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

 

[campout]

the amount of pronouncable 5 letter domains of mine they've rejected, to me is shocking.

Amen.

 

[cocaseco]

Because the logo designers get to pick which domain they want to make a logo for. Some logos are easier to make like 'tech carrot' so I sure logo designers pick the ones the they can make a clever logo for. Also I'm sure logo designers pick domains they THINK will sell before others, because thats only when they get paid.

This is exactly right and is the reason some domains will sit for a long time, and others move quickly. When I select domains for logos, I pick the ones where an idea hits me on the design. I don't consider how good I think the domain is. So if a given name doesn't inspire anyone, it could sit for a long time. Once I have selected a domain, I have 48 hours to complete it. If it gets rejected, you have another 48 hours to complete it. I'm not sure how many chances they would give you.

 

[cocaseco]

I was also going to add that just because BB rejected your name, doesn't mean it has no value. It just means it didn't fit THEIR criteria. I know some people just liquidate them, and sure that's an option. I have started to throw them up on my site and selling them myself. Its too early to know if that works, but my theory is that many of these are still worth much more than a liquidation price. I have had only one sale, but several inquiries in the month or so it has been up, so the market is there.

 

[campout]

@cocaseco What's your site?

 

[cocaseco]

pinnacle.domains Still very much a work in progress.

 

[pokainc]

Hey Michael (if you're still checking this thread), any plans on updating us with some recents sales?

 

[DomainGist]

BrandBucket has some of the crappiest 4 letters on the market. Most of them can't even be pronounced. Everyone automatically assumes that if they can twist their tongue enough to make it pronounceable then that makes it valuable. Explain to me how to pronounce TZIG, XATZ, XYOI, TSUQ, XYAU, etc….that's only a couple that I picked out quickly and there is a bunch just like this listed at BB.

TZIG has something going for it in that it is at least memorable, although not radio friendly (is that tzig, tezig, or teezig). The others are terrible.

 

[Domainzy]

@hookbox Do you list domains on BB? I often see you give good brandable advise, yet i haven't seen you post a sale or your BB portfolio. If so which is your profile?

 

[hookbox]

@hookbox Do you list domains on BB? I often see you give good brandable advise, yet i haven't seen you post a sale or your BB portfolio. If so which is your profile?

It is no secret I pulled all my names off of BrandBucket and have mentioned this many times. I will continue to give advice where I can because there are many on this thread that are burning money trying to list names there. If I can help anyone register better names then I will.

If anyone here would like to send me a PM with names that you want to register please do. I would be happy to help you and will not scam anyone and register any behind anyone's back. It's not my style. Good name choosing is easy if you take the time to understand the basics. If anyone just studies the names that are listed on BB then they would already understand what BB likes and what they don't but people still time and again choose names that are totally off the wall.

If a person is dead set on registering names on BB then study, study, study what is already there and when you're done study some more. Track the whois of the best sellers, study Brandroot, study Namerific, study the daily sales lists, read the blogs of the top naming agencies. Study, Study, Study!

 

[DomainGist]

It is no secret I pulled all my names off of BrandBucket and have mentioned this many times. I will continue to give advice where I can because there are many on this thread that are burning money trying to list names there. If I can help anyone register better names then I will.

If anyone here would like to send me a PM with names that you want to register please do. I would be happy to help you and will not scam anyone and register any behind anyone's back. It's not my style. Good name choosing is easy if you take the time to understand the basics. If anyone just studies the names that are listed on BB then they would already understand what BB likes and what they don't but people still time and again choose names that are totally off the wall.

If a person is dead set on registering names on BB then study, study, study what is already there and when you're done study some more. Track the whois of the best sellers, study Brandroot, study Namerific, study the daily sales lists, read the blogs of the top naming agencies. Study, Study, Study!

Do you mind me asking where you list now after pulling names from BB?

 

[hookbox]

Do you mind me asking where you list now after pulling names from BB?

I have used some of the other brandable sites with some good sales but I don't think the sales actually occurred because someone found the name on the site. I have tracked most of the sales and the majority happened because they followed the link to the site and bought the name. A lot of sales do occur because the person types the name in and follows wherever it goes.

 

[Beezy]

I have used some of the other brandable sites with some good sales but I don't think the sales actually occurred because someone found the name on the site. I have tracked most of the sales and the majority happened because they followed the link to the site and bought the name. A lot of sales do occur because the person types the name in and follows wherever it goes.

I agree with this. Someone in this thread (or another BB thread) mentioned that many of their sales tended to be "upgrades" for companies. So it wasn't a new company looking for a name...it was a company that had a 3 word .com that wanted to get down to the 2 word, or had a different extension, etc.

Domain Shane also shared his experiences the other morning:

Not sure what’s in the waters but I’ve received more inquiries for my domains in the last two weeks than I’ve had all year. And they’ve been strong . Six months after pulling my 10 to 20 names off a Brand and Logo domain type sales site, I have sold 2 with one more about to close. One at less the price I had listed and one for 50% more. But I didn’t pay the 30% commission or the logo fee so I made thousands more than I would have having it listed. Again, it’s nothing against brand domain sales platforms. Its just the commissions are ridiculous for what you get and you get absolutely no data. DNS gives me parking revenue and I get to sell me name for free. The only way anyone could ever convince me to list it with a third party logo site is if they could give me concrete proof that a high percentage of their sales were from visit that are 2nd page or deeper i.e. searching, looking, and buying. I think they came up with a name, typed it in, and then bought it. Not came up with a name, landed on the site, and found a better one. Again, I have no proof but nobody has given concrete evidence to the contrary. If they do I will certainly post it and give them credit where credit is due. In the meantime I’m keeping the 30% and selling more names because of the negotiation flexibility.
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With that said, I have 24 names that will be listed there soon and I'm going to continue to put my lesser (i called them "crap") names on there for a while, and keep my best names to sell for myself.

