Flipped my first site!

Sonni

15 years ago

Congrats on your 1st flip. May there be many more.
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Owen Mailer

15 years ago

congrats dude well done

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alfa_375 15 years ago

Congrats and well done. Please tell us more about it.
How do you do that?
If possible?
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- Christian Sawyer 15 years ago
  
  Ok I will elaborate!
  
  This was my first time and I actually got really lucky! I mainly outsourced most of my work.
  
  First I figured out a niche and went with the Work at Home niche, which sells well especially right now.
  
  I got with a friend from Minisitedesignz.com and he did the graphics free of charge. Now he can't do that for everyone, but he is really cheap!
  
  I found a writer to write me an ebook for a measly 100 bucks! As for the sales page, I also got lucky and found a WSO offering sales copy for 50 bucks.
  
  After gathering all of the stuff I threw it all in Dreamweaver and customized everything to my liking.
  
  Then listed it on SitePoint.com and it sold...
  
  I know this is brief, so if anyone has any specific questions, just ask!
  
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  -Christian
  
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- Habitat 15 years ago
  
  I've always wanted to flip a site. I can make em..but I can't flip em..haha Well congratulations..and thats a great flip too
  
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jasondinner

15 years ago

Hey Christian,

Congrats on the flip.

After reading the salespage I was thinking to myself that you may have been
better off keeping this and driving some traffic to it and getting some affiliates
for it.

I'll bet you'd make a lot more than $397 for a little bit of effort getting targeted traffic.

I'm just sayin

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Christian Sawyer

15 years ago

I totally agree and you're right. However, I did it for one reason and one reason only. That was to flip a website.

Most importantly, based on your comment, that means I did my job!

-Christian

Originally Posted by jasondinner

Hey Christian,

Congrats on the flip.

After reading the salespage I was thinking to myself that you may have been
better off keeping this and driving some traffic to it and getting some affiliates
for it.

I'll bet you'd make a lot more than $397 for a little bit of effort getting targeted traffic.

I'm just sayin

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Christie Love

15 years ago

Hey Christian!

Good job! Keep up the great work. It looks like you are on the right track to success!

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SiteFlipRemix

15 years ago

Awesome!

Great job on your first flip. In my opinion, I think you did everything right when it comes to flipping Start-up websites. The feeling is addicting, you'll be flipping tons more sites soon!

Your sitepoint listing is executed perfectly! Did you follow anyones guides/e-books, etc on how to do this site flip?

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Christian Sawyer

15 years ago

Well I really followed Kate Anderson around a bit (kinda weird I know).

Seriously though, I took advice from her and just basically did exactly what she did.

I recently picked up her Flip Mastery course, which I highly recommend!

-Christian

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SiteFlipRemix

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Christian Sawyer

Well I really followed Kate Anderson around a bit (kinda weird I know).

Seriously though, I took advice from her and just basically did exactly what she did.

I recently picked up her Flip Mastery course, which I highly recommend!

-Christian

I knew it! That's amazing - I was about to bring up her new course.
I am going to grab myself a copy very soon!

Keep up the good work

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vsl.online

15 years ago

Nothing but congratulations to you dude. I've been planning on making one myself, but I dont seem to find the perfect niche for me yet...

Good luck and more luck.

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Biz Guru 15 years ago

I agree with Jason that you could/should have hung on to it. Then again you had a goal so ... GREAT job. Plus you turned a nice little profit a couple of those a week on top of some other profit pulling ventures and you are rolling.

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Christian Sawyer

15 years ago

Originally Posted by vsl.online

Nothing but congratulations to you dude. I've been planning on making one myself, but I dont seem to find the perfect niche for me yet...

Good luck and more luck.

Thanks. If you are having trouble with ANYTHING I would recommend Kate Anderson's WSO:

http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...-200-only.html

It's only $57 and you get a lot of bonuses. She also goes over how to find a profitable niche to use for your flip.

Best of luck!

-Christian

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traces2757

15 years ago

Darnit...the page won't come up for me. Maybe because it's in transition? I'd love to get a look at it. Guess I'll try tomorrow.

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Ron Killian

15 years ago

Awesome job Christian! Congratz, bet you are flying

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Oscar D

15 years ago

I have a question. How do you get paid once you have sold a site. I live in South Africa and I do not have a credit card or a Pay pal account.

If I was to flip a site, how will I get paid?

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Ivancho

15 years ago

That is pretty good for a first site. Great start...

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Mike Hersh

15 years ago

Flipping websites has always been a good source for easy and fast cash.

