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

 

[Grilled]

Well, then why not do keyword + sa, keyword + so for all of those?

They already add: Keyword + SO / SA / SY domains. Why don't they accept all domains for listing fee's? They have to pick their battles if they're going to attempt to define a brandable domain or else it'd be too obvious that they make $XXX,XXX in listing fees/logo rewards and $XXX,XXX in 30% commission.

We've seen them add: Keyword + ZA / ZE / ZI / ZO / ZU / ZY

They even add: Keyword + ZIA / ZIO (based off popular suffix IO / IA)

The point is people here are confusing what is really important. For them BB approved = great name, BB reject = bad name. While, in reality, both good names and bad names get approved and rejected daily on BB, they have created their favorite patterns that might have base in real life for some and completely made up for others and also they are happy to bend the criteria for some.

Agreed.

 

[Recons.Com]

Really don't care about .ly names at all, don't see them as comparable to keyword+ly.com names, wouldn't do a hand-reg even on a "valuable" .ly. Reasons:

1. Libya (unsafe, unrelated to 99.9% of global economy)
2. expensive renewals.
3. unreliable (tied to point 1, but also shown in practice)
4. Even the biggest known .ly user who started the craze, no_url_shorteners, prefers to forward .ly to no_url_shorteners

Another thing that BB does that makes zero sense, but has a perception of something valuable. Has anyone wondered why BB is behind .ly, .me, but would ignore .is, .al, .rs, .to etc. that makes at least as nice hacks?

Oh, I know the answer. Linguisticist experts...

 

[platey]

looking at the BB website just now there are some great ideas concepts and brands for cheap £'s

its easy to say that they are not cheap etc

but the people looking for a decent ready brand will already have the idea and concept and be able to make any brand that fits their idea / concept and when they see the right name or colour etc its sold because the brand name and logo is the missing piece of the jigsaw which completes the puzzle and for those individuals money isnt usually a problem

 

[platey]

great one there on BB ockoo - perfect for socialmedia the name is almost impossible to forget

 

[Grilled]

The Difference: FREE listing fee's vs $10 Listing Fee's

100 BB Published domains w/ FREE listing fees:​

Sale Price: $2,000
BB 30%: $600
Logo Fee: $100 to $500.
<<<<<Net: $900 to $1,300>>>>> after 1st sale

vs

100 BB Published domains w/ $10 listing fees:​

Sale Price: $2,000
Listing Fee's: $1,000
BB 30%: $600
Logo Fee: $100 to $500.
<<<<<Net: -$100 to $300>>>>> after 1st sale

***This does not include initial domain investment of $850 (GD DDC) or $5,900+ (DropCatch) and/or annual renewal fee's that (depending on registrar) will cost close to $1,000/year.***

 

[Justin Matmor]

The difference between FREE listing fee's vs $10 Listing Fee's

100 BB Published Margins FREE listing fees:​

Sale Price: $2,000
BB 30%: $600
Logo Fee: $100 to $500.
<<<<<Net: $900 to $1,300>>>>> after 1st sale

100 BB Published Margins w/ $10 listing fees:​

Sale Price: $2,000
Listing Fee's: $1,000
BB 30%: $600
Logo Fee: $100 to $500.
<<<<<Net: -$100 to $300>>>>> after 1st sale

***This does not include initial domain investment of $850 (GD DDC) or $5,900+ (DropCatch) and/or annual renewal fee's that (depending on registrar) will cost close to $1,000/year.***

So you are not impressed that BB charges us $10 for listing.

Compared to the potential revenue you can earn per domain, $10 is sooooo insignificant imo.

Besides, why the need to list hundreds of domains on BB. It is not a numbers game. The focus should be about the quality of domains.

Sellers should focus on listing 10 great domains that have a reasonable chance of being sold than 1000 crappy domains that have a tiny chance of selling.

 

[Grilled]

So you are not impressed that BB charges us $10 for listing.

Compared to the potential revenue you can earn per domain, $10 is sooooo insignificant imo.

How many domains have you sold via BrandBucket @Justin Matmor ?

 

[Justin Matmor]

How many domains have you sold via BrandBucket @Justin Matmor ?

zero sales so far...but I have only recently joined BB.

Accumulating some premium domains.

 

[Grilled]

zero sales so far...but I have only recently joined BB. .

Thanks for your honesty. I wish you the best of luck. I was once just as, if not more, gung ho about BB when I joined. Some very smart programmer friends of mine tried to warn me early on about the margins of listing fee's. I refused to listen, and now I owe them an apology.

Accumulating some premium domains.

