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]

FWIW I thought Andrew was referring to listing names with a landing page as Doron had described.

 

[maya-zir]

I have only 4 listed from July
https://www.brandbucket.com/profile/mayazir

 

[DNGear]

I have listed 28 names since May 2015 with 1 sale.

https://www.brandbucket.com/profile/dngear

 

[hookbox]

FWIW I thought Andrew was referring to listing names with a landing page as Doron had described.

That's not the way I read it and I'm not the only one.

 

[pokainc]

Brand root has sold over 500 names in 16 months. Their current portfolio size is 5,500 so taking an average or linear growth rate of their names addition, they sell around 8% a year minimum.
I regret to have terminated my account with them one day. Worst decision ever! All names have a fair chance of being sold as no one is favored against another person.

Sort of had done the same.. because the owner in the past had alot of attitude and didn't feel valued there. And it's just a matter of time before they increase the number of names.. they all do at a point. I re-applied for the fun of it.. if it works.. why not, or else "LANDING PAGES, LANDING PAGES, LANDING PAGES" and other marketplaces.

I have alot of names and some I had forgotten on a make offer / counter offer somewhere OR had removed names from the "known" brandable sites and had put a landing page OR had the name not accepted by Brandbucket and have had offers on them.

Some might offer 500$, but there's no commission to pay. It happens some 2.5 -3.5k. I still like brandbucket and still have quite a few names there, but it's not the holy grail neither is BrandRoot. If you put them everywhere + a landing page (with preferably a logo even maybe) I think there's probably as much chance to sell it.

3x4 sales of 500$ instead of waiting months for 1 big sale. i'll take the smaller sales.

I don't have a stake in efty, but the new landing pages coming in the next weeks are awesome

 

[Mike K]

Can someone give me the link to the Brandbucket list of sellers and their domains? I can't find it by searching the site but I know I've been there before. Thanks.

 

[campout]

@Mike K

https://www.brandbucket.com/profiles

 

[Grilled]

https://www.brandbucket.com/profiles

Uh-ohhhh

I'm a competitive compulsive person. This page to me was like a scoreboard. Except, there doesn't seem to be an incentive to being on the first page of profiles based on quantity. I'm on the second page, and I gotta say, my bank account is a bit relieved there isn't an incentive to making it to the coveted first page of sellers. I don't say that to be rude, but I own 1,000+ domains, 100+ of which are on brandbucket. I have had outside sales on some rejects, but no sales through BB to date. note: I have only began publishing my BB names within the last 6 months. Thus my statement, if I were to continue building a brandable portfolio with brandbucket exclusivity just to reach the first page (200 listed domains) I'd be biting my nails even further in anticipation of making a sale before the renewals come. Though, I suppose everybody on the first page has made a sale, and is the reason they list and reinvest in volume with BrandBucket.

 

[Georgi Ivanov]

Does anyone have listed recently a 2-words domain, with one of the words being abbreviation for something? For e.g. OSGuard? I saw only few containing DN...

 

[Brandworthy]

I regret to have terminated my account with them one day. Worst decision ever!

FWIW I find the level of professionalism to be on very different ends of the scale for these 2 sites and their respective staffs. On a side-note, if BB achieved more of the organic traffic rankings BR has it might result in more sales IMO. My guess is that a lot of BR sales come in via organic search.

FWIW I thought Andrew was referring to listing names with a landing page as Doron had described.

In order to become an Ambassador you agree to not list on competing brandable sites. This was the main reason I declined, although of late the BB sales rate would be a more major concern. I may revisit the Ambassador program in the future.

 

[Grilled]

On a side-note, if BB achieved more of the organic traffic rankings BR has it might result in more sales IMO. My guess is that a lot of BR sales come in via organic search.

Can you elaborate on why you feel BR has more organic searches?

 

[Brandworthy]

Can you elaborate on why you feel BR has more organic searches?

Simply much better rankings for related keywords. Here's the top 50 keywords (data via SEMrush):

Keyword	Brandroot	Brandbucket	Search Volume
business name generator	15	50	22200
company name generator	21	65	12100
company names	10	47	3600
brand name generator	12	59	2900
creative names	10	23	2400
business name ideas	8	24	2400
fruit names	82	44	1900
photography names	10	46	1900
cool company names	1	48	1600
company name ideas	5	17	1600
startup name generator	53	84	1600
product name generator	67	15	1600
sophisticated names	81	28	1300
catchy names	1	39	1300
cool business names	3	74	1300
catchy business names	1	45	1300
store name generator	23	90	1000
clothing line names	21	62	1000
good company names	5	17	1000
construction company names	2	10	1000
meaningful names	95	49	1000
creative business names	2	8	1000
good business names	4	23	1000
business names generator	15	44	880
4 letter names	32	28	880
classy names	50	30	880
travel agency names	6	11	880
real estate company names	8	34	720
four letter names	24	59	720
funny company names	16	20	720
names that mean strength	72	26	720
fun names	18	19	720
cute boutique names	22	95	720
gym names	79	12	720
funny business names	31	15	720
robot name generator	66	18	720
name ideas	16	80	720
name generator business	14	44	590
fitness names	3	11	590
best company names	6	12	590
company names ideas	5	17	590
fashion names	4	2	590
green names	25	21	590
furniture names	85	31	590
cool latin names	54	83	590
how to name a company	32	34	590
unique business names	2	18	590
sports names	29	68	480
company names generator	20	56	480
photography company names	8	29	480

Just an additional note to mention that I reckon organic traffic will convert at a much, much higher rate than type-in.

