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[domainguru]

Originally posted by Brujah
Lee, a suggestion if you don't mind.. add and occasionaally update the # of slots available on your front page.

That's a good idea which we should have got round to implementing. I will see if the webmaster can get something up by tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[domainguru]

Originally posted by aactive
Domainguru

... thanks to your post I read your FAQ ... didn't really add anything. I am still asking .. "what are you offering that is really unique?" Answer some of the questions I have posted .. and it might help, instead of just evadeing the issues.

Remember .. you are trying to sell US a service!

One of the foundations of NamePursuit is that it is a private club. I'm not going to reveal the details of the search tools / processes because that DESTROYS the value for the club members. I realize this will cause some potential customers not to join. But keeping the value for club members is more important.

If you aren't prepared to risk $49 with a guaranteed refund that's fine because somebody else is.

And if I really am offering "fool's gold" all the members are going to leave within 2 months aren't they, along with their membership fees.

So I end up losing the $10K+ the site cost to develop and have my professional reputation damaged.

That isn't the way I do business or conduct myself personally.

 

I would expect that if you are using cuddly.com as an example to promote your service you should at least make it clear on your site that this was as the result of the snapnames service as it is unlcear and makes it read like it was your own system that grabbed the domain name.

 

[buddy]

I can't believe that so many of you are so negative about Lee's site, NamePursuit.com.
There is no need to be so negative without having it checked out first. None of you that are expressing yourselves negatively about the site are members. Become a member first, see what it is all about. And then make your comments.

I have known and dealt with Lee on numerous occasions, and I can say one thing for sure, this guy is very professional and he takes this business very seriously. I'm not trying to promote his site in anyway, and I'm not even a member All I'm trying to say that there is so much in stake for Lee, that to launch something like this without really giving any value back to his costumers is unthinkable in my opinion.

I think Lee's record speaks for itself. His articles the "6 a.m. Goldrush", his e-book "Insider's Guide To Domain Name Speculation" and finally his list "101 Essential Domain Name Resources", are all well known resources to a lot of us. Face it people, he has done a lot to help and guide a lot of us, and I do not know of any domain speculator out there that has been willing to share so much of his knowledge and help so many people for nothing as Lee has done over the years. Do you?

Keep up the good work Lee!!

 

[GeorgeK]

If the name lists are so good, wouldn't the $10,000+ have been better spent following the system for yourself, and getting 300+ SnapBacks on those "great names", which could then be resold for $100,000 to $500,000+ total???

 

[mole]

GeorgeK has a point.

I think that Lee is a great resource to the industry, but when you post here, you are subject to the scrutiny of very seasoned and street smart domainers - many who are playing the drop game in a manner that would send white hairs up the nostrils.

That's what I like about this forum. People challenge, honestly but fairly, but hopefully, not rudely . As a result, you tend to get, more often than not, a balanced and sharpened viewpoint.

That, at the end of the day, is what future survival feeds on.

 

[lawpsych]

Dear Fellow Domain Lovers,

I am going to jump in here and stick my neck out in order to offer a totally unsolicited comment of support for Lee. He certainly does not need my support, and in comparison to many of you on this board, I am not only a "newbie" to the board (which I am delighted to have found), but also a relative newbie to the domain selling venture. I have been so busy with my "day job" that I have not yet had a chance to launch my domain site, but that will come soon.

I count myself as being incredibly lucky to have run into Lee on the Internet and to have corresponded with him about domain selling issues. He has been uniformly kind, generous, and supportive of me and I count him as a person I can genuinely trust in many, many ways. I can hardly wait to see what he has created for this new venture, because everything that Lee has offered to date has improved the quality of the domain selling experience for me. If Lee says that he will do something, he does it, with grace, charm, and incredible wisdom.

Perhaps many, if not most of you do not need Lee's assistance and you may already be so successful at the domain reselling venture that you don't want to take the time out of your successful experiences to see what he has in store for us. If that is the case, I congratulate you on your success and your knowledge. For those of us who still have a lot to learn, Lee has been and will continue to be a gentle, honest, and supportive mentor. I feel honored to be included in the lucky 100 who will be learning more tricks of the trade from Lee.

