Steveer Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today's topic is negotiating. The quick and dirty tip is to take the time to understand the other

party's point of view and motivation when negotiating. This morning, someone decided they wanted my domain.

This seems to happen to me once every few years, which suggests I have fabulous taste

in domain names.

If you're looking for a domain for your new company, just ask me.

I'll come up with a name so desirable that you'll spend the rest of your natural life

in court defending yourself against domain thieves

whose claws drip green with jealousy. This guy was a real piece of work. He emailed telling me he

wanted to buy the domain I used for my company's internal intranet. I said, not for sale. It's my

intranet domain. If I were going to sell, it would be very expensive since I'd

have to revamp my whole company. He replied that it obviously wasn't in use by my company because

there was no website there, and I shouldn't use such a dishonest negotiating tactic to justify asking

for such a high price, and what is my real price anyway? Wow, what a great way to start a

negotiation. Approach someone who has what you want, ask them to propose a price instead of offering one,

then call them a liar when they say they're not interested in selling.

How much do you want to bet this guy's single?

Here's him on a typical Saturday night.

Hey, baby.

My name's Stud.

You're pretty hot.

And even though I'm sure you're wearing tinted contacts, fake hair,

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