THE FUTURE TREND DOMAIN AUCTION™ IS HERE! THE DIRECTORY IS COMPLETE!
August 28th, 2011 Posted in General Domain NewsThe Future Trend Domain Auction™ is officially underway, and although we’ve struggled through putting certain new aspects for promoting the domains in an auction by getting the marketing material ready, it’s looking good for the first event.
NOTE FOR FIRST TIME AUCTION SUBMITTERS: A lot of first time domain investors in a custom Live auctions like this one sometimes get worried if there are no bids on their domains out of the gate. There are strategies most “domainers” use to pick up a domain for a cheap price, and that strategy is: “Don’t bid on the domain right away, if at all. Wait until the auction is over and then bid on it during auction cleanup. The person will be desperate or dismayed that his/her domain didn’t sell, and they’ll take anything for it.”
Obviously that doesn’t work if someone else places a bid that matches the reserve. Then that “hurry up and wait” strategy fails, and they stand a chance to lose a great domain name to someone else. The problem is MOST domainers play the “wait game”, and at the last 30 minutes, start bidding up the domain. Even if someone bids on the domain outside domain investors (an end user), the smart domain auction bidders will wait until the last few minutes of the auction. That’s called “sniping” and people who want a domain name need to be very aware of that tactic. It could be the last five minutes and you have a bid on a domain name, nobody else seemingly bidding, so you fall into a comfort zone thinking the domain is yours. Then five minutes to the end, somebody bids the domain up $100. If you’re not watching, you could lose the domain by not counter-bidding.
Most auction sites, including Snapnames/Moniker will push 5 minutes extra on the domain if a bid comes in within a certain time period close to the end of the auction. That gives the other bidders a chance to splash water in their face and go “yipes! gotta get my bid in there!” Then another five minutes are added, or less minutes, depending on the auction site, and it goes that way until someone gives up.
For those who think this first Future Trend Domain Auction™ is going to be wowing the world, don’t get your hopes up. We’re nowhere near the amount of marketing we want to do, or have done to this point. This is a slow process, but we have time because we’re “future domainers” anyways… and our domains just grow more valuable as each month passes.
Imagine feeling disappointed not selling your domain in this auction, and then four months later, you enter your domain back in the next Future Trend Domain Auction™ with double the price, and someone buys it? It’s a great feeling, and it’s happened to me several times.
We worked very hard in finishing the Directory. However, we didn’t want to put it up until Moniker had reviewed it and synched the domains in the Directory with their catalog. Same thing goes with sending out the Directory to our marketing contacts. We didn’t do “pre-promotion” of this event, because we want everything to be perfect before we approach the serious buyers. I don’t think we reached “perfection” in our first auction preparation, but we learned a lot. That knowledge will help all of us for the next auction
Everyone who has submitted their domains to this auction, and had those domains accepted, have been included in our Future Trend Domain Auction™ DIRECTORY. This is a Powerpoint-style PDF that we are using to send to marketing websites and other New Media contacts. We aren’t bombarding our complete list yet, because we didn’t get the DIRECTORY completely filled out since at least 25% of the domain submitters didn’t provide us with 15o word descriptions and at least two links to news articles backing up their domain name’s value.
Most people who look at these domains will scratch their heads or at least have to go do that research themselves, which slows down the interest in someone buying the domain. Who’s going to buy a domain, or even spend time researching the domain, when that was the job of the seller to provide that information so the potential buyer could see the potential benefits of the domain. Not ever hearing of it before is a slight hindrance to buying the domain!
As each serious FT Domainer continues to learn and filter their FT domains in the coming months, a core group of knowledgeable players in this group will appear. They’re appearing already, and their comments and domain purchases are clearly showing their value.
If you strongly see the logic in buying Future Trend domains, then keep up your research and analysis, and we hope you join our group by signing up for our Successclick.com email newsletter. We’ll be running the newsletter more often to keep everyone updated on the Future Trend Domain Auction™.
This auction could have been a little more advanced, and I blame myself in certain areas of this. I injured my arm badly right in the middle of forming the auction details, which took about 2 months out of my preparation. I’m healthy again, and ready to see this auction through, keep talking with the FT Domainers Group, and I thank everyone who has become a part of this movement that isn’t going away. If it does, I might be able to finally buy at least one more domain name with the word “solar” in it that makes sense!
Good luck everyone! Please do me a favor, and start your thread here for all comments moving forward on the current and next Future Trend Domain Auction™. I can’t keep checking emails for comments on Embee’s blogs. It makes it very hard for me to answer and stay synched with what’s going on here, without having to jump over to “TheDomains” in order to answer people’s questions or complaints.
In Summary: The Future Trend Domain Auction™ DIRECTORY should be available by Friday for download. If not, it will be up on a few sites this weekend.
Thanks again.
