The end of a 3 week old site

Stefan Vee · 07-26-2009, 06:05 PM

I am considering to terminate my 3 week old site - sitebone.com (see signature - if still relevant)

I noticed I get the same 200 visitors each day (professional flippers)

Because I expected some "word of mouth"-effect (the site offers something unique) I didn't bother to "beg for" or "arrange" backlinks.

That word-of-mouth-effect didn't happen...

The site takes me about 2 hours of work each day (mainly by adding thumbnail previews - the rest is fully automatic)

Two hours of work is way too much, especially when I don't see any "viral" progress which would enable me to make the site profitable.

What would you do?

Thanks!

unintuitive · 07-26-2009, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan Vee

The site takes me about 2 hours of work each day (mainly by adding thumbnail previews - the rest is fully automatic)...

Two hours of work is way too much...

What would you do?

Forgive me if you've already considered the idea, but have you explored options to automate the adding of thumbnails?

Perhaps something like shrinktheweb.com, which offers a WordPress plugin to automatically create website thumbnails, could speed up this process?

Stefan Vee · 07-26-2009, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unintuitive

Forgive me if you've already considered the idea, but have you explored options to automate the adding of thumbnails?

Perhaps something like shrinktheweb.com, which offers a WordPress plugin to automatically create website thumbnails, could speed up this process?

That's what I am using, but no robot out there to automatically grab the url's of the listed sites for sale. It requires manual verification...

Here are some variations:

thisdomain.com
this domain dot com
t h i s d o m a i n . c o m
see signature
etc...

Thanks for your input!

sbucciarel · 07-26-2009, 07:10 PM

I really like that site. Don't have any advice on what to do, but thought it was a great idea.

Stefan Vee · 07-26-2009, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

I really like that site. Don't have any advice on what to do, but thought it was a great idea.

Thanks sbucciarel,

Appreciate your thoughts!

unintuitive · 07-26-2009, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan Vee

That's what I am using, but no robot out there to automatically grab the url's of the listed sites for sale. It requires manual verification...

Hm, have you found out what it would cost to get Amazon Mechanical Turk workers to perform the verification for you? That could be a viable alternative to a computerized solution.

Stefan Vee · 07-26-2009, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unintuitive

Hm, have you found out what it would cost to get Amazon Mechanical Turk workers to perform the verification for you? That could be a viable alternative to a computerized solution.

Outsourcing is an option to keep the required updates under control. But how do I make it viral?

Thanks for the suggestion!

Zach Booker · 07-26-2009, 08:43 PM

Sent you a PM, Stefan.

Hope it helps,

Zach

Kyle Tully · 07-26-2009, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan Vee

That word-of-mouth-effect didn't happen...

Forget about what you want for a moment.

Think about who your users are.

Site flippers. People who buy sites low and sell them high. People looking for the edge over other site flippers in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Now... why would they want to make it harder for themselves by inviting other site flippers along to the party?

kposs · 07-26-2009, 09:08 PM

Building on Kyle's advice, if the site does make it easier for site flippers to find properties, why not charge them a small monthly fee (say $10) and build from there?

Mike Hill · 07-27-2009, 12:32 AM

You gotta give it longer than 3 whole weeks... Take some of the suggestions, price it out and maybe if you don't want the hassles why not Flip it yourself and walk away with a little bank

Mike Hill

Tracey_Meagher · 07-27-2009, 02:59 AM

It's a great idea to have all the sites for sale listed together in the one place. I agree with Mike, you need to give it more time and spend some time promoting it.

Stefan Vee · 07-27-2009, 04:11 AM

Thank you for the wonderful suggestions.

07-26-2009, 06:05 PM	#1
Stefan Vee HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 323 Thanks: 94 Thanked 109 Times in 50 Posts	The end of a 3 week old site - 200 visits/day I am considering to terminate my 3 week old site - sitebone.com (see signature - if still relevant) I noticed I get the same 200 visitors each day (professional flippers) Because I expected some "word of mouth"-effect (the site offers something unique) I didn't bother to "beg for" or "arrange" backlinks. That word-of-mouth-effect didn't happen... The site takes me about 2 hours of work each day (mainly by adding thumbnail previews - the rest is fully automatic) Two hours of work is way too much, especially when I don't see any "viral" progress which would enable me to make the site profitable. What would you do? Thanks!

07-26-2009, 07:10 PM	#4
sbucciarel Suzanne War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia, USA. Posts: 10,681 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,215 Thanked 4,069 Times in 2,276 Posts	Re: The end of a 3 week old site - 200 visits/day I really like that site. Don't have any advice on what to do, but thought it was a great idea.
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07-26-2009, 08:43 PM	#8
Zach Booker Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 972 Thanks: 190 Thanked 161 Times in 108 Posts	Re: The end of a 3 week old site - 200 visits/day Sent you a PM, Stefan. Hope it helps, Zach

07-26-2009, 09:08 PM	#10
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07-27-2009, 02:59 AM	#12
Tracey_Meagher Alter course, Mr. Paris War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 449 Thanks: 67 Thanked 100 Times in 54 Posts	Re: The end of a 3 week old site - 200 visits/day It's a great idea to have all the sites for sale listed together in the one place. I agree with Mike, you need to give it more time and spend some time promoting it.

07-27-2009, 04:11 AM	#13
Stefan Vee HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 323 Thanks: 94 Thanked 109 Times in 50 Posts	Re: The end of a 3 week old site - 200 visits/day Thank you for the wonderful suggestions.