(image source) I was chatting with a close friend earlier today, a Domainer, investor, a family man, a business man. This person is extremely successful in business and beyond, one I always looked up to, and he mentioned the following: These are tough times but this is when we should shine like we did back in the dot com bust days. Now my respon...

There are more videos in this series that are well worth watching which covers 85% of the session. You can get them all here. (Thanks Adam for the link)

Years ago before any newsletter existed for the domain industry, I remember having contacts of many buyers within the domain name space. As I found deals that were either not for me or too expensive for me, I sent an email to all my contacts with a note of "First come, first served". This is how Rick Schwartz originally purchased Candy.com. When we...

Guest post By Jarred Cohen, VP, Operations, Bido We're happy to announce that we made a major update at Bido today. As you can see, buyers now have a buying overview page listing all their transactions. On this page, buyers can carry out a number of operations as a self serve process, for example: make their payments, view transfer statuses, commu...

Morgan Linton produced this video for Bido to explain the Bido Expert program a little further. Feedback, comments as always most welcome. Learn more here.

(image source) Many of you have seen the progress we?ve made since our first auction (DiscountImages.com, 2008-06-18) only around one year ago. Bido started as a one domain a day auction platform knowing well we will grow to multiple auctions and far beyond. Our goal during our first phase was to continue and build the technologies which need to su...

(image source) During all my years in the business world I always try to look back at fundamentals, with an approach of ?Take nothing for granted?, and ?Question everything?. While I?ve never compiled a list, here are some of the more important lessons I have learned, and live by (in no specific order): 1. Invest in yourself History tends to repe...

(image source) No efficient marketplace can survive without a captive audience. With Bido, there are the site users, those who come every day to check out deals. While these are important, we highly recommend and encourage our sellers to go out and market their properties to the world, via message boards (industry boards as well as others), press r...

I don't think it is too funny (maybe some do though), the second half is original (different time zones). Auction going on right now. Good luck to all bidders. Make sure to check out tomorrow's auctions. as always with Bido, 2% cashback if your Prebid wins the auction. 9/8/2009 unselfish.info 9/8/2009 twittle.com 9/8/2009 investmentfranchise....

(image source) About The economy: I've been very busy last few months, a lot with Bido however a lot also with various business dealings. Times are extremely challenging all over, from the domain business to real estate, to established businesses. What you thought you knew does not count anymore and we're living in a new reality, a new world. Your ...

Few quick Bido updates here. 1. We've reduced the number of votes required to get domains to auction, from ten to now five. This is in order to allow more to sell via the Bido platform. This is a testing phase and we will adjust as needed in the future. 2. We've added Ticker history: On the Ticker window you can now click to view further history....

We have not said much about the Bido Guarantee Program so far, so maybe it's about time. What is the Bido Guarantee Program? The Bido Guarantee Program is designed to reduce the risk of selling, while giving you an accurate liquid valuation for your domain names. The way it works: While we continue to sign up partners daily, these are the current ...

Few good reads from the Domainsphere last few days.. Dot Weekly: Domain Name Parking Revenue Pulse is Weak DNW: Circuit City?s 800.com Domain Sells for Big Bucks at Auction Dot Weekly: 18 More ?Insurance? Domains Sell for $6K Each DNJ: Rumble in the Domain Jungle - 2010 Conference Schedule To Kick Off With Three Major Shows In a Span of Less Than F...

(Image source) I follow blog posts and industry sites regularly. From time to time, someone writes about how great Bido used to be, and how wrong we are now with our current approach. Regardless of approach, I think we can all agree that the domain market needs more liquidity, and that?s what we?re after. There's many points to the other auction se...

By popular demand by the community, new Chat tab is now back in the spotlight. Comments/feedback as always most welcome. Back to working on bigger things now. See you at the auctions. Today's upcoming auctions on Bido: 08/20/2009 12:00 PM EDT: vehiclepolish.com08/20/2009 12:30 PM EDT: adrenaldiseases.com08/20/2009 1:00 PM EDT: pimplescar.com08/20/2...

(image source, partially from Targeted Traffic) Paul Sloan & David Carter are putting a new venture out called "Playing The Angles". David Carter, on his blog, gives further information: There will be people out there kicking themselves when PlayingTheAngles.com opens with Paul?s interview with Frank Schilling because it?s not every day that y...

The response to Bido's newly announced Auction Acceleration Program was quite positive. We got hundreds of orders in just a couple days, and many bulk inquiries as well. To those who are interested in more than 10 acceleration credits, we do offer better rates beyond the 10 maximum that the cart currently allows. We will soon introduce the new leve...

Few changes were made to the Bido site today, here's a quick update on some of those: Bido Guarantee Program - The Bido Guarantee Program allows you to reduce the risk of selling. Submit your domains to the Bido Guarantee Program and either make a sale or get a Bido Guarantee - with no obligation. If the Bido Guarantee is not acceptable to you, you...

Been working allot lately, on Bido mostly, we have a roadmap and a timeline and it isn't easy to put it all together, especially at the pace we're developing. So.. when Michelle brought up the idea to go swimming with the dogs (Lala & a guest dog) I just couldn't say no. Here are some pics.. Enjoy, Sahar

Many of you are already familiar with the case of the domain Nissan.com. No need to go into details, just click the link and read more. My quest here is to explore who really won so far? Uzi Nissan is out of millions of dollars out of pocket expenses on attorney fees, Nissan Motor company's brand, amongst hundreds of thousands, is one of hate, avoi...