33 Responses to “THE FUTURE TREND DOMAIN AUCTION™ IS HERE! THE DIRECTORY IS COMPLETE!”
By Epic Domain Broker on Aug 28, 2011
Finally! A quality blog! Bravo! And straight from the heart as well. It is called being honest and straight forward with the entire domain community. It is okay to let your pride down and speak humble. I submitted some names and they did not get selected and yes it was a bit dishearting, however, I did not make judgement. I sell a lot of domains with a huge client base, so for me I know what it takes….and that is honesty. I have investors watching this auction with all eyes (argus.) Good luck….Kev
By Louise on Aug 28, 2011
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As each serious FT Domainer continues to learn and filter their FT domains in the coming months, a core group of knowledgeable players in this group will appear. They’re appearing already, and their comments and domain purchases are clearly showing their value.
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Thank you.
By Kevin Davis on Aug 28, 2011
Great start and you can only move forward from here.
By Leigh on Aug 29, 2011
“Great start and you can only move forward from here”
I’ll second that.
All us “serious FT domainers” really appreciate the work you’ve done and continue to do Stephen.
By Daniel on Aug 29, 2011
Stephen,
Many thanks for all you have done in getting FTDA off and running!! This will only get better!!
Keep looking forward….
p.s. Hope the arm is better,
By admin on Aug 29, 2011
Thanks Kevin,
I’ve always expected the serious FT domainers to know EXACTLY what they were going to expect because the true FT domainers aren’t stupid. If someone comes in, buys some “new technology noun with a non-logical adjective, or vice versa,” and expects to make thousands of $$$ within months because they think they’re brilliant, they aren’t true FT domainers. This crowd of investors are closer to being researchers and scientists than “haphazard opportunists”.
We either be honest and move forward slowly covering all our bases, finding our weak spots, fixing them and beginning again in a better position, or we burn out like many previous “domain auctioneers” at several well-known “veteran domain conferences” who failed to just present the all the facts, or be upfront about the realities of placing their domains in auctions.
Thanks for your astute comments and your support. That applies to everyone who has commented here about this blog, good or bad. The future looks great because WE are working together on MAKING it great.
By Lucy on Aug 29, 2011
Thanks again for all you’ve done to get this started Stephen. I’m traveling tomorrow, but plan to arrive at my destination in time to watch the last hour of the auction.
I believe the future is going to be quite interesting as these new technologies become more mainstream and integrate into the lifestyles of consumers.
To me generic future trend .com names make sense. The English language isn’t going to go out of style and too many companies have invested and established themselves with .com domains for it to go out of style.
There’s a reason why I buy many of my domains for 10 years. I don’t expect this to develop overnight, but I think we are pointed in the right direction.
Cheers
By Gene on Aug 29, 2011
I’m very happy to see you bring this auction to reality, Stephen. Great job and best of success.
By Kevin Davis on Aug 29, 2011
CloudPatrol.Com just got a bid.Congrats to the owner.
By Ava on Aug 29, 2011
Thank you so much for an enlightening article. I was too late to submit my FT domains, however, next time as I would like my FT domains included in the FT directory. Thank you for stepping out in faith and having the guts to prepare and present this futuristic auction!
By HGportfolio on Aug 30, 2011
That’s a canny bidder who’s chosen cloudpatrol.com. Would bid myself if I could
By Louise on Aug 30, 2011
2nd Bid with 2 hours to go:
i3d.tv
Hasn’t met reserve, yet, though.
Nice name!
By Louise on Aug 30, 2011
Congrats, NameJR! Looks like CloudPatrol and 3DConsole sold!
i3D.tv didn’t meet reserve, with one bid at $500.00.
Domainers, Moniker is going to bat for us to promote the domains through October 11th. The verdict isn’t in, until October 11th.
By Louise on Aug 30, 2011
It was a learning curve. That is to be expected.
Congrats, @ Stephen, for staging the first The Future Trend Domain Auction™!
By M. Michael on Aug 30, 2011
Congratulations on the auction. Will there be a second auction with more realistic reserves?
Thank you.
By Louise on Aug 30, 2011
Cloudstaff sold for $2000.00, only not on FTDA, but on Afternic!
By NameJr.com on Aug 30, 2011
Moniker will get a share of that!! I hope the seller knows!!
By admin on Aug 31, 2011
@ M. Michael
Yes, we are refining the Future Trend Domain Auction™ and looking at the stats, research, results, etc. to better understand which categories of FT domains are the highest price points at this time. We’re also trying to determine when other popular categories will become branding domains, resells, and what is the best reserve price to lay down on the domain before the auction.
You can stay tuned by signing up for our newsletter on the blogsite: http://www.successclick.com
Thank you for your support!
By Louise on Aug 31, 2011
@ Name Jr, it’s refreshing to meet someone else who read the terms.
