Still Getting Bido Emails Even Though Service Shut Down.
I was sorry to see Bido.com shut down last week. Sahar is an old friend and a true entrepreneur. Some say you learn more from failure than success. I have no doubt we will be seeing more from him in the near future.
I was a surprised this morning that I received a Bido.com email promoting the service. It only proves that in cyberspace nothing ever truly ends.
here is a copy of the email.
Hello larry,
It’s the start of a new week at Bido, so we have reset your complimentary voting points to 0. You have all week to use these points to vote on inventory that you wish to see go to auction.
If something that you voted on sells, you become a partner in the profits. So be sure to use the credits and vote on inventory at Bido wisely. The first person to vote on an item earns the most. So be sure to check what’s been submitted on a regular basis to find the gems first.
If you use up your complimentary voting points, you may exchange 1 Bido Credit for 2220 additional voting points.
To learn more about the Vote For Profits program, view the payout scale, and try the earning calculator, please click here:
http://www.bido.com/VoteForProfits
Bido offers a downloadable file of what’s been submitted, view it and vote now at http://www.bido.com
Regards,
The Bido Team
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This message was automatically generated by Bido.com
Nice Domain Dropping On Namejet
Every few days, I’ll check out namejet.com to see what’s dropping. Last week I saw Napa.org go into auction. It sold for $ 7101, which I thought was a great price. Today I noticed computersupply.com. Currently the bidding is at $1010. I’m sure it will close higher. Two other domains listed also had me do a double take. I tried to understand why schumpeter-2006.org and trawlbase.org were both listed with current bids over $1,000 each. Normally I look further for curiosity but I’m swamped today. If anyone knows why those 2 have such high bids, lMK.
Let’s Talk Trends – Watches, Ties, Art, Domains
Last night I went for a cinco de mayo party. Yes, it was the day after but with 30 of us that’s the only way to get a table. As we sat and talked I noticed that only the older men (over 30) were wearing watches. In addition, everyone came after work, so I was surprised not to see anyone wearing a tie. It made me start to think. When i spoke to a few of the under 30, I asked if any of them owned a watch. Only one did and said it was a gift from his dad. He told me he never wears it since there is no need. He has an iphone that he can check for time. Why would he need to wear one he asked?
Would I start a business in either of those areas, no. Thats not saying you could not have a successful business. Look at Rick Latona. He started a site called webuywatches.com and is doing fairly well. However, it is not his only business.
We have seen alot change on the web. Netscape was the first major browser and had at one point virtually all of the market. That is no longer the case. Yahoo used to be the premier search engine on the web. That is no longer the case.
There are also trends showing upside of various products and industries. An art auction at Sotherbys the other day, someone purchased the highest recorded sale at auction for a painting. Over 100 million USD for a Picasso. People are spending that much because it is an amazing and unique work of art that cant be replicated and whose value has shown increasing over time. The same thing can be said about generic domains. They are unique and cant be replicated. A generic domain is like a fine piece of art. The trend for domains is increased registrations especially with all the new tld’s. As more domains come into the market place it only raises value for the prime generic .com’s as they are domaining’s answer to fine art.
Moniker Announces Domainfest Live Auction List for Ft. Lauderdale
Here is the latest and most likely THE live auction list – not in order yet. It looks like Monte put together a great list.
