I was wondering, many of you have great directories. At what sum would you evaluate your best directory? Starting from what sum would you sell it? I can give a start: I wouldn't sell My Green Corner for less then $40k. What about yours? Cheers...
Why would you sell it not less then 40k just your wish or upon its earnings. There are total around 500 links many would be free (As there is free option). Are you selling your directory over 20 months of revenue ? Nice directory BTW but $40K is way too much, just my thoughts hope u will not mind it. Best of luck.
Just like anything else the worth of a directory is determined by what potential buyers are willing to pay which comes from the benefits they see in the purchase. Not from an arbitrary number thrown out by the owner.
I have sold off most of my older valuable directories, I would say my bid directory is the most valuable right now because it is one-of-a-kind in an industry dominated by copy-cats. I would still probably sell it for $5k because i have so many new projects on the go and need the funding. It is the one in my location btw. Second most valuable would be totalXsearch.com, I would sell that one for $2k. Generally speaking most folks feel their directories are worth a lot more than they really are, because it is hard to see something you have put a lot of work into valued at a low price. Most internet businesses sell for 8 -14 times their monthly earnings, things like uniqueness and potential count for something too.
The price represents 8 month of earnings, cause I make around 5k$/mo, so I think is fair enough. But the question was what was the price for your directories. Of course, you can bring arguments here, as I brough mine.
Agreed with Bruce. You may ask $40k for your site but if no one else sees the potential to invest and return the investment with some profit of course, you won't get your asking price.
Of course you are right. But I am not trying to sell my directory , I'm just trying to have a look at the directory industry through your eyes. @templates. I wasn't referring to the BIN, I was referring to the lowest price you would accept for your directory.
If your directory makes $5k per month for at least the past 6 months and you can prove it then you would get $40-$50k quite easily.
1. I doubt if you ever find anyone wishing to spend 40K for that now. 2. Wait few months and you won't sell it even for 2-3K. Just few months ago there were dozens of directories with better PR, better promoted, better content, better SEO and layout. Could be sold for 20-100K. Now they're not worth more than 1-5K. And if you write more posts like this: you can be sure - your corner will be worth nearly nothing very soon. Be careful with that.
Thanks for the heads up. I didn't meant be be mean or something. I just wanted to know some personal opinions and points of view regarding the worth of directories. I am pretty sure directories like alive and aviva are still worth a lot. Yours too.
Nice looking directory... I submitted my site, so thanks! I did get a pop up from McAfee Site Advisor when I loaded your site. You might want to take a look at removing the links it mentions. I hope if you do sell, or try to, you get what you want for it, and the buyer is happy.
So, you mean you are getting, 200 featured submissions every month , thats 200 x $25 = 5,000 from just that 1 directory, wow !! that wonderfull, that is what you said ? $5,000/month I don't even see your posters everywhere so you must have some really effective alternate means of getting people in remarkable, If i got 1 paid submission per day, i'd smiling all tha time Well, back to wading thru all the free submissions Cheers
Mate, my income is from SEO services, featured links and web design services. Better than spending your time looking at my posts, you should use it to add something useful to your directories.