2 Tips For Selling A Website for Big Profit
So you want to become rich buying and selling websites huh? Well, it has to be said that one of the most accessible ways to do so is by the recent craze and phenomenon known as “website flipping”.
Website flipping is a buzz term for short term investing in websites. The real beauty is that unlike physical real estate, you can pick up established and profitable websites for less than a pair of trainers and turn them into residual money makers in no time at all. Then, if you get bored of babysitting that site, you can hand the keys on to a new owner and walk away with a huge lump sum of cash in the process. Welcome to site flipping, now let’s look at one of the most important parts of the entire process…
Let’s assume you have a website that you’ve found which is making a little money. You bought the site, built up the daily visitor count and even added some high priced products or high paying ads to it (all of which is explained later on in this article).
However, you’re only half way there and if you screw up with the actual selling of the site, you could stand to lose not only time but a lot of money too.
Step 1. Make sure you’re selling in the hotspot
There are numerous places to sell your website online, some more reputable and safer than others. When you’re selling a site, the things that should be most important to you are the ability to see how trusted and respected the buyer is plus an effective system to communicate freely.
Not only that, but you need a marketplace where there are a ton of rabid buyers who will likely claw and hussle for your site, through sheer competition. One such place which has all of this is Sitepoint.com.
You can list your website in super targeted categories depending on its status. For example, if you run the next best thing to MySpace, you’d list your site in the premium websites for sale. However if you have a brand new blog about cat grooming, you would list your site for sale in the startup websites for sale. If your site is ticking along nicely, you’d go for the established sites for sale.
There are many other options and plenty of user friendly features at Sitepoint.com which makes it a great place to sell your site for maximum profits.
It does cost money to list your site for sale, but I can assure you that providing you take the right steps to listing your site for sale and have properly “flipped it” for maximum profits, then you won’t need to worry about the small fee.
Step 2. Avoid being scammed AFTER the sale
Many people worry about buying from a seller who is unlawful and a possible scam artist, but whilst this is a legitimate concern, it is also likely that the seller is worried about the buyer being less than savory. Why? Because a seller can still claim their money back, particularly if they have paid by credit card, via a chargeback.
This could happen if the buyer is either unhappy with the transfer of the site progress, or simply if the buyer is trying to rip you off. The truth is, if you’re not covered with some kind of basic contract or agreement, you might end up losing your money…which is a real nightmare if you’ve already transferred the site across to the buyer! You would have just lost your site and now facing a chargeback for the sale…ouch.
Conclusion
There are lots of aspects of becoming successful at site flipping but having said that, it is considered one of the easiest and straight shooting businesses to run online in recent years. The marketplace is thriving, you can control your budget and investments and you can essentially dictate how much you would like to earn each month as a result. Want to earn $2000 per month? Fine, just buy a site and flip it up to that level, then take the profits and reinvest. It soon becomes a snowball effect as your profits pile on top of each other.
Not sure how to tell what a site is worth selling for? Simple! Just take the revenue that it is currently earning per month and multiply it by 4x. This is a general rule and sometimes a site can be sold for a lot more than that whilst earning less, depending on other factors.
If you’d like to know what these factors are and how to get your first successful site flip under your belt, check this out: Project Archimedes or read my full Project Archimedes Review before you purchase to see if it is right for you.
I’m tired of these people!
You know, I’m getting tired of people running around saying how “easy” online marketing is, particularly long term.
Sure, it’s “EASY” to buy some traffic, write some articles, bookmark your web pages and buy some links to your site, but that’s only the beginning…
You see, there’s little point in doing all this work when your engine breaks down a few months later. It’s like building a sports car from scratch but not putting enough oil and petrol in the damn thing…
…sooner or later you’re going to dry up and slow down, UNLESS:
You “KNOW” how to maintain a solid relationship with your list you’re building today.
You “KNOW” how to create more and more products for the same people.
You “KNOW” how to keep your traffic flowing for years on end, despite the competition.
You “KNOW” how to stop measly competitors from stealing your PPC ads and driving your costs up.
You “KNOW” how to form really powerful Joint Ventures with bigger names in your industry.
…and all of the numerous other tasks and skills involved in this game.
Sure, you can fight on though and to be honest, if you’re a hard worker and dedicated to learning new stuff all the time, and don’t mind shuffling your business around to keep your competition and your customers on their toes, then you CAN make a good business from your niche sites.
Or maybe you want to get your head down and start planning the creation of something super duper big, a novel idea, a new piece of software or technology, a new concept…and just hope it takes off…
…or if you’re looking for something with a more secure future and something that just takes a little common sense and a plan of action, you can try this:
Click Here –> Project Archimede
Now, just like any other online business model, it will take some work and a little bit of cash, but this has to be one of the most “smartest” ways to invest your time and money for near guaranteed profits at the end of it…and the best part is, you don’t have to rely on all the noise and nonsense that surrounds the more “traditional” businesses I’ve just mentioned either.
Furthermore, this model allows you to let OTHER people worry about the long term woes of running a business online, whilst you take the cash and move onto your next exciting new project.
