TBR list filtering tool? (1.Viewing)

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Does one exist? Something like ExpiredNames.net for TBR names?

The whole TBR process is entirely new to me... Only learned about it after joining the forum. I checked out the list for January 20, downloaded the spreadsheet and did a quick scan of a few thousand names. But holy crap... that is not a friendly presentation for a list of domains!

So yeah... does anyone know of a good filtering tool that exists to make the work easier, or is Excel wizardry the only real solution?
 
jaydub said:
The CIRA site lets you sort by number of characters ...contains...starts with....ends with.
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Or you could just use the best filter available.... [notify]DomainRecap[/notify]

Get on his good side and he may update you of his top picks, he usually gives clues if you look for them.
 
jaydub said:
@JoeN
The CIRA site lets you sort by number of characters ...contains...starts with....ends with.

https://www.cira.ca/ca-domains/tbr
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Thanks [notify]jaydub[/notify]. I did notice that, but I was hoping for some more advanced filters. English words only, exclude hyphens and numbers, range of characters... that kind of thing.

I think I've been spoiled by ExpiredNames :)
 
You do have those tools... once the .CA names expire.

And you should be glad the CIRA supports some level of sorting and filtering, as not that long ago, the TBR list used to be a generated and very rudimentary, multi-column HTML file with all the domains jammed in there. You needed to go hardcore to find anything then.
 
FM said:
In case you mean https://www.expireddomains.net/ , I've emailed Marco to see if he can add .CA ;-)
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This has been brought up many times in the past, and like a lot of things in life, it comes down to how ED can make money from it.

Expired domains are easy, you link to any number of registrars, using affiliate or partnership links, and then when an ED client registers a domain you collect a percentage, Quid pro quo.

But TBR is far different and there is really no viable method of making money on your work other than limiting it as a "paid member" feature.
 
So Marco has educated me: TBR domains are actually listed on ExpiredDomains.net - under PendingDelete. You can see easiest by applying a TLD filter:

https://member.expireddomains.net/domains/pendingdelete/#listing

(the filter does not carry through in the URL)

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FM said:
So Marco has educated me: TBR domains are actually listed on ExpiredDomains.net - under PendingDelete. You can see easiest by applying a TLD filter:

https://member.expireddomains.net/domains/pendingdelete/#listing

(the filter does not carry through in the URL)

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Thank you. :) I’m sure you just did a lot of us a favor and saved a lot of time. Maybe this is what a lot of us have been looking for.
 
FM said:
So Marco has educated me: TBR domains are actually listed on ExpiredDomains.net - under PendingDelete. You can see easiest by applying a TLD filter:

https://member.expireddomains.net/domains/pendingdelete/#listing

(the filter does not carry through in the URL)

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Thanks [notify]FM[/notify]! I could have sworn I checked the cctld extensions filters on the Pending Delete names and didn't see .ca names there before... But no matter! Excellent news.
 
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JoeN said:
Thanks @FM! I could have sworn I checked the cctld extensions filters on the Pending Delete names and didn't see .ca names there before...
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I know I checked a while ago and it returned 0 listings, but like you said it's up now.

Thanks FM!
 
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It's a pain but I like the old fashion way of sorting the list top to bottom......yes it's eye intensive and takes time but there are gems in there......

we all try to hit a home run......sometimes I prefer to just get on base

TBR Jan 20th I sorted the list and 50 domains passed the "radio test" drilled down to 30 then 10 then ordered 7 won 6 all at entry-level pricing with various registrars

RESULT.... after TBR sent out 15 emails, got one bite.....told them 2600 they countered 1000 and we split the difference.... the only issue is I had to explain the 60-day reg lock and they had to set up an account at the winning registrar

BUT IT GETS BETTER, the person who purchased wants the .com......so we set a budget at mid $xx,xxx and i will broker on their behalf

I can guarantee you this name would not have poped up on a filtered list

~ian
 
So basically, nothing beats hard work, and I agree.

Also, I started looking through the ED listings and it exposed me to some domains I would not normally look at, and after further research, domains that I definitely shouldn't be looking at.

I've known this for a long while, but there is an inherent danger is putting too much credence into filtered lists, especially in .CA. The .COM market is so huge that it allows specialties to emerge and thrive, but the exponentially smaller .CA market doesn't have the necessary breadth to even start.

This also leads to problems with .CA valuation, as it always takes market prices and trends mainly from .COM, .NET, .ORG, .CO, .IO, and .CC for the most part. Those have very little to do with what sells in .CA and hitching your wagon to the worldwide marketplace will only get you in trouble.

You need to create a solid plan and budget, stick to it like glue, and let the chips fall where they may.
 
Here's a great example in the inherent flaws of .CA stats:

theelwins.ca

This features a backlink stat of over 346,000 (!), and the domain refers to The Elwins band, which uses TheElwins.com for their primary site. Unfortunately, that 346K in backlinks is actually for the .COM, and the .CA was only forwarded there for type-ins. So by virtue, the .CA gets a pile of backlinks it didn't earn and will ever keep once removed from the .COM.

When I first started DR, I used to buy a few of these "high traffic/high backlink" .CAs for min bid or pick them up as hand-reg leftovers to enhance site visitors, but once forwarded they never yielded an ounce of traffic. In each case I found these originally forwarded to a much larger site, and therefore had vastly overrepresented backlink stats. Live and learn.
 
iancc said:
It's a pain but I like the old fashion way of sorting the list top to bottom......yes it's eye intensive and takes time but there are gems in there......

we all try to hit a home run......sometimes I prefer to just get on base

TBR Jan 20th I sorted the list and 50 domains passed the "radio test" drilled down to 30 then 10 then ordered 7 won 6 all at entry-level pricing with various registrars

RESULT.... after TBR sent out 15 emails, got one bite.....told them 2600 they countered 1000 and we split the difference.... the only issue is I had to explain the 60-day reg lock and they had to set up an account at the winning registrar

BUT IT GETS BETTER, the person who purchased wants the .com......so we set a budget at mid $xx,xxx and i will broker on their behalf

I can guarantee you this name would not have poped up on a filtered list

~ian
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That's alot of work..but that's what makes you money too. Congrats
 
DomainRecap said:
So basically, nothing beats hard work, and I agree.

You need to create a solid plan and budget, stick to it like glue, and let the chips fall where they may.
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I fully agree
 
DomainRecap said:
Here's a great example in the inherent flaws of .CA stats:

theelwins.ca

This features a backlink stat of over 346,000 (!), and the domain refers to The Elwins band, which uses TheElwins.com for their primary site. Unfortunately, that 346K in backlinks is actually for the .COM, and the .CA was only forwarded there for type-ins. So by virtue, the .CA gets a pile of backlinks it didn't earn and will ever keep once removed from the .COM.

When I first started DR, I used to buy a few of these "high traffic/high backlink" .CAs for min bid or pick them up as hand-reg leftovers to enhance site visitors, but once forwarded they never yielded an ounce of traffic. In each case I found these originally forwarded to a much larger site, and therefore had vastly overrepresented backlink stats. Live and learn.
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Most, if not all, backlink stats refer to the actual domain that is linked. In your example, the .ca has many more backlinks than the .com -- it's just that they're (mostly) spammy garbage. When looking at backlink numbers, find out what those backlinks are. Many at the top of the list have spammy-SEO-tactic links -- thus, likely no traffic.
 
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