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

 

[BrandZen]

Keith you have a nice BB portfolio. Are you happy with the service?

- sorry didn't realize my first message got posted.

 

[Keith DeBoer]

@ Keith DeBoer

You have good size BB portfolio. How have you been doing? I just started with them so trying to get some info.

I'm happy with BB. I have regular sales but not as good as Sound's 6 out of 14 percentage!

If you are starting out my advice is:

1. Network privately with experienced, successful BB sellers.
   
2. Find someone to mentor you. Not me, as I already have several 'students'
3. Make a business plan in writing. I can't over emphasize this point. What is the cost of regging 100 names and getting 20 accepted by BB? How many will sell in a year? What will be the profit the first year? The second year? What is the liquid value of your BB portfolio? etc. Then follow your plan, adjust as needed. Money management is key in making the BB platform work.
4. Keep accurate records of costs and income. Make your business decisions based on data, not on the claims or opinions of anonymous strangers in forums.
5. Don't read this thread (I'm serious) It will create doubt and confusion in your mind. Follow your own progress, not that of others.
   
6. Learn and improve everyday.
7. Have fun! If you don't love domaining you're in the wrong business

 

[Candace]

Pretty much. I could be nieve but those numbers dont seem that great to me. The more names they sell the more "WE" feel like it will be our names. There is 27K names on there. so pretty much in a year they will sell 1200 names? What about the other 25,800 names?

@ctmixing. I think all of your points go back to some of the same points I've been making. I really think BrandBucket should re-consider the exclusivity as their own marketplace gets larger. Many people who've had great success with BrandBucket either
1. Had their names published when BrandBucket only had 5000-9000 names published. They are now up to 27K.
2. Have hundreds/thousands of names listed. It seems like @sound may be the exception to this.

However, if you have a smaller portfolio or even a medium one:
1. You can list on Brandbucket initially for x number of months, then remove and market the name yourself or

2. I did notice that they seem to allow people to list the BrandBucket domains on their personal websites if you direct the sale to them. I noticed this on Michael Krell's website. This would be one way to promote your BrandBucket name.
But then that begs the question of why bother to list with them when you could have gotten the sale for yourself

 

[Candace]

To actually agree with Keith, I think everyone has to follow their own progress and figure out what's best for them. What works for one person may not work for another and vice versa; what does not work for one person may actually work for another..

 

[Keith DeBoer]

@ctmixing.

2. I did notice that they seem to allow people to list the BrandBucket domains on their personal websites if you direct the sale to them. I noticed this on Michael Krell's website. This would be one way to promote your BrandBucket name.
But then that begs the question of why bother to list with them when you could have gotten the sale for yourself

BB allows sellers to promote their BB portfolio on the website by using a personalized widget which can be found in your BB seller's acct. Log in, click the ACCOUNT button in the upper right corner and you'll see the widget.

 

[DNGear]

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[Keith DeBoer]

I'm happy with BB. I have regular sales but not as good as Sound's 6 out of 14 percentage!

1. Don't read this thread (I'm serious) It will create doubt and confusion in your mind. Follow your own progress, not that of others.

I fully expect that there will be some on this thread that will object to this advice. Those are exactly the people you shouldn't be listening to. The complainers, the blamers, the trolls. The ones who don't want to lose their audience. The ones who feel their lack of success is someone else's fault, usually BB.

 

[Candace]

Keith, I think that it's important to hear both sides of a story before making a decision. If all reviews claimed that "BrandBucket is the greatest thing ever" then our our expectations may surpass reality. On the contrary, if all reviews claimed that "BrandBucket is crap" then we may miss out on opportunities (sales).

It is important for a person to use the experiences of others to figure out the advantages and disadvantages of taking a certain action.

I'd say read some of the reviews if you have the time, but don't let one individual's experience make your decision for you. Read the positives and the negatives, weigh them against your financial situation and then make a decision.

P.S. Never blame another person if things don't work out. I think success starts with owning both your triumphs and your mistakes. I have 2 domains listed on BrandBucket. If they don't sell, I won't think that it's BrandBucket's fault. I may, however, learn the lesson that maybe BrandBucket isn't the place for a person with a tiny portfolio like mine.

