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

 

[London555]

Apparently a lot:

Meet.me
$450,000.00
Private sale

Buy.me
$147,857.63
Sedo

Memories.me
Undisclosed Amount
Sold to Disney

toyota.me
$90,025.00
land-rush auction
Interest.me
$80,000.00
Sedo

Date.Me
$70,000.00
TRAFFIC auction

Insure.Me
$68,005.00
land-rush auction
Business.me
$55,191.45
GreatDomains

App.Me
$50,000.00
Godaddy Auction

join.me
$45,000.00
Sedo
sync.me
$41,005.00
land-rush auction

oglasi.me
$40,034.00
land-rush auction
only.me
$33,405.00
land-rush auction

love.me
$32,000.00
DOMAINfest, Santa Monica

Cruise me
$28,500.00
Sedo

call.me
$26,800.00
Private sale
like.me
$26,500.00
Sedo

Hotel.me
$25,000.00
Sedo

Hugg.me
$25,001.00
Godaddy

Msg.me
$25,000.00
Sedo

aweso.me
$24,189.00
land-rush auction

cloud.me
$22,500.00
Sedo

clouds.me
$21,379.31
GreatDomains

teach.me
$20,100.00
Namejet

ask.me
$20,000.00
TRAFFIC

hug.me
$20,000.00
land-rush auction

brand.me
$18,540.00
land-rush auction

trade.me
$18,501.00
showcase.snapnames.com

match.me
$17,755
land-rush auction
rank.me
$17,505
land-rush auction

whisper.me
$17,500
Godaddy

life.me
$17,450.00
Sedo

click.me
$17,200.00
showcase.snapnames.com

view.me
$17,005
land-rush auction
lawyers.me
$16,905
land-rush auction

verify.me
$16,005
land-rush auction

chatwith.me
$15,035
land-rush auction

korea.me
$15,015.00
land-rush auction

forex.me
$16,099.00
Sedo

contacts.me
$15,600.00
Sedo

host.me
$15,200.00
Sedo
Forex.me
$16,099.00
Sedo

EthylOTest.me
$15,065
Sedo

equip.me
$15,000.00
Sedo

map.me
$14,500.00
Sedo

game.me
$13,100.00
Sedo

Star.me
$12,600.00
Sedo

poker.me
$12,099.00
Sedo

invite.me
$12,000.00
Namejet

rock.me
$12,000.00
Sedo

marry.me
$12,000.00
TRAFFIC

invite.me
$12,000.00
Sedo

truly.me
$12,000.00
Sedo

ring.me
$12,000.00
18.tie

vip.me
$11,600.00
Sedo

pay.me
$11,501.00
Sedo

meeting.me
$11,570.00
Sedo

publish.me
$11,100.00
Sedo

test.me
$11,100.00
Sedo

alert.me
$11,000.00
Sedo

trust.me
$10,799.00
Sedo

bang.me
$10,750.00
Sedo

quiz.me
$10,200.00
Sedo

join.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

pick.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

bet.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

lifeinsurance.me
$10,600.00
GreatDomains

Air.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

friend.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

note.me
$10,000.00
Sedo

 

[London555]

Maybe I'll hold on to Cloudi.me PleaseText.me etc etc lol Thanks for posting those-very interesting. Bruce Marler is very big on .me. I'm going to talk to Namerific about opening up to some .me names down the road. CLOUD.me, sold for $22,500 in 2010 I told BrandBucket this and that Apple paid $4million for iCloud.com and they still turned down
Cloudi.me and Cloudi.io I own them both but the .io wasn't going to be sold cheap anyway and I put that note in with my submission. I'll hold for a price re Cloudi.io .

 

[ApeXX]

Maybe I'll hold on to Cloudi.me PleaseText.me etc etc lol Thanks for posting those-very interesting. Bruce Marler is very big on .me. I'm going to talk to Namerific about opening up to some .me names down the road. CLOUD.me, sold for $22,500 in 2010 I told BrandBucket this and that Apple paid $4million for iCloud.com and they still turned down
Cloudi.me and Cloudi.io I own them both but the .io wasn't going to be sold cheap anyway and I put that note in with my submission. I'll hold for a price re Cloudi.io .

Again, to reaffirm what others have said, cloudi.me and cloudi.io honestly do not make sense. They are not conceivably in the same ballpark as names like cloud.me and cloud.io. Just try saying cloudi.io out loud.

I'm not trying to say the domains are bad, or that they aren't worth anything. But you're doing yourself a disservice, while simultaneously insulting our intelligence, by trying to compare something like cloud.me with cloudi.me.