Keep up the good work, I hope you'll have more sales like this one.

Mike G Hersh

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Kate Anderson

15 years ago

Christian,

You did a fantastic job with this auction.

I will say though, that your unique ebook was quite lengthy (65 pages) so I suggest if you are outsourcing this, that you slim it down a bit if you are going to stick at the current BIN price range..anything 40 pages or so will still yield the same results, and it will save you time and/or money.

Love your auction copy, btw!

Keep it up, kiddo..

Originally Posted by Christian Sawyer

Ok I am not bragging whatsoever, I just want others to share this amazing moment because we all enjoy it once in our lives.

I have successfully flipped my very first niche site. The site included a sales page, ebook, download page, and affiliates page.

Here is a link to the SitePoint auction:

?EasyBeginnerMarketing.com? - Hot Work At Home Niche! - ClickBank Ready!

Thanks for the support, I am so happy right now!

-Christian

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SuiteJ

15 years ago

That's excellent. It definitely shows that you followed (or stalked? lol) Kate. Good for you on taking action and making it happen on your first try!

Cheers!
Jay

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cdrom1

15 years ago

cool. there are lots of good deals at that market. looks like your buyer got a good deal too.

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twistedpixel

15 years ago

Congratulations!

You inspired me to put up my first site auction on SitePoint after reading your post today.

I have purchased domains and sites from SP, but never tried to sell one there.

Despite the lack of any copy, I had two ask for the buy it now price within five minutes of posting. Probably due to the quality of the domain(s) and the web site.

I think I'll see what happens with the auction for a bit before deciding on a "buy it" price.

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Aldiyar1

15 years ago

Hi!
Congrats. Well done but it is not working! Links are empty.

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austinscrate

15 years ago

Great Job!

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Alan Petersen 15 years ago

Awesome job. I just bought Kate's course after reading this post. I'm interested in flipping some niche sites/eBay Wordpress sites. I agree with Jason that for creating ClickBank product type site you would make more keeping the site.

It would a good case study. Make two following that model. Flip one. Keep the other. See what the bottom line looks after a few months.
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Biggy Fat

15 years ago

Great job there, man. Keep on truckin' - It will be your source of income if you keep it up.

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emjayce 15 years ago

Awesome hussle man! Congrats on your flip!

All the best,

Matt
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esr

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Biggy Fat

Great job there, man. Keep on truckin' - It will be your source of income if you keep it up.

Congratulations, Chris! It is a total rush, isn't it?

Biggy Fat, I have a question about your post, if I may.

I also just started flipping sites. I've sold 8 of them in the past 10 days. Most of the time I've just been happy. After 9 months of struggling online, I finally found what works for me.

However, in the last couple of days, this thought keeps creeping into my mind; "Will it last?"

What I'm worried about, and hopefully this is just a personality quirk in me, is that soon people will stop buying sites and blogs, or maybe Sitepoint will go out of business, or... and the list goes on and on.

Is site flipping a new thing, or has it been around for a while? And, is it going to continue to be a means of a full-time income?

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Biggy Fat

15 years ago

Originally Posted by esr

Congratulations, Chris! It is a total rush, isn't it?

Biggy Fat, I have a question about your post, if I may.

I also just started flipping sites. I've sold 8 of them in the past 10 days. Most of the time I've just been happy. After 9 months of struggling online, I finally found what works for me.

However, in the last couple of days, this thought keeps creeping into my mind; "Will it last?"

What I'm worried about, and hopefully this is just a personality quirk in me, is that soon people will stop buying sites and blogs, or maybe Sitepoint will go out of business, or... and the list goes on and on.

Is site flipping a new thing, or has it been around for a while? And, is it going to continue to be a means of a full-time income?

I am not absolutely sure how long site flipping has been around, but by the way all of these site flipping books are coming out (I can't count them all on one hand haha), it's definitely the hottest new money making trend out there. I'm glad you jumped on it, man.

I highly doubt SitePoint will go out of business. There will ALWAYS be a demand for websites, especially through these very tough economic times when people are looking for income.

And yes, as long as you stand out from the crowd, it CAN and WILL be a full time income for years to come.

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Mohsin Rasool

15 years ago

Hi Christian,

GREAT JOB!

I have got some Niche site for selling...
and your post and success gives me more tips and
encourage to flip them soon!

Best,
Mohsin

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prairiedog

15 years ago

Well done...hope this is only the beginning for you. Congrats!!

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Ephrils

15 years ago

AWESOME!

I need to get into this area. I can make sites pretty quick. The current one is a spider magnet. I wonder how much I can flip it for.

