Comments on: Bido Preview Site Goes Live

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:30:32 +0000

Hello Sahar,

I registered on Bido weeks ago, but did not receive any conf email etc. Is it just me, a glitch, or is that normal?

Thank You,
Ed

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Hi Ed,
There was no conf. email sent I believe. Once we get closer to release we will send an email or two with updates.
Cheers
Sahar

By: Domain Buzz: This Week in Domaining

Domain Buzz: This Week in Domaining — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:18:23 +0000

[…] Sahar Sarid announces the launch of Bido.com preview site, domain tools and auctions: “We still need to polish the pages a little bit and still have allot of work ahead of us in the next three weeks before we start running auctions (March 20th, the first day of Spring).“ […]

By: Jorge T

Jorge T — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:46:30 +0000

Agree that bido sounds very exciting and am looking forward to its launch. I too was very confused by the registration, and almost felt tricked when I realized I had just signed up for DNzoom instead of bido (although, reading the comments, it seems these accounts will be integrated.)

When done with the domain submission form, it sends you to http://bido.com/submit.php with a javascript popup saying “subscription completed” or something similar. For having such a nice interface so far, I thought it was odd that you are using javascript popups. Hopefully that was just to get the preview live. I’d like to see a confirmation page listing exactly what was submitted, along with some FAQ’s such as “How long should I wait for my names to be accepted?”

Agree that there needs to be consistency with the name (Bido, BIDO, bido, etc.)

A couple of typos:

On http://bido.com/about.php under House Rules, number 2, “parties” is spelled “parities”

On, https://app.dnzoom.com/dnz-client/login.php?newAccount=1, in the user agreement box,

“Use of any such support services is governed by the DNZOOM, INC. polices and programs ”

misspells “policies”

Sorry, didn’t know how detailed you wanted the feedback.

Take care,
Jorge

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Again, thanks Jorge, will take all into consideration.
Yes, we rushed the preview site with our eyes on fixing little things early next week. No worries, all will get fixed, we’re definitely just starting here, not finishing.
Cheers
Sahar

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:57:07 +0000

I agree the one domain a day is limiting. What is the point in opening an account if you can never auction a domain because there are always higher quality domains waiting??

Your max list is 365 domains (assuming they all sell and non have to be repeated) and that covers you for a year. Most owners aren’t willing to wait a year for a lineup and will seek other forums.

Maybe try 10 or 20 a day.

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Gordon,
We’re well aware of this. We’re starting somewhere, not ending here.
Cheers
Sahar

By: Gazzip

Gazzip — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:16:42 +0000

Hi Sahar, as mentioned before I love the layout and zesty looking colours, very FRESH !

The only thing that springs to mind is the navigation may be a potential problem if the site expands.

There is no clear defined navigation space and at the moment (from what I can see) its a one way street. No way to get back unless you use the back button on the browser…just a thought.

The project sounds very interesting and I look forward to following it.

PS - I signed up for the newsletter and when I pressed submit a box came up saying “thanks for submitting your domains” - is that part functional at the moment or will I need to sign up again later? - Thanks

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Hi again,
Aware of these issues, will all get fixed Monday (newsletter, navigation).
Thanks!
Sahar