{"id":3443,"date":"2013-09-13T16:29:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T20:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2013-09-13T16:42:59","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T20:42:59","slug":"%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%82-%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%82-%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%82-are-you-out-of-your-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%82-%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%82-%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%82-are-you-out-of-your-head\/","title":{"rendered":"\u043d\u0435\u0442, \u043d\u0435\u0442, \u043d\u0435\u0442! Are you out of your head?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A eclectic few of the inquiries that I receive for domains via the Domain Name Sales<\/strong><\/a> platform eventually make it to my blog, albeit as anonymous anecdotes.<\/p>\n

Today’s story is about a young Russian florist<\/strong> who sent me a message for a .com that I own; upon my response in English, quoting a price in the low four figure range, I received an anxiety laden email.<\/p>\n

It was in Russian, and I used Google Translate that did a great job relaying Tatjana’s sentiment.<\/p>\n

“\u043d\u0435\u0442, \u043d\u0435\u0442, \u043d\u0435\u0442!!! (no, no, no<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Are you out of your head!!!<\/p>\n

That is half of what my business makes in a year!!!<\/p>\n

\u0441\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0431\u043e-\u0441\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0431\u043e-\u0441\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0431\u043e!!! (thank you X 3<\/em>)”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I thought about it for a while, then wrote an explanatory email: my grasp of Russian is still minimal, despite Vladimir Putin’s attempt to reach out to Americans via an op-ed<\/strong><\/a>, the other day.<\/p>\n

I attempted to inform Tatjana – who looks remarkably like a brunette version of Sedo’s Kathy Nielsen<\/em> – that domains are priced the same way flower bouquets are; some are cheaper and some are more expensive. I also noted that the domain acquisition cost is a valid business expense, which hopefully at taxation time, Mother Russia<\/em> would consider it as such.<\/p>\n

My feisty Russian<\/strong> wanted none of this free education; fixated upon the quotation of capitalist dollars, she responded:<\/p>\n

“Then $20 bucks. OK, maybe $100. Not that either? Then you can keep it!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At that point, my initial enthusiasm of corresponding with a businesswoman from behind the formerly impenetrable Iron Curtain<\/em> was irreparably curbed. The gap wasn’t linguistic but rather, cultural; the disconnect wasn’t the price, but the reasoning behind it.<\/p>\n

I must say that for the same keyword, Tatjana’s business is on the first page of Google.ru<\/strong>. That alone means her annual revenue is generated by an honest business with many satisfied customers.<\/p>\n

If only I could get Putin to act as a domain broker on this one, she might change her mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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