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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by paulsir: 8:44am On Jan 13, 2020
Good morning to all,why is my mail showing incomplete subsystem after I have sent it for few days?
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by paulsir: 8:46am On Jan 13, 2020
UrVillagePpl:

Don't get u
drop your WhatsApp let's rub minds,believe we are sharing same horoscope:-(:-(:-(:-(:-(
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by Heyzee5: 8:54am On Jan 13, 2020
richkal:
Person don taya for this "Grace" and "No Grace" debate going on here. I hope this beautiful thread will not turn to theology class, which will lead idealogy conflict and later turns into religious war just like some sub sections on NL. It think it will be good to let everyone stick to whatever works for him or her.
grin grin grin grin cheesy.........nice comic relief bro! One thing I can draw from the comments is that 'some believe purely in following a working strategy while others believe it is the combination of a working strategy with the power of prayer that brings the result'. Well, in my own case, I believe the latter! Just do whats works for you! No point imposing your idea of how to be successful in this business on another.

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by beckplanet: 8:54am On Jan 13, 2020
A Brandable Tip....

How to determine the current market trend. This is not the only way there are others out there (You can research to find out)... But this is sure a simple one. Hope it helps someone.

Happy New Week Everyone....!!

Peace cool

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by paulsir: 9:07am On Jan 13, 2020
Crazeworld:
Bosses dem please I'm still awaiting your responses.
I'd appreciate if the domain(s) is available for reg
Type below to your search engine especially duckduckgo.com
Naming force e-commerce companies in USA

look for the pages with $ sign
open them one by one and check their availability

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by Geofavor(m): 9:09am On Jan 13, 2020
My Netsol names listed on Afternic always show No(opt-in required)... I have approved the fast transfer request from netsol, still no change.
I have deleted and relisted. Same status. I have turned off transfer lock for one of the names, but still no change yet. Anyone experiencing same?
How do I get these names to become active?

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by paulsir: 9:12am On Jan 13, 2020
paulsir:
Good morning to all,why is my mail showing incomplete subsystem after I have sent it for few days?
Anyone experiencing that above?
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by tshege(m): 9:15am On Jan 13, 2020
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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by ab2care: 9:22am On Jan 13, 2020
slumbee:
First Sales Alert
Lewisvilleusedcars/king
Purchase price: $6.99 (Dynadot)
Sold: $100
Hold time: Approximately 7 hours
Outbound
Domain was probably worth more but decided to close it at 100
The user started negotiating at $15...lol
I hold WarrentonUsedCars.com, This give me hope.
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by iCauseTrouble: 9:28am On Jan 13, 2020
Geofavor:
My Netsol names listed on Afternic always show No(opt-in required)... I have approved the fast transfer request from netsol, still no change.
I have deleted and relisted. Same status. I have turned off transfer lock for one of the names, but still no change yet. Anyone experiencing same?
How do I get these names to become active?
I have alot of names like this. Same netsol domains. Have tried all means by contacting both netsol and afternic but no solution till now
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by KingFalcon: 9:48am On Jan 13, 2020
Good evening Gurus...I have always been interested in this domain buying and reselling...I researched about it then, got some ebooks about it buh those didnt offer enough guidiance to succeed in this until i stumbled on this thread a few days ago.

I love how the thread works buh i am a rookie and i need guidiance and someone I can always ask questions
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by IghravweIG(m): 9:54am On Jan 13, 2020
This morning i have already learned so much on brandables.


God bless the bosses.
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by justmykel(m): 10:05am On Jan 13, 2020
Grace or Not Grace?

What is grace?
Grace is simply an unmerited favour, especially of God.

In my opinion; every Christian ought to know or should know that nothing we do in this life is by our power or might but by the Spirit of the Lord(Zechariah 4v6)

" I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."
(Ecclesiastes 9: 11)
From the context of the above scripture, I also believe that, " it is not just by how knowledgeable you are about the domain industry, you still need a doze of grace(some will call it luck) but time and chance. Those that even have a portfolio of super premium names still have to wait for that time and chance!

