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How do I give a website to a buyer?

by MikeFranks
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Say I sell a website on Flippa; how exactly do I give them the website?



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  • Profile picture of the author AffiliateWaves
    Provide login details to buyer ,i guess it is sufficient
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFranks
      Originally Posted by AffiliateWaves View Post

      Provide login details to buyer ,i guess it is sufficient
      I'm on godaddy, so give them my login details for that? I have other websites on my account though.
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      • Profile picture of the author AffiliateWaves
        Ok ,
        What you have sold to them your complete website with domain name and hosting or just the website content ?
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  • Profile picture of the author joekoffi
    Originally Posted by MikeFranks View Post

    Say I sell a website on Flippa; how exactly do I give them the website?



    Thanks,

    Mike.
    Let them give you the login so you can transfer the files to their space or simply download your files, export your data and send to them. When they are through with setting it up on their space, you can then proceed with moving the domain name to them. this will avoid downtime
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  • Profile picture of the author FrankRumbauskas
    Transfer the domain name and move the site from one hosting account to another and get a new SSL if applicable.

    In the one case where I bought a site both they and I were on Rackspace which uses its own external DNS so we had to have them move that too.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFranks
      Originally Posted by joekoffi View Post

      Let them give you the login so you can transfer the files to their space or simply download your files, export your data and send to them. When they are through with setting it up on their space, you can then proceed with moving the domain name to them. this will avoid downtime
      Originally Posted by AffiliateWaves View Post

      Ok ,
      What you have sold to them your complete website with domain name and hosting or just the website content ?
      Originally Posted by FrankRumbauskas View Post

      Transfer the domain name and move the site from one hosting account to another and get a new SSL if applicable.

      In the one case where I bought a site both they and I were on Rackspace which uses its own external DNS so we had to have them move that too.


      Thanks guys. I've not sold anything yet, basically I want to sell a website domain name, its in the health niche. How would I transfer just the Domain name?
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      • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
        Transferring domain names is easy. I use Namecheap and just do a push there. For other registrars check their directions.

        For websites I have a reseller account and give the buyer 30 days to move the site. They are given a password to the cpanel. Each domain I have has its own cpanel.

        In your case since you have all your domains under one cpanel you would have to get someone you trust to move the site. You may want to pay the hosting company to do it.
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        • Profile picture of the author MikeFranks
          Originally Posted by LilBlackDress View Post

          Transferring domain names is easy. I use Namecheap and just do a push there. For other registrars check their directions.

          For websites I have a reseller account and give the buyer 30 days to move the site. They are given a password to the cpanel. Each domain I have has its own cpanel.

          In your case since you have all your domains under one cpanel you would have to get someone you trust to move the site. You may want to pay the hosting company to do it.


          Thanks for your reply. Do you know if go daddy does it? I know I can sell websites with them. Would it be a good idea to put it up on flippa and then once soneone buys, sell through the godaddy selling thing? I'm an absolute noon to this. Ha ha. Thank you.


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  • Profile picture of the author Jack Gordon
    If they are buying the domain and the content, it is standard to...

    ... do a domain push (or transfer, if they want to pay to move it to a different registrar)
    ... package the content in a zip file, and hand that to them via email or dropbox (or something comparable)

    Some sellers offer to install the site on the buyer's hosting if they are technically proficient enough, but I don't think that is usually expected to be included.
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  • Profile picture of the author awsproduct
    is simple as eat and drink !
    propose to he to create an account free, and transfer to here account your domain
    if you don't know how to transfer an domain , just google it and you will find all steps that you should do it !! keep up


    Originally Posted by MikeFranks View Post

    Say I sell a website on Flippa; how exactly do I give them the website?



    Thanks,

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  • Profile picture of the author David Black 68
    To move a whole site to a new server, I've used Backup Buddy.
    Just back up the whole site, download the zip file.
    Send that to the new owner along with login / password details.
    They can follow easy instructions (plenty on YouTube) to put the site onto a new domain on a new hosting account.
    Worked OK for me.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFranks
      Originally Posted by David Black 68 View Post

      To move a whole site to a new server, I've used Backup Buddy.
      Just back up the whole site, download the zip file.
      Send that to the new owner along with login / password details.
      They can follow easy instructions (plenty on YouTube) to put the site onto a new domain on a new hosting account.
      Worked OK for me.
      Thank you
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  • Profile picture of the author blackli0n
    It's not that simple.

    - If it's a simple website (html files on an FTP), then all you have to do is copy the files off the FTP and give that to the new owner.
    - If it's a CMS (like Joomla/Drupal/Wordpress/etc), then you have to copy the files AND give them a copy of the mySQL databases. The good news with CMS, is that they have backup software available that can save both the files and databases to your computer. And then you give this to the new owner and have him restore these files to his web server.
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  • Profile picture of the author Coby
    If you are selling on Flippa or will be receiving payment via PayPal I suggest you take this extra step to protect yourself from fraud...

    After you sell the site - zip up the contents and burn it to a CD. Mail this to the buyer and make sure to use tracking information so you can confirm delivery.

    Do everything else as stated above (push the domain, etc).

    But this extra step will turn your "digital" product into a "physical" product and will now be easy to prove delivery if the person decides to make a PayPal dispute against you.

    Hope this helps and good luck.

    Cheers,
    Coby

    P.S. I've had good luck selling websites and domains in the past on this very site! Just check out the "complete websites for sale" section of the Warrior Specials Offers part of the forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mollywhite
    Give buyer the login details: username and password.
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