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nksurf

15 years ago

If you can I can. thanks !!

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Biggy Fat

15 years ago

Hey Christian, where was that eBook writer and that sales copy WSO?

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twomasters

15 years ago

Well done Christian.
May this be the first of many....

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awesometbn

15 years ago

Hello Christian,
Excellent job and thanks for posting your description/background of what you did leading up to the SitePoint auction. This is exactly the kind of thing people love to hear about, because you took an idea from start to finish. Next would be the "rinse and repeat" step to reproduce your result and multiply the income stream.

Just wanted to ask a few questions since this is fresh in your mind.

1.) What was your timeline? Curious to know if the entire process (first idea, research, outsourcing, auction listing, getting paid, post sales support) took a couple of months or if you did it all in a week?

2.) Where did you get the initial funding for your project? I was thinking this was simply money you had saved up or credit cards. But you also mentioned having friends who helped out by doing some stuff for free.

3.) Did you keep track of your expenses and income on a spreadsheet? Just wanted to know if we could use you as a real life case study at the Warrior Forum. Maybe you used other tools besides spreadsheets, like project management software or just pencil and paper.

Wow! You know this might be a perfect fit for a simple business plan. Thanks for your inspirational story.

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BabyBlueEyes

15 years ago

Congrats. You are an inspiration. I am a full-time writer and I wish I have a partner who can do the graphics part so we can flip sites just like you did. LOL

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15 years ago

congrats bro

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Dennis-White

15 years ago

Great job, keep it up the hard work will pay off

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vvv12

15 years ago

Christian,

Congratulations!!! That's very inspiring as I am just getting in to blog flipping and still have to build my first blog! Good luck to you!

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Brett Kruger

15 years ago

Hi Christian.

Great work mate.

May it be the first of many successful flips.

Cheers Mate.

Brett.

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trinigirl

15 years ago

WOW!
congratulations, brag away, this is awsome! Your rock. keep up the good work maybe this can give someone like me the inspiration that I can do it.

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DiamondPed 15 years ago

Hey Christian,

Way to go .... well done .... congrats !!

It's not bragging if it's done in the way you have done, announced , then opened for questions .... & (importantly) answered them & gave kudos to those who helped/ inspired you.

These type of posts inspire people.

Lots of people just "lurk" on Forums (looking but not posting) & this is "proof" that these methods really work if you ..... just DO it !

Onwards & Upwards ....
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Brad Gosse

15 years ago

awesome news. I remember my first site flip. It felt amazing.

Ride the feeling and have a great weekend

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Lindsay Brynn

15 years ago

That's pretty awesome for a first flip!
It can get pretty addicting so keep up the good work and keep flipping

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allink13 15 years ago

Hey Christian,

From the look of the site it looks very professional and I immediately saw the trademarks of Kate Anderson as well. I think you managed to find the key ingredient needed to be successful at site flipping, keep it up and genuinely wish you the best of luck.

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alpalino

15 years ago

Did you make enough profit? I hope more flipping will follow.

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zerivabella

15 years ago

Well done mate. You have given me an inspiration to carry on.

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15 years ago

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stayfocused 15 years ago

Nice work. I was looking at the bidding and it looks like you might of set the BIN a little to low.

I always set the BIN higher than I think I can get and I am often surprised. By setting it to low it is hard to tell what you could of really got for your site.
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eMarketing_Tips

15 years ago

Cool stuff mate! Hope you learnt a lot in the process! What do you think was the most important aspect of the whole FLIP?

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zerivabella

15 years ago

By the way Christian, If you wan't to know any thing, just ask Pedro at 'South of the Border' he seems to have all the answers. LOL

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BizBooks

15 years ago

Very impressive!

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tonybhachu

15 years ago

Hi Christian,

Well done! That was a very professional piece of work, especially considering that this was your first flip.

Your auction description was nicely crafted and I love the way you've taken the time to break everything down for prospective buyers. You also provided some valuable bonuses to go with the package.

Some of the links on your listing don't seem to be working any more and unfortunately I'm unable to see the complete salespage and ebook sample.

That's a great graphic of your Clickbank earnings though

All the best,
Tony

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Logan_5

15 years ago

Good Job. Don't stop now.

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Joseph Park

15 years ago

What a trooper you are, Christian. Many congrats to you. : )
My mind has been unto this site flipping industry for a while and
you got me fired up again. Million thanks to you.

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1breeze

15 years ago

Well done and congrats Christian, its great to hear that you flipped your first site. Gives me confidence to have a go.

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