Comments on: Affiliate Summit Auction Fails to Convert

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Top 10 posts for the month of July » Domain Name News — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:03:00 +0000

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By: AffiliateGuy

AffiliateGuy — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:55:35 +0000

Leonard Holmes - Thanks.

Boris Yeltsin’s Zombie - I don’t think I over generalized affiliates at all. In fact, you say in the second line of your comment that you “just think a lot of affiliates are cheap”. That my friend is over generalizing. I gave 5 reasons why I thought affiliates weren’t buying.

Steve Morsa - Not being able to bid on the fly without being preregistered didn’t help. I was tempted to bid on a couple of names last minute, but I wasn’t registered to bid.

By: Carillo Francois

Carillo Francois — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:04:23 +0000

I did not se the list but it’s srrongly possible that most of the generic domains for sale were:
- overpriced
- of low search popularity
Affiliates/merchants are not investors, they work in a monthly basis at worst yearly basis but no more.
They want fast return of investment.
When a domain is priced +10 years his search type in revenue like that’s the case today for almost all the auction sales then it’s not an apealing deal for a marketer.
Also, was the domains for sale of interest for this audience?
I am not sure as all the commercial generic names having a high search popularity (the ones of interest) has already been purchased for +90% by domain investors and are not for sale.

By: Steve Morsa

Steve Morsa — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:30:25 +0000

Thanks for the article and insight, Affiliate Guy.

Another thought/question for anyone: While AG’s explanation/s make sense in explaining the poor physical attendence by active, involved, “fully-funded” domain buyers, what explains the lack of such buyers via phone/proxy?

By: Domain Name Wire » News » Affiliate Summit Domain Auction Fizzles - The Domain Industry's News Source

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:21:09 +0000

[...] a good analysis of the reasons for the low bidding over at Domain Name News. “Affiliate Guy” concludes [...]

By: Leonard Holmes

Leonard Holmes — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:51:27 +0000

Great article. I was one of the few domainers at the auction and picked up a bargain in the process. I think you hit the nail on the head - this was not the venue or the audience to draw the deep pocket domain investors or CEOs needed for an auction like this.

I doubt we’ll see Monte and his crew at another Affiliate Summit in the near future.

By: Boris Yeltsin's Zombie

Boris Yeltsin's Zombie — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:33:31 +0000

You’re overgeneralizing. I know plenty of affiliates that highly prize keyword-laden domains.

I just think a lot of affiliates are cheap. And/or don’t have enough spare cash to lay down for some of these high price domains. A lot of affiliates are working out of their garage etc.

Once some bigger affiliate groups and companies start to make serious benjamins, then expect them to start picking up these domains.

I already know of affiliates spending huge $$$ on domains and making the payback very quickly.

By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:36:32 +0000

I was debating putting some of my domains from my portfolio through this auction and I’m glad I didn’t. I think I’ll work on creating some real content instead and focus on selling later.