This is downloadable here: http://domainauctions.moniker.com/viewCatalog?id=55&x=67&y=7
Domain Name Opening Bid/Range
3dTVs.com $100,001 – $250,000
47.org $5,001 – $10,000
Aac.co.uk $501-$1000
Air.travel $2501 – $5000
Analyze.net $2501 – $5000
Arbitration.com $100,001 – $250,000
ArtAppraisal.com $2501 – $5000
Birth.net $2501 – $5000
Bjh.com $5,001 – $10,000
BoardGames.com $250,001 – $500,000
BoatRaces.com $1001-$2500
BrassBeds.com $10,001 – $25,000
BudgetOnline.com $501-$1000
By.net $100,001 – $250,000
Bylaws.com $5,001 – $10,000
CakeStand.com $2501 – $5000
CaribbeanCruises.net No Reserve
CarSecurity.com $2501 – $5000
CdCollection.com No Reserve
Cheap.org $10,001 – $25,000
CherryTrees.com $501-$1000
Code.com $750,001 – $1MM
Collapsed.com $1001-$2500
CommunityCollege.com $1MM – $5MM
CompactSpeakers.com $1001-$2500
Consoles.com $25,001 – $50,000
Counselors.com $50,001 – $100,000
Dating.com $1MM – $5MM
DatingOnline.com $50,001 – $100,000
Day.me No Reserve
DesignerKeyRings.com $501-$1000
Detox.com $100,001 – $250,000
EAgent.com $10,001 – $25,000
EFP.com $5,001 – $10,000
ElectricRazors.com $5,001 – $10,000
EliminateDebts.com $5,001 – $10,000
ERelationship.com $10,001 – $25,000
Evenings.com $5,001 – $10,000
FitnessStore.com $10,001 – $25,000
FreeDSL.com $10,001 – $25,000
FrontSeats.com $5,001 – $10,000
Gj.net No Reserve
GolfResorts.com $10,001 – $25,000
Guns.eu $2501 – $5000
HardDrives.com $500,001 – $750,000
Hobbies.com $250,001 – $500,000
Hologram.com $250,001 – $500,000
HomeStereo.com $10,001 – $25,000
IKC.com $5,001 – $10,000
Jeans.com $1MM – $5MM
JeffersonMemorial.com $1001-$2500
Karate.com $500,001 – $750,000
LasVegasDiscounts.com $2501 – $5000
LateShows.com $1-$500
LedMonitor.com $5,001 – $10,000
LowerUtilityBills.com No Reserve
Marriages.com $25,001 – $50,000
Masquerades.com $5,001 – $10,000
Mediation.com $100,001 – $250,000
MedicalGrants.com $1001-$2500
MetricSocketSets.com $501-$1000
Microcomputers.com $5,001 – $10,000
MicroManaged.com No Reserve
Nix.net $2501 – $5000
NYC.asia $1-$500
Obedience.com $10,001 – $25,000
OnlineBilling.com $25,001 – $50,000
PatioTables.com $5,001 – $10,000
PersonalBanker.net No Reserve
Petroleum.net $5,001 – $10,000
Qwz.com No Reserve
Raises.com $5,001 – $10,000
Receivable.com $5,001 – $10,000
Reducing.com $5,001 – $10,000
Relationship.com $1MM – $5MM
Require.com $10,001 – $25,000
Safety.com $1MM – $5MM
Saws.com $50,001 – $100,000
SchoolTutors.com $1001-$2500
SecondLanguage.com $25,001 – $50,000
SecondMortgage.com $100,001 – $250,000
Sentimental.com $5,001 – $10,000
SingleWomen.com $250,001 – $500,000
Snuggly.com $5,001 – $10,000
SportsSites.com $501-$1000
SpywareBlockers.com $100,001 – $250,000
StoneFurniture.com $1001-$2500
TanningProducts.com $5,001 – $10,000
Taunt.com No Reserve
TaxTube.com No Reserve
TemporaryJobs.com $50,001 – $100,000
TemporaryStorage.com $10,001 – $25,000
Therapists.com $25,001 – $50,000
Thrilled.com $25,001 – $50,000
TicketOffices.com $5,001 – $10,000
Tiebreaker.com $10,001 – $25,000
TireStores.com $5,001 – $10,000
ToasterOvens.com $10,001 – $25,000
Townhouses.com $100,001 – $250,000
TreasuryBonds.com $100,001 – $250,000
Troops.com $50,001 – $100,000
Tumbling.com $10,001 – $25,000
Usage.net $1001-$2500
UsaMarketing.com $5,001 – $10,000
UsedHybridCars.com $2501 – $5000
VDU.com $5,001 – $10,000
Versailles.com $25,001 – $50,000
VHS.com $10,001 – $25,000
Vinyl.net $2501 – $5000
VS.net $10,001 – $25,000
Watchmaker.com $10,001 – $25,000
WebcamRoulette.com $100,001 – $250,000
WeedKiller.com $10,001 – $25,000
WesternFurniture.com $5,001 – $10,000
Wifi.com $1MM – $5MM
WineInvesting.com $1001-$2500
Monte Cahn Discusses Photo.com Million Dollar Sale and Upcoming Auction
I was looking today at the names listed on the Snapnames Ft Lauderdale auction. I thought the auction had the best list of generic domains that I have seen at auction in while. I emailed Monte to tell him that and also to ask if he had any comments on the Million dollar Photo.com deal.