 

[pokainc]

Apparently a lot:

Meet.me
$450,000.00
Private sale

Buy.me
$147,857.63
Sedo

Memories.me
Undisclosed Amount
Sold to Disney

toyota.me
$90,025.00
land-rush auction
Interest.me
$80,000.00
Sedo

Date.Me
$70,000.00
TRAFFIC auction

Insure.Me
$68,005.00
land-rush auction
Business.me
$55,191.45
GreatDomains

App.Me
$50,000.00
Godaddy Auction

join.me
$45,000.00
Sedo
sync.me
$41,005.00
land-rush auction

oglasi.me
$40,034.00
land-rush auction
only.me
$33,405.00
land-rush auction

love.me
$32,000.00
DOMAINfest, Santa Monica

Cruise me
$28,500.00
Sedo

call.me
$26,800.00
Private sale
like.me
$26,500.00
Sedo

Hotel.me
$25,000.00
Sedo

Hugg.me
$25,001.00
Godaddy

Msg.me
$25,000.00
Sedo

aweso.me
$24,189.00
land-rush auction

cloud.me
$22,500.00
Sedo

clouds.me
$21,379.31
GreatDomains

teach.me
$20,100.00
Namejet

ask.me
$20,000.00
TRAFFIC

hug.me
$20,000.00
land-rush auction

brand.me
$18,540.00
land-rush auction

trade.me
$18,501.00
showcase.snapnames.com

match.me
$17,755
land-rush auction
rank.me
$17,505
land-rush auction

whisper.me
$17,500
Godaddy

life.me
$17,450.00
Sedo

click.me
$17,200.00
showcase.snapnames.com

view.me
$17,005
land-rush auction
lawyers.me
$16,905
land-rush auction

verify.me
$16,005
land-rush auction

chatwith.me
$15,035
land-rush auction

korea.me
$15,015.00
land-rush auction

forex.me
$16,099.00
Sedo

contacts.me
$15,600.00
Sedo

host.me
$15,200.00
Sedo
Forex.me
$16,099.00
Sedo

EthylOTest.me
$15,065
Sedo

equip.me
$15,000.00
Sedo

map.me
$14,500.00
Sedo

game.me
$13,100.00
Sedo

Star.me
$12,600.00
Sedo

poker.me
$12,099.00
Sedo

invite.me
$12,000.00
Namejet

rock.me
$12,000.00
Sedo

marry.me
$12,000.00
TRAFFIC

invite.me
$12,000.00
Sedo

truly.me
$12,000.00
Sedo

ring.me
$12,000.00
18.tie

vip.me
$11,600.00
Sedo

pay.me
$11,501.00
Sedo

meeting.me
$11,570.00
Sedo

publish.me
$11,100.00
Sedo

test.me
$11,100.00
Sedo

alert.me
$11,000.00
Sedo

trust.me
$10,799.00
Sedo

bang.me
$10,750.00
Sedo

quiz.me
$10,200.00
Sedo

join.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

pick.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

bet.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

lifeinsurance.me
$10,600.00
GreatDomains

Air.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

friend.me
$10,099.00
Sedo

note.me
$10,000.00
Sedo

and how many were through brandbucket? Also what is your definition of alot... some examples of 1 word .me's are outliers, that's hardly comparable to .com sales..
I never said .me is not a good extension, but for the brandbucket marketplace in general, good luck selling a .me... just look at the sales history.. did they claim a substantial .me sale vs all the .com's? it's like saying having an option to take a black sports car and try to sell it , versus a neon green one... the black one has more potential to sell.. the green one might sell, if it does, probably to someone who realllyy wants it... but if you're rich enough to play the one in a million lottery game.. by all means.. but for the people who are looking for more liquidity .. .me is not the extension to run after.. anyways, everyone has an opinion.. i rather look at the facts and base mine on those

 

[trelgor]

I asked BrandBucket all about .me BEFORE I gave them the names-then I ran them buy some very qualified developers-guess what-BB doesn't really want .me but they don't want anyone else to have them either so they will tell you they take them. re your "Finance" etc comment I gave them StockMarkets.me and they turned it down. They shouldn't be wasting clients (the sellers) time saying they even take anything other than .com and that's fine but say it.

Stockmarkets.me is a pure keyword domain that BB specifically does not accept. It is not a brandable. Not even an extension hack brandable.

 

[TimCulpepper]

@Calvenor I will pass this onto Julia! She is the best!

Yep. Julia is a rock star.

 

[Nazz]

Julia for President !

 

[London555]

Again, to reaffirm what others have said, cloudi.me and cloudi.io honestly do not make sense. They are not conceivably in the same ballpark as names like cloud.me and cloud.io. Just try saying cloudi.io out loud.

