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Flipping Untangled

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Michelle.

If you’re still undecided about selling websites, feel it’s too complicated or that you’ll end up in a virtual tangled mess if you dare try it, then you might want to check out my guest post at Josh Spaulding’s blog. I’ve covered off the basics on how to get started and there have been a lot of great comments and questions to which I’ve given some detailed responses.

In one of the comments Peggy asked how to price a basic blog to sell, you can read my answer in the reply where I also linked to two sites I sold: A basic blog sold for $127 and a premium niche blog sold for $297.

Moving from a basic blog flip to the more premium level blogs is a great way to offer more to potential buyers and subsequently increase your chances of selling at a higher price point.

There are so many ways to develop web property and you can create your own unique combination of what you offer for sale. A blog with a forum integrated is a nice extra touch or including a reasonable quality PLR ebook with customised graphics is another great way to add value to your packages. When you are more proficient at building out blogs quickly you can build two at once that compliment each other and either sell them together as a type of bonus offer or put one up for sale and offer the other to the same buyer.

If the basics such as the site transfer are still haunting you then go over to Josh’s blog and read my guest post and comments where I’ve covered off a lot, including this response to Paul’s question regarding the amount of technical work involved:

@Paul There are technical aspects to this and when it’s stepped out on virtual paper it looks and sounds long and cumbersome, but when you have a little bit of experience you can be in and out of a site transfer in 10 to 20 minutes. Of course there are exceptions but in the main it’s relatively quick and easy.

Check out Website Flipping 101 – 10 Steps To Quick VRE Cash.

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The Year That Was

Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by Michelle.

Happy holidays and a happy New Year to you! The end of 2009 is here and a new decade awaits us which is very exciting indeed!
Although I like to consider plans for the future more than I enjoy looking back on the past, I think it’s important to reflect and be open to really ’seeing’ [...]

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Selling Websites At Flippa.com

Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Michelle.

If you’ve been following my blog for a while you might remember the post I published back in late June titled Flipping Out At Flippa.com. In short, that article focused on the move of the SitePoint marketplace to Flippa.com and how users were responding to the change. Well it’s near on six months since then [...]

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Customer Care – A Rare Breed

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by Michelle.

In my last post I discussed the increased cost of re-listing unsold websites at Flippa.com and how to approach things to lessen your chances of having to bear that new cost. Offering up packages stacked full of quality content, unique graphics, premium themes, thought out monetization and SEO, will have you standing out from the [...]

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Fee Squeeze At Flippa

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Michelle.

Today’s post is in response to a question Kiran asked about a recent change that Flippa.com introduced. Thanks for your question Kiran, it provided me with the inspiration to write this post.
Here’s Kiran’s question:

Hey Michelle, awesome post!
I was just wondering, even though you have every criteria in place, some sites may not sell. So, do [...]

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Internet Business Lifebuoy

Posted on 14. Nov, 2009 by Michelle.

In my last post I discussed the issue of going around in circles looking for the holy grail of make money online methods and the likelihood of you simply not enjoying or being cut out for a lot of the business models on offer.
I believe, as did many who commented, that if you enjoy what [...]

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Are You A Square Peg?

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Michelle.

Are you one of those people who starts things with a lot of gusto, excitement and visions of grandeur? You know, you download the latest eBook on the next big thing on the Internet that will make you money and off you go, mouse in hand ready for work. You get stuck into the first [...]