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What type of professional business letter should I use in this situation, and where can I get a free template?

First, understand I am not a business major. I am in the process of becoming more business savy as I begin business endeavors and take classes. There is a "dot com" domain name that is already registered and in use, but it is one of those useless sites that has a background picture of a beach with useless links and fake information. I got a WhoIs listing on their corporate office, and I would like to see if they would be willing to sell the domain name to me, and what they would want for it. How do I go about this? What type of professional business letter would I use, and where can I find a template for it, instead of having to fudge my way through it?

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1. That's probably something that would be better started with a phone call. I don't know that there are templates of letters like this... I don't think it's common enough yet. You would want to call and ask for the marketing manager, and leave a voice mail stating that you want to discuss the domian and url of the web site. Don't say what you want to discuss in detail - like the actual purchase, but if you just leave your name and number you won't get a call back. After discussing it with them on the phone, you will likely exchange contact information including email addresses. If they're using the domain for their corporate email, then the likelyhood of them selling the domain is very slight. If they're not, then you need to figure out what's in it for them to sell it. It likely won't be profitable for them unless you're willing to pay a lot for the site. The emails can be informal until the actual sale comes about. One of you will need to draft a contract of sale - it's better if it comes from you, but either way you'll want legal advice before entering into the agreement. Good luck!