I'm not trying to say the domains are bad, or that they aren't worth anything. But you're doing yourself a disservice, while simultaneously insulting our intelligence, by trying to compare something like cloud.me with cloudi.me.

Perhaps you should let Frank Shilling know that because he wants $130K for Cloudi.com. As far as your nasty comment "trying to insult" etc -that wouldn't be too difficult if I put my mind to it. You're on ignore.

 

[London555]

Stockmarkets.me is a pure keyword domain that BB specifically does not accept. It is not a brandable. Not even an extension hack brandable.

Interesting and thank you but why then would they have Bank.ly for sale for $12,000?

 

[JimJammy]

Bank.ly is a brandable domain hack. Stockmarkets.me isn't. I agree the price for Bank.ly could be a little crazy but although I've been domaining for over 10 years, brandables are not my specialised area and they are BBs.

I'm not sure why you are so aggressive with everyone. I see you handregged cloudi.me a few weeks ago so I assume you had a reason (a selection of targets to contact to sell to). So what if it doesn't fit with BBs business model, just go and contact your targets yourself.

 

[London555]

Bank.ly is a brandable domain hack. Stockmarkets.me isn't. I agree the price for Bank.ly could be a little crazy but although I've been domaining for over 10 years, brandables are not my specialised area and they are BBs.

I'm not sure why you are so aggressive with everyone. I see you handregged cloudi.me a few weeks ago so I assume you had a reason (a selection of targets to contact to sell to). So what if it doesn't fit with BBs business model, just go and contact your targets yourself.

Hi there-you say aggressive-I say discussion but thank you for the reply.

p.s. BB also has Profile.ly for $20,000. Try saying that ten times on the radio or Events.ly at $12,000. Obviously, they have some type of equity interest in the .ly names.

 

[PowerDN]

Perhaps you should let Frank Shilling know that because he wants $130K for Cloudi.com.

really?

 

[London555]

really?

Yes really re Cloudi.com at 130K ( just put it in on GoDaddy it's there also) and Apple paid $4 million for iCloud.com By the way-nice site you have for brandables-simple-easy to read etc.-did you do it yourself? Thank you.

 

[pokainc]

by the way guys, I don't know if others agree, but let's keep it more on topic with BB... yes they did refuse a name that you thought was a shoe-in.. it's perfectly fine to mention it, as it can help others to not send the same type of name or learn from it... but once that is done and discussed a bit.. i think we should keep it more constructive to a certain point.. as I'm sure alot of people who have set up alerts on this thread keep getting alot of them.. but nothing that would be of further use to them and we may lose some key people from contributing seriously to this thread. (I'll mention it a final time, this is not to offend anyone)

 

[svede]

Yes really re Cloudi.com at 130K ( just put it in on GoDaddy it's there also) and Apple paid $4 million for iCloud.com By the way-nice site you have for brandables-simple-easy to read etc.-did you do it yourself? Thank you.

The problem as mentioned before is that you can't compare domains that are good in the dot com extension to those that are good in the dot me extension. Generally all dot me domains will be good (better) in the dot com extension - with some possible hack exceptions. However, MANY domains that would be awesome in the dot com extension wouldn't be worth regfee in the dot me extension. It's just a combination of dot com being "king" and the limits from the word "me." I'm not going to say you won't sell it - perhaps even for a profit - but I wouldn't have bought it for regfee. On the other hand, I would be willing to spend a small fortune to get cloudi.com to sell. Add to that, just because Frank Shilling has it listed for that price doesn't mean it's worth that - guys like him are known to price high and also sell higher than some of us would have - whether due to salesmanship or whatnot, I don't know. Lastly, BB is very specific on their requirements for domains in general (no keyword domains... on the interview Margot says they wouldn't necessarily take CloudHosting.com - not because it wouldn't sell for a ton, but because it is an exact match domain that doesn't fit with BB). And when it comes to dot me domains they have even stricter requirements that they be strong call to actions involving the word "me". I respect your opinion, but you are beating a dead horse at this point if you don't recognize the above points.

Hope this helps!

 

[PowerDN]

by the way guys, I don't know if others agree, but let's keep it more on topic with BB

I agree. Honestly, I think it's a smart move by BB to discontinue the vote. I hope it will bring back BB like it used to when the submitting/acceptance rate much lower than the current one.

 

[pokainc]

good point Rizki, I was sort of disappointed as I rather spend the funds on getting new targetted names until I get some more liquidity, but it would trim the heard for sure. By the way the voting still works if you're patient enough to vote 1 per 30 seconds or so ahaha

 

[ApeXX]

I spent a few hours voting yesterday not knowing the system was about to come offline.. I probably would have voted more, had I known. Why wasn't this something communicated in like an official email? As far as I can tell, as of last night you could still earn credits by voting.

