Attention : Site Flippers

I'm learning how to flip websites from Justin Brooke and he says, you should always ask these three questions.

1. What is included
2. Why are you selling
3. Why is your site valuable

Those are the questions buyers are hoping to have answers.

Did you really copy Biggy Fat's auction title and description?

Are you following an ebook or an experts guide on how to sell a site? That might help.

Mary

Thanks to everyone. @ Eric I am trying to change the header but for some reasons it would not work. I have also thought it is the major reason why people are not bidding for it.

Do any one know how to change the header to something better?

yommys,

If you want to build and sell websites, you have a bit of learning to do.

First, the sites themselves aren't going to attract much interest. As Eric mentioned, they are not polished.

Second, while the 'acne' domain name is reasonably good, the 'catch' domain name isn't.

Third, the auction listing isn't compelling. Auction buyers, particularly on Sitepoint, aren't going to be swayed by saying how 'killer' the site is, how 'great' the monetization possibilities are, etc.

Those things just mark you as an amateur.

Lastly, without some other very compelling attribute, like a highly desirable domain name or unique product (ebook, software, etc.), the site valuation is going to be entirely based on revenue. With very little revenue - and history - you will have a very hard time getting more than a few dollars.

Mark

Maybe other site flippers will disagree with me, but as far as selling sites goes, it's a buyers market right now (at least it is for me on sitepoint where I sell).

You HAVE to have something really great with unique content, premium theme and catchy design in order to even get lookers.

Even then, you might have to relist a few times to sell. Also, prices are pretty soft so perhaps you may have to lower your BIN price (I see you did that already and it's pretty low but times are tough!).

I agree that you need to get the site a real header and not use the revolution header. Also, on the sidebar the google ad is too big and sticks out past the border. The thumbnails on the home page are different sizes which makes it look unprofessional. Your articles need some work - spelling errors, grammatical errors and the don't read well in some cases (OK, I didn't look at them all, but what I saw was not that great).

All these things might not seem like a big deal, but they give the buyer a reason to think twice about buying.

I don't mean to sound harsh but if you want to succeed then I figure you'll want to do everything to give yourself the best chance!

Lee

You can use the following strategy. get an expired domain name with many yahoo backlinks. then create a website using Steadyniche. When you have som revenue sell it at Sitepoint.

Biggy Fat is getting popular. Hehe

Endgame you can get it free. Just google free revolution church theme

I agree about the header. Quite honestly, that should have been taken care of before the site was listed for sale - potential buyers are going to assume that after-sales transfer and other technical aspects are going to be tricky or non-existent if you can't even manage to change the header.

One thing I couldn't see (and don't think I've spotted on any of the 'flippers' I've looked at recently. Yikes.) was a privacy policy. Unless they've suddenly changed their minds while I wasn't looking, Google insist that all sites which carry Adsense also display a privacy policy. Fortunately, there's a Wordpress plugin that will virtually write and publish just such a page for you...

Privacy Policy Plugin For WordPress

There may be others, but I've used this one for what seems like forever with no trouble, so have not had reason to look. It takes about two seconds to configure, and then you're Google-legal.

Thanks to every one. I have managed to learn how to create a customized header for my site. It was tough but I am happy another warrior was able to help.

Please review my site : Dog Health Care

Is the site good enough? What more needs to be added.

Hmmmm, i checked one of the articles and it does not pass copyscape. Perhaps this is not a site with unique articles though - I know you didn't say one way or the other.

Yet, if the other site has the same issue, then perhaps this is why you have no bids?

Are you generating these articles with some sort of scraping software? That would explain the general readability issues.


Lee

You need to get rid of the blog roll stuff for starters. If you were a genuinely interested visitor to a dog health care site and had never heard of WordPress, why would you want to suggest ideas for it? It's irrelevant to your site, and probably baffling to much of its intended audience.

Oh - well that explains that then!

Be curious to see how the site does with PLR, please keep us posted. I have not had great luck selling sites that used PLR articles as opposed to unique but I think it all depends on the price you are looking for.

Lee

You should definitely go for established with the acne one.

