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BargainDomains.com auctions will now close everyday at 5h00 PM EST

Author: Francois
June 21, 2010

Trying to create a daily rendez-vous:

A pair of years ago when I was working on another project Mike Berkens (TheDomains.com) suggested me to deliver my expiring daily listings everyday at the same hour to create some addiction. Saying that SnapNames closes at 3h00 PM EST and NameJet.com at 4h00 PM EST so stick at a time around these 2 major daily domainers rendez-vous will finish creating an habit.

Recently Mike Cohen (DomainStryker.com) suggested me the same.
Even if I have allways found it a good idea I never implemented it until now.

So it’s official, from now the BargainDomains.com auctions will close everyday at the same hour of the day:

  • New-York: 5h00 PM
  • Los Angeles: 2h00PM
  • Paris: 11h00 PM
  • Moscow: 1h00 AM
  • New Delhi: 2h30 AM
  • Tokyo: 6h00 AM
  • Melbourne: 7h00 AM

    • I prefered this hour better than 2h00 PM EST, first by courtesy because AuctionPus.com closes at this time each day, and because it translates to 2h00 PM in Los Angeles, and I wanted Californian domainers be back at office and relax to can bid.

    So now, you know, after the NameJet.com auction wait a moment and place your winning bid on your prefered BargainDomains.com auctions!

    Tomorrow a next improvement, so stay tuned. Thanks!

     

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    Create a blog is not so difficult

    Author: Francois
    June 14, 2010

    This week-end I decided it was time to also start blogging myself.

    WordPress looks to be the best software to create blogs, so I googled “wordpress hosting” (I never type-in for search and you?) and was lucky to land on this page:
    http://wordpress.org/hosting/
    I never hear about the hosting companies featured here except BlueHost (their marketing efforts pays) so I naturally selected this company.
    I was suprised by the low price, and how the process was easy and fast: It only takes a click to install WordPress.

    I did not wanted to use my own name for the blog.
    I purchased DomainWare.com few years ago with the idea to host here a directory of domain resources.
    But Rick Latonas given me a smart advice last month saying I should not multiplicate brands but put under the same roof most of my domain services.
    Following his recomendation, I will create soon a “Resources” section in Domaining.com, so DomainWare.com was available to become my blog site.
    It’s a good fit when a significant part of my posts should be about “(my) domain software”.

    The template WordPress presents by default is really ugly so the first thing I did after was to search a nicer one.
    I used TemplateMonster.com, this service has the largest web templates inventory and prices are reasonable.

    After I installed some pluggins of interest: Twitter and FaceBook and registered with FeedBurner.com

    I made my first blog (probably not a very good post for a welcome) and asked the feed inclusion to Domaining.com, no only I was immediately accepted but my setup fee was waived (there is some advantages to closely know the owner).

    Finally it has been fast, and no brainer to create my first blog so now I can land you a hand if you need to setup a blog.

    If you feel I should use some special pluggins, make some changes,… feel free to comment this post.

    Thanks for your time!

     

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    Why some Domaining.com accounts are deleted?

    Author: Francois
    June 13, 2010

    First, a quick welcome to my blog. I will make a better/larger presentation further.

    The core of this blog should be focused on my domain services with the hope to improve them thanks to your suggestions and positive critics.
    Let’s start with something that takes me 30 minutes of my time everyday:

    A Domaining.com account is needed to access the private area of Valuate.com, BargainDomains.com, PremiumDomains.com, Catchy.com and make transactions.
    In an attempt to have the safest possible places many accounts are deleted daily:

    Fake accounts:

  • The member did not signed providing a real first and last name as asked in our sign up form: He written a fake name, just initials, a nick name, a company name, a job position, … If the member start lying about his first and last name then he losts credibility and becomes a potential source of problems for any trade he could make further through our marketplaces, so better we stop here.
  • The member signed using a “jetable” email. You know these fake emails that one can use to register in sites he wants to stay anonymous.
  • The member is using a strange pattern, example: What sort of person may be legitimately using ny12456fg@hotmail.com ?

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    Additional reasons:

  • Email no longer valid, generally after a week receiving undelivered emails the account is deleted.
  • Full mailbox response delivery received when trying to contact him, indicating a trash email or no longer used email.
  • The member has multiple accounts. The latest is kept if there is only two accounts otherwise the set is dropped.
  • Member permanently using an autoresponder. It’s very annoying and a lost of time to delete each day these email notifications.
  • When a member has not been active for 3 months there are huge chances he did not pass the big quarter cleaning.

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    Unethical or dishonest behavior, these persons are banned:

  • Attempt to sell a not owned domain.
  • Not payment of an auction won or “Buy-It-Now” purchase.
  • Sold name not transfered to the seller.
  • Ask for a refund of service received.
  • Outside sale of a domain when we were supposed to still be the exclusive broker of the name.

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    I may update this post with reasons I forgot.

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