 

[hookbox]

I fully expect that there will be some on this thread that will object to this advice. Those are exactly the people you shouldn't be listening to. The complainers, the blamers, the trolls. The ones who don't want to lose their audience. The ones who feel their lack of success is someone else's fault, usually BB.

Those who never find fault in the way a business is ran are the exact ones you don't want to listen to. People are wasting a lot of time and money listing names with these sites. ALL opinions should be listened to. If you walk around all day seeing rainbows, smiles and unicorns you won't make much money in life. Positivity and Negativity together create wealth.

 

[sound]

Hi Keith will send you a PM have I have shared my BB portfolio in the past then noticed over the next couple of weeks lots of domains with the keywords I had listed which I took as a compliment.

 

[sound]

What's your secret?

I don't know but I am not greedy very happy to pay $300 - $600 for a good name and sell for $3,000 on BB then repeat

 

[Theydon]

I'm happy with BB. I have regular sales but not as good as Sound's 6 out of 14 percentage!

If you are starting out my advice is:

1. Network privately with experienced, successful BB sellers.
   
2. Find someone to mentor you. Not me, as I already have several 'students'
3. Make a business plan in writing. I can't over emphasize this point. What is the cost of regging 100 names and getting 20 accepted by BB? How many will sell in a year? What will be the profit the first year? The second year? What is the liquid value of your BB portfolio? etc. Then follow your plan, adjust as needed. Money management is key in making the BB platform work.
4. Keep accurate records of costs and income. Make your business decisions based on data, not on the claims or opinions of anonymous strangers in forums.
5. Don't read this thread (I'm serious) It will create doubt and confusion in your mind. Follow your own progress, not that of others.
   
6. Learn and improve everyday.
7. Have fun! If you don't love domaining you're in the wrong business

I like your list Keith but I think there's room for No.5. Domaining can be quite a solitary existence, this thread is a nice way to interact with some like minded people. It has a bit of everything and once you can take everything with a pinch of salt I think there's more to learn than be cautious of on here.

 

[Grilled]

But I agree sales need to get increased...BB should work out a way to do that.

It looks like BrandBucket is trying to ramp up sales by expanding their newsletter reach.

Well done BrandBucket!

Note to those who aren't Newsletter believers like myself:

Newsletter domains are treated equally. Meaning staff picked domains and recently added domains are not separated, unlike brandbucket's default search. This mean's in terms of marketing advantages the newletter is an equal opportunity outlet.

"Staff Picks" has always rubbed me the wrong way. Aren't all the domains technically "Staff Picks" because staff approved them to their site. Meeeh, I'm letting personal opinions take over this post.

The point is BrandBucket is implementing new strategies to increase sales, Yay!

 

[NameOffice.]

nevermind.

 

[Grilled]

don't even think they're registered

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

Really?

Run a bulk WHOIS before you assume something and embarrass yourself. These domains were registered and/or snapped when you let them expire. All domains currently resolve to BrandBucket.

You can run 100 WHOIS queries at a time with the following site:

http://www.bulkseotools.com/bulk-whois-lookup.php

 

[mrm_1]

Hello guys, i have some question about BB submission.
Is there any matter how much names you will submit at once?
Please share your experience.
How many names you are submitted at once, and how much of them are been accepted?
Thanks in advance

 

[NameOffice.]

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

Really?

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Run a bulk WHOIS before you assume something and embarrass yourself. These domains were registered and/or snapped when you let them expire. All domains currently resolve to BrandBucket.

You can run 100 WHOIS queries at a time with the following site:

http://www.bulkseotools.com/bulk-whois-lookup.php

Thanks, that's why I changed my comment in a matter of seconds. Forgot these were just designs I provided for them, not my domains.

 

[sound]

Domains

Hello guys, i have some question about BB submission.
Is there any matter how much names you will submit at once?
Please share your experience.
How many names you are submitted at once, and how much of them are been accepted?
Thanks in advance

Domains 14
Submitted: 28
Rejected: 0
Published: 14
Sold: 6

I submit mine one at a time

 

[campout]

Domains 14
Submitted: 28
Rejected: 0
Published: 14
Sold: 6

Over how long a period have your domains been published on average?

Regarding submitting, I would just submit them all at once -- whatever you have.

 

[Grilled]

Thanks, that's why I changed my comment in a matter of seconds.

I understand but...

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