{"id":3160,"date":"2013-02-21T18:35:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T23:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=3160"},"modified":"2013-02-25T12:49:29","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T17:49:29","slug":"time-wasters-how-to-tell-them-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/time-wasters-how-to-tell-them-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"Time-wasters: How to tell them apart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a domain investor, I am direct and to the point; when I\u2019m in the process of acquiring a domain name, I make an offer and negotiate from there. If the price difference is unbridgeable, I let the seller know that my budget does not stretch that far.<\/p>\n<p>As a seller of domain names, I expect potential buyers to negotiate in a similar manner.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that expectation almost always fails me; there are plenty of time-wasters out there, that deploy a frustrating pseudo-strategy but never open their wallets.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few ways to identify those time-wasters, and here are some indications that you\u2019re dealing with one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offers arrive laden with typographical and syntactical errors: \u201cWhat ask?\u201d is a recent favorite. Those that don\u2019t double check an email or message for clarity, won\u2019t be spending big bucks on your domains.<\/li>\n<li>Location: While Indian millionaires exist, chances are that any offers that arrive from India won\u2019t cross into the $x,xxx territory. It\u2019s just a matter of how this great nation\u2019s economy works.<\/li>\n<li>The over-use of a corporate signature. Most large company SEOs don\u2019t have the time to email domain sellers; if an offer flaunts its title, chances are that it\u2019s a single member company.<\/li>\n<li>Fake contact information that appears to be legit. Read the \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains\/spam-lies-and-videotape-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Spam, lies and videotape<\/strong><\/a>\u2018 story that domain investor <strong>Nadia Pessoa<\/strong> helped me with.<\/li>\n<li>Upon requesting a phone number to discuss matters further, the other party ends all communication or refuses to provide it. It\u2019s easy to spoof or fake a title, or use a domain hiding behind WHOIS privacy; direct communication can reveal the time-waster\u2019s plot.<\/li>\n<li>The other party is a domainer. Sadly, a lot of people in the business spam other domainers, lowballing <em>en masse<\/em>. This is the type that one should avoid the most; not only because there is no money in such a transaction, but because it\u2019s a mockery to begin with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, do your research before responding to an offer. Unless it has potential, ignoring the time-waster\u2019s email is the best thing to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a domain investor, I am direct and to the point; when I\u2019m in the process of acquiring a domain name, I make an offer and negotiate from there. If the price difference is unbridgeable, I let the seller know that my budget does not stretch that far. 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