Cold calls: Get on the damn phone!

To paraphrase Rick Schwartz, if you're a domainer, you're also a salesman. Or a saleswoman, for that matter. In order to be a successful sales-person, your selling skills must include being able to communicate efficiently, and not just through email. The latter might seem easy, but the … [Read more...]

I have no budget for the .com and I believe the .info will do better

Recently, I had the pleasure of exchanging a couple of emails with a person who provides quality 3D infographics for financial data, on his .info web site. After receiving an offer for the matching .com on Sedo and not reaching an agreement on the price, I assumed it came from the .info or the … [Read more...]

Sedo pays fast

As I said in the past, Sedo pays fast. How fast, depends on your willingness to participate in the seller/buyer exchange. If you fail to respond to messages regarding a transaction, or if you do not take the initiative to inform the transaction manager about completing that action, chances are … [Read more...]

Is the language barrier costing you some domain sales?

As a native Greek speaker I often feel the frustrations of domainers attempting to engage in international sales. English might be the language of commerce, however it's not necessarily spoken or fully understood by everyone. Many times, the exchange can lead to misunderstandings, particularly … [Read more...]

The single most important lesson – Straight from Rick Schwartz

It really doesn't feel like it's been a full decade of selling domain names, and yet I sold my first domain in early 2000 for low four figures. In those days, the market was still raw, GoDaddy was the new up-and-coming force and Frank Schilling was still in Canada building homes and planning his … [Read more...]