We all know how difficult it is to trust anyone we meet on the Internet. It is so refreshing to meet a person such as Lee who is willing to share his skills, knowledge, and wisdom and who really enjoys sharing in the success of others. I look forward to getting to know al of you, either through this forum or through the NamePursuit venture. I hope to be able to get to know at least a few of you well enough to be able to say that I have the same trust and confidence in you that I have in Lee. He certainly does not need a huge fan club or following in order to be successful in this venture. He has already proven his success and it is a wonder that he is gracious and caring enough to share some of his secrets with the rest of us. But that is so characteristic of the Lee that I have come to know over the past year.

Good luck to all of you, and let's hope that we can all emerge from our domain selling experiences with a wider perspective on the Internet experience and with personal and professional success that we can all feel proud of. Perhaps there really is enough success out there for all of us to share. I have been wanting to find more people like Lee with whom to discuss my experiences and to share my talents and expertise, limited though these may be at this time. I can say, however, that by watching folks like Lee and reading everything I can get my hands on, I have been able to sell quite a few domain names, even though they are not even advertised through my Web site at present. I hope to see some of you at NamePursuit in the very near future. I am truly excited to see how this new adventure will develop.

Warmest regards,
Sheila Deitz
President and CEO,
Forensic Domains

PS The Vice President of NonHuman Resources for Forensic Domains, who exists in the form of an incredibly intuitive orange and white kitty whose offline name is Tucker, wishes you all the very best as well. You will see his pictures online at our Website when it is complete. He prefers to be known online as Cattorneyatlaw. :laugh: Most of the time he is a little angel, but he can be a little :evil: when he wants to be.

 

[domainguru]

Originally posted by GeorgeK
If the name lists are so good, wouldn't the $10,000+ have been better spent following the system for yourself, and getting 300+ SnapBacks on those "great names", which could then be resold for $100,000 to $500,000+ total???

Following that logic I would have never published the original 6.30 AM Goldrush article would I?

I realize the top end of the speculation business is run on "private lists + private information" but some of us actually like to share information, ideas, resources. With most of my articles, I have given away information for nothing. But this is a service which requires time + money to start-up and maintain. Hence there is a fee.

Is the concept really so difficult to understand?

 

[Omni]

I have a question regarding the service sent you a PM (maybe it didn't get to you) but had no reply so here goes. I read somewhere you said the system tracks 200000 'great' domain names and would do a snap BEFORE it goes on hold.

My question: so if you know which domain name you would like already, why not just reg the snap right away? It's still regging it BEFORE the domain name goes on hold - what's the difference between your service and doing it ourselves?

Please let me, and everyone else who might be thinking about the same thing, know.

 

[Omni]

Hmm...

 

[DropWizard.com]

$1K for cuddly.com.

Lee in all seriousness this is not a great domain. You shoulda taken the cash!

It only shows 204 searches at overture and a grand total of 11 links.

Perhaps you'd be kind enough to share traffic stats and affiliate conversions (ie the cash it generates) otherwise what point???
A domain is like a small business. Value it by the revenue it produces. Treat it like a business proposition.

As for the 6:30 am Goldrush I for one wish you'd never published it. It ruined a great gig

Just some thoughts!

 

[Omni]

Still want some answers to my question...

 

[DropWizard.com]

Still want some answers to my question...

for $5 they can be teleported to you

 

Somebody please help me!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brujah]

I think NamePursuit should open early. The 20th is taking wayyyy toooo long to arrive.

 

[Omni]

Hey Brujah do you know the answer to the question I have?

 

[Omni]

Hmm.... guess not..

 

[Brujah]

Originally posted by Omni
I have a question regarding the service sent you a PM (maybe it didn't get to you) but had no reply so here goes. I read somewhere you said the system tracks 200000 'great' domain names and would do a snap BEFORE it goes on hold.

My question: so if you know which domain name you would like already, why not just reg the snap right away? It's still regging it BEFORE the domain name goes on hold - what's the difference between your service and doing it ourselves?

Please let me, and everyone else who might be thinking about the same thing, know.

Sorry, I'll take a stab.

His FAQ mentioned approximately 200,000 good names and not waiting for the normal deletion cycle to take place before you're made aware of the names that are going to be expiring.

I'll also guess that its more suited for speculators who want to buy a lot of snaps so they'll pickup some good names to sell. If 25,000 names are dropping in the next few months.. I don't think Lee can afford to get snaps on them all for himself. I'll also guess that he's already gone through his lists and reserved the ones that he did want, which should still leave plenty of them left for anyone else.

 

[Omni]

I still don't get it though... why not buy the snaps yourself? Sorry I may be missing the point...

 

[Brujah]

because the price of 1,000 snaps is pretty high to float with a company like Snapnames ?