From identifying and reaching the owner to negotiation, documentation, escrow and transfer. One specialist handles the entire acquisition for you.
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I identify the owner, establish contact, negotiate the acquisition and coordinate secure completion — including difficult cases where previous approaches have failed.
Difficult acquisition →I develop the domain name strategy before the market knows what you are building: which domain names to acquire, which available names to register, which gTLDs and ccTLDs matter, and in which order to secure them.
Domain name strategy →Most acquisitions can work on a success-fee basis. When the obvious routes have failed, a retained engagement can support the deeper research, persistence and attention the case requires.
Why a retainer can make sense →Owner unreachable. Owner refuses to sell. Negotiations failed. Legal dispute. Unsuccessful UDRP.
I will acquire the domain name for you.The obvious routes have been exhausted. The owner cannot be identified, reached or persuaded.
I will acquire it for you.You tell me which domain name you want. I handle the acquisition from first research through secure completion.
Transactions can be completed through Escrow.com or another mutually acceptable escrow provider. I coordinate the transaction and transfer process for you.
I have worked in domain name acquisition since 1997, specializing in identifying owners, establishing contact and negotiating transactions that are difficult to complete through conventional approaches.
A new company, product or brand can require far more than one domain name. I develop a coordinated strategy across .com, relevant gTLDs and ccTLDs: existing domain names that need to be acquired, available domain names that should be registered, priority markets, and the sequence in which each move should happen.
Sequence matters. One visible acquisition can reveal a new brand before launch and change the availability or price of the remaining domain names. The objective is to secure the important positions confidentially and in the right order.
Most domain name acquisitions can be handled on a success-fee basis. The difficult cases are different.
If the obvious approaches have already failed, an acquisition may require substantial research, persistence and repeated work with no certainty of success. On a success-fee-only basis, the natural economic incentive is to concentrate time on acquisitions that are easier to complete.
A retainer changes that incentive. It allows me to devote the time and effort to a difficult acquisition that the case actually requires.
The buyer's identity can remain undisclosed to the seller where the transaction structure permits. For new brands and products, acquisitions can be coordinated so the first move does not unnecessarily reveal what is being built.
After transfer, public-facing registration data can be privacy-protected where registrar, registry and applicable rules allow.
I coordinate agreed terms, acquisition documentation where required, seller invoice, escrow, transfer and confirmation that the domain name is under your control. Transactions can use Escrow.com or another mutually acceptable escrow provider.
If an actively used domain name requires transition arrangements, those can be addressed as part of the acquisition terms.
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