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

One thing everyone who reads domain blogs, forums, and other informational domain industry websites should keep in mind is that we all are in different financial situations, come from different backgrounds, have different expectations, and have different financial interests. Yes, this is obvious, but it’s important to keep in mind when reading advice or suggestions anywhere.

I regularly see people soliciting advice regarding a particular situation. This is often related to an inquiry or offer on a particular domain name. The advice that is shared is usually diverse, but some would certainly lead to bad outcomes. While it may be good to get outside opinions, I don’t think it’s necessarily helpful when it comes from people who are likely in vastly different financial situations and have different backgrounds. The right move may be to accept an offer, but listening to advice that recommends spurning the offer can kill a deal that may be critical to the domain owner.

In addition to this type of situational advice, everyone has their own

Spam is a fact of life. Everyone gets a ton of spam. I would imagine domain owners likely get targeted for very specific spam emails related to domain names, SEO, web development…etc. This means that domain buyers and domain sellers need to do something to get through the clutter.

One thing to keep in mind when emailing to buy or sell a domain name is that the recipients are not always particularly tech savvy. Many likely are concerned about security threats like phishing, and when they get domain name related emails, they are concerned that the sender could have malicious intentions. I would probably feel the same way due to the types of emails I see.

I don’t like to write long winded emails. I feel like the