IMHO, I've seen the domains you bid on in the reseller market, and not all are premium domains. Perhaps, if BB sells one, you'll be able to prove me wrong. Until then, continue learning :D

 

[Justin Matmor]

Thanks for your honesty. I wish you the best of luck. I was once just as, if not more, gung ho about BB when I joined. Some very smart programmer friends of mine tried to warn me early on about the margins of listing fee's. I refused to listen, and now I owe them an apology.



IMHO, I've seen the domains you bid on in the reseller market, and not all are premium domains. Perhaps, if BB sells one, you'll be able to prove me wrong. Until then, continue learning :D

I will soon cleanse my BB portfolio so that I only list great premiums.

 

[Grilled]

I will soon cleanse my BB portfolio so that I only list great premiums.

By cleanse, do you mean you will:

1) Let them expire loss of $10 listing fee...
2) Sell on NP
3) Sell on another marketplace

 

[Justin Matmor]

I will resell them to other BB sellers.

 

[Recons.Com]

@Grilled

Do you think if someone looked at one's portfolio at BB and had to select the top 25 percentile (assuming there are no obvious winners like important 1 worder or fantastic 2 worders like bankloan, carwash etc.) his/her selection would considerably outperform remaining 75 percentile?

The fact is, beyond the strong correlation with who the seller is, and demand for certain patterns, for absolute majority of BB names there is no way to predict which ones will sell in a specific year.

 

[Grilled]

Do you think if someone looked at one's portfolio at BB and had to select the top 25 percentile (assuming there are no obvious winners like important 1 worder or fantastic 2 worders like bankloan, carwash etc.) his/her selection would considerably outperform remaining 75 percentile?

If I compile a list of currently published BrandBucket domains vs BrandBucket domains that sold, I doubt you'd be able tell them apart without knowing the sales data before hand. Simply put, the definition of a good brandable vs a bad brandable is subjective to a multitude of factors.

Though, I will add @Dnbolt and I are soon to embark on some extensive sales analysis to see if we can uncover any hidden sales correlations :D

The fact is, beyond the strong correlation with who the seller is, and demand for certain patterns, for absolute majority of BB names there is no way to predict which ones will sell in a specific year.

Agreed!

 

[Grilled]

300,000 VIEWS!!!
​

Congratulations: NamePros, BrandBucket, and all NP members who have contributed to the ever popular BrandBucket Experience thread!!! I have learned quite a bit from this thread, and quite a LOT the entire NamePros community.

I know it's not 1,000,000 sellers and/or domains but 300,000 NamePros views is still an impressive feet
​

If I were an owner of such a marketplace, I'd treasure sellers like GJ, outspoken, honest, caring about community. I'd make sure all his concerns are addressed and feedback is listened too. Instead, he has been treated very unfairly.

I have NOW said enough. I will be spending a lot less time worrying about bb, and focussing my time and efforts on work that will have a greater lasting impact to myself, and the community as a whole. Thank you all for putting up with me / teaching me a lot over the last 300,000 views.

 

[deflee79]

Every domain i have ever submitted was shot down. I'll pass.

 

[BrandClub.com]

Really don't care about .ly names at all, don't see them as comparable to keyword+ly.com names, wouldn't do a hand-reg even on a "valuable" .ly. Reasons:

1. Libya (unsafe, unrelated to 99.9% of global economy)
2. expensive renewals.
3. unreliable (tied to point 1, but also shown in practice)
4. Even the biggest known .ly user who started the craze, no_url_shorteners, prefers to forward .ly to no_url_shorteners

Another thing that BB does that makes zero sense, but has a perception of something valuable. Has anyone wondered why BB is behind .ly, .me, but would ignore .is, .al, .rs, .to etc. that makes at least as nice hacks?

Oh, I know the answer. Linguisticist experts...

Totally agree with you ... .LY is an unsafe extension.
Curiously the most expensive domain name listed on BB is Music.ly at $249,000 USD
Just curious who will be fool enough to pay $249K for that garbage

 

[BrandClub.com]

So you are not impressed that BB charges us $10 for listing.

Compared to the potential revenue you can earn per domain, $10 is sooooo insignificant imo.

Besides, why the need to list hundreds of domains on BB. It is not a numbers game. The focus should be about the quality of domains.

Sellers should focus on listing 10 great domains that have a reasonable chance of being sold than 1000 crappy domains that have a tiny chance of selling.

Quality domains don´t need BB to sell. They sell by themself, with a simple landing page.
I see you are very impressed with BB; give yourself some time and you´ll change your opinion.
Best of luck.

 

[Justin Matmor]

Quality domains don´t need BB to sell. They sell by themself, with a simple landing page.
I see you are very impressed with BB; give yourself some time and you´ll change your opinion.
Best of luck.

Why wouldn't I be impressed with the market leaders?

 

[BrandClub.com]

Why wouldn't I be impressed with the market leaders?

Give yourself some time and you´ll see ...