Now hear me, " What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?"
(Romans 6: 1)
Now substitute "sin" with "laziness" and read that scripture again. I guess its making sense now! Work hard/smart and then leave the rest to God because heaven helps those that help themselves. Don't just bank on grace, do your part and then wait upon grace... Work hard o for there is no food for a lazy man. Even the bible says that " For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."
(James 2: 26),
" But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?"
(James 2: 20) and also " And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work."
(Romans 11: 6)

In conclusion, hard/smart work is Paramount so also is grace needed, both work hand in hand. Grace continues where your work ends.

More sales to us all....


Shalom!!!

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by QueenRebecca(f): 10:06am On Jan 13, 2020
In my own opinion, There are set of people in this business who need Grace/Luck to make sales in this business, these are people who are yet to make sales and those who have lesser (<200) amount of Domain names in their portfolio (including me) . The reason is because that have GREATER ODDS (i am not talking about Betting Odds here) against them due to some many factors they dont have control over.

A person like 2sexycom (who have over 38,000* Domain names grin) OJ Samson ( who have over 2,000 geo names), RohitGoyah ( who have over 8000 geo names), Faderer ( has over 25,000 domain Names) etc don't need to depend on Grace/Luck to make sales on consistent basis. The reason is because they understand the rudiment of this business.

Those people I mentioned above, and people like them, understand that majority of your domain names with not sell, no matter how fancy the domain name may looks or sound. They know from experience that the CHANCES OF MAKING A SALE is 5% against all odds (in fact, I am very generous here, most time it takes less). This means for every 100 domain names they registered, they have it at the back of their minds that about 5 or less domain names will actually sell. So in order to increase their chance, they simply register more domain names.

That is the why some veterans on here advice newbies who are yet to make sales to registered more domain names in order to make sales, this can be counterintuitive, however it is true. But registering lots of domain names can hurt an average Naija hustler's pocket, due to exchange rate. No Newbie have the financial mussles to register up to 100 domain Names for trial before making a sale. ( That is why I doff hat for the guy who has registered 72 domain names before making first sales.)

Therefore, in order to enjoy the lucrative and maximum ROI domain name business has to offer, some people can't help but to hope on their faith to make that consistence sales against the greater odds, though they might have registered some domain names in the first place.

Lastly, we all have different timing in this business, some will start making sales within few days or months to this business. While it will takes some years for some people, it all about time. I think those who will have great affinity fod this GRACE concept are those who have spent some years in this business and yet to make sale. All in all, let's all keep to the strategies that work for them.

P.s: this simple thesis I stated up there are result of the contents I read on Namepros and my marketing experience.

P.s.s: remember those thing I mentioned are my opinion, critism are welcome.

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by slumbee(m): 10:39am On Jan 13, 2020
ab2care:
I hold WarrentonUsedCars.com, This give me hope.

I hope so too.

Have you contacted end users?
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by 2sexycom(m): 11:35am On Jan 13, 2020
QueenRebecca:
In my own opinion, There are set of people in this business who need Grace/Luck to make sales in this business, these are people who are yet to make sales and those who have lesser (<200) amount of Domain names in their portfolio (including me) . The reason is because that have GREATER ODDS (i am not talking about Betting Odds here) against them due to some many factors they dont have control over.

A person like 2sexycom (who have over 38,000* Domain names grin) OJ Samson ( who have over 2,000 goe names), RohitGoyah ( who have over 8000 goe names), Faderer ( has over 25,000 domain Names) etc don't need to depend on Grace/Luck to make sales on consistent basis. The reason is because they understand the rudiment of this business.

Those people I mentioned above, and people like them, understand that majority of your domain names with not sell, no matter how fancy the domain name may looks or sound. They know from experience that the CHANCES OF MAKING A SALE is 5% against all odds (in fact, I am very generous here, most time it takes less). This means for every 100 domain names they registered, they have it at the back of their minds that about 5 or less domain names will actually sell. So in order to increase their chance, they simply register more domain names.

That is the why some veterans on here advice newbies who are yet to make sales to registered more domain names in order to make sales, this can be counterintuitive, however it is true. But registering lots of domain names can hurt an average Naija hustler's pocket, due to exchange rate. No Newbie have the financial mussles to register up to 100 domain Names for trial before making a sale. ( That is why I doff hat for the guy who has registered 72 domain names before making first sales.)

Therefore, in order to enjoy the lucrative and maximum ROI domain name business has to offer, some people can't help but to hope on their faith to make that consistence sales against the greater odds, though they might have registered some domain names in the first place.

