{"id":3548,"date":"2013-11-19T11:51:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T16:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2013-11-19T14:12:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T19:12:12","slug":"domain-negotiation-the-goodbye-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domain-negotiation-the-goodbye-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain negotiation: The &#8216;Goodbye&#8217; letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quite often, domain investors maintain their leads for years; a negotiation that went south and ended in a non-agreement should not be discarded.<\/p>\n<p>From my personal experience, there are instances when the potential buyer returns &#8211; <em>months or even years later<\/em> &#8211; agreeing to the asking price, or making a substantial offer that might be of interest.<\/p>\n<p>This happens for several reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Their budget increased<\/li>\n<li>They re-assessed the purpose of their strategic acquisition<\/li>\n<li>They received professional advice on the domain<\/li>\n<li>Their significant other finally let them have that domain &#8216;toy&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When closing a deal as &#8220;unsold&#8221; at <a href=\"http:\/\/domainnamesales.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Domain Name Sales<\/strong><\/a>, it&#8217;s a good idea to send a &#8220;Goodbye letter&#8221; prior to that.<\/p>\n<p>Thank the other party regardless of the context of their responses; even if they had been rather jerky throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Your &#8220;Goodbye letter&#8221; should incorporate the following language:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Point out that the negotiations for the domain have ended<\/li>\n<li>Thank them for their time and offer<\/li>\n<li>Let them know that if they reconsider it in the future, they&#8217;re welcome to contact you again<\/li>\n<li>As a last &#8216;kick&#8217;, state that it would all depend on the availability of the domain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This type of response yields several points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You get to remind them that they expressed interest in your domain<\/li>\n<li>That you are a strong negotiator &#8211; always appreciated in the real world<\/li>\n<li>That perhaps, in the future, there will be another opportunity for them to buy the domain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep your &#8220;Goodbye letter&#8221; short, polite and to the point; and like any other response email at <a href=\"http:\/\/domainnamesales.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Domain Name Sales<\/strong><\/a>, you can save it as a <em>Custom Template<\/em> response.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quite often, domain investors maintain their leads for years; a negotiation that went south and ended in a non-agreement should not be discarded. 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