BrandBucket sent out their January newsletter and it seems that Michael Krell will be leaving the company. Michael who is one of if not the most prolific seller in the history of the site will be leaving effective January 31. Best of luck to Michael who had a tough job balancing his own portfolio vs working for the company as well. Thanks to Namepros member Grilled. … [Read more...]
BrandBucket.org rebrands to a .shop and gets a trademark approved
Back in December of 2016 I wrote an article about BrandBucket.org. It seemed odd for a brandable marketplace to use the same name as the leader in that niche. A Norwegian man has filed a trademark application for brandbucket. The applicant has registered the domain name brandbucket.org. From Trademarkia: Status Update! On Saturday, December 3, 2016, status on the BRANDBUCKET trademark changed to … [Read more...]
BrandBucket paid out $2,063,088 to sellers in 2016
BrandBucket released some interesting sales data for 2016. On their blog they shared the news that they sold 1017 domain names and a whole lot more: Overall Domain Name Sales 1017 domain names sold $3070 average sale price $2295 median sale price Our average price continues to go up year-over-year, and even with more high-value sales than ever, the median sale price of $2295 (half of the … [Read more...]
BrandBucket rant apparently brings about a change
Namepros member JudgeMind posted what he called a rant with regards to brandable domain marketplace, BrandBucket. The thread that goes on for 4 pages shows some of the difficulties that arise when people who are employees compete against their own customers. For those who don't know, sellers pay a $10 listing fee if their name is accepted to be included on the BrandBucket website. Many names are … [Read more...]
BrandBucket adds some premium domains
BrandBucket has added some premium names according to an email out today. I would think these owners are getting a better commission rate as it would be insane to pay 30%. Timeless.com A name that's a diamond in the rough, it's truly 'timeless'. Tin.com Tin: An short, strong word that can refer to metal or be an acronym. Edamame.com A sweet … [Read more...]
BrandBucket February sales data released
BrandBucket released their latest seller's newsletter, it seems like February sales remained strong. Michael Krell reported: February continued our strong Q1 of 2017. 53 unique sellers sold at least one name and 11 of those were first time sellers. After removing sales above $10K, the average sales price for a keyword brandable was $2808 and the average sales price of an invented brandable was … [Read more...]
Brandable Bits – Recent BB additions, DNBolt retiring ?
In this edition of Brandable Bits we will look at a big brandable sale, recent additions to BrandBucket, and the possible retirement of BrandBucket's worst nightmare. Snappa.com sells for $40,000 At the start of last week Chris Gimmer the co-founder of Snappa, published an article on how his company acquired the .com for his company. Snappa is used to create a wide range of graphics for social media, … [Read more...]
There is more than one right way to sell
At the start of last week Chris Gimmer the co-founder of Snappa, published an article on how his company acquired the .com for his company. Snappa is used to create a wide range of graphics for social media, display ads, blog posts, and more. Here is an excerpt from his post: Why we did it Some people would argue that we were doing just fine with Snappa.io and purchasing the .com was a waste of … [Read more...]
BrandBucket releases January sales data – Drone top keyword
BrandBucket released their latest seller's newsletter and January was a strong month. After removing sales above $10K, the average sales price for a keyword brandable was $2773 and the average sales price of an invented brandable was $2345. Surprisingly the keyword "Drone" remained the top keyword search. January Sales 2017 started just as 2016 ended! Our January numbers mirrored our … [Read more...]
When the value proposition changes you need to reassess
Things change in the domain business all the time, from certain naming categories that go out of favor, to the new hot extension flavor of the month. Registrars and marketplaces change both in terms of policy and in popularity. As a domain investor you have to constantly assess if you are getting what you signed up for ? More importantly do you know what you actually signed up for ? Over the years … [Read more...]
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