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

 

[trelgor]

I'm still seeing this issue Michael.

Worked for me 12 hours ago.

 

[Eckhart]

I'm still seeing this issue Michael.

Indeed. I checked again a minute ago and still returns 404 even if domains are validated.

 

[trelgor]

Indeed. I checked again a minute ago and still returns 404 even if domains are validated.

Yup, I didn't check the listing. Validation went through, but the listing returns 404. Still in publishing queue though. I had one already published name kicked out for some reason and had to revalidate it. That one has no issues.

 

[cocaseco]

Worked for me yesterday. It was noticeably slower than it used to be, but it did ultimately validate.

 

[Eckhart]

Worked for me yesterday. It was noticeably slower than it used to be, but it did ultimately validate.

It's not about the validation. This is the issue which still persists:

@michaeljkrell the brandbucket.com/domain url doesn't work anymore for approved names (only for published). It used to point to a coming-soon-to-BB page, now it's just a 404 error. Is this normal, bug, or temporary issue?

 

[cocaseco]

It's not about the validation. This is the issue which still persists:

Yes I know that. I wasn't commenting on anything other than validation.

 

[hookbox]

@michaeljkrell

How about posting your sales from December and January?

 

[sofiapartner]

If we don't like the suggested price - are there any other options, @michaeljkrell? Maybe someone else can take a look ? Cause I surely refuse to list some of my domains for the BB suggested price.

 

[AndrewRice]

I just sold a BrandBucket domain: L/u/m/i/d/o/r/a

 

[KDN]

And another sale: * T * I * P * O * L * Y *

Very good start to year. 4 sales so far on BB.

Congrats!

 

[KDN]

I just sold a BrandBucket domain: L/u/m/i/d/o/r/a

Nice! Congrats, Andrew! It's a great name.

 

[12345]

It's not about the validation. This is the issue which still persists:

Hi. This issue has been resolved. Thank you for pointing it out to us.

 

[JimJammy]

I'm still seeing 404 pages Michael.

Edited to add for clarity:
Domains under 'pending' 'your domains pending brandbucket review' that have been validated returns a 404.
Domains under 'pending' 'your domains pending logo design' that have been validated returns a correct page.
Domains under 'to do' 'domains requiring your attention' that have been validated returns a 404.

 

[Shams]

I'm still seeing 404 pages Michael.

Edited to add for clarity:
Domains under 'pending' 'your domains pending brandbucket review' that have been validated returns a 404.
Domains under 'pending' 'your domains pending logo design' that have been validated returns a correct page.
Domains under 'to do' 'domains requiring your attention' that have been validated returns a 404.

Correct..! . you are right.. i checked myself only the domain pending logo design showing at this moment.

 

[Michael M]

I am still curious about this:

One thing I just noticed (maybe it was this way before and I didn't realize it):

If you click "Buy Now" on your lander page - it will just bring you to the brandbucket page of your domain which list other domains that the potential customer might like to buy. (which are not yours)

A customer would then need to click Buy again to purchase the domain from the lander.

So this gives the customer more options in names after having decided to click "Buy Now" on your domain lander.

I can't say I am a fan of that if it is an intended feature of the site.

@michaeljkrell - Can you confirm if this is a purposeful function of the site or if this is a bug?

 

[Recons.Com]

I would think, if a buyer clicked on "buy it now", the focus of BB should be on closing the deal, not distracting him/her with alternatives.

When you make an offer to client and he accepts it, you don't go saying "hey, by the way, I also have this list of names that might be relevant, if you want to change your mind".

 

[Michael M]

I would think, if a buyer clicked on "buy it now", the focus of BB should be on closing the deal, not distracting him/her with alternatives.

When you make an offer to client and he accepts it, you don't go saying "hey, by the way, I also have this list of names that might be relevant, if you want to change your mind".

Exactly!

 

[12345]

I'm still seeing 404 pages Michael.

Edited to add for clarity:
Domains under 'pending' 'your domains pending brandbucket review' that have been validated returns a 404.
Domains under 'pending' 'your domains pending logo design' that have been validated returns a correct page.
Domains under 'to do' 'domains requiring your attention' that have been validated returns a 404.

Currently any names that have an approved description go to the buy now page. I will talk to my team about having other domains in the "Pending" status (before a description) go to the buy now page as well.

I am still curious about this:



@michaeljkrell - Can you confirm if this is a purposeful function of the site or if this is a bug?

This was done on purpose. We have been A/B testing this for several months and this method has proven the most successful.

 

[Recons.Com]

Currently any names that have an approved description go to the buy now page. I will talk to my team about having other domains in the "Pending" status (before a description) go to the buy now page as well.



This was done on purpose. We have been A/B testing this for several months and this method has proven the most successful.

Could you please provide some details on "most successful"? What were the criteria for measuring this? Did showing the other names somehow reinforce the certitude to purchase the name? Or Did % of those buy another name increasing BB's bottom line?

 

[Michael M]

This was done on purpose. We have been A/B testing this for several months and this method has proven the most successful.

Thank you for the response. It is understandable that if in a side by side comparison it lead to more sales that you guys decided to go that way.

Though this approach does send leads away from someone for sending their landing traffic in which the user had already clicked buy now, so you can see how that might rub sellers a little wrong. They are paying to list and guaranteeing exclusivity for you to work to sell their domain.

What determines the 9 names that show on your page after clicking buy now?

Is this area for featured listings or is an algorithm used?

It doesn't seem to be most similar because my names don't appear on the same pages as the ones that appear on mine.

I can see how it helps to drive sells, but if all traffic leads away from my domains and none leads back it does not quite seem "fair"

I do have the option of changing over to forwarding, which then if they click buy now it would move forward with my domain. This might be the way I go. They still see the other domains, but if they decide to buy my name and click buy now are not presented with "Hey, here are a few other options just in case you want to change your mind now"

But at the end of the day, in business everyone must do what they feel is in their best interest. So I can understand it, but I also want to offer my feedback as a seller and what thoughts might come to mind before making a serious investment with a business..