Where can I buy micro niche sites?

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Hey Warriors!
I'm looking for a some advice on purchasing and maintaining micro niche sites.
Is there a website that offers relatively cheap rates for high quality micro niche sites? Are they still profitable in today's market? If they are automated or passive with no need for maintenance, how long will they generally site before I break even on my purchase and recover the costs?

I am very grateful for any helpful tips or advice. My goal was to buy a few and see how they are laid out in terms of SEO and formatting and then start building my own with unique ideas. Thanks!

Kev
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  • Profile picture of the author kenetix
    Did you try flippa?
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    • Profile picture of the author kevindemara
      Originally Posted by kenetix View Post

      Did you try flippa?
      Yes, but I am looking for a site that focuses specifically on micro niche sites and has a strong reputation for selling many. Thanks for the suggestion though!
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    Why micro niche sites?

    What are you trying to achieve?
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    • Profile picture of the author kevindemara
      Originally Posted by John Romaine View Post

      Why micro niche sites?

      What are you trying to achieve?
      I was told they are the best way to make a steady AdSense income without "putting all your eggs in one basket". What do you think is the most competitive strategy for a steady passive income?
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      • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
        Originally Posted by kevindemara View Post

        I was told they are the best way to make a steady AdSense income without "putting all your eggs in one basket". What do you think is the most competitive strategy for a steady passive income?
        The person that told you this, do they make steady "passive" income using this strategy? Or did they just blindy pass over this advice?
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      • Profile picture of the author butters
        Originally Posted by kevindemara View Post

        I was told they are the best way to make a steady AdSense income without "putting all your eggs in one basket". What do you think is the most competitive strategy for a steady passive income?
        Aren't you going to be relying on the search engines for traffic? (Thus still, all eggs in one basket.) I wouldn't understand why you would send any other form of traffic to a micro niche site and only use Adsense to monetize it.
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      • Profile picture of the author cashcow
        Originally Posted by kevindemara View Post

        I was told they are the best way to make a steady AdSense income without "putting all your eggs in one basket". What do you think is the most competitive strategy for a steady passive income?
        I don't think this information is still true. Plus, as mentioned above, you actually will have all your eggs in one basket on two fronts because you will be depending on search engine traffic for all your sites plus monetizing all of them with adsense.

        Like sbucciarel states above, google doesn't like these types of sites so you've got an uphill battle ahead of you. I'd take her advice and stick to one or two sites that you can add great content to. Instead of buying a bunch of micro-nice sites, maybe use all that money to buy one really great unique content site in a niche that you have an interest in.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kerkhofssupport
    Pick a niche, get a WP theme, order some graphics on Fiverr, outsource some articles on Iwriter and put it all together. Just a couple of hours and your site is online

    Just my 2ct

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    • Profile picture of the author silverm
      Originally Posted by Kerkhofssupport View Post

      Pick a niche, get a WP theme, order some graphics on Fiverr, outsource some articles on Iwriter and put it all together. Just a couple of hours and your site is online

      Just my 2ct

      Kooney
      thanks for this.
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    • Profile picture of the author martinp
      Originally Posted by Kerkhofssupport View Post

      Pick a niche, get a WP theme, order some graphics on Fiverr, outsource some articles on Iwriter and put it all together. Just a couple of hours and your site is online

      Just my 2ct

      Kooney
      Just because your site is online doesn't mean it will make any money. Most people find it very difficult to choose the right niche when it comes to micro niche sites. With an authority site you can pick something broad like weight loss because you will be adding alot of content and will have plenty opportunities to rank for different keywords, however if you're only adding a few pages you have to really do alot of research into your competition and pick keywords that you are relatively sure you'll be able to rank for.