Lastly, we all have different timing in this business, some will start making sales within few days or months to this business. While it will takes some years for some people, it all about time. I think those who will have great affinity fod this GRACE concept are those who have spent some years in this business and yet to make sale. All in all, let's all keep to the strategies that work for them.

P.s: this simple thesis I stated up there are result of the contents I read on Namepros and my marketing experience.

P.s.s: remember those thing I mentioned are my opinion, critism are welcome.


Well, yeah. But I do not own such amount of domain ooo... grin grin grin I have reduced my domain activities so much to give room for another learning trajectory and that is why I have not been reporting domain sales.

The lack of sale by most people on here is probably due to lack of concentration to master the basic rudiments, partly due to heavy responsibilities.

But I would suggest those set, I would say go and copy what others are selling and look out for similar domains on drop during your search at Expired Domains. It will help you,especially in the geo domain territory.

someone sold MiamiRoofing.com? Search for AtlantaRoofing.com next time. You get the drift. This is why going through past sales are very important.

However, it seems like finding these kind of geo domains is becoming extremely rare due to HUGE competition among participants in the search bin. It is just as if they are backordered so fast before they drop and this has even led me to respect those guys on here who still find geo domains to register. Una dey try. once a while, when i search, I barely see anything worthy to register on the drop and so, I often just give up the search.

Also, I noticed that the drop list reducing. Previously, freshly dropped domains at expired domains could stretch up 3 pages but recently, it barely fill up the first page... cry

Competition, Competition, Competition...

This is where I decided to be creative in my search... sometimes I just decide to do wildcatting (if you know what I mean) to pull some sales when I feel like due to the competition.

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by richkal(m): 11:38am On Jan 13, 2020
Heyzee5:

Just do whats works for you! No point imposing your idea of how to be successful in this business on another.

Baba you gat my point Bare. I believe in Live and let live jare. I just can't imagine how the whole scenerio will look like if atheist and traditional worshipper jump on the on going debate. cheesy grin grin grin

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by ab2care: 11:38am On Jan 13, 2020
slumbee:


I hope so too.

Have you contacted end users?
Yes. This is my first Registered Name in Domain Business, although I have recorded About 10 Sales since I Started Domain Business in June 2019.

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by slumbee(m): 12:07pm On Jan 13, 2020
ab2care:
Yes. This is my first Registered Name in Domain Business, although I have recorded About 10 Sales since I Started Domain Business in June 2019.

10 sales? You are on a roll o
These sales where picked from expired domains?

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by mobiss(m): 12:23pm On Jan 13, 2020
Has anyone used a Nigerian Paypal Account to get paid on SH? I have a Nigerian Paypal account but haven't used it to receive payment before now. I don't want my money to hang should SH pay into my PayPal account.
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by ab2care: 12:23pm On Jan 13, 2020
slumbee:

10 sales? You are on a roll o These sales where picked from expired domains?
Yea

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by QueenRebecca(f): 12:33pm On Jan 13, 2020
2sexycom:


Well, yeah. But I do not own such amount of domain ooo... grin grin grin
.

@bolded Shey you dey whine me cheesy grin grin Its only your portfolio size I don't know, the figure I gave there is mere assumption, that is why I put asterisk. I believe that someone who has OJ Samson as a friend will have up to that figure in his portfolio. All is well bro
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by enet1(m): 12:50pm On Jan 13, 2020
Good Day all,


(1) Do hand regged names have a greater chance/possibility of being faster/earlier sold than brandables considering the fact that hand regged names does not have the advantage of search volume, CPC checks etc before they are being bought by domainers like us?
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by Darvel(m): 1:14pm On Jan 13, 2020
Vsammi1:
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Well, I have and it happened years ago before Google map became popular.

I was in Lagos for the first time to write my post-utme and I was trying to locate Unilag from the bus Park at Oshodi.

I asked a few passers-by for direction but I became all the more confused as different people said different things.

I spent about 2hr 30 min wandering around with my heavy bag. Seeing I wasn't making any progress, I made my way back to the bus Park.

The experience was not funny at all becasue I spent double the amount of money I was supposed to spend (money that I did not have) and I also wasted a lot of time.

Thankfully my brother's friend who was then a student of unilag came to pick me and in about 45minutes we were at unilag gate.

