negotiation

I was reading this thread on a .US sale recently and was blown away by how this person negotiated: "I sold SPAC.us for $3,500 last week, via GoDaddy broker (unsolicited, inbound). Here’s how it went down, and some takeaways from this that you can use when acquiring future inventory to try and...

I’ve never sold a .AI domain name. I have sold .COMs in the past (sold Movon.com last month), and lately .IO domains have been doing okay for me (sold Arthur.io last month) but I’ve never sold a .AI domain name…but I think I might this month. It’s going to be a different deal than I’ve done...

Splitting the difference is for losers because it leaves too much money on the table. Too little too often Let me explain. The way it often goes in domaining is the buyer makes an opening bid around 10% of asking price. Right? That starts a back and forth process that, at best, creates a...

Here’s a few of her negotiation principles and how I’ve applied them in my domain negotiations over the past few years. Meticulous Preparation – First thing I do when I get an inquiry is to try to figure out who is making the offer. I search the web for the email address, the email handle and...

An interesting lesson I’ve learned is that even when the other party seems to be in a rush to acquire one of your domains, that’s not necessarily a good thing. Recently, one of my aged two word .com domains received an offer for which I sent out a quote. The other party stalled for a weekend...

When negotiating on a domain sale, one of the most challenging moments is when the interested party declares the domain as being beyond their budget. Depending on the domain’s valuation, you might have the ability to offer the asset at a discount. However, it’s best not to do that right away...

How to sell a really valuable domain name like Rate.com. Kate Buckley just brokered the sale of Rate.com to GuaranteedRate.com for $725,000. In this episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast, she explains her process for selling Rate.com, which should help you when you try to sell a valuable...

Last year I sold a domain through DomainNameSales.com and while dealing with the buyer in the entire transaction I learnt one new way of handling the buyer which will help a little more in convincing to buy your domain name. Let’s suppose after going back and forth during the negotiation...