If a .info site is ranking okay and has traffic it won’t be considered all bad. It’s hard to say without seeing the sites and knowing what niches they’re in as to what you might get for them. Assuming there is a reasonable amount of content and they look okay and are monetized then I would say reaching for $150 wouldn’t be too hard. But as I say, it’s very difficult to know without seeing the sites and also it is a very difficult thing to predict. For example a niche blog won’t get many bids but then it can just be snapped up in an instant for its BIN (buy it now) price. Someone just might have a perfect use for your sites, they might compliment their niches or the content might be what they’re looking. The more you offer in terms of bonuses etc the more you increase your chances of them selling.

In regards to your second question about building sites on .coms etc. It really depends on how much content you offer and so much more. To give you an idea, you can view this site I sold recently for $197US. It had 10 unique articles and several monetization methods integrated. It was built around a heavily customised premium theme and probably could have fetched $297, but I’m focused on testing the market with a lower price point at the moment and I was right in my prediction that the site would sell within a few hours. But as I say, there are so many variables that the only thing to do is just get your sites together, list them up and see what the market tells you.

Good luck and let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

And another question (sorry). If I build sites with a similar idea on .coms (namely create accounts on a few webproperties with articles pointing backlinks plus submitting to myarticlenetwork) to sell as new sites how much do you think they would be worth, especially if I add some bonuses to each one like extra content for more backlink creation, seed articles, even an ebook where it qualifies.

Thanks a lot.

Thanks so much for the great advice on this

As you know from the email sent, your report helped me make my first sales on Flippa, and you have again, over delivered with some top advice.

Thanks again

Kiran

You ask a great question and I guess there are two ways I’m looking at this. I tend to enjoy setting a site up quickly and moving it off my radar quickly, meaning I want it sold and transferred so I can concentrate on other things instead of having to rethink a strategy for the site. Of course that is idealistic (something I continually have to work against being ). I still aim for a quick sale and even more so now I know there would be further investment required to give a site a new listing. I’m confident in my skills and am happier to pack in more to make the site a no brainer purchase for buyers.

For those without the experience, time, inclination or ideas to over-deliver their packages, then yes, a longer listing would be a smart move. I have moved my recent listings from three days to seven, the four day difference is really just to get a little more exposure for the listing if need be but generally I would recommend a 30 day listing with a BIN included now the free relist is gone. Offer some great BIN bonuses, over-deliver on your sites compared to most sellers and see how things go.

I hope that helps and thanks for the great question, I’ll be publishing a blog post about the recent flippa changes shortly.

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 days, you stand a chance to sell the site.

Initially, I list my sites for 7 days.

Your thoughts would be much appreciated

Thanks

Kiran

As far as escrow, I would not accept any other payment method for a sizable transaction so that is a good thing. PayPal would not protect you one bit, every digital transaction via PayPal is at risk of the buyer creating a charge back. With escrow the buyer has to place the funds into escrow before you release the domain, once you do so escrow can see the domain details and they will release funds to you so don’t worry about the security side of that.

In terms of the legal agreement, I would go over it with a fine tooth comb and if in any doubt try to find some qualified help to take a look at it.

Good luck with the hand over.

The Good News:
I have now accepted an offer for almost exactly 10X revenue…12X would have been nice, but since this had been a back burner project with trickle money coming in, it will feel good to get a chunk of $ and move forward.

The Bad News:
Unfortunately, I had not seen your fairly ingenious reply and suggestion of making a quick vid, which I could have easily done with Cam Studio, until after accepting the offer…I now wonder how much more I could have gotten…?

Also, the buyer wants to use escrow.com, and she is having a purchase agreement drawn up to protect herself. I am just a little concerned now that in the legal-ese language of the agreement, she doesn’t bury some loop hole that could be a set up for a fraudulent transaction etc.

So instead of instant payment by PayPal, I am having to wait until after the signed agreement is in place, and then payment will be pending the escrow process etc.

Anyway, as long as the sale is successful and doesn’t drag out for more than a few more days, I will be happy. Thanks again for your input!

@San Diego I’ve had a look at your listing, sorry to see it didn’t sell. You might still get private offers. I’m surprised in some ways it didn’t sell, especially for the final BIN you put up. From all the studying I’ve done, it’s very typical for a money site to sell at least for ten times monthly income, sometimes 12 times and of course lots of other values based on traffic etc.

My first response to the listing though was that the concept/the actual business model, was too difficult to understand. You have done your best to get down in the listing all the ins and outs but I am still not clear exactly how it all works.

One glaring question to me was whether you have the legal right to transfer the license to someone else. You probably do but I’m just pointing out that it was a question I had. If I was seriously considering the site I would have happily asked about that.

If this were my site here’s what I’d try:
Create a video tutorial of how the site works, how the income is generated. ie Do a search, arrive at your site, show the activity of a visitor that would lead to the income etc. I understand there will be certain things you can’t show but show as much as you can. It is a little out of the box so you need to go to a greater extent to explain things. In the copy you tried which was great, maybe a video will be less cumbersome for the buyer to get through?

Once you have a good tutorial set up I would relist the site as a new listing and would pay for a feature up grade too so it appears on the front page. Ensure you list when America is awake. Of course there are no guarantees but money sites tend to sell well but if there are doubts then you’ll attract lower bids due to a feeling of risk in the buyers’ minds.

I hope that helps and don’t be too worried about the site not selling first time. It just needs someone who can grasp what the business is actually about, how it ticks over etc.

My flippa listing is site that is an established earner. I’ve had a few watchers and one bid, yet with 4 hours left in the auction now, I fear it won’t sell…!

The listing is here: http://flippa.com/auctions/78318/5PCom-com-Turnkey-VoIP-Reseller-Business-Available

What I am I doing wrong? I realize the sales letter is loooong, but i thought that eliminate uncertainty…Any input would be appreciated.

A client of mine wanted a simple site as a brochure for her imported items; she is now liquidating/closing her business. The site was built using Register.com template. I’m not clear what is the best way to try to help her recoup her investment:

1) sell the domain only? or 2) sell domain and site?

It’s a very minor niche with <700 unique hits per month, a PR2 (used to be PR3), and a page 1 Google listing for its keyword/domain name.

Any suggestion greatly appreciated.

Narrowing down to a particular type of buyer can be another strategy too but for start ups, particularly niche blogs, I’d say definitely appeal to as many types of buyers as you can.

I love your updates on your blog so keep them up, it’s motivating to me to see you taking so much action.

I just want to say I love the way you look at things. I many ways I have the same ideas, but I wasn’t looking at it in terms of pleasing as many different buyers as I can in one go.

I am switching my strategy a little with the sites I’m selling. I can’t do it yet since I need to get rid of a few old domains yet. But from then on I’m definitely taking all these factors into consideration.

Sites with traffic and revenue are definitely easier to sell, good luck with the auctions when the time comes.

@ Donnie great to hear, I hope all goes smoothly.

@ Alex, there are always great lessons to be learned from anything that doesn’t go to plan. I bet you never do that again huh. lol!

@ Jim I’m glad my articles are helpful to you. Thanks for stopping by.