(image source) It's been less than a month since we've integrated the new multiple auction format on Bido. Our goal for July was to complete 100 successful auctions (achieved). We treated this month as a trial month as we had to make sure all systems are stable, and work any sort of fixes as we find them. Luckily the issues for the most part were m...

(image source) It's no secret times are challenging. With everyone I talked with lately all are taking steps to look closer at their financials, reduce expenses. For me, I always lived with this paranoia of "circumstances happen?" and today, with the current economy crisis, it is truer than ever. So what am I doing? Besides working hard, I'm workin...

We lately gave Bido experts the ability to vote on which domains go to auction. We were asked then (about 10 days ago) how many votes does it take to get listed? While learning what constitutes the right number we did not have an answer but what we did learn, with the volume of domains in submission area (over 1K now) Bido experts were overwhelmed....

(image source) If you are a believer in .com, if you are a believer in .net, if you are a believer in .Org, .In, .TV, .Mobi, .FM, .Info, .US, .CC, .Co.IN, or any of the others out there, you are more than welcome to use the Bido site to help educate others about the value of what you believe in. At times you may be a seller, at times a buyer, but w...

Good morning, It's been one week since we changed from "one domain a day" to "multiple domains per day" format and I wanted to write a little about progress being made. We've added 100 domains to site inventory yesterday as well as have many others pending process, will be added in the coming days. To view the complete list visit the Bido.com site,...

In order for any industry to grow or to do better, it must expand its participants. It's no different in the domain name industry. A question you should ask yourself: To a business (SMB/Enterprise), who gives advice about domain names? Is it a friend, a passer by, a SEO company, a SEM company, a web hosting solution, a brand agency, others? Of cour...

With the economy where it is, where 50%-66% Pay per click revenue drop is a reality to many, your liquidation options are now more important than ever. I wrote a lot about it in the past so all I'm going to do here is link to these stories (below). The rules of the game have changed on all of us. It isn't just about chasing the dream anymore, to ma...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.. (Direct Bido auction link)

Good morning all, We've been busy all night working to get this release out. I'm here to tell you more about this release as well as to try and set expectations right. 1. Nothing is perfect. There may be some hiccups, we're already aware of a couple of tech issues and are working on fixes. With this kind of release it is expected. If you do see som...

The way we see it, your auction = your event. Bido is here to provide the platform for you to conduct successful auction events, get the word out, build auction pressure, increase the odds of making a sale, and ultimately, help you get the most for your domain name, especially when time is of the essence. It's been a while since I updated this blog...

Don't let anyone tells you differently, times are challenging, the strong will survive, and many shall perish. To give you an idea what one to do these days to create a better future, the scope of urgency, action, here are few things I'm working on these days: 1. New bido release, multiple auctions & more First and formost on my list, we've be...

Francois never understood why I never sent a reply privately. It is simple: The email was not addressed to me privately, nor personally. As it turned out, Francois sent the same exact email to others. Since then, as this issue is now in the public eye (as it should be), all communication is now public. What is anti competitive behavior means? Via W...

Got an email earlier from Francois of Domaining.com: Hello, Just a quick note to tell you we'll no longer will include headlines of bloggers promoting other RSS feed agregators in their pages. As normal we cannot be promoting competitors… plus most are old members who simply copy cated our site. Plus we think our industry will benefit of a st...

(Image source: DNJournal) And yet today another great experience with Fabulous, this post is well overdue! Just to be clear, this isn't a paid post nor a request by anyone, it is based on the many years of experience with many within the company, from monetization services to registrations, and more. Choosing a brand name such as "Fabulous.com" is ...

(image source) After a long weekend, I'm finally glad to be back home. See, I spent this last few days somewhere in Trinidad, "meeting the Fockers!". Good food, great hospitality, was good to finally meet the family. The place is as hot as Florida if not hotter. A lot of things made no sense to me. Why the rooftops are made of metal sheets in such ...

(From left: Jay Westerdal, Thought Convergence Cheif Strategy officer Ammar Kubba, in better times) The topic of the day, no doubt, is the recent development between Jay Westerdal and Thought Convergence (PDF copy of lawsuit here). Today in the Bido chatroom, we're inviting all to participate. Domain professionals, attorneys, and anyone else who ma...

As you all know we work extremely hard on Bido. We do so because we truly believe this is what domain owners need. How do we know? Because we own a large portfolio ourselves. Building liquidity is essential to the health of the industry. The stronger the liquidity in the domain channel the better we all are. If you do not agree with this statement ...

Facebook status update A year ago Thought Convergence acquired Jay Westerdal's Name Intelligence. Today looks like Jay is no longer with the company. Details are fuzzy but from what I'm hearing (edit: and now reading) it isn't a friendly breakup. Maybe expectations have not been met, maybe ideals and ideas weren't aligned. Bringing organizations to...

Old friend and web professional, David Carter is now taking your questions in the Bido chatroom. About David Carter, see this link, in this Business 2.0 article on CNN, and in this DN Journal article. David will be in the Bido chatroom during today auction, between 1PM to 2PM. See you there, Cheers Sahar

(image source) You see things as they are and ask, "Why?" I dream things as they never were and ask, "Why not?" (Source: Wikiquote) Why parking companies do not attempt to increase advertisers on a given domain? Over the years many wrote us how to list their site on a given domain. A link to Google/Yahoo with affiliate code should increase ad press...

Via TechFlash: Amazon.com has quietly created its own URL shortener for products sold on its sites. People can now type "amzn.com/" and a product number to create a short URL, without the need for sites like tinyurl.com and bit.ly. Amazon appears to be positioning itself to take better advantage of popular microblogging service Twitter and mobile t...