 

[iAchilles]

Had the following accepted and a whole bunch declined, though I wasn't too surprised, they were a little too niche orientated.

b-i-z-r-a-m-a
c-l-o-u-d-z-o-a
e-v-u-z-o - got some interest from one of the companies looking for a suitable name.
m-i-v-l-y
v-i-q-u-i-t-y - wasn't happy with the suggested price (1895) as this name was good enough for a tech company that raised about 50m in funding about 15 years back, so I've requested a price increase.

Some rejections I thought would make the cut...
r-e-l-a-x-i-d-o
i-c-o-n-i-f-l-y
c-r-i-m-s-o-n-f-l-y
L-i-b-e-r-t-y-b-e-l-l-e (okay not so unique but it's an iconic brandable name imho).

Approval time has come way down, logo and publishing is very slow. I'm going to aim to put in about 10% of my overall domaining time in to BB and finding suitable domains, right now contacting end users is my bread and butter on the rest of my portfolio. Very happy with the overall experience so far.

 

[Keith DeBoer]

It's a very nice name! I will pass on your enthusiasm to the logo designer.

I'd like to add my vote of appreciation and thanks to the logo designers. With the recent deluge of names there could have been some slippage in the quality but that has not been my experience. I've had dozens of names come on line this past month and I'm very happy with the logo work. Thank you BB!

 

[London555]

I'd like to add my vote of appreciation and thanks to the logo designers. With the recent deluge of names there could have been some slippage in the quality but that has not been my experience. I've had dozens of names come on line this past month and I'm very happy with the logo work. Thank you BB!

As I mentioned above the logos are excellent for $10 on BB.

 

[JimJammy]

Logos are a minimum of $100 and the logo designer gets paid when (if) the domain sells, otherwise they don't get paid at all.

$10 is a listing fee. That does not go to the logo designers.

 

[ApeXX]

Had the following accepted and a whole bunch declined, though I wasn't too surprised, they were a little too niche orientated.

b-i-z-r-a-m-a
c-l-o-u-d-z-o-a
e-v-u-z-o - got some interest from one of the companies looking for a suitable name.
m-i-v-l-y
v-i-q-u-i-t-y - wasn't happy with the suggested price (1895) as this name was good enough for a tech company that raised about 50m in funding about 15 years back, so I've requested a price increase.

Some rejections I thought would make the cut...
r-e-l-a-x-i-d-o
i-c-o-n-i-f-l-y
c-r-i-m-s-o-n-f-l-y
L-i-b-e-r-t-y-b-e-l-l-e (okay not so unique but it's an iconic brandable name imho).

Approval time has come way down, logo and publishing is very slow. I'm going to aim to put in about 10% of my overall domaining time in to BB and finding suitable domains, right now contacting end users is my bread and butter on the rest of my portfolio. Very happy with the overall experience so far.

Interesting thought process, I agree it makes sense to diversify given BB's high competition and reintroduction of the listing fee. Any strategies you'd recommend on finding end users for pure brandables? I've had luck with keyword related, or users contacting me after direct type-in, but I've never tried direct marketing brandable domains.

 

[London555]

Logos are a minimum of $100 and the logo designer gets paid when (if) the domain sells, otherwise they don't get paid at all.

$10 is a listing fee. That does not go to the logo designers.

Semantics.

 

[iAchilles]

Interesting thought process, I agree it makes sense to diversify given BB's high competition and reintroduction of the listing fee. Any strategies you'd recommend on finding end users for pure brandables? I've had luck with keyword related, or users contacting me after direct type-in, but I've never tried direct marketing brandable domains.

Sorry, I should have been clearer. Only a small fraction of my portfolio consists of purely invented brandables. I'm aiming at increasing this over time because I think branding has a very bright future as short and memorable .coms that pass the radio test become harder to find.

In terms of TMs and UDRPS, I also feel they could end up being the safe haven of domaining. I'm sure you probalby already read this post.

Reaching out to end users as far as brandables are concerned, I think you're better off having very clear cut niche orientated brandables, you will know exactly who to target for sales (they don't necessarily have to be keyword specific, as long as they convey they belong to a certain niche), whereas with purely invented words I wouldn't know where to start!

I found one end user in a niche I know well last week, the sale is currently in Escrow for a keyword domain. Since making a deal we got talking more and it turns out they are interested in brandables within the same niche. I found another two domains in the drop lists after chatting with them and we're currently negotiating on the price for these, I expect to close on these this week.

Brandbucket's name my company section is a fantastic idea and is the best bet for finding end users imho (I can't believe some people were knocking the idea here). Every branding market place should have this feature in place because like you mentioned, it's hard to know where to start looking for end users.