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I've been studying the professionals on Flippa for months now as Flipping websites has always fascinated me. These guys and gals are building sites generating good revenue through the different programs ( Adsense, Amazon, CPA, CJ etc) and concentrating in getting traffic. They provide proof of site ownership and screen cast showing 3 months earnings to show credibility. Their masterpiece is then sold for either 4, 5 and sometimes even 6 figures. WOW! These guys are so cool, determined, focused and dedicated. They deserve a great amount of respect.

Could fellow warriors who have this expertise provide any guidance on how to set up such a business model and what skills and qualities you need to become a successful 4,5,6 figure 'flipping expert'? Is it as simple as building a site, outsourcing the seo/back linking strategy, preparing the screen shots and other proof, then listing it with properly on flippa?

The fact is that sites without traffic and revenue are going for peanuts. Unfortunately, total fees (flippa $19 + success fees + fees associated with building the site) probably mean that these sellers are breaking even or making a loss.

Can you guys recommend any good wso's on this subject?

Thanks
#expertise #figure #flippa #goal #strategy
  • Profile picture of the author OLechat
    Hi Ross -- you might be interested in looking through a Flippa advanced search of sites which have sold for at least $100K, to see what these sites have in common. You'll then get a good idea of what it takes for a site to sell for 6-figures on Flippa.

    (I would offer to link to this search, but my post count isn't quite high enough yet. Send me a PM with your Flippa username if you'd like me to send you the link.)
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
    Hey OLechat,

    Thanks for the advice. It's amazing how those professionals make the 6 figure website flips. I will do an advanced search on sites fetching 6 figures.

    Hopefully, some of the Flippa Gurus will create a video course that covers A-Z about creating powerful websites, doing the seo/back linking to get traffic / revenue and then teaching the best flipping techniques.
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    • Profile picture of the author Myles Sinclair
      Hi OLechat,

      I'm hoping you could look at my PM as well.

      My login for Flippa is no longer working. (I use LastPass but have also tried manual login without success.) I've tried resetting the password, but never receive the email with new password, or details of what to do next.

      I raised a ticket on 26th May. Apart from autoresponder message from Flippa confirming ticket created, I've not heard anything more.

      Hope you can help.

      Myles
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  • Profile picture of the author davidsu
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    Flippin Exposed WSO could be a good choice for your flipping venture
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    • Profile picture of the author Alex Barboza
      Originally Posted by davidsu View Post

      Flippin Exposed WSO could be a good choice for your flipping venture
      Care to explain what you mean?
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
    Thanks Davidsu. That recommendation is in the right direction but is there a top coaching program with videos and everything covered from start to finish?
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  • Profile picture of the author zuberr
    Selling a site for 6 figures is obviously much harder and a bit risky too.
    But if you sell niche sites that are earning you a decent monthly income,
    you could easily sell them for 4 figures, if not 5 figures.

    Ok, quickly, here are the steps to follow to build quality niche sites:
    1. Keyword Research
    2. Analyse the competition, to avoid getting into a niche that is too competitive
    3. Build the site, most probably on Wordpress
    4. Add content related to the chosen keywords
    5. Build links to the site, blog comments, article syndication, etc

    Once you start earning some dollars, flip it
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    • Profile picture of the author traveltext
      Originally Posted by zuberr View Post

      Once you start earning some dollars, flip it

      And very quickly, the way the smart Flippa operators do
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    • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
      That's great advice. I think your 100% right. Best to start off from the bottom and work up wards.

      Originally Posted by zuberr View Post

      Selling a site for 6 figures is obviously much harder and a bit risky too.
      But if you sell niche sites that are earning you a decent monthly income,
      you could easily sell them for 4 figures, if not 5 figures.

      Ok, quickly, here are the steps to follow to build quality niche sites:
      1. Keyword Research
      2. Analyse the competition, to avoid getting into a niche that is too competitive
      3. Build the site, most probably on Wordpress
      4. Add content related to the chosen keywords
      5. Build links to the site, blog comments, article syndication, etc

      Once you start earning some dollars, flip it
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  • Profile picture of the author daddykool
    Forget the 5,6 + 7 figure sites, yes it is nice to sell one a year (or even 4 ker ching!) but the REAL value in Flipping sites is low cookie cutter priced sites that resell, hour after hour on auto pilot!

    Rinse and repeat, multiply it the work by taking 75% of your flipped site sale profit and do it again and again, until you get 5,6 + 7 figures passively
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    • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
      Hey Daddykool,

      Is your new launch going to reveal the flippa secrets of making a passive income selling sites?

