{"id":1858,"date":"2011-08-23T12:50:49","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T16:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2011-08-23T12:54:43","modified_gmt":"2011-08-23T16:54:43","slug":"the-single-most-important-lesson-straight-from-rick-schwartz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/the-single-most-important-lesson-straight-from-rick-schwartz\/","title":{"rendered":"The single most important lesson &#8211; Straight from Rick Schwartz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It really doesn&#8217;t feel like it&#8217;s been a full decade of selling domain names, and yet I sold my first domain in early 2000 for low four figures.<\/p>\n<p>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 life-changing move to the Caymans and domaining.<\/p>\n<p>Things have changed since then; domainers nowadays have an astounding amount of resources to tap into. There are domain forums, networking groups, domain conferences and newsletters, blogs and publications.<\/p>\n<p>Having completed yet another domain sale to be published in DNJournal tomorrow, I marvel at the way some domainers promote their domains and how they evaluate their virtual property.<\/p>\n<p>When attempting to maximize your domain sales, make sure that you don&#8217;t leave money on the table. Research your investment and when an offer comes along, there is a single strategy that will boost both your confidence and your bank account.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s &#8220;<strong>the power of no<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; something that Rick Schwartz has applied time and again to every domain offer that didn&#8217;t make the cut.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains\/my-domain-valuation-methodology-part-2-as-a-seller\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>evaluating a domain name for sale<\/strong><\/a>, you will soon learn how to accurately gauge its potential. Then you will exercise patience until that offer comes along; in the meantime, you will be able to turn down every suitor that doesn&#8217;t make the cut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ricksblog.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rick&#8217;s blog<\/strong><\/a> is a great resource of aggressively dished information about domain selling strategies. Visit it often and read it as if it were your favorite Sports Almanac.<\/p>\n<p>Follow me on twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/acroplex\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/twitter.com\/acroplex<\/strong><\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It really doesn&#8217;t feel like it&#8217;s been a full decade of selling domain names, and yet I sold my first domain in early 2000 for low four figures. 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