 

[pokainc]

very interesting, I think will wait another 3 months or so, if no new sales (despite a good 2014), I think going to follow suit and remove all my names and put them on landing pages with a make offer form... who knows:
1) might've lost a sale if on a brand site the potential buyer found a better name
2) as mentioned above.. maybe it was a type-in traffic and didn't have to do with the site itself
3) I can list them on any site too at the same time

decisions, decisions

 

[Doron Vermaat]

I agree with this. Someone in this thread (or another BB thread) mentioned that many of their sales tended to be "upgrades" for companies. So it wasn't a new company looking for a name...it was a company that had a 3 word .com that wanted to get down to the 2 word, or had a different extension, etc.

Domain Shane also shared his experiences the other morning:

Not sure what’s in the waters but I’ve received more inquiries for my domains in the last two weeks than I’ve had all year. And they’ve been strong . Six months after pulling my 10 to 20 names off a Brand and Logo domain type sales site, I have sold 2 with one more about to close. One at less the price I had listed and one for 50% more. But I didn’t pay the 30% commission or the logo fee so I made thousands more than I would have having it listed. Again, it’s nothing against brand domain sales platforms. Its just the commissions are ridiculous for what you get and you get absolutely no data. DNS gives me parking revenue and I get to sell me name for free. The only way anyone could ever convince me to list it with a third party logo site is if they could give me concrete proof that a high percentage of their sales were from visit that are 2nd page or deeper i.e. searching, looking, and buying. I think they came up with a name, typed it in, and then bought it. Not came up with a name, landed on the site, and found a better one. Again, I have no proof but nobody has given concrete evidence to the contrary. If they do I will certainly post it and give them credit where credit is due. In the meantime I’m keeping the 30% and selling more names because of the negotiation flexibility.
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With that said, I have 24 names that will be listed there soon and I'm going to continue to put my lesser (i called them "crap") names on there for a while, and keep my best names to sell for myself.

He has a good point. I've always wanted to get some insight in how many sales are done from type-in traffic on the names itself vs searches on the BB site but i doubt BB will share those stats.

Something they should consider is bringing down the commission to 15% if a name sells via type-in. This would keep a lot of sellers (incl me) listing with them instead of other marketplaces moving fwd.

 

[London555]

BrandBucket said they take .me domain names. I submitted Cloudi.me and I told them that Cloudi.com is for sale for 130K and that Cloud.me had sold for $22K which it did in 2010. They rejected my domain along with 5 others like it. I have no idea why they would say they take any extension other than .com if they turn down this one I gave them. I have some with them and live-we'll see what they sell. Their support lady Julia has been very good but im wondering has anyone else had this experience? Thank you.

 

[hookbox]

He has a good point. I've always wanted to get some insight in how many sales are done from type-in traffic on the names itself vs searches on the BB site but i doubt BB will share those stats.

Something they should consider is bringing down the commission to 15% if a name sells via type-in. This would keep a lot of sellers (incl me) listing with them instead of other marketplaces moving fwd.

I agree with that. Honestly I am baffled that Margot and the rest of the staff are not more hands on. I understand that everyone is busy but this is their business, the members are their business but there is no hand holding, no tips, no good advice. I remember a few years ago I used to be a member of a site called Brandstack and there all the members were active with each other and advice flowing back and forth. The owners of the site were pretty hands on for a long time until the place started going under.

Margot needs to come here daily or at least every few days and rally her troops and get people excited yada yada yada. You know the drill. At the very least the Brand Ambassadors should be helping people with naming advice and tips also. The more I watch this company the more I think its about promoting themselves and the house inventory. I have never seen a company that is reliant on their members but shun their members so much.

 

[hookbox]

BrandBucket said they take .me domain names. I submitted Cloudi.me and I told them that Cloudi.com is for sale for 130K and that Cloud.me had sold for $22K which it did in 2010. They rejected my domain along with 5 others like it. I have no idea why they would say they take any extension other than .com if they turn down this one I gave them. I have some with them and live-we'll see what they sell. Their support lady Julia has been very good but im wondering has anyone else had this experience? Thank you.

Cloudi.me doesn't make sense. No offense but I would have rejected it too.

 

[campout]

pinnacle.domains Still very much a work in progress.

Nice graphics!

 

[campout]

BrandBucket has some of the crappiest 4 letters on the market.

Yeah I don't get it. I submitted one: AYQO.com. And it was rejected. I thought: at least this is conceivably pronounceable... Who knows? I've got it up at Flippa now.

 

[Doron Vermaat]

Yeah I don't get it. I submitted one: AYQO.com. And it was rejected. I thought: at least this is conceivably pronounceable... Who knows? I've got it up at Flippa now.

I put AYQO in the same category as TZIG, XATZ, XYOI, TSUQ, XYAU. Not suitable to brand a business with. You could argue that AYQO is pronounceable but I don't think that makes it a good brandable imo.