      So many people are looking for that secret.

      Originally Posted by daddykool View Post

      Forget the 5,6 + 7 figure sites, yes it is nice to sell one a year (or even 4 ker ching!) but the REAL value in Flipping sites is low cookie cutter priced sites that resell, hour after hour on auto pilot!

      Rinse and repeat, multiply it the work by taking 75% of your flipped site sale profit and do it again and again, until you get 5,6 + 7 figures passively
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  • Profile picture of the author daddykool
    LOL!

    Just for the cheek of it, we might include some snippets!

    Seriously though, we have banked big and still bank from Flippa and it is no secret, it is down to the niche you hit and what the buyer/s/investor/s want from the spend on ROI!

    Flippa is a very specialised beast, but when you tame it, it is very passive
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    • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
      Daddykool,

      We look forward top that day!

      Cheers

      Originally Posted by daddykool View Post

      LOL!

      Just for the cheek of it, we might include some snippets!

      Seriously though, we have banked big and still bank from Flippa and it is no secret, it is down to the niche you hit and what the buyer/s/investor/s want from the spend on ROI!

      Flippa is a very specialised beast, but when you tame it, it is very passive
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
    Thanks Chris for the excellent advice. Sometimes we all need guidance and wise words from noble warriors.

    This article really inspired me today. This chap made £87M with a price comparison site he sold today Mark Lewis

    Wow!

    Originally Posted by Chris Kent View Post

    The top-end of flippa is not about the usual "content plus backlinks" and that's even if you look before Google came out with Panda & Penguin.

    I'm inspired too. I would like to eventually work on one huge site, something with major appeal that doesn't look like it's been created by an "internet marketer" or "affiliate marketer".

    If you haven't already, check out Tim Ferris' Four Hour Work Week as he explains more about his own bodybuilding supplement site. In fact, there is probably a ton of free info on his blog.

    Ultimately, there is no big secret with these larger sites. The data on flippa tells you everything you need to know. You just have to have ambition and follow through. There is nothing stopping you or anyone else from starting such a site right now.
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    • Profile picture of the author NBaller
      Hi Ross,

      As the owner of Flippin Exposed, I agree with you completely. There are more than a few making great money on Flippa. The great thing about Flippa is that there is so much transparency on the site that allows you to pinpoint new strategies that work and don't work. Also, you can see with certainty that there are sellers following different strategies that are making six figures each year through Flippa alone.

      Making a living on Flippa is harder that it sounds. If you go after the wrong types of sites or build sites that don't perform their intended goal (ex. adsense sites that don't have revenue), you won't be making much off of your sales. In fact, there are quite a few sites that sell for losses. With the Flippa fees getting higher and higher, you will need to focus on expenses just as much as profits.

      While Flippa is my primary focus as an internet marketer, it doesn't mean that I build all of my revenue from Flippa. I use Flippa for many purposes -- selling, buying (but not directly -- those who own my course will know what I'm talking about), product development, strategies and more. I also run Flippa seller accounts for myself, my business and others.

      I may be biased, but focusing on selling on Flippa is a great strategy. Follow through with your strategies, be regular and focus on Flippa as a business rather than a hobby.

      Hope this helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nuke07
    you can also add few Bonus lines, in Zuberr's post

    I think instead of selling or Flipping a single website, you should sell a bunch of websites bcs in this way you can make a Bonus Money.

    Suppose you 've 5-niche based mini websites each making $50 to $100 per month.
    Then u 've a Business that earns around $450 to $500 per month.

    Now step down in Flippa.com and list your Business or bunch of websites for sale.
    At Flippa u can flip ur website 10 times more price that it makes in a specified time period. So here our Business makes $450 to $500 per month so we can flip in
    $500 x 10 times = $5000 or u can bid it more as per ur choice.

    Try this, i hope this ll help u

    IM TYCOON
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    • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
      Hey IM Tycoon,

      That is solid advice for beginners like me. It makes sense to start off with 3 figure flips and with experience, scale it up.

      Originally Posted by IM Tycoon View Post

      you can also add few Bonus lines, in Zuberr's post

      I think instead of selling or Flipping a single website, you should sell a bunch of websites bcs in this way you can make a Bonus Money.

      Suppose you 've 5-niche based mini websites each making $50 to $100 per month.
      Then u 've a Business that earns around $450 to $500 per month.

      Now step down in Flippa.com and list your Business or bunch of websites for sale.
      At Flippa u can flip ur website 10 times more price that it makes in a specified time period. So here our Business makes $450 to $500 per month so we can flip in
      $500 x 10 times = $5000 or u can bid it more as per ur choice.

