Are you guys freaking crazy!?!!!

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I just jumped on into the "complete sites for sale" section of the forum and people are selling complete, optimized sites for between $25 and $50... now either you're lying or you're crazy.

Who in their right mind would sell it for such a low price if its bringing in money? If I sold my company right now and it's website I'd want at least $200,000 for it!

I don't understand why you guys are low balling yourself so much! Stop competing on price. It's the worst marketing strategy EVER and screws everyone over. Because the moment you drop your prices, so does the next guy, which means you have to drop yours again too... It hurts EVERYONE. Stop hurting your fellow business owners

Perceived value... you'll sell 10x as much if you flip a website for $200 when everyone else is selling for $50. Why do you think our prices are so high now... we sell WAY more.

Just a rant...

Cheers
- Adam
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  • Profile picture of the author ausmarketer
    Originally Posted by Maverick_ View Post

    Stop competing on price. It's the worst marketing strategy EVER
    No arguments there.
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    • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
      Originally Posted by ausmarketer View Post

      No arguments there.
      We're all agreed then.

      Will
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      • Profile picture of the author Adam Nolan
        Hey, Apple isn't competing on price and they're doing something right... I"m writing this on a mac right now. . .
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  • Profile picture of the author buckz55
    lol to me ...sites like this aren't worth anything... most of these guys just create unique graphics and put some plr content then resell a hundred times for $50 bucks .... all the noobs go crazy over these types of sites because how cheap they are....
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    • Profile picture of the author Adam Nolan
      Reminds me of my startup days when I was charging $400 and giving the moon...

      I had to bend over backwards to make clients happy, babysit their kids, write love letters to their wives and detail their cars... (ok maybe i'm exaggerating), but they wanted it ALL!

      I'm charging 12x that now and have way less work to do. It's weird seeing it happen. But we should all take heed. Yay price fixing JK
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      • Profile picture of the author paulie888
        Originally Posted by Maverick_ View Post

        Reminds me of my startup days when I was charging $400 and giving the moon...

        I had to bend over backwards to make clients happy, babysit their kids, write love letters to their wives and detail their cars... (ok maybe i'm exaggerating), but they wanted it ALL!

        I'm charging 12x that now and have way less work to do. It's weird seeing it happen. But we should all take heed. Yay price fixing JK
        Haha, these guys must be still in startup mode. Reminds me of the (horrible) old days of sleepless nights and bending over backwards, sideways (actually every way possible!) just to please the clients. It is funny how they don't screw with you as much once you start charging higher prices, a lot of it has to do with the client's perception of your authority/credibility.
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    • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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      Originally Posted by buckz55 View Post

      lol to me ...sites like this aren't worth anything... most of these guys just create unique graphics and put some plr content then resell a hundred times for $50 bucks .... all the noobs go crazy over these types of sites because how cheap they are....

      They are worth plenty to someone who doesn't have the skills to get a decent looking niche site up and running. The sites I sell for a measly $27 ... and no, that's not one off ... I sell copies ... and again ... no ... nowhere near hundreds of each .... have the keyword research done for you, have a $70 Woo premium theme, have a $60 commercial plugin, and have high quality PLR article starter posts. Many of them also have an ebook to sell from the site.

      Once you spend that measly $27, it's then up to you to add unique content and to promote it. There are people making money with the sites I and others sell in there so cheaply and I make money selling them as well ... my customers are happy.
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  • Profile picture of the author VegasGreg
    I thought that most of the $25-$50 sites that were being sold were being sold 10-30 times EACH. Not a one off sale.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Durham
    Its because they are competing online... they also dont know that offline clients will pay$1.00 per back link.... The Internet savvy crowd selling to one another isnt as valuble as selling to those outside the box. I take that back, its very valuable to offliners who can mark up the services and make 1k off a $59.99 backlink package bought in an IM forum.


    Originally Posted by Maverick_ View Post

    I just jumped on into the "complete sites for sale" section of the forum and people are selling complete, optimized sites for between $25 and $50... now either you're lying or you're crazy.

    Who in their right mind would sell it for such a low price if its bringing in money? If I sold my company right now and it's website I'd want at least $200,000 for it!

    I don't understand why you guys are low balling yourself so much! Stop competing on price. It's the worst marketing strategy EVER and screws everyone over. Because the moment you drop your prices, so does the next guy, which means you have to drop yours again too... It hurts EVERYONE. Stop hurting your fellow business owners

    Perceived value... you'll sell 10x as much if you flip a website for $200 when everyone else is selling for $50. Why do you think our prices are so high now... we sell WAY more.

    Just a rant...

    Cheers
    - Adam
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  • Profile picture of the author mixing
    Really it all comes down to traffic and revenue..Someone isn't going to pay $200k for a site making $1k per month..Many of those sites are probably new and not making much revenue..
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    Originally Posted by Maverick_ View Post

    I just jumped on into the "complete sites for sale" section of the forum and people are selling complete, optimized sites for between $25 and $50... now either you're lying or you're crazy.

    Who in their right mind would sell it for such a low price if its bringing in money? If I sold my company right now and it's website I'd want at least $200,000 for it!

    I don't understand why you guys are low balling yourself so much! Stop competing on price. It's the worst marketing strategy EVER and screws everyone over. Because the moment you drop your prices, so does the next guy, which means you have to drop yours again too... It hurts EVERYONE. Stop hurting your fellow business owners

    Perceived value... you'll sell 10x as much if you flip a website for $200 when everyone else is selling for $50. Why do you think our prices are so high now... we sell WAY more.

    Just a rant...

    Cheers
    - Adam
    It is about time someone told the story that has needed to be told for a long time, especially in this forum...

    Cheap is not always the best deal...

    I have had three people try to buy one of my sites... They wanted to pay $5,000 for a site that was generating $4,800 per month...

    You know, I might be an Okie, but I ain't a dumb Okie...
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  • Profile picture of the author Black Hat Cat
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    Originally Posted by Maverick_ View Post

    Who in their right mind would sell it for such a low price if its bringing in money?
    - Adam
    The problem is 97% of them aren't bringing in any money, thus the low price. They're still selling themselves short, but it works for me. Less money out of my pocket.
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