What’s in a name? Would telling someone to Backrub it sound just as sweet as telling them to Google it? Here is a look at some original names of companies that you use their goods and services everyday. Google – Backrub – Yep, when Larry Page and Sergey Brin begun work on their search engine, […]
Continue ReadingA poor man’s guide to creating a global brand/domain
The internet is a breeding ground of global brands. Once you get there, you’ll find bankers, designers, manufacturers, payment processors, logistics providers, and many other talented contacts. If you have a good idea, you’ll have every opportunity to get the help and become a global brand. What do global brands look like? One common feature […]
Continue ReadingBranding 2.0 and domains
Image courtesy of various brands While traditional branding (Branding 1.0) focuses on “what”, domains add the “where” dimension to it. Well, I must say that I’m not a branding expert, so my knowledge about branding may be limited. As I understand, Branding 1.0 is about associating a brand with “what”. When you think of a […]
Continue ReadingThe most valuable brands by country
A lot of domain owners focus on brandable domains and brandable marketplaces have been in vogue for awhile now. An interesting look at the value of brands from a country perspective. HowMuch.net put this together, from their website: We got our numbers from the good folks at Brand Finance, who gave us a sneak peak […]
Continue ReadingHow can I sell my brandable names fast ?
One of the most frequent questions domain investors ask is, “How can I sell my brandables fast ?” The honest answer ? You can’t. At least you can’t consistently at retail pricing. Most of domain discussion focuses on outlier sales, because there is no way to know the ins and outs of every portfolio. A […]
Continue ReadingBuzzlike.com gets the rare double flip in the same month
Buzzlike.com was a domain name that was expiring on Name.com back in March. A couple brandable investors were eyeing the domain name. Nat Hunt posted on Namepros that he was waiting for the name to get a little cheaper on the Name.com expiring platform. Michael Krell beat him to it and purchased the domain for […]
Continue ReadingBrandable Bits – BrandBucket approaches 40,000 names – CheapDomains new player on the scene
Welcome to another edition of Brandable Bits, we take a look at what’s going on with the people and companies in the brandable domain space. BrandBucket approaches 40,000 names BrandBucket is approaching 40,000 names listed. Last July the company was at 15,000 and in a little over 14 months the company will be + 25,000 […]
Continue ReadingWholesale speaking, the bloom is off the BrandBucket rose
Back in 2015, without discussing it in the BrandBucket experience thread on Namepros, a couple of members Brand Pluck and Crocodile Dundee started a new kind of auction. They were auctioning off brandable domain names that had been accepted by BrandBucket. After this a few others took notice, and some others were reporting these threads […]
Continue ReadingBehind The Keyword – Spotlight on “Media”
Welcome to Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket. Today we are looking at the keyword – Media Some Media related statistics: 7,740,000,000 results for the […]
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to domain sales Bird is the word
From restaurants like Red Robin, to ice cream brand Blue Bunny to email marketing service Mail Chimp, branding that incorporates an animal or creature is very popular. So I decided to take a look at which animals rule the roost when it comes to domain sales. Up first is Bird Namebio lists 54 sales with […]
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