So what's the difference? He knew way!

My experience above is what so many people are currently experiencing in making money online trying to figure out things on their own.

They are wasting time and money trying to figure out things all on their own.

Why not save yourself money that you cannot afford to waste and let someone who knows the way grab your hands instead of wandering online.

This is what I did last year and I still do the same today. I don't venture into an on-line business no matter the hype without firstly seeking out an expert's guidance through their courses and training.

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by ndeekay(m): 1:48pm On Jan 13, 2020
Read the post very well. You will see that I wrote 75% is grace, the rest is by your efforts as God does not expect anyone to fold their hands. And efforts mentioned include smart work not necessarily hard work.

Thank you.

haykay2005:

It is not a matter of good name? Do you know why oyinbo always get better results? Ask yourself. Rewards for prayers are in heaven. Yahoo bois that nets everyday hardly pray, they work hard.
So, work, work, and pray
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by iCauseTrouble: 1:52pm On Jan 13, 2020
Saw this on namepros and decided to share

For a relatively small industry, domain name investing is extremely diverse when you think about it. There are thousands of active investors, and probably hundreds of ways to make money through domain investing. Various niches offer different entry price points, different risk levels and differing rates of return on your initial investment.

So what are the top 7 domain investment niches? There are many opinions on this, but I wanted to share what I think are the top 7 niches right now, in no particular order. Do you have your own suggestions? As with all NamePros articles, we encourage you to voice your opinion in the comments section below.

1. Chinese Premiums

A section of the market that you cannot help but take notice of is the Chinese premium niche. Throughout 2015 in particular, many investors hopped on the bandwagon to try and make the most of China's buying spree. Although the market has dampened somewhat in 2016, there are still plenty of opportunities in short domain names.


2. Brandables

Another incredibly popular domain investing niche is the brandable market. There are plenty of investors who post consistent profits through brandable names. We published a guide to brandable domains with Michael Krell earlier this year for those interested in this niche.


3. New gTLDs

Can these be considered to be a niche? I am classing new gTLD investments as a niche. There is some debate as to whether there is any future in the new gTLD program, and whether any extensions can establish themselves globally alongside .COM.


4. Technology

Virtual reality, augmented reality and cloud computing are three popular technology categories that many investors have used as inspiration to acquire new names. A good tech name can have many end users taking interest, especially as more funding is applied to the technology.


5. Trends

There are plenty of investors who focus specifically on spotting future trends, and registering or acquiring associated domain names in advance. Trends such as marijuana, drones and even political domains can be profitable. DomainGang.com has been documenting Rick Schwartz's new political domain registrations.


6. Geo Domains

Geographical names have been popular for a long time. Domain investors including myself have made profitable flips by acquiring geo domains such as NewYorkHomes.com and selling them on to end users who can use them to improve their online image.


7. Keywords

Keyword domains have been extremely popular in the past, since the right keywords in a domain name could improve the search engine rankings for a website. As Google has changed their algorithm, the power of keyword domains has declined, but they are still proving to be fairly popular.

https://www.namepros.com/blog/what-are-the-top-7-domain-investing-niches.977155/

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by iCauseTrouble: 1:56pm On Jan 13, 2020
For those interested in Brandables, this may help


I’ll admit that I know very little about brandable domain names. With the occurrence of the popular Chinese short and numeric domain markets, and the great keyword names on offer, the brandable world has slipped under my radar. After reading about a number of investors who were making moves into brandable names, I wanted to know more.

I decided that the best person to speak to about brandable domains is someone that is completely immersed in the brandable niche, thanks to his role with BrandBucket. Michael Krell is the managing director of BrandBucket, a domain name marketplace with handpicked brandable domains for entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses.

Before taking up his role with BrandBucket, Michael created a $100,000 revenue stream out of brandable domains, from a $1,000 investment, as documented at DomainSherpa.

As a brandable newbie I personally had a few basic questions that Michael was gracious enough to answer. If you, like me, are looking to learn a little more about brandable names, I hope this interview from Michael is food for thought.


NP: What is considered a brandable domain?

