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Reading the other side: the psychology of a domain negotiation

Domains are emotional assets. The best acquisitions come from understanding the owner as much as the name, and never revealing your own hand.

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Unlike fixed-price assets, a domain's value is emotional as much as commercial. Reading the owner's situation, motivation and expectations is where a negotiation is really won.

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Staying anonymous and unhurried keeps the owner anchoring to the market rather than to your urgency. Patience and evidence do the rest.

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