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[tomalley]

I hope everyone's weekend is going well so far. I'm actually pretty nervous to post this link today, because it's a passion project almost a year in the making. I would say the site about 90% there - but I could really use some feedback from my NamePros fam...

Blipbrands
The premise is simple: two domains, in your inbox⁠—every day at ridiculously undervalued prices. We're not talking groundbreaking one-word names here, but easily brandable hand registrations that will be a fantastic starting point for any entrepreneur or easy flip for any investor. Usually well under $200 each. I've seen a few of my comrades launch similar services with great success and (frankly) my names are better. So take a look and let me know what you think. Constructive feedback welcome!

https://www.blipbrands.com

PS: Happy to return the favor if ya'll need feedback or user testing on any of your projects

 

[BrandPlease]

Looks nice, very professional looking,!

The only thing that caught my eye was 1. up top, instead of "Domains" you may want to spell it out Domain Names, just to avoid any language or semantics concerns. You never know who will find you site - hahah.

2. stick the dot whatever it is on the names listed..com, net whatever.

But really looks good and really doesn't need any changes - just passing on my thoughts, take with a grain.

Thanks.

 

[Lox]

Make sure your VerticalFold pages are ready (content, contact us, etc asap) - A Vertical Fold Project link is both important and relevant to y visitors (credit link is similar to a letter of verification / trust / veritas). Regards

 

[Jaidev Meghwar]

It looks really Nice,
best of luck.

 

[Samer]

i love the incorporation of logos

Samer

 

[Haroon Basha]

Your idea and the concept are viable. I just visited your website. Let us see how things goes on, as the success mostly depends upon its promotion. Congratulations.

 

[Ategy]

Curious .. your pricing model means you'll have to get significant volume (well over 5-10% sell-through rate) just to break even.

Is your target audience end-users or domainers? Because I think the whole point of end-users is that they don't want to check lists daily, if they did, they would be domainers.

So your prices seem too low if you're targeting end-users, and too high based on the quality of domain for domainers who need to get high sales multiples themselves.

That being said .. I'm definitely not saying it won't work .. actually pretty curious because if you do get it to work that could be a decent model.

However, at those price-points you might be better off simply putting them at auction at NameJet starting at $69 or $79. Although I'm not sure how many would sell.

I think the problem you'll likely run into with your current set up is finding the volume you'll need to support your prices.

I definitely wish you luck, because if you do succeed in getting the high volume you'll need, then it's a new pricing model/strategy we'll all need to consider!

ADDED: Oh yeah .. the site itself looks great btw!

 

[Sutruk]

Congrats for your website. It looks very nice! And all your domains are for sale for a very affordable price. Wish you the best!

 

[Ategy]

Because the names are definitely good but these handreg brandables have reseller value in15-20$ range . Here is the link to NP section of brandables. And if you give time to closeout then you get similar quality or even better again at 15-20 range. Besides Lot like @Ategy share their handpicked closeout list which makes it all easy.
So if you target investors then your pricing is way too high for these names, i think it will work if you keep end user as your customers.

That's what I was politely trying to say .. lol

As well as why I don't see either of my proposed alternate models as really working for you based on those specific domains. I think some of them you could increase prices on for end users .. but not all. That's why I was very curious as to how you planned on getting entrepreneurs (aka end-users) at a high enough volume for low enough advertising costs to make your model work.

ultimately if you can get several hundred entrepreneurs (end users .. not domainers who won't buy those domains at those prices) to subscribe who ACTUALLY buy the occasional domain then you have a fantastic concept here .. but I don't see how you could get there without paying tons and tons of money (added: in advertising)?

Did you have a marketing plan? That's the key more than anything else here.

 

[Reddstagg]

Good evening,

Please forgive me for my comments as it is just my limited opinion and you should seek the opinion of other domainers before taking my comments to heart.

I need to be brutal for a moment. I don't like the name. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines 'Blip' as:

something relatively small or inconsequential within a larger context i.e. he/she made only a blip on the political scene

There must be other, better quality names that you could choose. I see the word 'Blip' in a negative context.

Overall, I like the concept and the website looks both professional and well organized.

I'm sorry if you disagree with my view but that is all it is...my view. I'm a Newbie, so what do I know???!!!

Good luck with your endeavor.

Regards,

Reddstagg

 

[tomalley]

Congrats for your website. It looks very nice! And all your domains are for sale for a very affordable price. Wish you the best!

Thank you for the kind words! That helps me keep on keepin' on!

 

[Shaan Chopra]

The site looks good, best of luck

 

[PriyankaS]

But the link to NP brandables is dead IMO.
NO ONE LISTS THERE. What’s “brandable”? subjective. If u can master it, ur pro

Nopes link is not dead, i don't know what you are talking about? In fact its very much active

 

[PriyankaS]

What was last posts before posted weekend? when i last checked Thurs it went back weeks. i think is least populated too niche

I guess you are checking wrong link. As far as i see its daily regularly updated. Or You maybe living in parallel universe.

 

[PriyankaS]

Ok here is and now, but you need look big picture. Maybe it’s unfair how i judge...

Check this out; it shows total threads/posts.

i highlighted the ones with more #.
Only Numerics and top domains have less.

Show attachment 146263

Thats total number of posts. And This is because brandable section was created and added much later. So this result is obvious. You can confirm this with NP mods. I don't see your point here.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

It is an interesting venture to try to adjust pricing and make up for it with substantially higher sell-through rates. It is challenging to achieve, but I admire you for trying.

