I can’t tell you how many times someone has told  me that my asking price is too high because of the size of their business or because of their plans for the domain name. It boggles my mind when some people then become  rude simply because the price and value of the domain name is beyond their budget.

Although most of these inquiries do not materialize into an acceptable offer and are simply ignored, it may be helpful to explain that the value of a domain name is not how the person inquiring plans to use it, but how the domain name can be optimally used. When I explain this, I sometimes offer the following illustration or something similar:

Let’s say you

Maybe I am getting crotchety in my old age, but there are a few things that irritate me when people contact me about their domain names. I understand that people want to sell their domain names (or service) to me because I have a public presence, but there are some things that irritate me and will almost always lead to a deleted email without a response.

I want to share 5 things you shouldn’t do or say when you contact me about your domain name(s) or service(s). I presume this annoys other people as well, so perhaps it’s time to rethink your outbound email strategy:

Add RE: or FW: to a subject line when we haven’t exchanged emails. I am sure this will improve open rates, but if you try to deceive me by