Virtual Real Estate Development

10
Apr

Every Man For Himself

Every Man For Himself

every man for himself 1. An expression of panic, that everyone should forget about comradeship and save themselves. You might recall a post I wrote a little while ago about customer care. In that post I talked about how customer care was a rare breed and people who put their customers' needs first would do well: this is true today more than ever! I see endless examples day in day out of people who operate from a mindset that says "What's the

22
Feb

Vred Voice

Vred Voice

In my last post I discussed the types of challenges you and others face when it comes to building and selling web sites: you might recall I specifically wrote: I know that many of you who have considered selling web property haven’t even tried it for fear of the site transfer among other things. Many of my survey respondents I’ve had the good fortune to hear from, expressed that they are fearful of the site transfer and concerned with not having

06
Dec

Customer Care – A Rare Breed

Customer Care – A Rare Breed

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 noisy low-end crowd and subsequently increase your chances of a higher sell through rate. Of course if there is pressure to add more

02
Dec
Fee Squeeze At Flippa

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 you recommend re-listing them for 30 days on flippa now? The free listing has been taken off by flippa. At least with the 30

24
Oct
Increasing Your Sell Through Rate At Flippa

Anyone who has ever experienced the excitement of putting up their first website for sale will know that excitement can quickly turn into worry when the auction doesn't attract any quick bids or general interest. Following on from that can be feelings of rejection and you might even begin to think that selling web property "doesn't work". This situation  can leave you completely demotivated and wanting to stop selling sites altogether. I covered a little bit about the odds of selling

08
Oct
Free Seasonal WordPress Themes!

What? Is it really less than 12 weeks to Christmas?! Yes! I was shopping in our local department store a couple of weekends ago and was astonished to see the Christmas decoration department was starting to take shape! I still feel it's 'early' to be getting into the spirit of things but then again when it comes to retailing that's how it works. Summer clothes go out onto the floor in the middle of Winter and Winter appears in the thick

05
Aug

Fail To Succeed

Fail To Succeed

If you grabbed your free copy of my latest ebook QuikCash Convertor and read it right through to the end you would be aware that I'm offering some great prizes to the top three quality responses to a survey I'm conducting.  The survey is all about what your fears, worries and goals are when it comes to selling virtual real estate (VRE). Thank you to all the subscribers who've taken the time to answer the survey so far, the responses