      Also outsourcing articles on Iwriter probably won't get you far - the quality there just isn't good enough for a money site. You can get lucky if you pay for an elite writer, but really it's very much a lottery. I use iwriter myself, but only for backlink articles (for web 2.0 properties etc.)
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    • Profile picture of the author mshajid
      Originally Posted by Kerkhofssupport View Post

      Pick a niche, get a WP theme, order some graphics on Fiverr, outsource some articles on Iwriter and put it all together. Just a couple of hours and your site is online

      Just my 2ct

      Kooney
      But kooney! if we did like that we cannot sure when it'll rank though by the way most of micro niche site sellers already ranked for the decent keywords which absolute not minimum 1000 searches per month. So it'll be bit advantages for me in order to scale the ROI pretty faster.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tyler S
    There are some great people who do sell niche sites here. I would suggest checking out this post. http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...per-month.html
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  • Profile picture of the author Russell Mark
    I know what you're looking for kevindemara, check out the adsense flippers. You can buy a niche adsense site from them, a great way to get started. They also have everything you'd ever want to know about building, maintaining and growing niche sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author martinp
    Originally Posted by iSeoExpert5 View Post

    look at fiverr , i think you can find solutions there
    What kind of micro niche site could you buy for $5? I've never paid less than $100 for a good one with unique content.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    You should probably be aware that the ads in the WF that claim guaranteed income are not factual. You cannot guarantee income with a turnkey site. Income generated will depend entirely on what the buyer does with the site.

    Micro niche sites are not loved by Google and I certainly wouldn't spend any money on them. You can buy turnkey niche blogs pretty cheap, but you will need to add unique content, and more is better than less. Google has been weeding out micro niche sites for some time now from the serps. They do not like thin affiliate sites or made for adsense micro niche sites, so I wouldn't expect to get good rankings or great results from that type of site post Panda and Penguin.

    I'd concentrate on getting up one or two sites and create great content for them.
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  • Profile picture of the author KuhNoodle
    When it comes to niche sites you're going to want to make sure you spend as little as possible to get the basics. Flippa might be good if you're in the market of spending a $50 to $139. But you're going to need hosting and a domain name.
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  • Profile picture of the author kevindemara
    Thanks everyone for this great info. I think I've decided to just go ahead and make a few larger sites and pack them with solid unique content.
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    • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
      Originally Posted by kevindemara View Post

      Thanks everyone for this great info. I think I've decided to just go ahead and make a few larger sites and pack them with solid unique content.
      I think this is a good decision Kevin.

      I've had dozens of websites myself, and I've seen others with hundreds.

      In my case, I found it extremely overwhelming and virtually impossible to manage and run them all properly. Towards the end a lot of my sites were suffering because I just didn't have the resources and time to keep track of everything. I ditched most of them and cut back to 3. I'll soon be cutting back to just 2.

      This is the thing....once you really understand just how much work is involved with just running one site PROPERLY, there's no way you can run hundreds of sites the same way. Unless of course, you have very deep pockets and have a team to handle content, syndication, seo, marketing, email marketing, conversion tracking and so on.

      Since Penguin, the "have hundreds of sites making $50 a day", model has certainly taken a huge hit. I know of many people personally that have ditched hundreds of sites - that's a LOT of wasted time and effort. (and money). I made this mistake myself.

      I'm not saying niche sites are dead, or this method doesn't work - I'm sure for some it does, but if you're working on your own, without the funds and expertise, it can be a real struggle.

      In any case, if you really want to build up a highly valuable asset that can generate income, consider the authority site model.

      Think seoroundtable, seomoz, techcrunch, mashable.

      Those sites are powerhouse man, and I'm sure they all do very well in terms of $$$

      If you're thinking "Man, that sounds like hard work...", don't forget, all of those big sites out there started the same way as most sites do. Domain name registration and a few blog posts. The difference is, they were patient, they worked hard, and they thought long term.

      The time and effort it takes to try and pull of hundreds of niche sites (then potentially losing them all due to a penalty of sorts) would be much better off spent building up an asset that adds value to the web, is easier to operate and manage, and is enjoyable to work on - without all the unnecessary stress.
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      • Profile picture of the author jbyte
        I have a number of niche type sites and yes the income is not as good as it once was, but there still is money in this.