Here is what he said:
Thanks. This was a sale that took several months to complete. An end
user purchased the domain but their site is not ready yet….we just
could not wait to make the announcement given DFG and some of the best
names in the industry are going up for sale next week. Did you see the
great names we have? We just locked up CommunityCollege.com,
Karate.com, and of course have WiFi.com, Dating.com, Detox.com,
Jeans.com, etc. Look at the gems on this list:
https://www.snapnames.com/store/liveprebid.action?ig=524#store;storeName
=liveprebid
We are really focusing on the end user and corporate buyer more than
ever before. Our last 3 auctions had more names purchased by end users
than all the years prior so now I think we are in the best position to
bring the very best names to the end user/corporate market and validate
ROI and value. Sellers still have to be reasonable on their price to
create a bidding environment – that is exactly what happened with
Photo.com. We had 3 parties interested after making the name available
in an earlier auction. The Buyer and the Seller had very specific needs
to get the transaction completed and we were extremely flexible in
making that happen. Other sales that we still cannot report, are coming
in due to having flexible payment term options through Moniker’s Escrow
and Secure Transfer services and that is also enabling more higher end
sales to get done.
Thanks Monte for your reply
Future Domain Guru to Attend Villanova
Ok, so maybe he may not be the future of domaining, but my son has decided to attend Villanova this fall. Jeff, who has attended numerous domain shows, had a tough decision to make. I am happy that he chose Villanova. I think it’s a perfect fit for him as they have a strong business program and a wonderful campus environment.
Even though he will be away at school, Jeff will staying up to date top on the Direct Navigation industry. After all, alot will be expected of him if (when) he returns to the family business.
Sedo’s Weekly Sales List lead by Mathgames.com @ 36,238 GBP, cocina.es @34,000 Eu
Sedo’s Weekly Sales List lead by Mathgames.com @ 36,238 GBP and cocina.es @34,000 Eu. Each week, Sedo seems to have an increase in alt Tld’s. Some nice buys include Evangelist.com 11000 USD and hcd.com 10100@ USD. Complete list to follow:
Domain name Price Currency
.com
mathsgames.com 36238 GBP
sayso.com 15000 USD
dealpop.com 14500 USD
pretech.com 14000 USD
8mobile.com 12000 USD
pornroulette.com 11251 USD
evangelist.com 11000 USD
hcd.com 10100 USD
floweressences.com 10000 USD
inshallah.com 10000 USD
realinsurance.com 10000 USD
askthevet.com 10000 USD
emprunts.com 9500 USD
gamevip.com 8000 USD
sucre.com 7500 EUR
gowifi.com 6400 USD
gomi.com 6300 USD
archiv.com 5900 EUR
creativeoutlet.com 5750 USD
yourealty.com 5400 EUR
rij.com 5304 USD
pressrelations.com 5000 EUR
kerstboom.com 5000 EUR
imore.com 5000 USD
budgetink.com 5000 USD
austinbrown.com 5000 USD
gametrade.com 4750 USD
wpk.com 4700 USD
lookforward.com 4625 USD
ctj.com 4500 USD
healthtap.com 4500 USD
dzn.com 4300 USD
chubais.com 4000 USD
mobilz.com 4000 USD
zmodel.com 4000 USD
wt1.com 3975 EUR
sundevildining.com 3500 USD
biosteel.com 3500 USD
searchsimple.com 3500 USD
blackcams.com 3500 USD
bestpokerbonus.com 3050 USD
lacameradeiblog.com 3000 EUR
diasworld.com 3000 USD
blueorca.com 3000 USD
hostinghub.com 3000 USD
teleunited.com 2988 USD
