It's all about confidence. Not only your confidence in your current holdings, but also in your confidence to continue and scoop inventory as it enters the market, even after you already have the items you initially wanted. Not doing so will surely undermine the value of your holdings, no doubt about that. The story goes, some hot extension, many j...

Following "What Sells On Bido?" blog post a couple of days ago, I Just got off the phone with one of our buyers (as well as a partner in the Bido Guarantee Program) and he indicated his group is looking to expand their domain portfolio and in the next 60 days focus on the acquisition of four letter .com domains (names such as PENM.COM, AVOF.COM, RB...

Priced to sell at $400, within three minutes the Bido community gave this domain the 10 votes needed to go to auction. I predict it will sell for well over $1,000.

(image source) It changes over time however there are patterns to recognize: 1. .MX (Mexico) domains are going strong right now. Follow today's auctions you will see how strong the activity is. 2. One word .CC, .WS , .Info, .US domains. Buyers tend to like them. 3. Four letter .Com domains. If you avoid the letters X, Y, Z, J, W, Q you increase yo...

You can watch from the sidelines or you can join in and participate, but there's no denying trends happen, and when they do, smart investors win. I wrote earlier today about .MX domains on Bido, results are in: (Click to enlarge) Tomorrow, it's just as busy for .MX domains on Bido. For other hot trends on Bido, check out our sales archive page. Be...

New video on the Bido.com homepage, replacing our old Flash page. Check it out, let us know what you think!

(above( Bido at TRAFFIC, image source) Conferences are all about energy and TRAFFIC still has that MAGIC going for it. The atmosphere is extremely friendly, the energy to "make deals" is there, and everyone, especially in this economical climate, is hungry for deals. For me, I really enjoy spending time with various industry professionals, especial...

I'm at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas with Bido COO Jarred Cohen and we're watching the site, activity, and just discussing things. Two things to point out: 1. The interest gauge is extremely useful. Go over it, find the winning patterns, and you will see you can largely ignore the item's name/description/etc., and just focus on the interest gauge to...

We've just completed a new coupon module at Bido this morning and we're ready to give it a go with a giveaway promotion. You must reply here on the blog to redeem yours. Here's how it works: Have one of your friends sign up to Bido today (they must be a new member), make sure they tell you their new Bido nickname, and email us ([email protected]) ...

Over 275 listed auctions today, site is getting busy. To make life easier on buyers, we're fast to address and try and make things better. I mentioned few days ago we have some visual enhancements in the works which will make spotting better inventory easier. These will be released soon. First, the new Interest Gauge: (Screenshot from our testing...

While live auctions are closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Bido Guarantee Program kicked off this morning for the first of many weekly batches of Guarantee auctions. This week's (and all subsequent) Guarantee auction is open to the Bido Guarantee Partners until Friday. Here's how it works: (Click image to enlarge) Whi...

(image source) So the news it out, Jarred Cohen (Bido COO) and I will be moving soon to the Bay area (that is, San Francisco area). Why make the move from the beautiful and warm South Florida to San Francisco you may ask? It all goes back to the RMG/Bido split a few months ago. See, for the last ten years I founded companies, invested in companies...

When users request expert status on Bido, one of the questions we ask is for initial thoughts of Bido. While mostly the feedback has been highly positive, we hardly ever mention it. This post is dedicated to our team members, as they are the folks behind the scenes that do the hard work, making things happen (yes, even on weekends!). Here are a num...

Hope you're enjoying the weekend, getting some rest. If you are online, why not say Hello to us? Send us a twitter message today (include your username in message), say "Hello" , we'll load your account with one free Bido Credit (we love creativity! The more creative, the more Bido Credits you may receive). Message format: @Bido message goes here B...

An active day today, three more auctions to go still but so far it looks like 175 listed domains today, with 28 sales. The sales ratio at the end of the day will be approx. 1:6.25 Next week will be a busy week @Bido (start selling here). Monday is the first day of the Bido Guarantee Program and if you have not yet submitted, it's not too late. Have...

Flowchart.com is our other project. While I?m not involved in the day to day operations of the project, it certainly is coming along just fine. Via the Flowchart.com blog: January 14th, 2010 Today we?ve released version 2.2(beta) of Flowchart.com. What you?ll see in this new release: Speed! - The editor is 300% faster, 50% reduction in loading tim...

If you have not yet submitted your better domains to the Bido Guarantee Program, it's not too late. The private auction for the Bido Guarantee partners starts once a week on a Monday and ends on a Friday. The current submissions so far include: Two character .com domain A number of three letters .com domains A number of one word .com domains A numb...

