.tv Let's put our $$$ where our mouth is!!!

[Vito]

Ok,
I have read almost every .tv thread here in the last few months.
I have contributed to a few.
I look up to, and respect many of the Posts I have read from everyone in .tv land...
BUT, The Drama is insane...lol
We all have the same common goal.
Invest in .tv.
Promote .tv.
Develop .tv
and make $$$!!!

My simple solution...
Can we all Post our .tv's and help each other out,
by starting auctions off for each other?
Whats the worst that can happen?
We end up with another members .tv that could only enhance our portfolio's!
Not a problem at all.
We promote each other, and kick off an auction as a group
within a group.
There is the best thing we could all do for each other!

Does that make sense?
or am I way off base here? LOL

 

[localexperts]

We had an auction. For an entire week. Every day. Very few purchases. The auction was at http://www.auctionsite.tv

The only thing we can do to help DOT TV is to stop posting and develop our domains.

 

[Vito]

We had an auction. For an entire week. Every day. Very few purchases. The auction was at http://www.auctionsite.tv

The only thing we can do to help DOT TV is to stop posting and develop our domains.

I just visited that link.
Its just a parked page.
Even if it WAS an auction site...
the traffic probably wouldnt be a fraction of a Sedo or Afternic Listing.
What I am saying is this.
Everyone who has invested in .tv and believes in .tv...
We should all stick together.
We should all know some of our .tv's that we are willing to list at Sedo, or Afternic, for $60.00, or $100.00 or whatever.
We should all help each other out, and invest in each others .tv's.
Lets say I have Jack.tv
and you have Jill.tv
Well, we should bid on each others .tv's
Hence promoting the .tv's while worst case scenario is...
we win each others domain and add that to our own collection...which is fine because we believe in the .tv extension.
Of course our Main goal is to get alot of looks at that domain on the Big Auction House listing, and hopefully others will see it who aren't part of the NP forum.
If it is valuable, It will speak for itself.
No Drama.
Just helpin each other towards a more Unified goal!

 

[jeffoverman]

a member had bought an auction site from richard i believe and is up...

i dont recall the name of the name but maybe someone could assist me?

i think the name george had mentioned is a different name??

 

[localexperts]

The auction happened in 2007.

That site was shut down. Dottie (Smash) did an excellent job posting information about the auction all over the place (DNJournal and beyond). That auction was promoted for months. Dottie is excellent at promotion. Word class.

Still, very little action.

You want a unified goal, shut down this subforum. We all have nothing better to do than develop our DOT TVs. We already have established relationships (thanks to this forum) with other DOT TV developers. Friends will collaborate. Enemies will ignore one another. Spin and Folly won't have a venue to effect the extension.

 

[Vito]

a member had bought an auction site from richard i believe and is up...

i dont recall the name of the name but maybe someone could assist me?

i think the name george had mentioned is a different name??

Jeff,
That is great...for the future...
But I want mine sold now.
As you do, as others do.
I just think that those of us who have faith should help each other out,
and by doing so, it promotes the .tv extension overall.
But we have to use the Powerhouse auction sites to get maximum exposure.
Max Exposure = Max $$$ !!!

 

[snoop]

Well, we should bid on each others .tv's
Hence promoting the .tv's while worst case scenario is...
we win each others domain and add that to our own collection...

........ok but you go first.

Seriously though if buyers have confidence in a market they will bid/buy. A forum thread suggesting people buy others names won't change anything, even if people did follow for a while it would just collapse in a heap eventually because it has no solid foundations (genuine demand), only Sedo and Verisign will get rich from that idea.

I guess the key issue at the heart of it all is that most of the names people are holding just aren't worth anything, that is the problem and I think I know the solution....upgrade to names that do have value. If nobody will buy a name do yourself a favor and let it drop.

 

[localexperts]

This strategy will not work. I believe Dottie also had 100s of DOT TVs buy featured auction space on SEDO at one time in an effort to get maximum exposure. Nice try. Great idea. Nothing really came from it.

http://www.pr.com/press-release/46897
http://www.allthings.tv/web/index.php/article/interview_with_auctionsitetv_on_a_mission_to_succeed/
http://qoof.blogs.com/qoof/tv_domains/
http://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=.tv
http://dncalendar.com/events/tv-domain-auction/55
http://www.dnhour.com/Everthing-Els...s_such_as_Map-tv_Democrat-tv_and_Many_More-1/

http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2007/july.htm

".TV fans will be interested in an online auction of .TV domains coming up August 6-10 at AuctionSite.tv. A group of .TV aficionados banded together to develop the concept and site so the video-centric extension could have its own dedicated space in the booming

secondary market. A different set of domains will be auctioned off during each of the five days the event will run (starting at 2pm U.S. Eastern time each day). The names scheduled to go on the block include Map.tv, HS.tv, Republican.tv and hundreds of others. You can see the complete auction list here.
Posted July 26, 2007"

 

[Vito]

Hmmm,
I believe it will work.
Here, I will try to explain myself and come up with a concrete plan right now.
Those of us who believe in .tv.
(This could be a template for any extension)
We form a group.
Everyone throws in 10, 20, 30 names...whatever.
No crappy 3-worder .tv's but decent names.
I see many many .tv'ers names that I would love to add to my collection, so I'm sure others feel the same way.
We all take turns in a sequence.
#1 .tv member picks 1 domain from tvmember #2.
Bid on one of his/her 20 domains.
Then #2 member picks a domain to bid on from member #3.
and so on...
The worst thing that can happen is sometimes someone trades a name for a $5.00 charge, thats it.
But it is up to you to pick the right names that you have faith in.
If collectively it can happen then more listings will be seen Internationally.
How is that for a start???