To start I'd suggest:
- using SEO optimized categories
- changing the header to more closely match the feel of the site
- changing the text where it says "Featured Category #1" to something meaningful

The Church theme is no longer open source. I don't know what the rights are on the version of the theme you used but it's false to state in the auction that it is a free theme.

Kristi

well...I am impressed with your work if that is one of the first sites you have done ....course I am not a designer but it appears to have been the result of a lot of work

Well, dogs are a pretty popular subject but it's not unique content so if you list it low enough I think it might sell.

But if you don't have a developers license for the revolution themes I think you could be setting yourself and your customers up for a heap of trouble. If you do than you should state that in your auction so that buyers know they are buying a legal theme.

You should list the catch the cheat site again. Don't focus too much on how you wasted money for the listing with no bids. I've learned that you can't expect to sell them all the first time so what you have to do is allocate so much each week towards listing fees and list that many sites. If they don't sell just keep relisting (perhaps with a lower price) sooner or later they'll go.

Site listed for sale : ??For Sale : Money Making Site In Red Hot Dog Health Care Niche??

This was in a wso by Sridhar, but you can contact Brian yourself if need be. I think alot of people downloaded his themes when they were free under GPL.

I mailed Brian the following:

Quote:
Hi Brian,

I have a question before I purchase your Lifestyle theme:

I want to create blogs using this theme and sell it (the modified theme design) to multiple people. Kindly let me know if this is okay w.r.t terms and conditions.

Please take a look at Own this professional site on "Personal Dental Care" niche for a cheap price for the background information of my question.

Hoping to hear back from you.

Thanks,
Sridhar.
His reply:

Quote:
Yes, you can sell sites that you have done using the themes - not a problem.
Brian Gardner
StudioPress | Online Business Solutions Using WordPress
My reply:

Quote:
Thanks for the reply Brian.

Just want to confirm whether your reply applies only to the paid version of your theme, or also to the free version.

Meaning, does the same apply to the free unsupported version that you had available for download a couple of weeks ago? Can I sell sites that use v2.0 (free version, when it was available) of your Lifesytle theme?
Thanks,
Sridhar.
His reply:

Quote:
Yes, you can sell themes using any of the themes, as obtained free or purchased, they carry the GPL license.

Brian Gardner
StudioPress | Online Business Solutions Using WordPress

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What I believe is that the themes are all free but you don't get support. You pay for the support.

Can some one clarify that for me? Because on the reolution site the themes are all paid, but like you say here, on another site which appears to be the creator's you can use the theme for freee. I am muchos confused.

i think the dark theme wont work so good in that niche. the audience you are targetting responds better to light colors that please the eye and look friendly.
the original church theme is good for internet-savvy audiences like tech-freaks or gamers.

maybe the public support thread of the church theme helps you.
How to Customize the Background Color & Border Support

else i can recommend you to take a look at the flexibility theme
Flexibility Theme for WordPress
you can edit that very easy exactly as you want it! the designer has a lot of premade stuff for his theme. just pick the light colored things.

These sites are not that bad and with some minor improvements you should be able to sell them for the right price. BTW ... what are the sites going for? I did not see a price.

1. Make sure you provide any traffic and earnings proof on the Site Point page as buyers want to make sure they are getting a site based not only on your word but on visual proof.

2. Change the header(s) and consider toning down the site a little, IE: It seems a little to congested IMHO.

You are on the right path ... good luck.

Thanks to everyone. The dog site has just got 2 bids. 1 for 50 dollars the other a BIN for 199 dollars. I am so happy right now.

This year is finally going to be my year. $274 dollars plus another site building job for 200 dollars in less than 2 weeks is wonderful at least for a Nigerian like me.

All thanks to the warriors.

@cashcow, seems PLR article sites also work.

Congrats Yommy.

The main reason many noobs failed are because they are too afraid to spend on domain name and hosting -- which made me to laugh all the time.

You are not one of them apparently. Good job!

EVERYONE uses the church theme or a modified church theme... its really inflating -.-;

Yes Yommy, I don't remember selling any revolution church with PLR articles blog for more than $160! lol

you did a better job than me. pat yourself on your back and buy yourself a nicer chair.