Our press release is out today and it is a sign of things to come. If you follow our progress this year you will see how dedicated we are to making Bido the absolute best place to buy and sell "in demand" inventory. There are numerous developments in the work as well as in 2010, much is going to be invested in media, marketing, partnerships, educat...

Above: Current list of the Bido Guarantee Program Partners The new Bido Guarantee Program is off to a good start, however this isn't going to be easy. Managing these highly sophisticated and busy partners is going to require help, therefore, we're hiring. Right now at Bido we're focusing on two things: 1. Bring inventory (this is where you, as a ...

Also, posted this earlier.. More about the note above, the Bido Guarantee Program and how it may work for you, check out the blog tomorrow. Have a great day! Sahar

We really like the folks at Name Media, the parent company of Afternic & BuyDomains, and we think overall they are doing an amazing job bringing sales to the domain channel. So with that said, it is with great respect and admiration that I'm posting the below stats from Alexa, as Bido overtakes both Afternic and BuyDomains in traffic stats, as...

So the new Bido release is out, more inventory has started to flow through the system, however the sales ratio seems to have dropped slightly. While the new release is the foundation of Bido, by no means is it perfect, nor the final action on our part. Many issues that we currently see, we could not have predicted, and are addressing them as fast a...

(source) Above comment is in regard to this, from their homepage: In addition, Flippa allows private listings, literally taking credit for sales of items they cannot disclose. Who's to say these ever happened? Hows that for complete lack of transparency? Here @ Bido, we have no plans whatsoever to allow private listings at any point of time. While...

(image source) Following our inventory post on Tuesday, quick promo for Wednesday, January 6th, 2010, to the lucky few who pay attention. Receive 1 Free Bido Credit per 100 submitted domains, limit 1,000 submissions/10 Bido Credits. Promo starts RIGHT NOW, expires Wednesday at midnight, eastern time. We will monitor submissions and Thursday morning...

Looking at the bido ticker (screenshot above), I noticed that if anything decent comes up, it's usually voted in within a few short minutes. In the past, we've seen it with silkdrape.com (sold for $28), niagrafallsrealestate.com (sold for $729), staph.org (sold for $349), and thousands of others. Listing with Bido requires you to list your item fo...

These are some Alexa fun stats we were sent earlier today in regards to Bido since the new release: Bounce Rate: (Click to enlarge) Time On Site: (Click to enlarge) As you can see after our December 16 release, we saw a major shift with the stickiness of Bido and holding the attention of our visitors. Now before you go blasting us for other are...

(image source) We expect to have approximately 200 listed auctions on Bido this Monday, highest day so far (highest prior was 164). While this daily record won't last long, we always look for reasons to celebrate, and this is definitely a reason.. so here goes: Browse inventory: This Monday, be sure to browse Bido inventory. Many motivated sellers ...

Part I, Part II, part III Been about two weeks since the introduction of the new release, and results are in. Below are triple digit sales for December 2009 (also included one in the four digits and one in five digits). If this is any indication, 2010 is sure to be exciting to the Bido community and domaining in general. teenagepregnancyhelp.com US...

As a special New Year gift to you, we've just loaded a complimentary Bido Credit into your account. You may go ahead and use the credit to accelerate a domain to auction, to exchange for Voting Points in the Vote For Profits program, and more. In addition to the free credit, at midnight, we're giving away 222 complimentary voting points to all memb...

A busy day on Bido today, a couple of sales in the USD 800 range and also, a milestone sale of USD 15K as well, of domain name Pepe.com As you can see, for those who participated, it paid to vote: If you are buying/selling these days, make sure to check us out. We believe this is only the beginning, a taste of things to come. Have a great day, Sa...

Hope you are taking some time off reflecting on one of the most challenging years of modern times, and getting some rest. Here, I'm going to spend the day playing my shakuhachi and later on driving to Orlando to see ICE! at the Gaylord Palms. Above, new recording from Essence, was just sent my way so thought to share with you all. This is live reco...

It's really only been one week since the new release, the introduction of BidoPrice and Vote For Profits, and from concepts, we now start to see real results, measured by dollars. Here's a number of recent sales on Bido to show you what I mean: 60secs.com (acc) - Accelerated auction, BidoPrice was 28$ to engage users, the domain attracted four indi...

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I was surprised too. Read the rest of the scoop here.

Quick post before I call it a day, a picture worth a thousand words, and in the case below, $4.52 to those who voted the domain in. This is one domain, and these things add up. It is quite obvious: the earlier you vote, the more you make. (Click to enlarge) Have a good night, Sahar