Here’s the link to my full review of Project Archimede where I cover the good, the bad and the ways it will work for you:
Click Here –> Project Archimede Reviewed
P.S. Most folks get bored with their chosen websites and mini businesses online, so they let them go stale. You can not only take advantage of this, but you can also escape the need to ever worry about being in their same shoes again!
Affiliate Classroom 2.0 Review
Anik Singal, the creator of Affiliate Classroom is a well known internet marketing guru, and has created 
some stand out products in his time. The first thing I want to say is that Affiiate Classroom 2.0 is no exception, and truly is the next generation of online learning!
This comprehensive e-learning suite includes not only course work, but the tools, support and community and expertise that can actually get people from dreaming of running a fully profitable online business to actually doing it.
I went through Affiliate Classroom 2.0 myself recently as I was granted early access so that I could review the product, and below I have listed the key benefits for you.
(What I do want to say is that if you are new or even intermediate at affiliate marketing then this course is definitely a must have. If you are already an experienced affiliate (earning over $3000 a month) then this course may not be for you.)
If you are in a hurry == > here’s the link to Affiliate Classroom 2.0
What Is Affiliate Classroom 2.0?
Affiliate Classroom 2.0 is the next generation of online training from Lurn, Inc.
This comprehensive e-learning suite includes not only coursework – but the tools, community, support and added edge that entrepreneurs need to make it from “I want to start my own online business” to “I own my own, profitable online business.”
What Makes Affiliate Classroom 2.0 Different from Everything Else Out There?
1. The Affiliate Resume / Affiliate Certification
2. An Insane Number of Courses
3. More Supportive Content Than You Can Shake a Stick at
4. Fully Integrated Tools
5. A Community Built for Serious Networking
Let’s take a closer look at each of these parts of the Affiliate Classroom 2.0 program
If you are in a hurry == > here’s the link to Affiliate Classroom 2.0
1. Affiliate Certification:
Since they started certifying Affiliate Managers in 2007, Affiliate Managers, Networks and everyone else in the industry has been asking us: Can you certify Affiliates?
They now they can say: Yes!
Affiliate Classroom students receive a “Class” ranking. This tells them, us, YOU and everyone else they are in touch with what level affiliate they are using a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the cream of the crop Super Affiliates.)
They use a combination of testing and real-world action to certify affiliates and give them a class ranking. As students complete coursework and meet milestones, they move their way up the rankings. A Status Bar at the top of every page within AC2 reminds the students of their Class ranking and encourages them to increase it.
2: An Insane Number of Training Courses:
AC2 is loaded with great training materials that show students exactly how to setup their website, generate traffic and drive buying customers to merchants/advertisers in return for top commissions.
Here are the just 60 COURSES inside their training center:
- Is Affiliate Marketing Right for You?
- Affiliate Marketing: What It Is and How It Works
- Monetization: Earning Commissions, CPA, and Other
- Legal & Ethical Issues in the Affiliate Industry
- Email Ethics and Spam Legislation
- Getting Started: Infrastructure, Tools, and Budgeting
- Finding Products
- Merchants & Networks
- Business Entities & Tax Considerations
- Affiliate Business Models
- Paid Search (PPC) Affiliate Business Model
- Natural Search (SEO) Affiliate Business Model
- Email (Opt-In) Affiliate Business Model
- Content Affiliate Business Model
- Comparison/Direct Sales Affiliate Business Model
- Community/Membership Affiliate Business Model
- Blog Business Models
- Niche Research & Selection
- Niche Research Tools: Free & Paid
- Finding Products that Fit Your Niche
- Finding & Evaluating Merchants
- Working with CPA Networks
- Working with ClickBank & Similar Networks
- Choosing a Domain Name
- Affiliate websites: Building a Basic website in HTML
- FTP, CPanel, and File Management
- Website Content & Copywriting Basics
- Copywriting – Articles & Blog Posts
- SEO Basics
- Traffic Basics: Types of Traffic
- Traffic Basics: Keywords & How They Affect Traffic
- Traffic Basics: Metrics & Stats
- Free Traffic: Basic Models and Overview of Methods
- Free Traffic: Natural Search
- Free Traffic: Blogs and RSS
- Free Traffic: Opt-in and Email
- Paid Traffic: Paid Search (PPC)
- Paid Traffic: Ezine Advertising
- SEO: Overview of Best Practices
- SEO: Keyword Research – Basic Methods
- SEO: On Page Factors
- SEO: Off Page Factors
- SEO: Link Building
- Content Marketing: Article Marketing
- Blog Marketing: Overview of Best Practices
- Blog Directories
- Theyb 2.0 Marketing: Overview of Best Practices
- Social Bookmarking: Why and How
- Viral Marketing: Video
- Email: Autoresponders
- Email: Incentivized Lists and “Squeeze” Pages
- Paid Search: Principles and Best Practices
- Paid Search: Keywords, Bidding, and URLs
- Paid Search: Campaigns and Quality Score Issues
- Paid Search: Landing Pages and Theybsites
- Paid Search: Testing and Optimizing
- Paid Search: Intro to AdWords
- Paid Search: AdWords Campaign Setup
- Monetization: Choosing Affiliate Offers
- Monetization: Negotiating Commissions with
- Managers/Merchants
3: More Supportive Content Than You Can Shake a Stick At
Not only is AC2 loaded with courses, they’ve also added a ton of great supportive materials. Just take a look at this list – taken directly from the Training tab from AC2.
