Comments on: Bido.com Unleashed…sort of. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/ Domain Name Industry News and Views Fri, 25 May 2012 20:15:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Zygos Community Links http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-154690 Zygos Community Links Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:15:38 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/#comment-154690 <strong>Warning Spammers: We Only Promote the Ethical Use of This ____ Generator Tool...</strong> When I read must we piss in every public fountain by Dan Thies, I thought it was a great post. But at the same time, as an internet marketer you have to be pragmatic. Which is why I was unsurprised when 6 months later StomperNet sent out an email sugge...

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When I read must we piss in every public fountain by Dan Thies, I thought it was a great post. But at the same time, as an internet marketer you have to be pragmatic. Which is why I was unsurprised when 6 months later StomperNet sent out an email sugge…

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]]> By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-154467 Andrew Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:43:08 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/#comment-154467 This is an interesting reaction. It's not like Ron will bash competing services since he never writes anything bad about anyone (point me to an example if I'm missing something). Is DNJournal biased? Ron is an industry supporter. And yes, there's no chinese wall between Editorial and Advertising when it's just one person. This is something I battle with as well. But if you've read this site for a while you'll notice that I say good *and* bad things about most of my advertisers. If there's negative press about them, so be it. It's my responsibility to write it. But when I write something good, every once in awhile someone will accuse my of playing favorites. This is an interesting reaction. It’s not like Ron will bash competing services since he never writes anything bad about anyone (point me to an example if I’m missing something).

Is DNJournal biased? Ron is an industry supporter. And yes, there’s no chinese wall between Editorial and Advertising when it’s just one person. This is something I battle with as well. But if you’ve read this site for a while you’ll notice that I say good *and* bad things about most of my advertisers. If there’s negative press about them, so be it. It’s my responsibility to write it. But when I write something good, every once in awhile someone will accuse my of playing favorites.

]]> By: anon http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-154422 anon Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:43:33 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/#comment-154422 I like Ron and DNJ but let's face it, DNJ has never really been about journalism in a true sense. It's hard if not impossible to be in this business and really be a true journalist. Ron has always had a stake in making the domain business always look good hasn't he? It's hard to write anything negative or even insinuatingly negative when the people paying the bills are who you might be writing about. Trades always run in to this problem because their core advertiser base happens to be the same people/businesses that the articles will be about. By running ads or articles about businesses he's involved in he is doing the right thing and pointing that out in the articles. Sure it's self-serving but so is the whole site and at least he's being transparent early enough in the article that a reader can take the words with a grain of salt. IMHO if he wanted great coverage about bido, he also should be tapping other bloggers like Andrew to do more in-depth takes on the story. In the end the reality is Ron won't be sacrificing anything imho. I like Ron and DNJ but let’s face it, DNJ has never really been about journalism in a true sense. It’s hard if not impossible to be in this business and really be a true journalist. Ron has always had a stake in making the domain business always look good hasn’t he? It’s hard to write anything negative or even insinuatingly negative when the people paying the bills are who you might be writing about. Trades always run in to this problem because their core advertiser base happens to be the same people/businesses that the articles will be about.

By running ads or articles about businesses he’s involved in he is doing the right thing and pointing that out in the articles. Sure it’s self-serving but so is the whole site and at least he’s being transparent early enough in the article that a reader can take the words with a grain of salt. IMHO if he wanted great coverage about bido, he also should be tapping other bloggers like Andrew to do more in-depth takes on the story. In the end the reality is Ron won’t be sacrificing anything imho.

]]> By: jack http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-154148 jack Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:08:49 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/#comment-154148 Ida, I agree whole heartedly. What you wrote above is pure genius. It is sad that Ron got sucked into what is obviously a lackluster idea. Gee whiz,have never heard this " life of a domain idea before?" Of course we have! Bido is doomed to failure before it starts, and will take Ron's career with it. Ida, I agree whole heartedly. What you wrote above is pure genius. It is sad that Ron got sucked into what is obviously a lackluster idea. Gee whiz,have never heard this ” life of a domain idea before?” Of course we have! Bido is doomed to failure before it starts, and will take Ron’s career with it.

]]> By: lda http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-154089 lda Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:18:21 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/#comment-154089 Quoting a so-called marketing principle is irrelevant. The shifting priciples of marketing, and the relatively static ethics of journalism generally come from different planets. RJ is a journo and built his DNJ reputation on the best elements of jounalistic ethics. That doesn't involve product-placement in a news column, or what in the past has been a news column. If RJ wants DNJ news columns to evolve into vehicles for his business enterprises, so be it. He must also wear any loss of reader interest and associated opprobrium for masquerading product-promotion as a news item. Quoting a so-called marketing principle is irrelevant. The shifting priciples of marketing, and the relatively static ethics of journalism generally come from different planets. RJ is a journo and built his DNJ reputation on the best elements of jounalistic ethics. That doesn’t involve product-placement in a news column, or what in the past has been a news column. If RJ wants DNJ news columns to evolve into vehicles for his business enterprises, so be it. He must also wear any loss of reader interest and associated opprobrium for masquerading product-promotion as a news item.

]]> By: Jeff Schneider http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-153969 Jeff Schneider Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:32:41 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/19/bidocom-unleashedsort-of/#comment-153969 I applaud Ron Jackson for crossing the line and placing his passion in an area where he can truly help the domainer community get the respect and yes share the financial rewards for pioneering a process that will actively focus on marketing THAT SPECIAL DOMAIN. The problem with auctions is there is no immediacy to buy any one name, because of all the other choices that distract the buyers. Auctioneers cannot concentrate all their salesmanship efforts on every name. There is a marketing law that is widely accepted as being a principle. That principle says, that if you give buyers too many choices they value them all the same and therefore hesitate to buy with any conviction. This is the current situation auctions of late offer.This market dynamic hurts domain sales values. I think Bidos strategy for selling one name at a time is an absolutely brilliant marketing strategy. Bravo I applaud Ron Jackson for crossing the line and placing his passion in an area where he can truly help the domainer community get the respect and yes share the financial rewards for pioneering a process that will actively focus on marketing THAT SPECIAL DOMAIN. The problem with auctions is there is no immediacy to buy any one name, because of all the other choices that distract the buyers. Auctioneers cannot concentrate all their salesmanship efforts on every name.

There is a marketing law that is widely accepted as being a principle. That principle says, that if you give buyers too many choices they value them all the same and therefore hesitate to buy with any conviction. This is the current situation auctions of late offer.This market dynamic hurts domain sales values.

I think Bidos strategy for selling one name at a time is an absolutely brilliant marketing strategy. Bravo

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