Michael: Generally speaking, a brandable domain is anything a business would call itself. Sometimes it is easier to say what a brandable isn’t. In my opinion, a brandable domain is not:
A geo domain. Think Enterprise.com instead of NewYorkRentalCars.com
A descriptive keyword name. Think DeWalt instead of ElectricPowerTools.com
A long-tailed keyword name. Think IKEA instead of DiscountedModernEuropeanFurniture.com
A rule-of-thumb is that if the domain matches the real name of the business, it is a brandable.


NP: Are brandables generally one-word, two-word or longer?

Michael: It might be easier to break brandables down into two categories which are invented and keyword.

An invented name is a non-dictionary word that is made-up and doesn’t contain any dictionary root words. Some examples of invented brandable names include Xerox, Roku, and Hulu. The adage of the shorter the better is definitely true for invented names because they aren’t real words. So the more consonants and letters, the less likely someone is to remember it because they don’t have any reference points like if it were made up of real words.

Keyword names can be a couple of things. They can be made up of 1 or more real words. Some examples include Slack, Windows, Apple, and DraftKings. The other form of keyword brandables contain a real dictionary words at its base with an ending attached. Examples include, Spotify, Feedly, and Bitly.

Then you have a hybrid of the both that include deliberate misspellings of words or is a name that is phonetically similar to a real word. Think Zomato (this was purchased on BrandBucket), FlipKart, Lyft, Quickr, and Automaatic


NP: How do you acquire brandable domains?

Michael: I acquire nearly all my names through the drops and GoDaddy Auctions. I hand reg a very small percentage. Maybe 1%-2%.


NP: Is it better to buy expired domains vs registering new names?

Michael: I’ve always been one to buy names on the drops or auctions, but that doesn’t mean that you have to spend a bundle to acquire really nice names. I am very active and I might only buy 1-2 names a week over $100. You can get a lot of quality names $20 or less that you can retail for 100x or 200x your acquisition price.

Having said that, BrandBucket does have successful sellers that only sell hand registered names. No matter what your acquisition strategy you choose, you don’t want to spend a whole lot of money until you understand what exactly you are buying and if there are endusers out there who want to buy your names.


NP: How long, on average, would it take to sell a brandable name?

Michael: I can say that the average age of a sold name on BrandBucket is a little over 6 months, but with any domain, it is difficult to say when any name will sell. To give your name the best chance of selling, you want it to appeal to as wide of audience as possible and be priced competitively


NP: What is the average sales price of a brandable name at BrandBucket?

Michael: The average sales price for 2015 is just under $3000.


NP: Who uses brandable names?

Michael: Well just about every business in the world has a brand and so they all can use a brandable domain. Most of our sales at BrandBucket are to startups, Venture Capital firms, incubators and serial entrepreneurs starting a new business. We also sell to companies who are looking to rebrand such as UrbanSpoon, which rebranded to Zomato.


NP: Why is is best to use a marketplace such as BrandBucket in order to sell brandable names?

Michael: We provide a marketplace that targets those startups and entrepreneurs with the capital to purchase a quality name. Brandables for the most part are passive sales and often don’t receive a whole lot of type-in traffic, so the potential customers wants to see a variety of options that match their search criteria.

While individual sales are often passive, we are not passive in are marketing efforts. We spend considerable resources on promoting BrandBucket to these businesses and entrepreneurs.

--

Thanks to Michael for taking the time to talk about brandable domains. As someone who openly knew very little about this market, I know that the information within this interview will help me make more informed decisions about buying and selling brandable names.

https://www.namepros.com/blog/a-guide-to-brandable-domains-with-brandbuckets-michael-krell.943075/

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Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by slumbee(m): 2:02pm On Jan 13, 2020
ab2care:
Yea

Please check your email bro. Thanks
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by luvluvluv: 2:19pm On Jan 13, 2020
therealMcCain:


I hear you, you have written "archaic"

its please be seated that is more common.

I use the word pray or hope interchangeably too.

most times, it's used in this clime from the religious standpoint.

All man to what works for him

Ur archaic u mean?
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by Omoawoke: 2:29pm On Jan 13, 2020
Hello house,
What do you use as mail title when outbounding through email? I have the outbounding mail template but thinking of what to use as mail title.


Thank you
Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by haykay2005: 2:32pm On Jan 13, 2020
iCauseTrouble:
For those interested in Brandables, this may help


I’ll admit that I know very little about brandable domain names. With the occurrence of the popular Chinese short and numeric domain markets, and the great keyword names on offer, the brandable world has slipped under my radar. After reading about a number of investors who were making moves into brandable names, I wanted to know more.