      Try this, i hope this ll help u

      IM TYCOON
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  • Profile picture of the author rusty1027
    Hey Ross,

    I'm putting together a killer product on Site Flipping - I do quite a bit of it myself. I'd like to offer you a free copy of the product. What I'm asking in return is that you in turn write me a testimonial as to whether or not the information is valuable. Since you new to this - it would really make me feel good to hear that someone could take it and follow the instructions and make money with it.

    Let me know.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
      Hey Rusty,

      Thanks for your contribution. It's great to hear from guys who are underground and working on killer products. I appreciate you taking time out to reply to this thread.

      Flipping is a new subject for me and thoroughly enjoy learning all aspects of it. I would be honored to do a honest review for you.

      Cheers

      Originally Posted by rusty1027 View Post

      Hey Ross,

      I'm putting together a killer product on Site Flipping - I do quite a bit of it myself. I'd like to offer you a free copy of the product. What I'm asking in return is that you in turn write me a testimonial as to whether or not the information is valuable. Since you new to this - it would really make me feel good to hear that someone could take it and follow the instructions and make money with it.

      Let me know.
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  • Profile picture of the author Faisal Karim
    Hi Ross. Your observations regarding current 'Flipsters' are acute and in the right direction. While you are excited at their success, it's good to see that you are observing all of this as a study as well.

    It's one thing to own a website as a hobby and later flip it on a marketplace for a one-off, 4, 5, or even 6 figure amount, but it's another to create a business model that produces results like that on a "consistent" basis. Obviously that requires good planning and expertise.

    Having been lucky to sell websites in the 4, 5, and 6-figure range, the most important factor I learned (besides the need for expertise in this area) is to have a plan and the patience to execute that plan.

    We all get excited when someone sells a website for let's say $10,000. What most of us fail to appreciate is the planning, prepration, and execution required for such a result. In most cases the site that is selling for $5,000 or $10,000 today had its 'seeds of preparation sown' (at a minimum) anywhere from 3 months to a year ago.

    If you wish to sell high-end websites as a business, you obviously have to have some specialized expertise in website creation and nurturing, then you have to 'clearly' decide as to the types of websites you are going to sell, create a plan today and if you execute it well, you can expect to reap rewards a few months down the road.

    All of the above is even more important if you wish to sell a product ethically that has value for the buyer. Lots of people use a lot of under-hand tactics on marketplaces like Flippa, and I'd obviously strongly advise against that. Flipping websites is good business but it can certainly test one's patience. Best of luck with your plans.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
      Hey Buddy,

      Thanks for your information. Life is all about learning and taking everything as study to become proficient in it.

      I agree with you about the amount of preparation, duration, expertise and hard work that goes into building these sites from A to Z. People often make the mistake of thinking that these sites are easy to build, nurture and sell. That is not the case.


      Originally Posted by ShareMyRiches View Post

      Hi Ross. Your observations regarding current 'Flipsters' are acute and in the right direction. While you are excited at their success, it's good to see that you are observing all of this as a study as well.

      It's one thing to own a website as a hobby and later flip it on a marketplace for a one-off, 4, 5, or even 6 figure amount, but it's another to create a business model that produces results like that on a "consistent" basis. Obviously that requires good planning and expertise.

      Having been lucky to sell websites in the 4, 5, and 6-figure range, the most important factor I learned (besides the need for expertise in this area) is to have a plan and the patience to execute that plan.

      We all get excited when someone sells a website for let's say $10,000. What most of us fail to appreciate is the planning, prepration, and execution required for such a result. In most cases the site that is selling for $5,000 or $10,000 today had its 'seeds of preparation sown' (at a minimum) anywhere from 3 months to a year ago.

      If you wish to sell high-end websites as a business, you obviously have to have some specialized expertise in website creation and nurturing, then you have to 'clearly' decide as to the types of websites you are going to sell, create a plan today and if you execute it well, you can expect to reap rewards a few months down the road.

      All of the above is even more important if you wish to sell a product ethically that has value for the buyer. Lots of people use a lot of under-hand tactics on marketplaces like Flippa, and I'd obviously strongly advise against that. Flipping websites is good business but it can certainly test one's patience. Best of luck with your plans.
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  • Profile picture of the author therichb
    Nice discussion seen here, reviews, copies

    I am also new to Flippa but heard a lot about it which gives ways to big Aka's for selling their online web addresses.

    Wondering, if I could get a copy to learn Site Flipping & getting aware with its awesome features. :|
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