I think that you probably should decide which of entrepreneurs or investors you are aiming at, since trying to accommodate both will be very difficult I think.

If entrepreneurs, I am not sure that a daily list makes sense. Perhaps focus on only a handful of niches, so some very active people in those might be repeat purchasers, or their associates, and do a monthly list highlighting what is available.

If investors, a daily list might make sense, but a weekly probably more realistic.

The support you need to provide is very different to the two groups. For entrepreneurs you need provide information on things like transfer process, while that is not needed for investors. The information you provide with each name would be rather different too. Things like age or number of TLDs registered are of interest to (some) investors but probably not entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs would be more interested in success stories with names of similar structure.

I wish you well, and thank you for interacting with the community at this early stage.

Bob

 

[tomalley]

Good evening,

Please forgive me for my comments as it is just my limited opinion and you should seek the opinion of other domainers before taking my comments to heart.

I need to be brutal for a moment. I don't like the name. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines 'Blip' as:

something relatively small or inconsequential within a larger context i.e. he/she made only a blip on the political scene

Redd, you are not the only one in my life who has mentioned this haha! A few close friends advised me to pick a different name. To me, "blip" is more of a blip on a radar in the sense that these names are here now but will be sold quickly. Maybe I also appreciate it's a bit tongue-in-cheek as well. I dunno. Either way, I've been really stubborn about it and trusting my gut over sensible opinions such as yours lol

 

[tomalley]

It is an interesting venture to try to adjust pricing and make up for it with substantially higher sell-through rates. It is challenging to achieve, but I admire you for trying.

I think that you probably should decide which of entrepreneurs or investors you are aiming at, since trying to accommodate both will be very difficult I think.

If entrepreneurs, I am not sure that a daily list makes sense. Perhaps focus on only a handful of niches, so some very active people in those might be repeat purchasers, or their associates, and do a monthly list highlighting what is available.

If investors, a daily list might make sense, but a weekly probably more realistic.

The support you need to provide is very different to the two groups. For entrepreneurs you need provide information on things like transfer process, while that is not needed for investors. The information you provide with each name would be rather different too. Things like age or number of TLDs registered are of interest to (some) investors but probably not entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs would be more interested in success stories with names of similar structure.

I wish you well, and thank you for interacting with the community at this early stage.

Bob

Bob, I've always appreciated your wisdom on this forum. I'm honored you took the time to look at Blipbrands and will certainly take your advice to heart. Thank you!

 

[tomalley]

Make sure your VerticalFold pages are ready (content, contact us, etc asap) - A Vertical Fold Project link is both important and relevant to y visitors (credit link is similar to a letter of verification / trust / veritas). Regards

I was hoping nobody would click through on that yet haha. Thanks for the tip!

 

[shaikh555]

Best Of Luck

 

[tomalley]

i love the incorporation of logos

Samer

Hey Samer, that is a selling point my wife keeps pushing us to commit to. Do you think we should continue offering logo ideas? What about logo design / refinement after the sale? For a $100 domain, that could really cut into our margins if you factor in labor... thoughts anyone?

 

[Samer]

Hey Samer, that is a selling point my wife keeps pushing us to commit to. Do you think we should continue offering logo ideas? What about logo design / refinement after the sale? For a $100 domain, that could really cut into our margins if you factor in labor... thoughts anyone?

My friend your wife knows something about domaining— keep heeding her opinions.

That’s all brandbucket has. the only thing makes them “special” enough to pay thousands of dollars, 30% com and market exclusivity. Your designs are amazing, hide that ‘secret sauce’!

 

[tomalley]

@Samer ya know what? You (and my wife) are absolutely right. Thank YOU!

 

[Samer]

WOW, first of all, thank you for the straightforward feedback. It hits real close to home. This has been my internal struggle since day one: is Blipbrands for entrepreneurs or domain investors? If it's for entrepreneurs, I should probably skip the daily mailing list, raise my prices to BrandBucket caliber, and hope to get a couple sales per month (is BB even having success?). If it's for investors, I'm happy to be known as the bargain basement for quality domain names, but I don't see how I could possibly go lower than $60-ish per name... Any further insight on this very important piece of my puzzle?

if Ategy thought good enough charge either
to target either demographic that means the advantage is lower pricing, since smarter entrepreneurs “end users” rather pay less.

i would experiment with both; look at the advertising of “KillerLaunch” the “BB killer” they’re trash, they charge monthly fees 2 list (dont know whether or not you entertain list, consider it in the future, if biz grows enough)

You should advertise “brandbucket but thousand dollars less” i honestly see quality comparable (especially logo incorporation)

Consider copying this site’s formula for
side by side comp but say $249.99 max)

I think you can target end users for $249.
but what do i know? this business saturated and growing by the day. Study all of them. Learn from them. hear “DomainHero.com?)
you dont need list others’ names for side by side, if good inventory, logo etc. Why better? logos included all purchase thousands less!

 

[PriyankaS]

, but I don't see how I could possibly go lower than $60-ish per name... Any

Because the names are definitely good but these handreg brandables have reseller value in15-20$ range . Here is the link to NP section of brandables. And if you give time to closeout then you get similar quality or even better again at 15-20 range. Besides Lot like @Ategy share their handpicked closeout list which makes it all easy.

So if you target investors then your pricing is way too high for these names, i think it will work if you keep end user as your customers.

PS nicely build website, is it wordpress?