I decided that the best person to speak to about brandable domains is someone that is completely immersed in the brandable niche, thanks to his role with BrandBucket. Michael Krell is the managing director of BrandBucket, a domain name marketplace with handpicked brandable domains for entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses.

Before taking up his role with BrandBucket, Michael created a $100,000 revenue stream out of brandable domains, from a $1,000 investment, as documented at DomainSherpa.

As a brandable newbie I personally had a few basic questions that Michael was gracious enough to answer. If you, like me, are looking to learn a little more about brandable names, I hope this interview from Michael is food for thought.


NP: What is considered a brandable domain?

Michael: Generally speaking, a brandable domain is anything a business would call itself. Sometimes it is easier to say what a brandable isn’t. In my opinion, a brandable domain is not:
A geo domain. Think Enterprise.com instead of NewYorkRentalCars.com
A descriptive keyword name. Think DeWalt instead of ElectricPowerTools.com
A long-tailed keyword name. Think IKEA instead of DiscountedModernEuropeanFurniture.com
A rule-of-thumb is that if the domain matches the real name of the business, it is a brandable.


NP: Are brandables generally one-word, two-word or longer?

Michael: It might be easier to break brandables down into two categories which are invented and keyword.

An invented name is a non-dictionary word that is made-up and doesn’t contain any dictionary root words. Some examples of invented brandable names include Xerox, Roku, and Hulu. The adage of the shorter the better is definitely true for invented names because they aren’t real words. So the more consonants and letters, the less likely someone is to remember it because they don’t have any reference points like if it were made up of real words.

Keyword names can be a couple of things. They can be made up of 1 or more real words. Some examples include Slack, Windows, Apple, and DraftKings. The other form of keyword brandables contain a real dictionary words at its base with an ending attached. Examples include, Spotify, Feedly, and Bitly.

Then you have a hybrid of the both that include deliberate misspellings of words or is a name that is phonetically similar to a real word. Think Zomato (this was purchased on BrandBucket), FlipKart, Lyft, Quickr, and Automaatic


NP: How do you acquire brandable domains?

Michael: I acquire nearly all my names through the drops and GoDaddy Auctions. I hand reg a very small percentage. Maybe 1%-2%.


NP: Is it better to buy expired domains vs registering new names?

Michael: I’ve always been one to buy names on the drops or auctions, but that doesn’t mean that you have to spend a bundle to acquire really nice names. I am very active and I might only buy 1-2 names a week over $100. You can get a lot of quality names $20 or less that you can retail for 100x or 200x your acquisition price.

Having said that, BrandBucket does have successful sellers that only sell hand registered names. No matter what your acquisition strategy you choose, you don’t want to spend a whole lot of money until you understand what exactly you are buying and if there are endusers out there who want to buy your names.


NP: How long, on average, would it take to sell a brandable name?

Michael: I can say that the average age of a sold name on BrandBucket is a little over 6 months, but with any domain, it is difficult to say when any name will sell. To give your name the best chance of selling, you want it to appeal to as wide of audience as possible and be priced competitively


NP: What is the average sales price of a brandable name at BrandBucket?

Michael: The average sales price for 2015 is just under $3000.


NP: Who uses brandable names?

Michael: Well just about every business in the world has a brand and so they all can use a brandable domain. Most of our sales at BrandBucket are to startups, Venture Capital firms, incubators and serial entrepreneurs starting a new business. We also sell to companies who are looking to rebrand such as UrbanSpoon, which rebranded to Zomato.


NP: Why is is best to use a marketplace such as BrandBucket in order to sell brandable names?

Michael: We provide a marketplace that targets those startups and entrepreneurs with the capital to purchase a quality name. Brandables for the most part are passive sales and often don’t receive a whole lot of type-in traffic, so the potential customers wants to see a variety of options that match their search criteria.

While individual sales are often passive, we are not passive in are marketing efforts. We spend considerable resources on promoting BrandBucket to these businesses and entrepreneurs.

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Thanks to Michael for taking the time to talk about brandable domains. As someone who openly knew very little about this market, I know that the information within this interview will help me make more informed decisions about buying and selling brandable names.

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