 

[localexperts]

Good. I respect anyone who stands by their belief and will work hard to prove me wrong.

But in this case, with this current economic environment, with this being the second go around for this idea....you know my thoughts.

 

[Vito]

Good. I respect anyone who stands by their belief and will work hard to prove me wrong.

But in this case, with this current economic environment, with this being the second go around for this idea....you know my thoughts.

LOL,
You're kindof a Hot Head, huh?
I just saw the thread you started in response to my thread.
lol
C'mon lets try it!
I'll offer up 10-20 of my names.
You do the same.
You and I will kick it off!!!

 

[localexperts]

No. I'm not a hot head.

Sure here are my 10-20 names

MyrtleBeach.TV - $50,000
Charlotte.TV - $40,000
StLouis.TV - $40,000
Indianapolis.TV - $35,000
VirginiaBeach.TV - $25,000
WashingtonDC.TV - $100,000
Remodeling.TV - $20,000
Contractor.TV - $15,000

Do you see the problem? This is the same problem every auction has run into. High domain values.

 

[Vito]

No. I'm not a hot head.

OK,
Well what inspired you to create that thread you just Posted then???
Read my Post...forget the drama.

I have invested alot of money in .tv recently.
I know others have too.
I just really think no matter what your beliefs are about this guy or that girl, we should ALL do what we can to help each other out.
The more we do that, the more .tv is focussed on in the marketplace.
I would love to see some of your names, and am SURE I would kick off an auction or 2 for ya.
It would be a helluva lot easier if you saw mine and said,
Yeah, I would love to have that in my collection too!

Just an idea, and I hope I can get a few people to jump on board.

and Snoop Yes I will go first.
I wanna see yours up for offer too.
But it would be more important to kick off somebodys auction, when I know they want to kick off mine too!

Just looking for a little creativity here...
and a little $$$, LOL!

Sure here are my 10-20 names

MyrtleBeach.TV - $50,000
Charlotte.TV - $40,000
StLouis.TV - $40,000
Indianapolis.TV - $35,000
VirginiaBeach.TV - $25,000
WashingtonDC.TV - $100,000
Remodeling.TV - $20,000
Contractor.TV - $15,000

Do you see the problem? This is the same problem every auction has run into. High domain values.

OK, Yes I do see the problem.
Your .tv's are KILLER!
Well do you think you'll get that $$$ in todays market?
That is the question.
If you do or don't of course we would have to have a similar start price.

 

[localexperts]

OK,
Well what inspired you to create that thread you just Posted then???
Read my Post...forget the drama.

Because I develop domains. I make ALOT of money developing domains. The only way to sell your DOT TV domains is to develop your domains. Forget schemes. Forget aggregate promotion.

It comes down to each individual person developing their DOT TV domains.

 

[Vito]

Forget schemes. .

It's not a scheme if I was happy to own that name for the price I bid on it.

 

[localexperts]

OK, Yes I do see the problem.
Your .tv's are KILLER!
Well do you think you'll get that $$$ in todays market?
That is the question.
If you do or don't of course we would have to have a similar start price.

Undeveloped, not in today's market. But that is the problem. Everyone overprices their domains looking for a home run in the auction

Developed, yes I can sell these domains for more than those prices.

It's not a scheme if I was happy to own that name for the price I bid on it.

Your idea was more aggregate promotion. We have tried other schemes to sell DOT TV domains.

BTW, I'm not trying to be a jerk. My job is marketing. In marketing, you stick to message. My message, develop. In today's macro-economic environment, I think that is the best way to see max value. Plus with Wordpress, the cost of development is minimal.

 

[Vito]

Well the last thing I ever wanted to do is add any drama,
to an already drama filled .tv forum.
I just thought if we all got together with a bit of a plan,
it would only enhance the stage for .tv's!

 

[localexperts]

This is an enlightened discussion. You have a strong belief and hopefully passion for your idea. I have experience. My experience says "bad idea". Trust me, sometime passion and belief can trump experience.

Development - always a good idea.

But for those of us with waaay too many domains that is not an option as renewals come up rather quickly.

Why not pick your best domains. The ones you want to sell and think could fetch the highest resale price. Develop those. Experiment.

 

[jeffoverman]

ok here is link:

www.da.tv

the owner has recently begun posting in .tv again and i dont know much about this site...

flippers in .tv will get killed, i got rid of my trash and now for the most part im holding names and im in this for the long term.

i like your ideas but in reality and the worldwide recession worries were all facing the timing is not the best..

yes i would sell couple more so so names but not expecting much. hard to compete against a sedo even though sedo dosent really care for .tv in general and you have other auction sites up...

our best hope is to work with da.tv and get that model formed, promotion, some our names through there and see what the owner says on this idea and how it will be done.

j

 

[Vito]

This is an enlightened discussion. You have a strong belief and hopefully passion for your idea. I have experience. My experience says "bad idea". Trust me, sometime passion and belief can trump experience.

Development - always a good idea.



Why not pick your best domains. The ones you want to sell and think could fetch the highest resale price. Develop those. Experiment.

Of course Development is KEY as with ALL domains.
But for tose of us with WAAAY too many domains,
I am just looking for creative ways to get our .tv's in the spotlight.

and Yes, I do have a dozen or so Killer ideas for development, but first things first...
Slim down my insane domain collection..lol