Comments for DirectNavigation.com http://directnavigation.com The Direct Navigation Industry Blog Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:39:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Toys.com – bought by Toy R Us for $ 5,100,000 by Editor http://directnavigation.com/2009/02/toys-com-bought-by-toy-r-us-for-5100000/comment-page-1/#comment-19254 Editor Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:39:18 +0000 http://67.20.91.70/?p=71#comment-19254 Big Bucks! Very exciting Auction! Check out the New .CO Domain... O.co Just went for $350,000.00 dollars... Big Bucks!

Very exciting Auction!

Check out the New .CO Domain…

O.co Just went for $350,000.00 dollars…

]]> Comment on One of The Most Amusing Domain Offers That I Have Ever Received by directnavigation http://directnavigation.com/2010/08/one-of-the-most-amusing-domain-offers-that-i-have-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-18898 directnavigation Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:13:00 +0000 http://directnavigation.com/?p=543#comment-18898 chuck, i never thought of that. I'm amazed he didn't. chuck,
i never thought of that. I’m amazed he didn’t.

]]> Comment on One of The Most Amusing Domain Offers That I Have Ever Received by Chuck Hambling http://directnavigation.com/2010/08/one-of-the-most-amusing-domain-offers-that-i-have-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-18824 Chuck Hambling Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:22:52 +0000 http://directnavigation.com/?p=543#comment-18824 It is a novel opening approach. I am surprised, however, that he did not open by asking YOU to pay HIM to take that negative asset off your hands. It is a novel opening approach.

I am surprised, however, that he did not open by asking YOU to pay HIM to take that negative asset off your hands.

]]> Comment on One of The Most Amusing Domain Offers That I Have Ever Received by Kyle Kight http://directnavigation.com/2010/08/one-of-the-most-amusing-domain-offers-that-i-have-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-18823 Kyle Kight Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:03:56 +0000 http://directnavigation.com/?p=543#comment-18823 Obviously this introduction clearly identifies the misunderstanding of domain age and the value of being indexed for 9 years. Regardless of a parked page or not, a domain that has an index of 5 plus years has a TRUST rank that could be worth millions. Obviously this introduction clearly identifies the misunderstanding of domain age and the value of being indexed for 9 years. Regardless of a parked page or not, a domain that has an index of 5 plus years has a TRUST rank that could be worth millions.

]]> Comment on One of The Most Amusing Domain Offers That I Have Ever Received by npcomplete http://directnavigation.com/2010/08/one-of-the-most-amusing-domain-offers-that-i-have-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-18822 npcomplete Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:44:35 +0000 http://directnavigation.com/?p=543#comment-18822 I just love these "My Dog Ate My Homework" excuses for lowball offers. Maybe somebody should start a "funny offer letters" thread in one of the forums. One of my favorites was from a "hippy chick" that was living in a van. She wanted to buy a $xxx,xxx domain for $xx, and was going to paint the domain name on the side of her van and drive around the country. It makes you wonder, if she is living in a van, where would she find money to host the site, and how was she connecting to the net? So I offered to sell her a different domain that might be more appropriate: MarijuanaArrests.com. LMAO. I just love these “My Dog Ate My Homework” excuses for lowball offers. Maybe somebody should start a “funny offer letters” thread in one of the forums.

One of my favorites was from a “hippy chick” that was living in a van. She wanted to buy a $xxx,xxx domain for $xx, and was going to paint the domain name on the side of her van and drive around the country. It makes you wonder, if she is living in a van, where would she find money to host the site, and how was she connecting to the net?

So I offered to sell her a different domain that might be more appropriate: MarijuanaArrests.com. LMAO.

]]> Comment on One of The Most Amusing Domain Offers That I Have Ever Received by ValueDrops.com http://directnavigation.com/2010/08/one-of-the-most-amusing-domain-offers-that-i-have-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-18819 ValueDrops.com Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:39:55 +0000 http://directnavigation.com/?p=543#comment-18819 I would personally be very mad to receive an email like that. He basically assumes that the domain owner is an idiot. I would personally be very mad to receive an email like that. He basically assumes that the domain owner is an idiot.