spaparis.com 2788 USD
wearmeout.com 2750 USD
scarp.com 2500 USD
immowert.com 2500 USD
intellec.com 2500 USD
sysqa.com 2500 EUR
techpilot.com 2500 EUR
internetmarketingworldcup.com 2500 EUR
seattlerepresent.com 2500 USD
harky.com 2500 USD
recordservice.com 2500 USD
rickroll.com 2350 USD
synnet.com 2300 USD
bondlend.com 2200 USD
starblogs.com 2100 USD
freelancepros.com 2000 USD
cotilleos.com 2000 EUR
scriptsforsale.com 2000 USD
im-in.com 2000 USD
flirtmania.com 2000 USD
cinepremier.com 1888 USD
flowering.com 1855 USD
photoauction.com 1848 USD
crei.com 1825 USD
webdesire.com 1800 USD
hotelskitzbuehel.com 1785 EUR
valelog.com 1750 EUR
inkplanet.com 1750 GBP
rentastore.com 1650 USD
jobboy.com 1600 USD
3396815.com 1600 USD
moviequest.com 1600 USD
concordrentals.com 1599 USD
susannacapurso.com 1595 USD
alphadomains.com 1588 USD
matching-numbers.com 1558 USD
paut.com 1551 USD
bubblebingo.com 1550 EUR
anabranch.com 1501 USD
gardentoolstore.com 1500 USD
bestplane.com 1500 USD
ehcs.com 1500 EUR
caltric.com 1500 USD
surveon.com 1500 USD
gamerguides.com 1500 USD
dvd-database.com 1500 EUR
showersystems.com 1500 USD
vc7.com 1498 USD
skisports.com 1450 USD
iscuf.com 1430 USD
tiwp.com 1405 USD
balancebikes.com 1399 USD
tubelleza.com 1350 EUR
druckbar.com 1331 EUR
liferegistry.com 1300 USD
inquba.com 1250 USD
gartenweb.com 1218 EUR
turftrust.com 1200 USD
tyvekbands.com 1200 USD
coloradowindowcleaning.com 1200 USD
greatsage.com 1200 USD
tubemilf.com 1155 USD
rethinkdigital.com 1150 USD
track-day.com 1100 USD
peeking.com 1100 USD
gaining.com 1050 USD
moustakis.com 1000 EUR
telink.com 1000 USD
eventinabox.com 1000 USD
plasmin.com 1000 USD
download2go.com 1000 USD
cowboystiefel.com 1000 EUR
vintagespirits.com 1000 USD
greeceferries.com 1000 EUR
advisibility.com 1000 USD
breakthroughentertainment.com 1000 USD
satson.com 1000 USD
brainball.com 1000 USD
friendcams.com 1000 USD
procompmotorsport.com 1000 USD
floppoker.com 1000 USD
calon.com 1000 USD
1824.com 1000 USD
nonumbers.com 1000 USD
efka.com 1000 EUR
yellowmusic.com 999 USD
ibstreatment.com 999 EUR
verfutbol.com 995 USD
owncloud.com 987 USD
pressking.com 950 USD
mylearningspace.com 950 USD
topapp.com 950 USD
slutroulette.com 900 EUR
atelierhome.com 900 USD
maanas.com 900 USD
impulsedirect.com 888 USD
onthemovie.com 850 USD
roguetech.com 800 USD
ebusinessguru.com 799 USD
nursed.com 795 USD
shoutbuddy.com 795 USD
devolved.com 777 USD
youdolls.com 777 EUR
worldwatervision.com 750 EUR
wavecommerce.com 750 USD
bragado.com 750 EUR
astralmix.com 750 USD
agmimports.com 750 USD
ochsenkopf.com 750 EUR
hotelsbudva.com 750 USD
pacifichomeworks.com 750 USD
gogobook.com 750 USD
nyc-realty.com 750 USD
paliburg.com 750 USD
matrixsearch.com 748 EUR
pokerflop.com 725 USD
lovemeattender.com 710 USD
mybattlefield.com 700 USD
intheglass.com 700 USD
geschenk-ideen.com 700 EUR
goldrepublic.com 700 EUR
distream.com 700 EUR
solidjobs.com 700 USD
cc TLDs
cocina.es 34000 EUR
goldbarren.de 21990 EUR
grattage.fr 20000 EUR
insure.asia 18500 EUR
stream.tv 13755 USD
digital.tv 10099 USD
saas.de 10000 EUR
synonyme.fr 10000 EUR
arbeitssuche.de 10000 EUR
hostpoint.com.br 8600 USD
althani.me 8000 USD
moden.de 7500 EUR
deblocage.fr 7000 EUR
pokerforum.nl 7000 EUR
ws.de 5750 EUR
wow.tv 5700 USD
id.tv 5000 USD
city.tv 4600 USD
planam.de 4500 EUR
docs.in 4500 EUR
trade.io 4000 USD
business.lv 4000 USD
piecesdetachees.fr 4000 EUR
publicrecords.us 4000 USD