 

[Yousaf Saeed]

KYMP new price $8k

 

[bazabizo]

Simply much better rankings for related keywords. Here's the top 50 keywords (data via SEMrush):

Keyword	Brandroot	Brandbucket	Search Volume
business name generator	15	50	22200
company name generator	21	65	12100
company names	10	47	3600
brand name generator	12	59	2900
creative names	10	23	2400
business name ideas	8	24	2400
fruit names	82	44	1900
photography names	10	46	1900
cool company names	1	48	1600
company name ideas	5	17	1600
startup name generator	53	84	1600
product name generator	67	15	1600
sophisticated names	81	28	1300
catchy names	1	39	1300
cool business names	3	74	1300
catchy business names	1	45	1300
store name generator	23	90	1000
clothing line names	21	62	1000
good company names	5	17	1000
construction company names	2	10	1000
meaningful names	95	49	1000
creative business names	2	8	1000
good business names	4	23	1000
business names generator	15	44	880
4 letter names	32	28	880
classy names	50	30	880
travel agency names	6	11	880
real estate company names	8	34	720
four letter names	24	59	720
funny company names	16	20	720
names that mean strength	72	26	720
fun names	18	19	720
cute boutique names	22	95	720
gym names	79	12	720
funny business names	31	15	720
robot name generator	66	18	720
name ideas	16	80	720
name generator business	14	44	590
fitness names	3	11	590
best company names	6	12	590
company names ideas	5	17	590
fashion names	4	2	590
green names	25	21	590
furniture names	85	31	590
cool latin names	54	83	590
how to name a company	32	34	590
unique business names	2	18	590
sports names	29	68	480
company names generator	20	56	480
photography company names	8	29	480

Just an additional note to mention that I reckon organic traffic will convert at a much, much higher rate than type-in.

I do believe that Organic traffic is important, and will get some sales ofc over time. BUT, Type-in traffic is key! The guy coming from organic traffic is someone who is shopping for a brand name in general,. he will try a lot of companies from the Search engine results, compare prices and quality and buy what is most valuable for him! On the other side, a type-in customer, is someone who is interested in THAT SPECIFIC name! he wants this UNIQUE name. You can sell much higher to this guy than the other!
Do you know that there are companies offering this branding thing with a logo and domain on google's search for less than $200 all in all! Organic search sales again are not negligible but i dont think they are more than 10% of the entire sales on any platform!

 

[Brandworthy]

On the other side, a type-in customer, is someone who is interested in THAT SPECIFIC name! he wants this UNIQUE name.

Let me rephrase that to type-in/direct traffic. Most traffic a domain gets is from links, and for the most part those links were created for sites which previously existed on a domain. So a very small fraction of direct traffic is going to be interested in buying the domain. Type-in more so yes, but very, very little of the traffic my names get comes via type-in (I'd guess <1-2%).

 

[trelgor]

To give a little perspective on the home page sales rate, I made 15 sales last month and 2 were on the front page during the last 6 months.

We are about to put the stamp-of-approval on a new homepage design and search ui that will shine the light on a larger variety of names on the homepage. With the new payment system in place, this redesign is our top developmental priority.

Good going! When will the revamped search ui launch and what more specifically is it going to accomplish?

 

[AndrewRice]

Had a sale today, G/L/A/M/A/T/I.

I know the BB team well enough that I am confident in the new site redesign that they are working on.

I also believe that brandables, including quality hand regs, will prove to be profitable in the long term.

 

[cocaseco]

Can you elaborate on why you feel BR has more organic searches?

Take a look here. Not sure if the competition comparison will show, if not stick in BrandRoot and Namerific. The results were pretty interesting. Also, note the change in keywords that are moving up and those moving down. It gives a little insight into what new markets they may be looking to expand in.

http://www.spyfu.com/seo/competitors/domain?query=brandbucket.com

 

[Doron Vermaat]

I also sold a name today, Citrolo dot Com. It's my 9th sale this year with BB and I have 111 listings remaining. Citrolo was listed since June 2013. I bought it from another NP'er for $50 earlier that year.

 

[KDN]

Had a sale today, G/L/A/M/A/T/I.

I know the BB team well enough that I am confident in the new site redesign that they are working on.

I also believe that brandables, including quality hand regs, will prove to be profitable in the long term.

Congrats!