]]> Comment on One of The Most Amusing Domain Offers That I Have Ever Received by Glen http://directnavigation.com/2010/08/one-of-the-most-amusing-domain-offers-that-i-have-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-18810 Glen Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:54:41 +0000 http://directnavigation.com/?p=543#comment-18810 LOVE the "offer letters" - so awkward, they're like first dates! (cheap first dates for the most part!) lol A recent one I received was from a Cornell Grad student looking for the plural of one that she had - I also have the .co.uk and .ca's. I was fair at 2k usd for all of them, but she was "a poor student just starting off...." The very next line was about her parents having a place on an exclusive barrier island in Florida in the same county of a summer home I have!!! lol On a side note, I receive a lot of offers. I am always surprised at how few of them ask for the co.uk / .ca versions (if there - for the .com version) as well as don't have their own versions for their core businesses. I travel enough around the world to see the importance of those extensions to their respective countries/users. Is $10 bucks too much for people to pay to lock in a country and forward the name "home?"......I am talking about several companies looking to build a "web" presence and are not localized entities... -it's just another point where I know I'm about to get - -"Oh, I'm just starting out and am still on Ramen noodles" reply. lol LOVE the “offer letters” – so awkward, they’re like first dates! (cheap first dates for the most part!) lol
A recent one I received was from a Cornell Grad student looking for the plural of one that she had – I also have the .co.uk and .ca’s. I was fair at 2k usd for all of them, but she was “a poor student just starting off….” The very next line was about her parents having a place on an exclusive barrier island in Florida in the same county of a summer home I have!!! lol

On a side note, I receive a lot of offers. I am always surprised at how few of them ask for the co.uk / .ca versions (if there – for the .com version) as well as don’t have their own versions for their core businesses. I travel enough around the world to see the importance of those extensions to their respective countries/users. Is $10 bucks too much for people to pay to lock in a country and forward the name “home?”……I am talking about several companies looking to build a “web” presence and are not localized entities… -it’s just another point where I know I’m about to get – -”Oh, I’m just starting out and am still on Ramen noodles” reply. lol

]]> Comment on One of The Most Amusing Domain Offers That I Have Ever Received by Tym http://directnavigation.com/2010/08/one-of-the-most-amusing-domain-offers-that-i-have-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-18787 Tym Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:23:14 +0000 http://directnavigation.com/?p=543#comment-18787 I don't see anything wrong with this introductory email. Sure, it's a little different, and his expressions are not exactly the same as in North America, but every culture is different. You can't be put off that easily if you're going to deal in a global economy. I don’t see anything wrong with this introductory email.

Sure, it’s a little different, and his expressions are not exactly the same as in North America, but every culture is different.

You can’t be put off that easily if you’re going to deal in a global economy.

]]> Comment on Amazing Guest Post by The Purchaser of CookingGames.com – A Must Read by Juegos Diarios http://directnavigation.com/2010/01/amazing-guest-post-by-the-purchaser-of-cookinggames-com-a-must-read/comment-page-1/#comment-18777 Juegos Diarios Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:24:56 +0000 http://directnavigation.com/?p=219#comment-18777 Good post Bill & Larry... This is an excellent strategy but you need to afford this kind of investment. Good post Bill & Larry… This is an excellent strategy but you need to afford this kind of investment.

]]> Comment on One of The Most Amusing Domain Offers That I Have Ever Received by directnavigation http://directnavigation.com/2010/08/one-of-the-most-amusing-domain-offers-that-i-have-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-18773 directnavigation Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:05:56 +0000 http://directnavigation.com/?p=543#comment-18773 @ hugh. I would feel guilty if I passed on to him my "negative assets". LOL @ hugh. I would feel guilty if I passed on to him my “negative assets”. LOL

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