Why you probably SHOULDN'T buy adsense sites on Flippa

Thanks for this information it really helped.
Rajiv

Jeremy,

While some of your points are valid, I think if you do your homework there is gold to be found on Flippa. A lot of people (our customers included) have more money than time -- they look at purchasing AdSense sites as an investment strategy.

Here's why our sites are different:

1) Our process is well researched, tested, and proven. Plus we give it away for free on our site. No "man behind the curtain" strategy here.

2) Our sites typically come aged 6-8 months with a proven stable track record of earnings in the last 3 months. These sites are not going anywhere. Plus we give you a full network, so you have back should one of the niches change.

3) It harder than it seems to provide fake earnings. If the correct proof is provided in the form of AdSense screenshots and verified Google Analytics, a seller can be deemed trustworthy. Plus look at their history of Flippa sales. Fake screenshots are easily recognizable by their fuzzy appearance and lack of supporting documents (i.e. Google Analytics).

4) If you know the process well you could create more sites for your investment dollars and therefore build more passive income. However, if you are new or don't have the time, buying a network of sites is a good way to get started and have reliable income every month.

5) Here's the thing about competition -- if you are there first with a true EMD, lots of content that rank for other related secondary keywords and a strong back linking process, it will be difficult for the competition to out rank you. That's what we do with out sites and that's why the competition has come in behind us. Usually you're better off just finding new niches than stealing someone else. There are plenty out there!

Finally we provide bonus material in the form of content and keywords to all our auction winners. We also do a live phone consultation to answer any questions about improving the sites. Look for sellers that do these types of "extras" when using Flippa. You won't be disappointed.

Hey Jeremy,

Thanks for the kind words. You're right in that our sites, in general, are such small earners that people are better off coming up with their OWN keywords and not copying us for our average sites. Still...that doesn't keep people from copying us...happens quite a bit! The funny thing is when we see people copying us on our $3.00 per month sites and they're ranked like 5 spots below us...what were they thinking? They would have been better coming up with sites on their own. I know the reason, though...it's scary out there on your own...it feels safer copying someone else.

You're right about protecting our better earners. Those sites that are making in excess of $50/month on Flippa are RIPE for copycats and almost as soon as you list you'll find them springing up all over the place. Private sales would help with that for sure, but we like the additional exposure we get from placing auctions online. One strategy would be to not sell the better earners on Flippa...we're considering that.

Damn right there are stalkers. There's even a series of free
PDFs showing exactly how to do that,

So, yes, Jeremy is right on that one. If you buy a high ranking
site on Flippa with no competition and do nothing afterwards...
the competition will roast you. That's for sure!

Kingsley

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it's ok to buy if there is a good web

I think that is where you make your mistake, '..it might not be as easy as you think to continue the earnings...

Other than in the sales pitches from guru's selling their programs, who said it was easy? This is a business and as such you are going to have to work for your income. A already built web site may get you a quick start, but it is going to involve work to keep it earning in most cases.

LOL! that is the reason why they recently added a feature to hide the URL, but still it's almost like serving your business's information on a silver platter to the whole world, and that sucks big time.

Thanks Jermey Man! I was thinking about buying a couple of sites on flippa just for the quick earnings but, your right it's better to invest your time and effort into building your own and crank them out like doughnuts at Krispy Kremes.

Yeah..lotta people use flippa as a research tool, and often times going after a niche that you know for certain that someone else is earning from gives people that more confidence to do so. But yes it's pointless and a waste of effort because if you took the extra 10-20mins of keyword research you would land on untouched niche with more potential...there is just Sooo much out there!

Most Adsense flipper guys sites dont make more than 10 bucks a day according to the stats I read on their site
so I doubt people are going to be going crazy copying their keywords, but its a possibility

Most sites are poorly made sites, but I agree that there are some sites that you can make a fortune on if you find the right one and do your due diligence.

Any person who is experienced in web development and online business can tell with one glance that 95% of the sites for sale on Flippa are an intentionally-crafted scam.

Now why haven't I thought of that?!? Just kidding. But I'm surprised that I've never thought of checking out Flippa to do a little niche research.

you are right but I there are people who makes money from this kind of sites so from my view it depends on who buys it and how well he manages it.

I bought an adsense site on flippa for 2k that the creator didn't know how to place the ads in the right area. It was listed as making a 100 a month, I tested the ad placement for about a month the site now makes 300 month.

So there are good deals on Flippa but you have to do your research because there is a lot of crap also.

The key is to find a site that the owner doesn't know to much about ad placement, CTR, and other on-site money making ideas but is very good in SEO. These type of sites can be real money makers.