- Training Home
- Private Tutoring
- Articles
- Bonus Content
- Case Studies
- Checklists
- Downloadable
- Guides
- Interviews
- Presentations
- Tip Sheets
- Glossary
- Milestone Questions
- Search Content
Students can find everything from articles and case studies on a wide variety of affiliate marketing tools and techniques – to printable tip sheets and audio and video presentations that help reinforce the lessons in each of the courses.
Students can search the entire database of content by keyword – and – they can view lists of related content with each piece with the convenient list of “See Also”materials.
4: Fully Integrated Tools
As if coursework, training and a ton of supportive content weren’t enough – they’re also filling AC2 with a great suite of tools such as:
- Google Match Type Tool
- Key Phrase Multiplier
- Long Tail Keyword Generator
- Adwords Ad Writing Tool
- Keyword List Cleaner
- Geo Keyword Generator
- PPC ROI Calculator
- Type Generator
- Tiny URL
- Page Rank
- Traffic Tracker
- Datalocker
- SBS
Students can put their training to work using our keyword tools, URL tracking tools, a traffic-tracking tool that is easy to implement and understand, and a
Datalocker where they can keep track of passwords, links and other files.
PLUS – Paid students have access to a fully functional, hosting-included theybsite builder. So there are no excuses – students can become affiliates right away!
If you are in a hurry == > here’s the link to Affiliate Classroom 2.0
5: A Community Built for Serious Networking
The AC2 Community is more than just a forum… of course they have a forum…
But, they also have a way for students to build their professional, affiliate profiles. Along with their Class rankings, they track their:
- Websites
- Niches per site
- Promotional methods per site
They’re working to help them build their resume – to use when applying for program and negotiating higher commission rates – AND when finding other affiliates to partner with.
Students can find one another and create profitable “friendships” with other affiliates in the same niche or using similar promotional methods.
They can communicate with each other in the forum – and one-on-one through the internal messaging system.
Affiliate Classroom 2.0 Summary:
All in all I am very impressed with the Affiliate Classroom program and those that join I am positive that it will become part of your daily schedule…
If you’re looking to start not only an online business, but most importantly own a profitable and successful online business then this is worth a look…
If you want to learn more == > here’s the link to Affiliate Classroom 2.0
Exit Splash Installed With Ease
Well, after seeing more and more websites that I follow using the Exit Splash script created by Dave Guindon I decided today was the day to install the script on my websites.
I have to admit I purchased the script from fellow Canadian Dave Guindon back on April 22 2009 and put it on my list of things to do thinking that I needed a lot of time to learn the complicated script and how to install it.
The reality is that it took me longer to watch the awesome training videos Dave includes with the script than it did for me to actually install the script on all my websites. The videos were in total just under a hour in length. Once I watched the videos I was able to install the code in under 2 minutes – it was that easy.
So what is Exit Splash?
Well it is a simple code that you install on your website that creates a warning message when people leave (or exit) your website. Here is a video from Dave explaining Exit Splash in more detail. (opens in a new window when you press “Play”)
Why Did I install Exit Splash?
Well if someone is leaving my website then they probably are not going to purchase anything from my site so this little piece of code lets me increase my chances of turning that non sale into a customer by offering to give them something for free as a “Thank You” for visiting my website.
At this point you are probably thinking that Exit Splash is just another one of those annoying pop ups, and you might be right except that this pop up does not pop up when you are trying to read my website, which is so annoying. This pop up happens when you leave my site. By the time you leave I have nothing to lose since you have already decided to leave making a purchase.
On top of the Exit Splash script Dave also gives you a code to create a Viral Twitter Box to put on your website and a suggestion box. These are both powerful tools on their own but when combined with the Exit Splash code it is easy to increase your website conversions and traffic.
My only issue with the Viral Twitter Box is that the dimensions of the box are not customizable to fit on different areas of your website or blog. I would like to see Dave include this option in future upgrades.
If you have a website and have anything to sell off your website get this code and don’t be like me and take 3 months to install it. I shudder to think of the income I have lost because of my delays Exit Splash is a must have.
New Hot Guide – $24.95 For Just 1 Day
There’s a new guide in town – and it’s showing you step by step how to make money through affiliate marketing by building small content driven websites.
It’s called:
The Number 1 Way To Make Money Online
And it’s also been released at a discount rate – which is good for just 1 day – of $24.95.
It’s been put together by the creators of “Build A Niche Store” (which many of you will probably know as BANS) and is built off the back of their 4 1/2 years spent making money in this way and their 2+ years spent helping over 10,000 people do the same through the development of the BANS platform.
It’s well presented, contains solid step-by-step information and at under 25 bucks it is very probably the best “make money online” guide of the summer.
Get it while it’s cheap – the emerging reviews have been very positive.
The Number 1 Way To Make Money Online
The price nearly doubles this coming Monday 20th July at 5pm EDT time.