paul.us 3750 USD
fout.nl 3500 EUR
tackkort.se 3500 EUR
learnenglish.co.in 3500 USD
bubbly.co.uk 3200 GBP
upload.tv 3100 USD
creditlife.nl 3000 EUR
outillages.fr 3000 EUR
eisenbahnen.de 2874 EUR
worktops.co.uk 2781 GBP
betsport.co.uk 2750 GBP
earth.tv 2550 EUR
helemaalgratis.nl 2500 EUR
mensfitness.de 2230 EUR
pensionen.ch 2150 EUR
art-nouveau.de 2100 EUR
ang.us 2000 USD
gold.la 2000 USD
jeuxconcours.be 2000 EUR
rhv.de 1850 EUR
gute-games.de 1850 EUR
meingarten.de 1700 EUR
firmenobst.de 1700 EUR
gewichtsproblem.de 1700 EUR
cla.fr 1510 EUR
argentfacile.fr 1500 EUR
bungalowpark.de 1500 EUR
h.ht 1500 EUR
healthandfitness.de 1500 EUR
offe.rs 1500 USD
edreams.pl 1500 EUR
mixology.ca 1500 USD
travelinsurance.in 1500 USD
diebstahlsicherung.de 1500 EUR
buegler.eu 1500 EUR
brics.de 1500 EUR
sourz.co.uk 1500 GBP
pluto.de 1460 EUR
lady.tv 1450 EUR
vinschgau.eu 1400 EUR
parents.ch 1350 EUR
pflegeversicherung.eu 1300 EUR
toppi.de 1300 EUR
erpsoftware.de 1300 EUR
silberbarren.at 1300 EUR
got.tv 1250 USD
interactivebrands.de 1250 EUR
robotix.de 1250 EUR
cool.us 1250 EUR
falurodfarg.de 1200 EUR
justice.ch 1200 EUR
niedersedlitz.de 1200 EUR
idam.de 1200 EUR
buylocal.de 1180 EUR
best.tv 1150 USD
name4sale.de 1111 EUR
assuan.de 1100 EUR
metallathe.co.uk 1100 GBP
haiwelt.de 1100 EUR
freemarket.co.uk 1060 GBP
takeaway.in 1050 USD
buscado.es 1000 USD
motel.es 1000 EUR
soccerstar.es 1000 EUR
lockerz.com.br 1000 USD
generica.in 1000 EUR
raffle.in 1000 USD
searching.us 1000 USD
vuesurmer.fr 1000 EUR
spezialbau.de 1000 EUR
tischtennis.tv 1000 EUR
iceman.de 1000 EUR
firmenportal.eu 1000 EUR
logistikmeister.de 999 EUR
999.de 999 EUR
evoucher.eu 950 EUR
hydraudyne.nl 925 EUR
hydrocare.nl 925 EUR
solarguide.co.uk 920 GBP
numo.es 900 USD
hotel-schmallenberg.de 892 EUR
clarus.co.uk 850 GBP
consumia.de 850 EUR
assignment.in 850 USD
idgr.de 850 EUR
contest.tv 825 USD
jiggle.me 800 USD
suck.tv 800 USD
brandenburg-online.de 800 EUR
joinmusic.de 800 EUR
systeme.fr 760 EUR
yocreia.es 750 EUR
lupen.eu 750 EUR
infobusiness.de 750 EUR
esl.tv 750 EUR
mail-archivierung.de 715 EUR
clown-micky.de 712 EUR
ferienwohnung-schmallenberg.de 700 EUR
restaurantfinder.at 700 EUR
Other
inlineskate.net 7250 USD
taxicab.net 5000 USD
wst.net 3000 USD
bausparvertrag.org 3000 EUR
rechnungswesen.org 3000 EUR
pas.net 3000 USD
emro.net 2900 USD
mileage.org 2500 USD
chaussures.net 2222 USD
81.org 2150 USD
tokay.net 2088 USD
gaspreisvergleich.net 2000 EUR
babycostumes.org 2000 USD
fhrc.org 1883 USD
dishwasher.net 1850 USD
doughnut.org 1740 EUR
respiro.net 1688 USD
motorbike.org 1650 USD
gasvergleich.org 1600 EUR
tintenpatronen.org 1500 EUR
womenboots.net 1500 EUR
sympatia.net 1500 USD
waveboard.net 1488 USD
suits.org 1375 USD
betreuteswohnen.net 1050 EUR
ucga.org 1000 USD
majorcahotels.net 1000 USD
mgv.org 1000 EUR
sonnenschirme.org 999 EUR
operationsmanagement.net 999 USD
texasdrugrehab.net 900 USD
coupedumonde.net 890 USD
hotelbangkok.net 850 USD
thecasinos.org 800 USD
geburtstagskarten.org 800 EUR
computertechnician.net 788 USD
tintenstrahldrucker.net 750 EUR
geburtstagsspiele.org 700 EUR
rechnungswesen.biz 2500 EUR
euronet.biz 2300 EUR
31.biz 1500 USD
viable.biz 1100 USD
If You Build It They Will Come (maybe)
