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Selling a Dating Website

by Ben Chin
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Hi guys,

I have a dating website that is doing about 300-500/m but I was toying with the idea of selling it. It is a product on Clickbank and the traffic is generated some some affiliates.

I would like to know what does these kinda products usually go for and how do you valuate it because I see alot of sites being sold that are adsense, blogs, affiliate revenues etc.

Also, is there any website broker that I can consider using for low revenue sites? (There are some brokers I see that require a huge amount of revenue first)

Thanks for your help!
#dating #selling #website
  • Profile picture of the author ladida
    This site is making $300/$400 monthly, passively? Why sell? Unless you're strapped for cash I think that's a bad idea. If anything I'd tweek the site to see if I could get it to make more money.

    Just my two cents...
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben Chin
    Hi ladida,

    Yup passively without spending any money. I really like my site and I have put in alot of work so if I could I would want to grow it.

    However you hit the nail on its head. I am strapped for cash and looking for alternatives where possible.
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  • Profile picture of the author excuzemee
    how much do you want for it? i think that would be the valuation! lol!

    wanna make a deal?
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  • Profile picture of the author gotti3636
    I am also interested in buying it, I have sent you a PM
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  • Profile picture of the author Davegfx
    Well, there are a number of factors that would affect the overall pricing. If you put it up for auction, I'd say in the current climate you could expect a maximum of 12x monthly earning.

    That said, you'd need a decent earnings history, potential to increase to income, and some solid SEO, backlinking, and PR.

    A lot of sites with less than a years earning history seem to be going for around 3-6 x monthly profit
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben Chin
    Thanks for the PMs and the advice Dave.

    Do website brokers deal with such small sites like this? Or do they only go for those 6 figure ones.
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  • Profile picture of the author Always-A-Warrior
    why hide?. Lay it all down on the table and lets see all the goods first before any cash exchange.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben Chin
    Oh yeah sure, I wasn't hiding Just not sure whether it was appropriate.

    Text Game Secrets

    Yup I have spent a fair bit in the sale copy and I have opted for the clean look instead of all those flashy pages.

    Tell me what you guys think.
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    • Profile picture of the author CalvinWarr
      I agree with you... the sales copy is good...
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      • Profile picture of the author Tropic
        Hey Ben - yeah the sales letter is good. Do you have lots of experience writing copy? Like you I am also in the dating niche and launching a product on text game - If you get a free minute do you mind hitting me up on skype (I cant PM yet) - it looks like you really know what you are doing and made this successful - thanks !
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        head for the tropics!
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  • Profile picture of the author abnation
    Have you found a buyer yet? You should look for something in the 5x-7x monthly revenue rate. Flippa will be good for you!
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