Comments on: Buy an Existing Website | Buying Websites Guide

By: Clinton

Clinton — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:35:21 +0000

Just an update:

Since Michael did this blog post about me, lots has happened. Together with some other experts in the field I started a forum for discussions on the buying and selling of websites. It’s completely non-promotional and non-profit. Some of the best brains in the business are there as are buyers, sellers, brokers, marketplace owners and others which has made for some very high quality debate and very useful advice.

You can find it at http://experienced-people.net/

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:48:45 +0000

Thanks for the write up. The information you provided turned out very useful , now ive stopped buying new websites and buying the old 🙂

By: OneLifeNoFear

OneLifeNoFear — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:34:28 +0000

I have bought a few sites from Flippa… most have been OK… one I think we overpaid for but that is the balance you have to live with when doing this I guess..

By: Jadana

Jadana — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:05:16 +0000

Thanks for this write up guys!
A real inspiration to what is possible!
Got the brain ticking over for some of us here.
Thanks again!
Jad

By: Clinton

Clinton — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:38:29 +0000

Thanks for the write-up, Michael (and Barry). Just to clarify, at the moment the extent to which I help people buy or sell websites is via the articles I’ve published, not any specific consultancy service. I have helped friends and contacts on an unofficial basis – and for free – but I really should be making it all formal and charging money! 🙂 May still do it one day.

Muzi, it’s not easy adding value to a “domain” (unless you come up with a working idea such as del.icio.us). You can either strip the content and sell the domains for their intrinsic value or monetise the content and sell your package as an internet business: domain + content that together earn money.

By: namestatic

namestatic — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:41:29 +0000

if you have some good capital and good knowledge in judging value of some website, you can really success in this area.

Flipping a website need good negotiation skills and also some technical knowledge. You also can hired people to do technical thing, but it can cost some money. 🙂

By: Daniel Matthews

Daniel Matthews — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:18:53 +0000

This is something that I really want to have a go at, though I’d like to build up fully functioning/profiting sites then sell at a later date. Re-investing the monies back into another bigger and better project.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:16:59 +0000

There’s some real value here, thanks for posting this Michael. I’ve tried this in the past and now see a few mistakes I made.

Maybe now I’ll redouble my efforts and try again.

thanks,

Will