The most famous line in the movie “Field of Dreams” is “If you build it they will come”. For those of you that have not seen the movie, they are not talking about building a website. If they were, the line would have to be changed to “if you build it and add Seo, purchase advertising, create back links, add content, and some other stuff they will probably come.
It takes more than just a great generic domain to get search engine traffic. Some search engine’s add value to your site if the domain name matches the category but most category’s do not have enough search volume to live off that one category and the domains direct navigation type ins.
Finding the answers to getting traffic involves much and trial and error. How does one start you may ask? For those of you not familiar with seo, there are many sites on the web that will give some basic Seo information like seobook.com. They also have a paid section that adds forums and other tools. For help with building the website, there are a number of excellent sites like freelancer.com where you can hire hourly workers.
Good luck with any project you have, but remember that while the domain name may be the most important part of the of the site, it is not the only part necessary.
Rumor – There was a Traffic Show In Milan This Week
Years ago, Rick Schwartz got 100 plus domainers out of their basement. They all followed the Pied Pipper to a small Marriott in Delray Beach. It was truly a special time. Most of us had known one another by name for years, but this was an opportunity to see the face behind the voices. Because of this show Demand Media was later formed by Richard Rosenblatt. He had read the Business 2.0 article Paul Sloan wrote about that show and turned Demand into a billion dollar company.
I went to the first 10 traffics. Some were amazing, others simply the opportunity to see old friends and network. It was only a matter of time that others would start shows. Competition started coming from Oversee’s Domainfest, Domainroundtable and some other smaller shows. Domainfest was such a hit, they are added 2 one day shows (New York and FLorida) and a European show.
There was a rumor that there was a Traffic Show in Milan this week, but even so, would you care?
Traffic over the last year had started to get dated. Same Speakers, same people, higher prices. People didn’t care if they missed it as there were more advertisers than attendees. Rick Latona licensed the Targeted Traffic show from Rick and Howard. He brought in a much needed overhaul. He started by asking what domainer’s wanted to see. He set a goal to have 5 shows all over the world. Latona is a great entrepreneur. If anyone can pull it off, he can.
Traffic Shows used to be a must go to event. Important connections were made. When you missed it, you know you missed it. Many domainer’s don’t feel that way anymore especially after the powerful Domainfest show this past January.
I hope Latona can build Targeted Traffic back to a show that’s one looks forward to going to.
It’s Finally Happened – Internet Ads Spending Beats Magazine Spending for 2009
Last year online spending reached $ 22.6 Billion as opposed to magazine ad sales which which totaled $19.5 Billion. This is the first time that Internet spending was higher than magazine spending. However, overall there was a 3.4% dip in overall ad spending from 2008. I think with the economy on the rebound we should see a further increase in spending this year. Hopefully those added dollars will flow to domainers and not get lost in the Yahoo/Google black hole.