Author Archives: Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES

About Aaron Traffas, CAI, ATS, CES

Aaron Traffas, CAI, AMM, CES, is an auctioneer from Sharon, Kansas. For the last 22 years he's worked for Purple Wave. Aaron served as president of the Kansas Auctioneers Association in 2017 and on the National Auctioneers Association Education Institute Board of Trustees from 2009 through 2013. He is a past instructor at CAI and co-wrote the original ATS and AMM designation courses from NAA. An active contract bid caller, he has advanced to the finals in multiple state auctioneer contests. During the summer, Aaron operates a farm in south central Kansas. Aaron is an active singer and songwriter and the Aaron Traffas Band's latest music can be found at aarontraffasband.com as well as Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon.

Bideo puts a price on user generated content

A new site launches today and aims to use the auction method of marketing to allow users to sell news-related video to interested parties. We think it’s an interesting use of competitive bidding, and worth a look. Here’s the release. … Continue reading

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2010 Kansas Auctioneers Association Convention in Wichita, Kansas

We’re putting the final wraps on the 2010 KAA Convention at the Wichita Airport Hilton. Thursday night featured a meet-and-greet honoring past presidents. Lynn Langvardt was the winner of the Kansas Livestock Bid-call Contest held in El Dorado on Thursday … Continue reading

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Brand your blog

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Internet branding

This week, we’ve examined domain names and email addresses as they relate to your brand. In today’s third installation of our Internet branding series, we’re going to take a look at your weblog. The same concepts that apply to your … Continue reading

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Brand your email address

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Internet branding

Yesterday, we examined some of the factors involved in selecting a domain name for your business. It needs to be a .com, match your company’s name, be short and be marketed in lowercase. Today, in the next installment of our … Continue reading

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Selecting domain names

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Internet branding

Your domain is your brand. Promote your brand by selecting an appropriate domain name. Continue reading

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