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Want To Start Website Flipping.Need Help

by denoble
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I have plans to go into the business of starting building and selling of website(i.e website flipping) as soon as I can. I plan to work on for a period of 3-6 months before selling and have been researching an reading as much information as I could get on website flipping but it seems that I am not yet getting the right information.

As a result of which I decided to turn to warriors here. I will be very glad if you guys can point me in the direction of where I could current relevant information that could help me succeed in the venture.
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  • Profile picture of the author gabibeowulf
    "As soon as I can". Why not today? or 2 days from now? It's not about the right information, but rather about learning the ropes of the business and while guides are helpful, you have to get started, fail and fail again... until you reach success..

    The website flipping business is extremely diversified.. so what's your angle?

    Here are just a couple of angles you can use:

    - Buy website cheaply, renovate them, improve their earnings and sell for more money
    - Turn key websites for newbies who don't know where to begin
    - Your own websites that either have traffic or revenue
    - Being a website broker

    Whatever you choose to do, you'd better start doing it now. That's the only way to really learn rather than just wait for the perfect, right business plan.

    -Gabriel
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  • Profile picture of the author khooster1
    As a rule of thumb, always sell your money site 10-12 times your monthly revenue.
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  • Profile picture of the author denoble
    Thank you guys for the heads up.I will like to have some clarifications in these areas:
    1. Do a brand new website have to be earning revenue before it can be sold?

    I asked that because I have seen pieces of information that kind puts building the site se traffic at a higher rating than the amount of money it makes
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    • Profile picture of the author LillySage
      Originally Posted by denoble View Post

      Thank you guys for the heads up.I will like to have some clarifications in these areas:
      1. Do a brand new website have to be earning revenue before it can be sold?

      I asked that because I have seen pieces of information that kind puts building the site se traffic at a higher rating than the amount of money it makes
      Generally yes, websites will only sell if they have income....at least a few months worth. Obviously a site will sell more if it brings in more income...
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    • Profile picture of the author imperets
      Originally Posted by denoble View Post

      Thank you guys for the heads up.I will like to have some clarifications in these areas:
      1. Do a brand new website have to be earning revenue before it can be sold?

      I asked that because I have seen pieces of information that kind puts building the site se traffic at a higher rating than the amount of money it makes
      I used to make around $3K a month only selling websites with no traffic and no revenue. And there are several people that are doing it right now on Flippa. With that said, such websites usually sell for $100 - $300, so you have to keep making them and they can't be all the same.
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      • Profile picture of the author denoble
        Originally Posted by imperetse View Post

        I used to make around $3K a month only selling websites with no traffic and no revenue. And there are several people that are doing it right now on Flippa. With that said, such websites usually sell for $100 - $300, so you have to keep making them and they can't be all the same.
        Thanks for the heads up but can you say more on the possibility of selling sites with no traffic and income

        1. What am I go for and am I to avoid?

        2. What are the likely reasons why a buyer could buy a website without traffic
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  • Profile picture of the author Tanya E
    Go to Flippa and browse through listings and you will get all the answers that you're looking for. Make a list of what you like and what works and try to make sites that are similar(not copy).

    A site that earns revenue sells for more than one that does not :-).
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Endres
    When your selling sites does the support accounts make a difference to the sales price? can you sell an attached Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Pinterest? If those were all set up to be sold with the site would it make a difference?
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    • Profile picture of the author freemen14
      Originally Posted by Chris Endres View Post

      When your selling sites does the support accounts make a difference to the sales price? can you sell an attached Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Pinterest? If those were all set up to be sold with the site would it make a difference?

      I'd be interested in hearing the answer to the above question as well. I'm guessing you sell the website and as well transfer the administration of the the above social pages? If i've read correct you cannot sell something like a fb fanpage?
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  • Profile picture of the author jpsween88
    My best advice is to create a website then sell it, don't bother buying one keeping it and "flipping" it. Keep in mind buyers do not want SEO traffic either. It's hard to maintain and once you start you can't stop. So focus on getting traffic from article marketing, blog commenting, and maybe PPC and don't be afraid to tell the buyer how you got this traffic so they can have success as well.

    I did extremely well flipping sites following this method
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  • Profile picture of the author evilsaigon
    It is possible to sell websites without any income or traffic, but like imperetse mentioned, the max potential each can go is only $200 on the average in flippa.

    You will need make your site physically appealing. Appearance matters a lot since it is pretty much the only value u can add for a zero traffic site. You can outsource someone to write unique quality content for your sites, rather than just sell plr content to further boost the value.

    People buy these kind of sites because they see a lot of income potential in the site, thus a couple of hundred dollars is a fairly cheap investment to start off. They just need to focus on getting traffic, instead of spending time setting up the site.
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  • Profile picture of the author jamesbrands
    Adsense sites always sell best for me on flippa.

    Id take a look round the site, see what is selling, see what is creating lots of interest and take things from there.
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  • Profile picture of the author denoble
    Thanks guys for your help.I

    I will be setting up a blog site within the 'dating' or 'lose weight' niche.I will be heading to FLIPA for a research and to see what other people have been doing
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