ProTrada is the Domain Buyer’s Dashboard
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Tool helps domain investors win domain auctions at lower prices.
Last week at TRAFFIC I had a chance to sit down with the team behind ProTrada, a (beta) system for buying domain names across multiple platforms.
The idea is simple: find the best domain names available on exchanges and expired domain sites and get them for the lowest possible price.
The basic features of ProTrada are nothing new; it’s how they’re all brought together that makes this a killer application. ProTrada has married domain searching with bid management. Big scale domainers have their own internal tools for doing this. ProTrada has brought it to the masses at $49/month.
There are a bunch of features, but at its simplest form this is how I think most users will benefit:
1. Use filters to find high quality expiring or auctioning domains.
2. Use bid management tools to place automated bids toward the end of the auction.
ProTrada is integrated with all of the major domain marketplaces including Go Daddy, Sedo, Afternic, SnapNames, NameJet, Pool and eBay.
In addition to helping domainers improve their business, ProTrada is preaching domains as an investment to the masses. This can only mean a good thing for the industry.
[ProTrada is an advertiser on Domain Name Wire. I am not being compensated for this post. There is a waitlist for advertising on DNW so I do not let advertising affect product reviews.]
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Thanks for giving your honest feedback about this type of system that could be useful to anyone looking to have the chance to invest! (Including the screenshot definitely gives more insight into what it’s like).
A wait list to advertise on the site? Make room for the extra cash flow.
I’m a big fan of Protrada, really phenomenal software and lightning fast. Saves time by automating a lot of otherwise manual processes.
I have been using the Protrada system now for a short while and have been able to secure a good volume of quality domains time efficiently.
It’s scary giving Carte Blanche access to so much of your business.
Thanks for the review and comments.
Protrada offers a FREE 14 day trial of the entire system with no credit card required at protrada.com
@Domainer Extraordinaire, you can set a sub-account at Go Daddy and move some of your domains into that account to test with Protrada.
Forgot to mention, the screen shot used here is of our freshly redesigned user interface. It’s due for launch in the next couple of days.
Check twitter.com/protrada and facebook.com/protrada for more Protrada news.
maybe its just me, but protrada still seems buggy, MUCH better than nothing though.
@Page Howe, we appreciate your feedback and support.
If you do find a bug please use the Feedback tab to report it and we’ll look into it ASAP.
Protrada doesn’t work. The software is buggy. The data isn’t updated. The websites are completely useless. The monthly fee is a gimmick – you have to pay for “credits” to do anything. Don’t waste your time.
Hi @ Jameson W
If you do find a bug please just log it using Alfred.
The data in Protrada is updated in real time so it exactly matches our partner domain info.
Credits (1 credit = $1) are only required to develop a website (5 credits per year) and list domains for sale (1 credit per domain).
Protrada websites are keyword rich, socially enabled, high quality websites that generate revenue from CPC, CPM and Amazon and eBay affiliate programs. And you keep 100% of the revenue from the website.
Our monthly subscriptions are $0/month for Protrada Lite which gives you access to all features of Protrada and the Basic data set and 10 free credits. Protrada Plus is $49/month, comes with 50 credits, gives full access to all the power of Protrada and the Advanced data set.
We have also just added dropping domains to Protrada and an iPhone and Android apps to give members access to Protrada wherever they may be.
I’m not sure which plan you signed up for because I can’t find a similar username to the name you used here in our system but please feel free to contact me directly if you have any other issues.
Thanx for your feedback.