned too, i also looked up previous owners in my domaintools account and there were many different owners)

Do the math.

This is not one of those
"higher value for terrorism domains in 10 years" or
"how to make money with .shit and .poop TLDs in 2014" , threads.

This is brandable .coms success with proof. period.

Also reading comments like "scam" etc. is laughable (this is obviously just because people got mad that their names were not accepted, more than childish behaviour, but anyway...)

So please if you want to be negative all the time, at least back up your negativity.

Now here is the real "negative" side effect of this (and similar) threads. Its not Brandbucket, its something different, the usual "herd instinct" type of behaviour of domainers:

I bet many noobs registered hundreds of domains after reading this (and similar threads about brandable names) and almost non of their names got accepted by BB or will be accepted by anyone (inculding domainers and endusers), since they have no idea what makes a real brandable .com. Now they are left with the domains and we will pretty soon see NP threadswith their crapandable names starting $1, flooding and deluting a "new" and good market as usual.
So those people lost money again (as usual).
Not the fault of brandbucket or those who like and believe in brandables.
Their own fault. Read and learn before getting dollar signs in your eyes
No matter if we talk about brandable names or keyword domains or any other type of domains.

 

[oldtimer]

Very good points Gifted, the fact of the matter is that there is real opportunity for everyone (Newbies and Oldtimers ) with brandable domains. If people don’t do their homework and end up going the wrong way about this then that’s their own fault. But there are still many memorable and catchy names (old and new) that are available for those who have learned what makes for a good brandable domain. IMO