        I try to take the money I earned on one site to pay the costs of another site and so on.
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        • Profile picture of the author JensSteyaert
          There used to be a time where you could set up 200 micro niche sites and average $1 per site and make $200 in a day easily. Unfortunately this business model doesn't work anymore so building a large authority site is the way to go.

          this doens't mean you should sell your micro nche sites, the problem is that it's hard to maintain them if you have plenty. Then it's better to focus on adding content to your authority site instead and find multiple ways to monetize that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Content Commando
    I never understood the deal with micro niche sites. You can easily turn any basic wordpress site into a micro niche site. If you plan on purchasing a template that is already done for you, rest assured that countless others have already purchased the same template. Who wants to own a site that looks like every other site within their tiny niche?
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  • Profile picture of the author drr
    Hate to pat myself on the back but I go over some of the most profitable niches around in nichebusinessempire. There are some gem niches out there, especially if you're fond of CPA.
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  • Profile picture of the author morg2k2
    Well instead of going to flippa where websites cost more due to the insertion fee and final commission.
    Take a look here at the WF websites for sale, I recommend you this one:

    http://www.warriorforum.com/complete...only-25-a.html

    She only does micro niche websites at @25.00 each , so they are very nice looking and comparing with the alternatives are quite cheap.

    You will need to re-write the content or build new one if you want to get ranking and not being penalized.
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  • Profile picture of the author whysoserious
    Micro niche sites still works fine...but it is a better business plan to create an authority website nowadays. If you want to purchase a micro niche website then only buys those who have a potential to become an anuthority site later on.
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  • Profile picture of the author neximuss
    Hi guys, I bought two niche websites from nichetorpedo.com in december and I'm very satisfied. This morning they released batch #2 for sale, so take a look if you search for HQ niche websites, they are even responsive!
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  • Profile picture of the author Angshuman Dutta
    Be very careful when you buy microniche sites. As others mentioned they are not loved by Google and apart from that sellers most often slap together a site with some super rare keyword and some low quality backlinks and content and sell them for a premium price.

    The irony is they stop pulling in traffic or money right after purchase. I've had terrible experience buying a couple from so called "reputable" sellers.

    If you want a turnkey system, build one yourself for half the price you'd pay towards a ready made niche site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Member8200
    micronichesites are dead bro, Bigbrands are now way to go unless you are building your own network of sites. In which case site auctions on expired domains would do the job for you
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  • Profile picture of the author internetmarketer1
    I read this entire thread and it really is good.

    I would recommend that you do try to find micro niche sites through a private investor, since they can find these sites for you and even bargain hunt for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author cyberzolo
    Digital point Forum sells a ton of cheap micro niche sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnnyPlan
    The only way to make this idea work anymore is to purchase a micro niche site that already has an established traffic base, good backlinks and page rank as well as active email subscriber list. All these factors can help this type of site prosper. Though again, as everyone else said, if you are just relying on Google search traffic and Google Adsense, then you are putting all your faith into ONE entity. Diversify your marketing/promotion efforts by going social, such as through Pinterest and Instagram to get traffic and branch out into Amazon and other affiliate programs to supplement your ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author AuthorityBuilder
    Well, Google does not like micro niche sites anymore because of their thin content. Besides, even with larger sites, you don't have to put all your eggs into one basket. It's better to get larger sites and turn them into authority. How? Add epic content often, promote, promote, promote, create few high quality backlinks and create relation with other bloggers for more exposure.

    You will reap better benefits, both short-term and long-term.
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  • Profile picture of the author Caitlinz
    You can buy quality niche sites in our website adsensenichesites.com . Not intending to promote it, but posting since it is relevant to this thread.
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  • Profile picture of the author michealkhobis
    Flippa is one of the best place to find what exactly you want. Beside the Flippa there are many other place, you can also take a look there. Such as Digitalpoint. It is domain selling site also. One can use these site easily.
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