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Is my site worth anything?

by marc.v
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So I have a few simple sites with exact match domains, perfect on-page SEO, good site structure, etc. Basically everything is in place except for off-site SEO, meaning that if I built a few backlinks, I'm positive they'd rank at #1 for their keywords. I did the research on the competing sites and there's not a doubt in my mind about that.

Here's the thing, though. All the sites relate to an offline niche. ""New York mortgage brokers" and "Memphis divorce laywers", for example. Adwords indicates "high competition" with full or near-full competition bars, but the search volumes are low for the keywords.

I originally intended to build a few of these sites, get them ranked, then monetize them offline to whoever might interested in a website at #1 on google for a given keyword. Now, I need some quick cash.

Could I sell a site like that here, digitalpoint, or flippa? How much might a site like that be worth if I did?

If you have any questions just ask.
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  • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
    You can sell a site at any of those places, but, be sure to be honest and forthright about its current state. Strange things happen all the time--high revenue sites sell for little, and little revenue sites sell for alot. Would hurt to try. There will be listing fees though, and be prepared to direct alot of traffic to your listings.
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  • Profile picture of the author darrenmonroe
    A few ideas
    You could sell to flippa and I am sure in the website sales section here.
    But you could also rent out the space to a mortgage broker.

    If you go for the quick money your not going to get the money you want.
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  • Profile picture of the author PabloVTB
    Originally Posted by marc.v View Post

    So I have a few simple sites with exact match domains, perfect on-page SEO, good site structure, etc. Basically everything is in place except for off-site SEO, meaning that if I built a few backlinks, I'm positive they'd rank at #1 for their keywords. I did the research on the competing sites and there's not a doubt in my mind about that.

    Here's the thing, though. All the sites relate to an offline niche. ""New York mortgage brokers" and "Memphis divorce laywers", for example. Adwords indicates "high competition" with full or near-full competition bars, but the search volumes are low for the keywords.

    I originally intended to build a few of these sites, get them ranked, then monetize them offline to whoever might interested in a website at #1 on google for a given keyword. Now, I need some quick cash.

    Could I sell a site like that here, digitalpoint, or flippa? How much might a site like that be worth if I did?

    If you have any questions just ask.
    If your sites relate to an offline niche, I would actually go and contact new york mortgage brokers, tell them about your site, how it is optimized, and maybe get an even juicer deal telling them you will make them rank for that keyword. Leverage, my friend
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    • Profile picture of the author marc.v
      Originally Posted by PabloVTB View Post

      If your sites relate to an offline niche, I would actually go and contact new york mortgage brokers, tell them about your site, how it is optimized, and maybe get an even juicer deal telling them you will make them rank for that keyword. Leverage, my friend
      Thats a pretty good idea. I might give that a shot. But even then, how much would I charge?

      Also, assuming I wanted to just sell the site and let the buyer monetize it however they want, what would be a fair price? Fifty bucks? $200?

      Really what they'd be paying for is the domain name, the on-page SEO, content, and the knowledge that they're in a niche they can dominate. The hard part, basically, if you don't mind paying for getting some backlinks, waiting for a page to rank, and monetizing.
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      • Profile picture of the author mailey
        Originally Posted by marc.v View Post

        Thats a pretty good idea. I might give that a shot. But even then, how much would I charge?

        Also, assuming I wanted to just sell the site and let the buyer monetize it however they want, what would be a fair price? Fifty bucks? $200?

        Really what they'd be paying for is the domain name, the on-page SEO, content, and the knowledge that they're in a niche they can dominate. The hard part, basically, if you don't mind paying for getting some backlinks, waiting for a page to rank, and monetizing.
        You might be lucky and find a silly sucker who buys it! Maybe I have misunderstood. In the OP you say the search volume is low but the cost of the advertising potential is high. So I am figuring, it is not so easy to rank 1 foe these terms.
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        • Profile picture of the author marc.v
          Originally Posted by VOnline View Post

          You could try it out.
          Try it out on free sites. Sedo, etc. Then try flippa since there are fees involved.

          Good luck!
          Originally Posted by gcintermed View Post

          Yeah, you could post a free listing on eBay and promote it in forums... like here!
          Oh nice. I'm gonna do that! thanks guys.

          Originally Posted by PPC-Coach View Post

          What do you want for them?
          That's what I'm trying to determine. The sites are bare-bones. They're based on a wordpress template and they're not aged at all. I can pop them out pretty quickly, too. That said, everything is there for them to take a top spot. So I'm thinking to myself, yes, these could be incredibly value if someone backlinked it right, but at the same time, they only take me a couple hours to make.

          I'm thinking $100-$200.

          Originally Posted by wulaishiwo View Post

          how can i turn a site into a lead-generation site？ Please explain it a little more.

          You can take a music blog for example. many thanks.
          Add an incentive + lead capture device.

          Originally Posted by mailey View Post

          You might be lucky and find a silly sucker who buys it! Maybe I have misunderstood. In the OP you say the search volume is low but the cost of the advertising potential is high. So I am figuring, it is not so easy to rank 1 foe these terms.
          Well you're not monetizing with adwords. You go offline and find someone who's interested in advertising on the site. I totally forgot that a 1%-3% click-through rate is common when i made the OP. disregard that.
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  • Profile picture of the author gcintermed
    Why not turn them into lead-generating sites? Then you can immediately sell the leads, while you're waiting for a more lucrative deal selling or renting to an end-user.

    I'm sure you could sell a site like that on Flippa because others would be seeing the same potential. So I guess it depends on how desperate you are for the money.
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    • Profile picture of the author marc.v
      Originally Posted by gcintermed View Post

      Why not turn them into lead-generating sites? Then you can immediately sell the leads, while you're waiting for a more lucrative deal selling or renting to an end-user.

      I'm sure you could sell a site like that on Flippa because others would be seeing the same potential. So I guess it depends on how desperate you are for the money.
      Another good idea, but I'd have to spend some money on backlinks and wait for the site to rank before I started collecting leads to sell. That'd be excellent if I wanted cash a month from now, but it's better sooner than later in this situation, even if it's less money.
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    • Profile picture of the author wulaishiwo
      how can i turn a site into a lead-generation site？ Please explain it a little more.

      You can take a music blog for example. many thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author marc.v
    http://www.warriorforum.com/copywrit...-any-good.html

    I wrote that and was looking for some input. I think the copywriting forum here might be low-traffic, though.

    Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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  • Profile picture of the author VOnline
    You could try it out.
    Try it out on free sites. Sedo, etc. Then try flippa since there are fees involved.

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author PPC-Coach
    What do you want for them?
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  • Profile picture of the author gcintermed
    Yeah, you could post a free listing on eBay and promote it in forums... like here!
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