{"id":6255,"date":"2022-05-19T13:47:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T17:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2022-05-19T15:21:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T19:21:00","slug":"are-we-on-the-same-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/are-we-on-the-same-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we on the same page?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part of the domain investing game is waiting for inbound inquiries. Also known as “the waiting game,” this is the part that often challenges a domainer’s patience.<\/p>\n

Having sold domains I held for almost two decades<\/strong>, waiting on offers can become exhaustive. At some point, a re-assessment of one’s domain portfolio and a repricing might be necessary.<\/p>\n

I refer to that process as the weeding and feeding<\/strong><\/a> of your domain portfolio.<\/p>\n

Offers that arrive can start at a very low, insignificant number. Some are intentionally lowball, to confirm domain ownership, or to provoke a response from the domain’s owner. But many evolve into full-fledged negotiations that can reach the “magic number” at which you’d sell.<\/p>\n

It’s important to ensure that your potential buyer is on the same page as you are.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Offers come and go, but every number past that original offer must deliver an indication that the other party is not just dicking around<\/em> with your time.<\/p>\n

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For example, let’s say the offer comes in at $1,000 dollars and you respond with a counter-offer in the five figure range\u2014that next offer that follows determines the inquiry’s credibility.<\/p>\n

If that offer barely clicks up a notch into e.g. $2,000 dollars or even less, there’s a gap right there that might be impossible to fill. Same for low ranges, when e.g. an offer of $200 dollars won’t cross into low\/mid four figure territory.<\/p>\n

At that point, it’s time to wave goodbye to your buyer, indicating exactly what’s going on: they are not on the same page with you.<\/p>\n

By informing them of this gap in negotiations without negating the sentiment using a different statement, you let them work on their future responses. Perhaps they’ll come back at some point to pay your asking price or to negotiate with a reasonable attitude towards your domain assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Part of the domain investing game is waiting for inbound inquiries. Also known as “the waiting game,” this is the part that often challenges a domainer’s patience. Having sold domains I held for almost two decades, waiting on offers can become exhaustive. At some point, a re-assessment of one’s domain portfolio and a repricing might […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1323,639,1189],"class_list":["post-6255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-domains","tag-domain-negotiations","tag-domain-offers","tag-domains","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nAre we on the same page? - Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are we on the same page? 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