@ MHB observed it first, and put that name in bold.
By Leigh on Sep 1, 2011
@ Stephen congrats on the first FT domain auction and here’s to the next!
@ Name JR, congrats on the sale!
I’ve finally got my backside in to gear and made my first website (It’s nowhere near the finished product yet but it’s one domain that I’ve finaly done something with:
http://www.3dtrailers.co.uk
@ Louise, Thanks for the heads up Re: Noomle!
By Leigh on Sep 1, 2011
@ Stephen congrats on the first FT domain auction and here’s to the next!
@ Name JR, congrats on the sale!
I’ve finally got my backside into gear and made my first website (It’s nowhere near the finished article yet but it’s one domain that I’ve finaly done something with:
http://www.3dtrailers.co.uk
@ Louise, Thanks for the heads up Re: Noomle!
By Louise on Sep 1, 2011
Leigh, Fantastic site! I just spent 15 minutes there, going through the organization, and looking at videos! You can change this title:
“welcome to our slightly shoddy looking site”
because it isn’t shoddy! It’s neat and nicely done. I like the logo, I like the main image, I like the buttons at the top which look like control knobs on a tv console, and the white space.
Did you sign up for “Contributor?” I signed up for the free one. My site is kind of boring:
http://QRReader.org
I notice you don’t have Adsense ads. Are you waiting for approval? Or leaving them off until your site ranks better?
Congratulations! Good job!
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By Leigh on Sep 1, 2011
@ Louise. You’re too kind!
I’ve changed the text by the way, I put that on yesterday when it realy was a bit shoddy!
Updated the images and layout today so you’re right it’s definitely not too shaby anymore
I have signed up for contributions and am going to apply for adsense as soon as I get some more content on there.
Noomle is great to use once you get the hang of it so lot’s more cloud, ar and 3d printing sites from me over the coming months.
Thanks again.
By Leigh on Sep 4, 2011
Latest site up and running:
ourar.com
Not much content on there at the moment but looking to change that over the coming few days.
By Louise on Sep 4, 2011
There is a cute demo of AR on Jimmy Fallon by Reggie Fils-Amie accessible from:
http://www.3dslaunchtitles.com/home/jimmy-fallon-demos-face-raiders/
If you want to refer to it and link back, I’d appreciate it!
Nice job, otherwise! Just think of something to say, and write away. Text is what will buoy your site it Google serps. Conversely, no text or copied text might get you banned. It has to be original.
By Louise on Sep 4, 2011
Good news! QRReader.org enters the Google race at #67 – not bad!
By admin on Sep 5, 2011
@Louise
Jimmy Fallon! Funnnnnny! Great clip link, Louise. Keep it up!
By Louise on Sep 6, 2011
@admin, thanx for that!
Good news! DualScreenPhones dot com is now page 1 for search for dual screen phone singular. It’s a sense of satisfaction that that’s done. Even though I haven’t had any sales or made any $$ off of future trend, I value them and want to demo that to outsiders by getting them ranked respectably in Google. That’s the risk of future trend domains. Is dual screen going to take off? Time will tell, and if it does a dot com of mine is ranked page 1 for one term.
DualScreenApp is page 1 and Dual Screen 3D is page 2 without much content, and Dual Screen Laptop is page 7, so those are next to lock in or improve . . .
Original text people, original text, is what feeds the Google Monster! Just like in high school: compose, outline, draft, edit, get it up there!
By Leigh on Sep 8, 2011
@ Louise. Thanks for the feedback.
I’ve posted that link to the Jimmy Fallon vid. If you could send a link back that would be great! (idealy from one of your other sites so it’s keeps it one way – helps with the optimisation I believe).
Going forwards I’m going to get more content written before I go live with sites, otherwise your constantly playing catch up!
I’ve Added some more content to 3dtrailers.co.uk, now for ourar!
By Louise on Sep 8, 2011
@ Leigh, Where did you post the link? I don’t see it. I put your link here: http://emergingdomains.com/developed
I’ll link to your Tekken article from 3DSSpiele.com. It’s on a German host.
The future trend domain investors could wield fierce power by linking back and forth to eachother. Maybe one day. I know I’m happy several people link to EmergingDomains.
By Leigh on Sep 8, 2011
Sorry Louise, I put it on my other site ourar.com, (don’t know if you’ve seen this one yet)
By Louise on Sep 9, 2011
Oh, that’s right! Thanx for link! Nice-looking site!
By Louise on Sep 9, 2011
@ Leigh, You should put the video there. Find it on Youtube, and put it there. At the bottom, you could put Ref: 3DSLaunchTitles. If you click the video, it should take you to Youtube.
That’s what I do on several sites, do the quote or post the video, and at the bottom, reference the site[s] which gave me the idea! It’s standard, I think. This is what Engadget puts at the bottom:
Via Computer World
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